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Google Making Money off Typos

A new study shows that Google (GOOG) may be profiting from typosquatting, NewScientist's Tech page reports. Typosquatting is the act of registering or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from someone else's trademark. Typosquatting is when someone registers a domain name, hoping for typos from those looking to go to certain domains. This action is based on common misspellings, typing errors, a different domain name, or a different top-level domain.

Here is the thing about typosquatting, if people make a mistake enough times, the typosquatter could profit thanks to ads placed on their page. How many times have you accidentally typed a domain name that is a letter off of the original? Or what about a flat-out typo? You are sent to a page that looks like a search page, except that it has sponsored ads that will make the site money if you follow the link. What is interesting is that Google may also be profiting from this.

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