07-12-2006, 01:25 PM
Quote:OpenDNS says its free address-lookup service makes Web sites load faster, and that it blocks malicious, data-thieving phishing schemes and other threats. Furthermore, the service corrects obvious typos in URLs, sending people to the site they intended to visit, it says.
To pay for it, though, the company serves up ads and a search page, instead of an error page, if the user enters a Web address that doesn't exist or can't be corrected. The approach is similar one used in an unpopular VeriSign service called Site Finder, which was pulled soon after its launch in 2003.
"I like the idea of improving performance, but the business model is the issue," said John Pescatore, an analyst at research firm Gartner. "Advertising on mistypes is a very iffy thing. VeriSign got a very negative reception, and I think the same is true here." ...
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