Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for displaying a URL comprise receiving a URL; normalizing the URL, wherein normalizing the URL includes standardizing an encoding of a character contained in the URL; determining a first element of the URL, wherein the first element of the URL includes a domain; determining a second element of the URL; displaying the URL, wherein displaying the URL includes emphasizing the first element of the URL, and wherein emphasizing the first element of the URL includes displaying the first element of the URL using a first font attribute; and wherein displaying the URL includes displaying a first portion of the second element of the URL using a second font attribute and eliding a second portion of the second element of the URL; and responsive to an interaction with a user interface element, providing a view of the URL in its entirety.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for searching comprise providing receiving a request for a local search, determining a current location associated with a document currently being viewed, determining a search restriction specification associated with the current location associated with the document currently being viewed, wherein the search restriction specification relates to a specification of a set of pages to be searched, obtaining local search results by performing a search, wherein the local search results are limited to members of the set of pages to be searched in accordance with the search restriction specification, and presenting the local search results.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a computer, a user input corresponding to selection of a link associated with an address; determining, by the computer, that the address would not fit in an address bar of a browser displayed on a screen of the computer; and based on the determination that the address would not fit in the address bar of the browser, displaying, by the computer, in the address bar of the browser, a first element of the address and at least part of a second element of the address, including displaying a first portion of the second element of the address and an ellipsis indication representing a second portion of the second element of the address. The display of the first element of the address is visually distinguished from the display of the first portion of the second element of the address.

Abstract: In some embodiments a system is provided, comprising a playback device, configured to play a piece of multimedia content, stop playing the piece of multimedia content, wherein the playing of the piece of multimedia content is stopped at a first point, connect to a server, and synchronize information relating to the first point to the server; the server, configured to save the information relating to the first point in a profile associated with an individual user, connect to a recipient device, and synchronize the information relating to the first point to a recipient device; the recipient device, configured to play the piece of multimedia content, wherein playing the piece of multimedia content on the recipient device starts from a second point related to the first point at which the playing of the piece of multimedia content on the playback device is stopped.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for searching comprise providing receiving a request for a local search, determining a current location associated with a document currently being viewed, determining a search restriction specification associated with the current location associated with the document currently being viewed, wherein the search restriction specification relates to a specification of a set of pages to be searched, obtaining local search results by performing a search, wherein the local search results are limited to members of the set of pages to be searched in accordance with the search restriction specification, and presenting the local search results.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for computer security comprise receiving an email message; determining a sender of the email message; determining whether the sender of the email message is trusted, wherein determining whether the sender of the email message is trusted includes determining whether the sender of the email message is associated with a whitelist; retrieving domain-related information by performing a DNS query on a domain associated with the sender; based at least in part on the domain-related information, determining whether the sender of the email message is verified; determining whether the sender is both trusted and verified; and when it is determined that the sender is both trusted and verified, treating the email message as trustworthy, wherein treating the email message as trustworthy includes bypassing a classifier.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a technique for providing location-based functionality comprises providing functionality, wherein the functionality uses information provided by a location-aware device.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for displaying a URL comprise receiving a URL; normalizing the URL, wherein normalizing the URL includes standardizing an encoding of a character contained in the URL; determining a first element of the URL, wherein the first element of the URL includes a domain; determining a second element of the URL; displaying the URL, wherein displaying the URL includes emphasizing the first element of the URL, and wherein emphasizing the first element of the URL includes displaying the first element of the URL using a first font attribute; and wherein displaying the URL includes displaying a first portion of the second element of the URL using a second font attribute and eliding a second portion of the second element of the URL; and responsive to an interaction with a user interface element, providing a view of the URL in its entirety.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for computer security comprise receiving a message, receiving a user-originated request for an action, wherein the action is associated with the message, determining whether the message is trustworthy, and impairing performance of the action, if it is determined that the message is not trustworthy. In some embodiments, techniques for computer security comprise receiving a message, determining whether the message is trustworthy, rendering the message, if it is determined that the message is trustworthy, and rendering a restricted version of the message, if it is determined that the message is not trustworthy.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for displaying a URL comprise receiving a URL; normalizing the URL, wherein normalizing the URL includes standardizing an encoding of a character contained in the URL; determining a first element of the URL, wherein the first element of the URL includes a domain; determining a second element of the URL; displaying the URL, wherein displaying the URL includes emphasizing the first element of the URL, and wherein emphasizing the first element of the URL includes displaying the first element of the URL using a first font attribute; and wherein displaying the URL includes displaying a first portion of the second element of the URL using a second font attribute and eliding a second portion of the second element of the URL; and responsive to an interaction with a user interface element, providing a view of the URL in its entirety.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for displaying a URL comprise receiving a URL; normalizing the URL, wherein normalizing the URL includes standardizing an encoding of a character contained in the URL; determining a first element of the URL, wherein the first element of the URL includes a domain; determining a second element of the URL; displaying the URL, wherein displaying the URL includes emphasizing the first element of the URL, and wherein emphasizing the first element of the URL includes displaying the first element of the URL using a first font attribute; and wherein displaying the URL includes displaying a first portion of the second element of the URL using a second font attribute and eliding a second portion of the second element of the URL; and responsive to an interaction with a user interface element, providing a view of the URL in its entirety.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for computer security comprise receiving an email message; determining a sender of the email message; determining whether the sender of the email message is trusted, wherein determining whether the sender of the email message is trusted includes determining whether the sender of the email message is associated with a whitelist; retrieving domain-related information by performing a DNS query on a domain associated with the sender; based at least in part on the domain-related information, determining whether the sender of the email message is verified; determining whether the sender is both trusted and verified; and when it is determined that the sender is both trusted and verified, treating the email message as trustworthy, wherein treating the email message as trustworthy includes bypassing a classifier.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a technique for logging an item encountered by a mobile device comprises automatically detecting an item in an uncontrolled environment, extracting an identity associated with the item, logging an encounter, wherein the encounter includes the identity, and deleting the encounter after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, wherein the encounter is not marked as relevant.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for computer security comprise preventing and/or mitigating identity theft such as phishing.

Abstract: A connected computer may be operated as node by inspecting communications from other nodes that pass through that node. From the communications, two or more pointers may be determined for the given node. These pointers may include a first pointer identified by a default designation that links the given node to a first node in the network, and a second pointer to another node. The second pointer may be identified by a determination that a designated criteria has been satisfied after the given node is placed on the network.

Abstract: In some embodiments, techniques for computer security comprise preventing and/or mitigating identity theft such as phishing.

Abstract: Personalizing communications for a first communication platform includes accessing status information for communication sessions by a communication identity that leverage a first communication platform other than an instant messaging platform. A participant list associated with the communication identity and the first communication platform is passively configured to persistently reflect a list of participant identities from communication sessions in which the communication identity recently participated using the communication platform.

Abstract: Personalizing communications for a first communication platform includes accessing status information for communication sessions by a communication identity that leverage a first communication platform other than an instant messaging platform. A participant list associated with the communication identity and the first communication platform is passively configured to persistently reflect a list of participant identities from communication sessions in which the communication identity recently participated using the communication platform.

Abstract: A connected computer may be operated as node by inspecting communications from other nodes that pass through that node. From the communications, two or more pointers may be determined for the given node. These pointers may include a first pointer identified by a default designation that links the given node to a first node in the network, and a second pointer to another node. The second pointer may be identified by a determination that a designated criteria has been satisfied after the given node is placed on the network.

Abstract: Communication applications may include lists of users with which a user of the application communicates. If two users of a communications application each include the other user on their user lists, an implicit trust may be established between the users. For example, if user A includes user B in her list and user B includes user A in his list, then it may be determined that each user knows and/or trusts the other user. As a result, a connection or communications pathway may be automatically created between the client devices of the users to facilitate communications between the users based on the implicit trust.