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| − | + | A [[Domain Squatter]] site is a web site which apparently exists 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's contents appear at least somewhat relevant to the domain name, and surrounding the search functionality with advertising (usually a combination of graphical and text advertising). The domain name itself is also sometimes for sale at a high price. | |
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| + | The term [[Domain Squatter]] also refers to a person or organization who owns such sites (i.e is engaged in the activity of domain squatting). | ||
| + | ==Examples== | ||
| + | * [http://filmapart.net/ FilmApart.net] (2005-12-28: "what you need, when you need it") | ||
| + | * 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] slogan was "what you need, when you need it"; on later visit, had different look and no slogan (2006-01-30: back to "what you need, when you need it") | ||
| + | * [http://www.ips.ca/ ips.ca] (2006-01-30: "what you need, when you need it") | ||
| + | * [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://deadbears.com deadbears.com]: currently for sale at $688 (likely target for people looking for [http://www.vbz.net/topics/0714/all/ Grateful Dead bean-bears]) | ||
| + | * [http://gratefuldeadbears.com gratefuldeadbears.com] | ||
| + | * [http://abekabook.com/ abekabook.com]: no apparent association with Christian textbook printer [http://www.abeka.com/ A Beka Book] | ||
| + | * [http://churchsigngeneration.com/ churchsigngeneration.com] | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * 2005-12-01 [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364591/ Masters of their Domains], CNN Money | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 30 January 2006
A Domain Squatter site is a web site which apparently exists 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's contents appear at least somewhat relevant to the domain name, and surrounding the search functionality with advertising (usually a combination of graphical and text advertising). The domain name itself is also sometimes for sale at a high price.
The term Domain Squatter also refers to a person or organization who owns such sites (i.e is engaged in the activity of domain squatting).
Examples
- FilmApart.net (2005-12-28: "what you need, when you need it")
- 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 (2006-01-30: back to "what you need, when you need it")
- ips.ca (2006-01-30: "what you need, when you need it")
- 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)
- deadbears.com: currently for sale at $688 (likely target for people looking for Grateful Dead bean-bears)
- gratefuldeadbears.com
- abekabook.com: no apparent association with Christian textbook printer A Beka Book
- churchsigngeneration.com
Links
- 2005-12-01 Masters of their Domains, CNN Money