Vertical (ie. reddit___.com or _____reddit.com) and Horizontal (ie raddit.com riddit.com etc.) domain securing is standard practice. It does not necessarily me

Vertical (ie. reddit___.com or _____reddit.com) and Horizontal (ie raddit.com riddit.com etc.) domain securing is standard practice. It does not necessarily mean that those market will be actively brought online, instead it means that those markets will be unavailable for pirates and coat tail surfers. However, it's always fascinating to see these little tactical moves on the part of larger companies.