http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-59837/ap:verisign-wins-patent-for-internet-typo-redirection Posts in the discussion thread "AP: VeriSign wins patent for Internet typo redirection" - The company that runs many of the Internet's core directory systems has won a patent for its controversial service that helps Internet users find sites even when they mistype addresses. [...] Site Finder sought to help guide surfers mistyping ".com" or ".net" names — which VeriSign runs — by offering a list of likely alternatives, including pay-for-placement listings for which VeriSign got a share of revenues when users clicked on one. http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-59837#post-164107 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-59837/ap:verisign-wins-patent-for-internet-typo-redirection#post-164107 Thu, 15 May 2008 13:21:36 +0000 zoobab 2946 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5kSze411KymatVLI-onHRUeKaPwD90LMAG80

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