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VeriSign Looks At Earning Money on Domain Typos
Harald Paulsen writes "In a recent article Computer Business Review uncovers how VeriSign Inc is testing a service that would return a webpage if a user mistypes an URL. Basically all nonexistant domain queries could return an IP address and if the user was trying to access a page with a webbrowser they could get redirected to a search-engine, or worse: a page asking them to buy a domain. This is most certainly breaking the DNS standard and could be compared to cybersquatting (Hey Ford, want to have a banner ad whenever someone mistypes Toyota?). This is interesting in relation to an earlier story about register.com and holding-pages."
Never get old.. that shit just rules. I need the "* of the Dead" series on DVD. More brains, bitch.
Well, maybe not BIG business, but I know of several people who make a good living from mistyped url's.
/. editorial team alone has filled a few pockets of these people given their typing skillz.
If site www.xyz.com has a $10 referral bonus, these people will buy www.xyx.com and do a redirect the poor-typing surfer to the correct wite with their affiliate code included.
I'm sure the
Cool, eh?
Somebody please mod this troll down!
Hmm.. How come I don't get that same page for this .cx site?
not funny, go kill yourself.
To the anonymous poster of this comment:
You are an ignorant ass!
why the Fsck did you post that comment? Leave the french alone, asshole
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