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02-25-2008, 02:23 PM
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| | DN Coyote
Name: Ed Last Online: Today 08:22 PM Join Date: Dec 2007
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| I've been typosquatted...
One of my sites that I do for a local club has been typosquatted.
Either it's a huge compliment to me or a sign that typosquatters are extremely desperate.
This site has about 1,000 hits a month (probabaly including spiders) and is for a small group of about 30 people and people who may join the club.
It is very location specific and a rather small niche.
My domain (we'll call it domain.com) has been typosquatted - domain.cm points to a parked page.
I have the .net and .org, I guess it's time to register the .info and .us, too. | 
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02-25-2008, 02:25 PM
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| if the typos are not directing traffic to your google ads, etc.. then you're fine..
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02-25-2008, 02:28 PM
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My domain (we'll call it domain.com) has been typosquatted - domain.cm points to a parked page.
| Damn my domain dsfgjasdnfjnsdjgfnjnasdkdnsfgjnnasjfnjsnk.com has been typosquatted too: www.dsfgjasdnfjnsdjgfnjnasdkdnsfgjnnasjfnjsnk.cm leads to parked page as well ! DAMN THE TYPOSQUATTER KEVIN HAM !
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02-25-2008, 02:29 PM
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| Any domain .cm is redirecting to a parking page... | |
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02-25-2008, 02:32 PM
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02-25-2008, 02:54 PM
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Name: Ed Last Online: Today 08:22 PM Join Date: Dec 2007
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Originally Posted by Vorty Any domain .cm is redirecting to a parking page... | It's going to Agoga.com
Owned by NameView?
Also, it's a good thing the club members will know that they are on the wrong page! 
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02-25-2008, 03:03 PM
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02-25-2008, 03:15 PM
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| | DN Coyote
Name: Ed Last Online: Today 08:22 PM Join Date: Dec 2007
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| I remember reading that but didn't read that far down. So now he's taking advantage of non-profit organizations. How low can you go?
The articles refers to him as a "devout Christian" but isn't taking advantage of people against some Christian doctrine? | |
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02-25-2008, 03:20 PM
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| technically speaking he's not infringing | |
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02-25-2008, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by draggar I remember reading that but didn't read that far down. So now he's taking advantage of non-profit organizations. How low can you go?
The articles refers to him as a "devout Christian" but isn't taking advantage of people against some Christian doctrine? |
Haha... It *IS* their doctrine!
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02-25-2008, 03:26 PM
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Name: Ed Last Online: Today 08:22 PM Join Date: Dec 2007
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Originally Posted by maroulis technically speaking he's not infringing | He registered the domain to take advantage of people typing in (mydomain).cm instead of (mydomain).com - isn't that the definition of typosquatting? | |
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02-25-2008, 03:37 PM
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| Kevin Ham has not registered any of those cm names. He has an agreement with the .cm registry. All non registered .cm names point to his portal Agoga. http://www.yahoo.cm http://www.intel.cm
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02-25-2008, 04:01 PM
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02-25-2008, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by draggar He registered the domain to take advantage of people typing in (mydomain).cm instead of (mydomain).com - isn't that the definition of typosquatting? | It's a wildcard, not individual registrations. Also, the ads aren't targeted to the content of the domain name. | |
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02-25-2008, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by draggar He registered the domain to take advantage of people typing in (mydomain).cm instead of (mydomain).com - isn't that the definition of typosquatting? | he didn't REGISTER he has wildcard redirection at DNS with a filter that allows big companies that already *****ed about to be excluded from redirection...
the wildcard redirection is in Cameroon, so not US soil, aka NOT verisign/icann.. so NO like I said he's not infringing but rather found a little loophole to exploit this...
is it legal?.. yes
is it moreal?.. debatable | |
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02-25-2008, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by maroulis is it legal?.. yes
is it moreal?.. debatable | Utterly brilliant though... 
Boss to Manager - "Why didn't you think of that!!?
Asst Manager to workerbee - "Why didn't you think of that!!?
Workerbee to Janitor - "Why didn't you think of that!!?
Janitor - "wtf?"
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02-25-2008, 04:17 PM
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| In a nutshell, the rich just get richer? | |
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02-25-2008, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by draggar In a nutshell, the rich just get richer? | ya life is a *****.. what can you do? | |
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02-25-2008, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by maroulis ya life is a *****.. what can you do? | get rich  | |
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