How is this done?

[Zaan]

Sometimes when i type in a keyword, like thesaurus, in the browser address bar, it will automatically go to thesaurus.com. How does this happen? Sometimes it does this, and then sometimes it goes to a google/yahoo search results page. Anyone know how this ".com" auto-association is done?

 

[Dale Hubbard]

Try it with Google's '"I'm feeling lucky". Same method. Browser intelligence

 

[Credit]

I believe that only works on firefox - takes the #1 google result? Not sure...

 

[hydroboi]

I believe that only works on firefox - takes the #1 google result? Not sure...

Your right, if there is no

testsite.com

then it searches google for the first site that comes up as

testsite

and will load that one.

i.e. test-site.com

 

[domain newbie]

i have the same - because of google toolbar installed i think

 

[Zaan]

thanks guys