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- noun Plural form of
typosquatter .
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Examples
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Ben Edelman: Google allows typosquatters to register domain names and show Google ads on those domain names.
Google's Ad Gadfly 2009
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That preference reflects the fact that Google pays more, so sophisticated typosquatters prefer Google because they know they can make more money.
Google's Ad Gadfly 2009
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Both companies allow typosquatting, but the majority of typosquatters use Google, more even than the proportion of Google's advertising market share.
Google's Ad Gadfly 2009
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Apparently, typosquatters have bought the domain names spelled with 4, 9 and 20 "o"s goooogle, etc.
Archive 2007-03-01 AYDIN 2007
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Apparently, typosquatters have bought the domain names spelled with 4, 9 and 20 "o"s goooogle, etc.
Today's goooood word: typosquatting AYDIN 2007
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Close behind are typosquatters, who register famous names with slight typographic errors, like Peppsi instead of Pepsi.
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Close behind are typosquatters, who register famous names with slight typographic errors, like Peppsi instead of Pepsi.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Close behind are typosquatters, who register famous names with slight typographic errors, like Peppsi instead of Pepsi.
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- New research from Harvard Professors Tyler Moore and Ben Edelman suggests that Google may be profiting from typosquatters - at the expense of online advertisers.
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now A Googler 2010
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"We're certainly not typosquatters - nobody's going to type in Groggle thinking they're going to reach Google, that's just insane."
frogapplause commented on the word typosquatters
Taking advantage of the fact that millions of online users mistype addresses of websites they intend to visit, typosquatters register common misspelled versions of popular sites and make money by displaying ads.
April 18, 2011
frogapplause commented on the word typosquatters
wordnek, wrodnik, wornik...
April 18, 2011
bilby commented on the word typosquatters
www.forgapplause.com
April 18, 2011
yarb commented on the word typosquatters
damn, you, arby!
April 18, 2011
arby commented on the word typosquatters
Who, moi?
*looks innocent*
April 18, 2011
duckbill commented on the word typosquatters
A fake word that hardly merits an entry
April 19, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word typosquatters
I agree completely! *sneaks off to register www.duckbill.com*
Edit: Too late. It redirects to some manufacturer of "earth anchor" technology.
April 19, 2011
bilby commented on the word typosquatters
typosquatter on www.fuckbill.com :-/
April 19, 2011
yarb commented on the word typosquatters
You see this "fake word" allegation from time to time. How is it possible to have a fake word?
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word typosquatters
Good question. Also a good question is what merits an entry on Wordnik. Far worse has been perpetrated here. ;->
April 19, 2011
duckbill commented on the word typosquatters
The word is an unauthorised barbarism.
April 19, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word typosquatters
Ooh! The domain typosquatters.com is for sale!
April 19, 2011
bilby commented on the word typosquatters
I HEREBY AUTHORISE BARBARISMS. AT LEAST THIS ONE TO START WITH. MORE AFTER I'VE DONE THE DISHES.
April 20, 2011
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word typosquatters
I'll drink to that!
Then bilby can wash my glass with his dishes.
UP WITH BARBARISMS
April 20, 2011
bilby commented on the word typosquatters
Cheers P_U.
Maybe this should be keyboardosquatters anyway.
April 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word typosquatters
At least it isn't an unauthorized Babarism. I don't think he'd fit on this page.
April 21, 2011
dharma66 commented on the word typosquatters
typosquatters lie in wait and pounce the minute you tweet or message or comment with a typo on or from any modern media device, as if you didn't know "timeing" should not have an 'e'. :/
August 23, 2011