Reclaim Your Site From Domain Squatters

[Gerry]

Interesting to find this piece from WIRED magazine.

Reclaim Your Site From Domain Squatters
What is Domain Squatting

Otherwise known as ‘Cyber Squatting’, domain squatting is the act of registering, trafficking in or using a domain name with the intent to profit from the good name of an organizations trademark, brand or identity.

See the full article

 

[Fearless]

http://www.voodoo.co.uk/sites/voodoov1.0/productimages/250x170/dummy_thief.jpg

This is a cybersquatter.

 

[Seraphim]

Here

This is a cybersquatter.

Example: dnforum.vom

 

[Theo]

domain squatting is the act of registering, trafficking in or using a domain name

I think this is wrong. It should be, "the art of registering..."

 

[Fearless]

Here

This is a cybersquatter.

Example: dnforum.vom

Sorry, 'www.dnforum.vom' does not exist or is not available!


Damn Verizon scumbags!

 

[Seraphim]

Sorry, 'www.dnforum.vom' does not exist or is not available!


Damn Verizon scumbags!

Imagine how much traffic per year Google siphons from Frank Schilling. I recall him talking about it on his blog, but don't remember if he laid out any figures. Doesn't he account for about 10% of Yahoo's ad revenue though? Google's banking on those typos for sure.

 

[Theo]

That's a lot of rum cakes.

 

[Poker]

"Cyber" anything always sounds so lame...like "the world wide web" or "the information super highway"...I think most of us cringe whenever someone says "www."...lol

 

[Seraphim]

"Cyber" anything always sounds so lame...like "the world wide web" or "the information super highway"...I think most of us cringe whenever someone says "www."...lol

Yeah, I agree. I always think of the late 80's movie Cyborg, with Jean Claude Van Damme. Cool stuff when you're 12

You're only allowed to say "the information super highway", if you're wearing knee high striped socks, and Adidas shorts that don't quite cover both testicles.

 

[Gerry]

One word or two?

trafficking in...

as in trafficking in narcotics?

 

[jasdon11]

"Cyber" anything always sounds so lame...like "the world wide web" or "the information super highway"...I think most of us cringe whenever someone says "www."...lol

:lol:

I was watching a comedy sketch show were the guy was advertising a site for his business, and he said;

"or go to our website at w, double w, full stop (that's 'period' to you guys) bla bla bla, full stop, cee oh, full stop, UK

 

[cursal]

Who's site has anybody stolen in this case.
I thought it was only the DOMAIN NAME they are reporting on.

You Think they would know the difference.... geez

 

[Seraphim]

:lol:

I was watching a comedy sketch show were the guy was advertising a site for his business, and he said;

"or go to our website at w, double w, full stop (that's 'period' to you guys) bla bla bla, full stop, cee oh, full stop, UK

I bet the Brits were pissed when they couldn't have it, uk.co.mydomain

Just kidding lads.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

I bet the Brits were pissed when they couldn't have it, uk.co.mydomain

Just kidding lads.

LOL. We're pissed because we can't have anything.uk without the daft ".co" in the middle.

 

[Seraphim]

LOL. We're pissed because we can't have anything.uk without the daft ".co" in the middle.

Yeah, I always imagined the ".co" would cause traffic to bleed off to the .com, or the plain .uk. I myself am guilty occasionally of just typing in "domain.uk", when I'm rushed and not thinking.