10-12-2007, 04:40 PM | #1 |
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Domain sniper targetting the Kindle?
Is here a professional scammer/spammer/domain sniper at work? Someone registered all these domains... with his registration data protected by a proxy (Domains by Proxy, Inc.).
kindle-amazon.biz kindleamazon.biz kindle-amazon.com kindleamazon.com kindle-amazon.info kindleamazon.info kindle-amazon.net kindleamazon.net kindle-amazon.org kindleamazon.org kindle-book.biz kindlebook.biz kindle-book.com kindlebook.com kindlebookfair.com kindlebookfaire.com kindle-book.info kindlebook.info kindle-book.net kindlebook.net kindle-book.org kindlebook.org kindle-books.biz kindlebooks.biz kindle-books.com kindlebooks.com kindle-books.info kindlebooks.info kindle-books.net kindlebooks.net kindle-books.org kindlebooks.org kindle-device.biz kindledevice.biz kindle-device.com kindledevice.com kindle-device.info kindledevice.info kindle-device.net kindledevice.net kindledevice.org kindle-devices.biz kindledevices.biz kindle-devices.com kindledevices.com kindle-devices.info kindledevices.info kindle-devices.net kindledevices.net kindle-devices.org kindledevices.org kindle-ebook.biz kindle-ebook.com kindle-ebook.info kindle-ebook.net kindle-ebook.org kindle-ebook-reader.biz kindle-ebookreader.biz kindle-ebook-reader.com kindle-ebookreader.com kindle-ebook-reader.info kindle-ebookreader.info kindle-ebook-reader.net kindle-ebookreader.net kindle-ebook-reader.org kindle-ebookreader.org kindle-ebook-readers.biz kindle-ebookreaders.biz kindle-ebook-readers.com kindle-ebookreaders.com kindle-ebook-readers.info kindle-ebookreaders.info kindle-ebook-readers.net kindle-ebookreaders.net kindle-ebook-readers.org kindle-ebookreaders.org kindle-ebooks.biz kindle-ebooks.com kindle-ebooks.info kindle-ebooks.net kindle-ebooks.org kindle-ereader.biz kindle-ereader.com kindle-ereader.info kindle-ereader.net kindle-ereader.org kindle-reader.biz kindlereader.biz kindle-reader.com kindlereader.com kindle-reader.info kindlereader.info kindle-reader.net kindlereader.net kindle-reader.org kindlereader.org kindle-readers.biz kindlereaders.biz kindle-readers.com kindlereaders.com kindle-readers.info kindlereaders.info kindle-readers.net kindlereaders.net kindle-readers.org kindlereaders.org |
10-12-2007, 05:17 PM | #2 |
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its a business, i cant remember what its called, but basically what people or companies do is snap up all sorts of domain names and park them. theyll put up ads that pay for click throughs and if theres enough interest or traffic on that domain they will sell them off at massive proffits, some for millions
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10-12-2007, 05:19 PM | #3 |
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Amazon doesn't need any of these. All they need are the Amazon domains they already have. What a rather bad idea to snap up those domains.
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10-12-2007, 05:45 PM | #4 |
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it might seem silly or a waste of time but people make a lot of money doing that
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10-12-2007, 08:33 PM | #5 |
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Its called squatting or domain trafficing.
Even if they do not try to sell them to Amazon they make a lot of money by loading the sites with popups, popunders, spam, spyware, and even paid ads to catch the poor fool that types in the name looking for the real Amazon Kindle site. |
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10-13-2007, 12:33 AM | #6 |
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But given that Amazon would be the one selling it, I'd go have a look at amazon.com before I'd go to any other site.
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10-13-2007, 02:26 AM | #7 |
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Jon, that's you, but the majority of people would fall for these URL's if they stumble over them (e.g. through Google search).
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10-13-2007, 04:43 PM | #8 |
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some people, like my mom, just type crap into the address bar and hit enter. whatever pops up pops up
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10-13-2007, 09:04 PM | #9 |
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I think you don't give enough people credit. But that aside, I think Amazon has enough money to be able to take out a Google advert to get to the top when Kindle is searched for.
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10-14-2007, 05:30 PM | #11 |
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but during that time they get millions of hits on a good domain which pays thousands in advertising. and thats IF they get taken to court. i know of several "marketing" companies that do nothing but this and have made millions
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10-15-2007, 09:37 AM | #12 |
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And what if as, I've suggested before' Kindle was just a code name until the real one surfaces? I don't believe Amazon's law representatives would be stupid enough to leave loose ends to poachers like a domain name.
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10-15-2007, 09:44 AM | #13 |
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They've registered the trademarks. Its a simple matter to get most of those domains taken down or transferred to Amazon.
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10-15-2007, 09:44 AM | #14 |
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I think you are somewhat correct. I think Amazon is doing the poaching.
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10-22-2007, 03:26 PM | #15 | |
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