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Posted by ninemoons

Isn’t it about time we stop saying, “double-u, double-u, double-u” before we say a web address? I mean really.

Posted on July 20, 2006, in Web/Tech. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.

Geoff J | July 20, 2006 at 3:55 pm

Any website set up correctly doesn’t need the www prefix anyway. For instance: http://kulturblog.com/
Brock | July 20, 2006 at 5:53 pm

Unless you’re the clever guy who registered http://www.com. Then there’s no way around it.
Bryce I | July 20, 2006 at 7:03 pm

forget www. What about “aitch-tee-tee-pee-colon-forward-slash-forward-slash”?

Once upon a time someone suggested the abbreviation “hotslash-wow” for “http://www”. sounded stupid at the time, but maybe it was an idea worth listening to.
Ryan Bell | July 21, 2006 at 10:00 am

McSweeneys recommends “the triple dub” or even “the tri-dub.”

But I don’t.
a random John | July 21, 2006 at 10:25 am

I’ve heard “wuhwuhwuh”. I just droop it.
jjohnsen | July 21, 2006 at 10:27 am

I went to a site yesterday that didn’t work until I typed the www in front of it. Really annoying.
Susan M | July 21, 2006 at 11:08 am

I just type the domain name, no w’s or .com, and hold control down when I hit enter.
BTD Greg | July 21, 2006 at 1:58 pm

I thought we all had. At least, I had. All browsers will fill in the www. part for you automatically.
Sri Harsha | July 22, 2006 at 3:58 pm

I’ve stopped using “www” way bck in 98/99 itself.
Connor Boyack | July 25, 2006 at 10:28 pm

Didn’t Al Gore invent the “www”?