Address Searching

Defined:
I affectionately call this "guessing" at a URL. Essentially what you are doing is taking an educated guess at a websites address and typing that address directly into the location bar.
[ALWAYS remember that if you have an address (something that looks like http://...), you can immediately click in the address/location bar above and type in the address. After typing the address in you just push the Enter key on the keyboard and you go to the address.]

Advantages:
- Speed: when you get it right you're there
- Addresses are easy to save for future use (by bookmarking/favoriting them)
- Address for good sites are easy to find

Disadvantages:
- Usually only works for major companies or corporations (aka things with a brand name)
- If you type even one little thing wrong it won't work correctly
- It can be tedious to type long addresses

Examples:
Ford Motor Company = www.ford.com
Fidelity Investing = www.fidelity.com
Pepsi = www.pepsi.com
The Whitehouse = www.whitehouse.gov
IRS = www.irs.gov
Rutgers University = www.rutgers.edu
Princeton University = www.princeton.edu
AARP = www.aarp.org

Hint/Tip:
Web Addresses generally follow this convention: (though not always)
.com - Business/Commerce site
.gov - U.S. Government sites
.edu - Colleges/Universities
.org - Non-profit Organizations