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[[Domain Squatters]] are web sites which apparently exist solely to collect advertising revenue by pointing a popular or likely [[domain name]] at a search-engine front-end, doing minimal customization (often automatic) to make the site appear to match the domain name, and surrounding the search functionality with advertising (usually a combination of graphical and text advertising). | [[Domain Squatters]] are web sites which apparently exist solely to collect advertising revenue by pointing a popular or likely [[domain name]] at a search-engine front-end, doing minimal customization (often automatic) to make the site appear to match the domain name, and surrounding the search functionality with advertising (usually a combination of graphical and text advertising). | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| + | * [http://filmapart.net/ FilmApart.net]: "what you need, when you need it" on 2005-12-28 | ||
* FreshRPMs fake-out sites: [http://freshrpms.com .com] and [http://freshrpms.org .org] (real site is http://freshrpms.net) | * FreshRPMs fake-out sites: [http://freshrpms.com .com] and [http://freshrpms.org .org] (real site is http://freshrpms.net) | ||
| − | * [http://www.importsunlimited.com/ Imports Unlimited] "what you need, when you need it" | + | * [http://www.importsunlimited.com/ Imports Unlimited] slogan was "what you need, when you need it"; on later visit, had different look and no slogan |
* [http://www.ncsmartlink.com/ NC Smartlink] purports to be about traffic cameras and real-time traffic information, but the links go to pages of what seems to be entirely advertising | * [http://www.ncsmartlink.com/ NC Smartlink] purports to be about traffic cameras and real-time traffic information, but the links go to pages of what seems to be entirely advertising | ||
* [http://ozyandmillie.com/ ozyandmillie.com] does not appear to be owned by David C. Simpson, creator of the comic [http://ozyandmillie.net Ozy and Millie] ([http://ozyandmillie.net alt]) | * [http://ozyandmillie.com/ ozyandmillie.com] does not appear to be owned by David C. Simpson, creator of the comic [http://ozyandmillie.net Ozy and Millie] ([http://ozyandmillie.net alt]) | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 28 December 2005
Domain Squatters are web sites which apparently exist solely to collect advertising revenue by pointing a popular or likely domain name at a search-engine front-end, doing minimal customization (often automatic) to make the site appear to match the domain name, and surrounding the search functionality with advertising (usually a combination of graphical and text advertising).
Examples
- FilmApart.net: "what you need, when you need it" on 2005-12-28
- FreshRPMs fake-out sites: .com and .org (real site is http://freshrpms.net)
- Imports Unlimited slogan was "what you need, when you need it"; on later visit, had different look and no slogan
- NC Smartlink purports to be about traffic cameras and real-time traffic information, but the links go to pages of what seems to be entirely advertising
- ozyandmillie.com does not appear to be owned by David C. Simpson, creator of the comic Ozy and Millie (alt)