Chronicle

web:url

Kind specification, version v1.0.0

Summary

web:url identifies a specific web resource by its canonical absolute URL.

Subject

subject MUST be of type absolute_url.

Motivation

Links are one of the main ways people encounter unknown territory online. web:url makes it possible to judge one specific destination on its own merits.

Clients may use it to distinguish links that are safe, deceptive, useful, misleading, or especially worth opening, sharing, or ranking higher in a feed, forum, search result, or browser UI.