Addresses

The most common start to an Internet address, “http://”, may be omitted for space or appearance in general interest publications since most browsers will locate the site anyway. However, other expressions at the start (such as “ftp://”) need to be included.

If an Internet or e-mail address falls at the end of a sentence, conclude with a period. This will not confuse most readers.

If an Internet address breaks between lines, break it before a slash or a dot that is part of the address without inserting a hyphen:

www.middlebury.edu
/~dining/rehearsals/

“Go addresses” should be written in their entirety: To find a list of Middlebury Go Addresses, visit the Gotionary at http://go.middlebury.edu/gotionary.

Web Words

The word Web, referring to the World Wide Web, is uppercased, although the lowercase form will probably become commonplace over time. When referring to Web technology the W is usually lowercased.

Web, Web page; Web site
Weblog, blog
webcam
webcast
webmaster