Misspelt domain names is a very common occurance, a user speedily types in a domain name and quickly presses enter without realising they have misspelt the web address and have ended up on a bogus website. One of the most common misspellings of domain names is missing the ‘.’ between ‘WWW’ and the domain name.
Unfortunately because this misspelling results in a new domain name there is no way of diverting the user back to the correct website unless you actually register and own the misspelt domain name.
Savvy domain spotters were quick to spot this and have targeted some of the top sites to capitolise in this free traffic:
Here are some other incorrect www addresses:
- wwwapple.com is a Mac applications review site
- wwwtechcrunch.com is a squatter
- wwwmyspace.com is a squatter
- wwwfacebook.com appears to be broken
- wwwgmail.com appears to be broken
- wwwcnn.com appears to be broken
- wwwdigg.com is a squatter
- wwwning.com redirects to some site called Streetball.com
- wwwespn.com redirects to magazines.com and smartly features ESPN the Magazine
Clever little squatters trick huh? Personally it’s a dirty trick but one that was waiting to be exploited.
