Lots of people in the domain industry have suspected it but hard evidence is finally emerging that people are spying on your domain research.
Basically, if you're searching for a domain but don't buy it immediately, there is a good chance that someone will get there ahead of you.
Click here to read the relevant EWeek article.
So how do you protect your privacy?. Simple – create your own WhoIs look-up. Save the following code as a file called whois.php and upload it to your server. Voila! You can see ours at www.alledia.com/whois.php. Thanks to members of NamePros.com for this tip.