Sure, they are links
June 14, 2009 – 21:00 by Dani IswaraText which is visually distinct in web content, probably link. But, in some cases, colored and/or underlined texts are not links. I meant, in common cases. Not that kind of ebook-selling web pages. I think they have a different best practices.
Back to the topic. The default blue color is too old, maybe. But it is still usable. Someone may also says, text-decoration:underline is annoying. Especially related to g, j, y fonts. Not fancy? The border-bottom might help.
Do-not-make-users-think have a place in here, again. Just another unessential blog post.
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