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Title: Comcast rolls out domain "helper" service, with adverts Post by: Alex on August 08, 2009, 10:55:22 AM Comcast rolls out domain "helper" service, with adverts
On Tuesday, internet provider Comcast announced it would be rolling out it's "Domain Helper" nationally, having trialled it before and reported great market success. The "Domain Helper" is aimed at assisting users who have mistyped website addresses by redirecting them to an "easy-to-use page with suggestions and links." That's how Comcast have described their latest service anyway. But what Comcast describe as a "Domain Helper" has been referred to as DNS hijacking by others. Like many ISPs, Comcast now redirects their customers to a search page, but what they didn't mention in their blog post were the adverts that are on the page too, leading some customers to be less than happy with the new service. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/k4ZAIa08ICA/comcast-rolls-out-domain-helper-service-with-adverts |