NetworkSolutions.com registering domain names you search on them
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Network Solutions front running domains? According to sources, it seems that domains that you search at NetworkSolutions.com (NSI) are being purchased by the them, thereby preventing you or any registrant from purchasing it at any other registrar other than NSI.
This particular move seems to be the most unethical way of doing business over domains. Worst than blackhat SEO in my book.
–aj
January 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Check out this domain name:
http://www.networksolutionssucksballs.com
Thats just funny.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
bad… bad… bad…thanks for the tip
January 10th, 2008 at 9:18 am
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January 10th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
They should be sued for what they’re doing. Btw, that domain name is so funny! Is it really registered with them?
January 10th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
From SEOMOZ:
Here’s how the scheme worked:
Network Solutions would track what domains people were searching for. With this actionable intelligence in hand, it would quickly purchase those domains and park them. When an interested party went back online to purchase the domain, they would discover that Network Solutions had already registered it. Of course, Network Solutions was willing to sell it to them for a fee. This fee was more expensive than other competing registrars typically offer. Alternatively, if the interested party did not come back online to purchase the domain within five days, Network Solutions would simply take advantage of I-CANN’s refund policy and void its own registration. No cash out of their pockets!
Network Solutions did not break any laws and did not violate any I-CANN policy by front running domains. However, it certainly feels like there is something unfair and harmful to markets going on here.
Source:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/network-solutions-exploits-icanns-fiveday-refund-rule-to-hoard-domains
By the way, they are in Techcrunch as I comment on this. Here:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/10/network-solutions-using-questionable-tactic-to-sell-more-domain-names/
Sad thing is it is legal.
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