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Definition: typo
A misspelled word when typing. See typo domain.
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Typo takes down Internet in Sweden
A period was dropped at the end of DNS domain name system records for the Swedish top-level domain, breaking the entire DNS lookup chain.
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URL typos earn Google $497 million per year, study says
Google could be earning some $497 million a year from the registered owners of website addresses that mimic typographical errors in existing sites, according to a new study.
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Typo takes down Internet in Sweden
A period was dropped at the end of DNS domain name system records for the Swedish top-level domain, breaking the entire DNS lookup chain.
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Typo'd Google domains in Top 10 malware exploit sites
Misspelled versions of two popular Google services are among the Top 10 sites hosting exploits for use in drive-by malware download attacks. On the heels of two massive drive-by attacks -- ten of...
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Typos: Acceptable or unacceptable behavior?
Yesterday I sent an email to a business contact in which I made a simple typo: I used the singular of region when I meant to write regions. A small and understandable mistake, but I felt the need...
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Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]
A largely-ignored detail of Dell's big server announcement this week is of its new desktop computer that can be upgraded to sport as much as 192GB of DDR3 RAM. The Precision T7500 workstation...
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Microsoft: XP SP3 RTM date a typo
Some sharp-eyed folks over at Neowin.net noticed Microsoft had posted to its Support Live Cycle Web site a release-to-manufacuturing date of March 31, 2008, for Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3....
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New BlackBerry Patent app would use keystroke "arbitration" technology to flag,fix typos
Typos are common experiences of BlackBerry users. After all, the keys are small, and many of us type fast and with a sense of urgency as well. Many of these typos, then, happen because of the...
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Microsoft tool hunts down typo squatters
Aims to help surfers and businesses avoid the pain of pop-ups and porn redirects from mistyped URLs.
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Serial typo-squatters target security firms
When surfing a leading security firm's site, check that url because a company appears to have set traps through typo-laden domain names.
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Typos on IE6 throw deal in doubt
What happens when you misspell a domain name? Microsoft sends Internet Explorer 6 users to an MSN page--complicating a deal between Microsoft-backed RealNames and XTNS.
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Making money from typos
A crafty group of firms has figured out a way to use traffic destined for big name Web sites like Yahoo.com, MSN.com and AOL.com to generate thousands — and potentially millions — of dollars in...
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Online booksellers just a typo away from sales
One Web entrepreneur has figured out a way to capitalize on the brand name of a well-known online bookseller and on people's spelling mistakes. It's called "Amazom.com." The site is...
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