Good article for TYPO lovers

[kemjika11]

I've been quite curious about typos recently, and while on domaintools doing some research, i saw a link to this article McAfee wrote on typos:

http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/11/mcafee-analyzes-typo-squatting/

enjoy.

 

[npcomplete]

Good article. This is why (as posted elsewhere) I try to reg the major typos of domains when I find a good one. Of course the costs explode with the typo variations, but they also add up when you grab the com/net/org/info extensions to protect your brand. Just the cost of doing business.

I thought this part of the article was interesting:

An interesting note about Willful Blindness, “Interestingly, a WIPO decision from 2006 holds that domains speculators who use automated registration software without checking to see if the site infringes on another’s marks could represent bad faith “willful blindness”. These kinds of decisions could lead to changes in the domaining process.”

I couldn't agree more with this decision. "honest, your honor, the computer made me do it"... yeah, right.

Marc