Hostgator vs CyberSquatters

June 30, 2009

It’s common to see companies being attacked by cyber- and typo- squatters.

Not long ago, I found Hostgtor.com, a junk site that does nothing except stealing traffics from typo searches; and GatorHost, a twitter page built by Hostgator affiliate.

Typo-Squatters
Hostgtor.com
(See? Nothing but bunch of crap links.)

Twitter-Squatters
GatorHost Twitter
(And who’s that hot Indian girl?)

Hostgator’s response

And without surprise, I see Hostgator fighting back with Adwords (ouch!) and their own Hostgator Twitter page.

Hostgator Adwords placement

In certain point of view, I think being attacked by cybersquatters is something worth congratulating – as it shows you now own a big name on the Internet. Right?

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