Re:My ISP has been doing this for some time now (Score 1)

I use a small, local telephone company for my DSL. They're reliable, not the fastest or the cheapest, but hey, it's pretty much a monopoly unless I want the cruddy cable service provider that is unreliable in their connectivity and just as expensive.

For six years now I've dealt with this. At work I just type a keyword and end up at the site I wanted. At home I do that by mistake and I get a page with an advertisement for something local saying the page couldn't be found.

Extremely annoying, but I don't have much choice as I don't want cable or their cruddy service, so I deal with it.

You don't have to use your ISP's DNS servers, which is probably what is enabling the redirection. Use OpenDNS instead.