Domain squatters are worse than people who drive slowly in the left lane

Undertoad · 07-15-2011, 02:00 PM

Something I noticed today:

asdf.com - original website, hasn't changed from when it was first registered

asdfasdf.com - domain squatter

asdfasdfasdf.com - domain squatter

asdfasdfasdfasdf.com - domain squatter

asdfasdfasdfasdfasdf.com - domain squatter

asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf.com - finally, unregistered.

FIVE asdfs! There are people in the world who think that five asdfs is going to be worth something to someone.

Well there are about to be a bunch more top-level domain names, so at some point, dot-com is going to become less valuable real estate. Things are going to get weird RSN.

I finally ran into a client who has a service mark on their name. This means they can basically squash the squatter who has the name, take it from them with no compensation. I won't link to that squatter, as I don't want to give them any kind of promotion. I want to squash them like a bug. (But the client is a sushi restaurant in Philly (and look what a nice job I did on their temporary website which will be replaced with something even nicer))

TheMercenary · 07-15-2011, 04:02 PM

I think getting away from dot com will be a good thing. But you are right, it is going to get weird before we all figure it out.

07-15-2011, 02:00 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Domain squatters are worse than people who drive slowly in the left lane Something I noticed today: asdf.com - original website, hasn't changed from when it was first registered asdfasdf.com - domain squatter asdfasdfasdf.com - domain squatter asdfasdfasdfasdf.com - domain squatter asdfasdfasdfasdfasdf.com - domain squatter asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf.com - finally, unregistered. FIVE asdfs! There are people in the world who think that five asdfs is going to be worth something to someone. Well there are about to be a bunch more top-level domain names, so at some point, dot-com is going to become less valuable real estate. Things are going to get weird RSN. I finally ran into a client who has a service mark on their name. This means they can basically squash the squatter who has the name, take it from them with no compensation. I won't link to that squatter, as I don't want to give them any kind of promotion. I want to squash them like a bug. (But the client is a sushi restaurant in Philly (and look what a nice job I did on their temporary website which will be replaced with something even nicer))

07-15-2011, 04:02 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I think getting away from dot com will be a good thing. But you are right, it is going to get weird before we all figure it out. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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