Typo Squatting or sometimes called URL Hijacking relies on typo errors of internet users when entering a website’s url address. Yes I know you would argue that people use bookmarks and toolbars nowadays but there are still some who would still type URLs manually and with mistakes like “Googlea.com” users would end up in a phony link farm or worst, some dangerous Trojan dropping website. This is why Google’s recent victory against a single owner of a slew of these typo-squatting URLs is a noteworthy victory. Read more
