Typosquatting

Moreover, close website names increase the possibility of confusion and for claims of "typosquatting"--- setting up a website designed to harvest hits from misspelled searches for a known site. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In a research paper he and Harvard Law colleague Tyler Moore are planning to publish in the coming weeks, Edelman enumerates what he claims is the most thorough catalogue ever produced of so-called typosquatting domains -- millions of empty Web sites that register misspellings of popular sites and cover them with ads. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Harvard University researchers Tyler Moore and Benjamin Edelman estimate that Google could be making millions from the practice, known as "typosquatting," because its network of display ads -- from which it receives a cut of the profits -- run on the typo'd sites. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", th ... ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2010)

Harvard University researchers Tyler Moore and Benjamin Edelman estimate that Google could be making millions from the practice, known as "typosquatting", because its network of display ads -- from which it receives a cut of the profits -- run on the typo'd sites. ❋ Andrew Nusca (2010)

The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", the practice of registering a misspelled variant of a popular web domain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Though he freely admits to "typosquatting," as the practice is called, Temme was irked that Microsoft never sent him a cease-and-desist letter, instead making its first move in court. ❋ Nick Eaton (2010)