Why do companies register typos of their domains but don't use them at all?

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  • polish_aristocrat
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2002
    • 40377
    #1

    Why do companies register typos of their domains but don't use them at all?

    I've noticed many companies registering typos of their names but not redirecting them to their sites.

    When someone registers a typo they sue him because they say he profits from their name ( traffic )..although it's obvious that when someone makes a typo and it redirects him to a completely different page, he will look again for the site he was originally interested in.

    But check out this:

    plaboy.com - belongs to Playboy, but isnt redirected to their site
    aolmessanger.com - belongs to AOL, but isn't used anyway
    googlesearch.com - belongs to Google, but doesnt redirect to their site

    All these names get massive type in traffic every day and the companies that own them still dont feel the need to forward these names to their sites. It really amazes me
    I don't use ICQ anymore.
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    • hornycash
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2002
      • 2336
      #2
      they are teaching the user to type in the fucking right url or they get nothing

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        • Peacemaker
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2002
          • 897
          #3
          they let expire the domains and when someone registers the domain again, they sue him again.

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            • LasseKongos
              Confirmed User
              • Aug 2003
              • 4668
              #4
              Originally posted by hornycash
              they are teaching the user to type in the fucking right url or they get nothing

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                • polish_aristocrat
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 40377
                  #5
                  Originally posted by hornycash
                  they are teaching the user to type in the fucking right url or they get nothing
                  doesn't make sense
                  I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                    • LasseKongos
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 4668
                      #6
                      Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                      doesn't make sense

                      Why?

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                        • polish_aristocrat
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 40377
                          #7
                          Originally posted by LasseKongos
                          Why?
                          so tell me what's the advantage for Google when someone who types in www.googlesearch.com ( and this is probably a few thousand ppl per day ) gets 404 ?
                          If they already own this name they should make use of it and redirect it to Google.com.

                          Furthermore, ppl are stupid, so someone may type in www.plaboy.com and he gets "page not found" so he may not realise he made a typo, he may think that page is down for some reason, and will type in www.hustler.com instead....
                          I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                            • LasseKongos
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 4668
                              #8
                              Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                              so tell me what's the advantage for Google when someone who types in www.googlesearch.com ( and this is probably a few thousand ppl per day ) gets 404 ?
                              If they already own this name they should make use of it and redirect it to Google.com.

                              Furthermore, ppl are stupid, so someone may type in www.plaboy.com and he gets "page not found" so he may not realise he made a typo, he may think that page is down for some reason, and will type in www.hustler.com instead....
                              The domains are not only a domain. It´s trademark. If you write www.googlesearch.com and like to search. If you came to a 404, check the domain and then type google.com

                              We are doing this to at some off our sites.

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                                • strobi
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 7383
                                  #9
                                  My god LasseKongos that's a big sig you got there!

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                                    • LasseKongos
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Aug 2003
                                      • 4668
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by strobi
                                      My god LasseKongos that's a big sig you got there!

                                      Not bigger then: polish_aristocrat - just better

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                                        • EviLGuY
                                          So Fucking Banned
                                          • Apr 2003
                                          • 12745
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                                          so tell me what's the advantage for Google when someone who types in www.googlesearch.com ( and this is probably a few thousand ppl per day ) gets 404 ?
                                          If they already own this name they should make use of it and redirect it to Google.com.

                                          Furthermore, ppl are stupid, so someone may type in www.plaboy.com and he gets "page not found" so he may not realise he made a typo, he may think that page is down for some reason, and will type in www.hustler.com instead....
                                          Big businesses can make a lot of stupid small decisions really. its nothing new.

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                                            • Jer
                                              God is Brazilian
                                              • Feb 2001
                                              • 10601
                                              #12
                                              If they don't want to redirect, they should put at least a message like "You misspeled our name, click here to enter Google.com"

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                                                • polish_aristocrat
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                  • 40377
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by EviLGuY
                                                  Big businesses can make a lot of stupid small decisions really. its nothing new.
                                                  Probably the best explanation
                                                  I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                                                    • crockett
                                                      in a van by the river
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 76818
                                                      #14
                                                      well I can understand them registering the names, makes since so they can control how their sites are marketed.. But would make more since to make a link on the page leading to their main url..
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                                                        • Basic_man
                                                          Programming King Pin
                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                          • 27360
                                                          #15
                                                          they are dumb! thats the only anwser !
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                                                            • Manowar
                                                              jellyfish  
                                                              • Dec 2003
                                                              • 71528
                                                              #16
                                                              Name protection

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                                                                • polish_aristocrat
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                  • 40377
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Manowar
                                                                  Name protection
                                                                  They have the names registered for name protection for sure, but it wouldnt harm them in any way to point those domains to their main domain - and that was my point.
                                                                  I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                                                                    • polish_aristocrat
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                                      • 40377
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Jer
                                                                      If they don't want to redirect, they should put at least a message like "You misspeled our name, click here to enter Google.com"
                                                                      that's what yahoo is doing with yah00.com

                                                                      http://www.yah00.com/
                                                                      I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                                                                        • sacX
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                          • 2998
                                                                          #19
                                                                          also happens a lot that they don't cover mistyped subdomains like wwww.google.com for example.
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