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- noun Internet A person who engages in
typosquatting .
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Examples
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The suit claims that Yahoo displayed these advertisers 'online ads via spyware and adware products and on so-called "typosquatter" Web sites that capitalize on misspellings of popular trademarks or company names.
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And, now, he's actually suing Google for allowing AdSense ads to be placed on "typosquatter" domains.
Techdirt 2008
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And, now, he's actually suing Google for allowing AdSense ads to be placed on "typosquatter" domains.
Techdirt 2008
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For example, a typosquatter might register “newscientsist.com” in the hope of getting visits from people who meant to type “newscientist.com”.
Typosquatting, Search Engines, and Just a Few Dollars (-: « ResourceShelf 2010
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A typosquatter registers the misspelled trademark or personal name of a well-known brand or person.
Randy Whattoff: Rachael Ray Lasers Delayed Indefinitely: An Update on the State of Cybersquatting Randy Whattoff 2010
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The purpose of a typosquatter is to present the unsuspecting web searchers with an alternate web page with links to commercial often pornographic sites and advertisements.
Today's goooood word: typosquatting AYDIN 2007
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Every time someone clicks a link on a typosquat, the typosquatter makes money.
Today's goooood word: typosquatting AYDIN 2007
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The purpose of a typosquatter is to present the unsuspecting web searchers with an alternate web page with links to commercial often pornographic sites and advertisements.
Archive 2007-03-01 AYDIN 2007
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Every time someone clicks a link on a typosquat, the typosquatter makes money.
Archive 2007-03-01 AYDIN 2007
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Your monitor110 link in the text is wrong – links to a typosquatter (monitor11. com) reply
Monitor110 Raises $11m More for Market Monitoring Marshall Kirkpatrick 2005
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