Sunday, April 30, 2006

Whoops! Google just made some cash...

Ever mis-type a Web address? Say bistbuy.com? Whoops -- up comes an ad-filled site. And Google makes cash if you click/use the site you end up on. It's something I've always wondered about -- and it seems many folks are trying to make serious cash on your mistakes. Read more.

"The Washington Post found hundreds of active Web sites showing Google ads at addresses that appear to be misspelled variations of well-known company names, known as "typo-domains." Their owners are known as typosquatters."

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