Just Visited Dictionary.Com; Dismayed To Find It Is No Longer.

NP41215 · 01-15-2005, 11:32 PM

Dictionary.com is now a PPC parking site.

Can anyone tell, from dictionary.com's new PPC appearance, who is the company behind the PPC advertising arrangement?

Certainly doesn't look like DS, DH, Fabulous or Sedo.

No doubt they are getting tons of visitors, although I didn't click.

taheny · 01-16-2005, 12:58 AM

It doesn't look like a PPC to me. Just looking at the front page, it seems all in-house content except for two graphic advertisements.

Scott · 01-16-2005, 01:32 AM

Maybe you "typo'd" dctionary.com

RJ · 01-16-2005, 01:50 AM

False alarm?

http://dictionary.com directs to http://dictionary.reference.com/ for me, as always.

Redleg · 01-16-2005, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by NP41215

Dictionary.com is now a PPC parking site.

Can anyone tell, from dictionary.com's new PPC appearance, who is the company behind the PPC advertising arrangement?

Certainly doesn't look like DS, DH, Fabulous or Sedo.

No doubt they are getting tons of visitors, although I didn't click.

Sounds like you may have got some spyware/adware on your computer...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/ppc-cpc-cpm-programs/65112-just-visited-dictionary-com-dismayed-find.html

It's probably a good idea to download and run the latest versions of ad-aware and spybot S&D just to be sure..

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

Use this one to analyze your hijackthis logfile
http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php#

Good luck..

NP41215 · 01-16-2005, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by Scott

Maybe you "typo'd" dctionary.com

Yes, it was a typo.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=65112

I typed: http://dictonary.com

So who is behind dictonary.com?

Originally Posted by Redleg

Sounds like you may have got some spyware/adware on your computer...

It's probably a good idea to download and run the latest versions of ad-aware and spybot S&D just to be sure..

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

Use this one to analyze your hijackthis logfile
http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php#

Good luck..

Thanks for your concern and help. I just discovered it was a typo i.e. http://dictonary.com

I should have been more careful.

Veolus · 01-16-2005, 03:42 AM

yeah its most likely to be spyware/adware i think

IAmAllanShore · 01-16-2005, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by NP41215

I just discovered it was a typo i.e. http://dictonary.com

I should have been more careful.

If I had a $ for every time a mistyped domain freaked me out, I'd be about $4 a day richer.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=65112

-Allan

Nexus · 01-16-2005, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by IAmAllanShore

If I had a $ for every time a mistyped domain freaked me out, I'd be about $4 a day richer. -Allan

You could still make serious bank if you throw it into reverse and keep a log of the ones that don't resolve.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=65112

~ Nexus

sunken · 01-18-2005, 09:19 AM

If I had every typo domain that people typed in, I'd be rich...

ichibaka · 01-22-2005, 07:02 PM

If you hover over the links, it would appear to be overture.com, but there are individual ads as well underneath. My guess is they are feeding the sponsor link, but from where we'll have to ask overture.com )p

01-15-2005, 11:32 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
NP41215 NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 341	Just Visited Dictionary.Com; Dismayed To Find It Is No Longer. Dictionary.com is now a PPC parking site. Can anyone tell, from dictionary.com's new PPC appearance, who is the company behind the PPC advertising arrangement? Certainly doesn't look like DS, DH, Fabulous or Sedo. No doubt they are getting tons of visitors, although I didn't click.

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RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	False alarm? http://dictionary.com directs to http://dictionary.reference.com/ for me, as always. __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

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01-16-2005, 12:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
taheny NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 632	It doesn't look like a PPC to me. Just looking at the front page, it seems all in-house content except for two graphic advertisements.

01-16-2005, 01:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Scott Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 3,541	Maybe you "typo'd" dctionary.com

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Veolus Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4,308	yeah its most likely to be spyware/adware i think

01-22-2005, 07:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
ichibaka NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 245	If you hover over the links, it would appear to be overture.com, but there are individual ads as well underneath. My guess is they are feeding the sponsor link, but from where we'll have to ask overture.com )p

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