Theo of DomainGang (@Acroplex on NamePros) reported that the controversial website Ebola.com went live. This is after the exchange of nearly $200,000 in the form of cash and stock options in the medical marijuana company that acquired it from the prior owner Jon Schultz.
The website sports aesthetic colors with the internationally known sign of “help” in shades of gloomy red and a hint of subtle blue. Currently, the site solely contains snippets of aggregated content from reputable news sources in six different languages and an opt-in newsletter for updates, which could be rapidly building a list with the given media attention.
The site appears monetized with AdSense, but taking a closer look, they're merely images. Using placeholders rather than ads and aggregated content suggests to me that the people behind Ebola.com aren’t finished with development.
The delay in development of the website may be due to difficulties securing sponsorship. There are no appropriate sponsors as medical marijuana isn’t federally legal and some ads may deter visitors. Linking to sites which promote marijuana could break the AdSense content guidelines, “Sites with Google ads may not include or link to … Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia content.”
Nevertheless, the cure-all for Ebola is apparently medical marijuana according to Ebola.com and not a genuine medical lifesaving treatment.
With the Ebola outbreak taking the lives of 5,689 people around the world in 2014, does Ebola.com fall under Disaster Domaining or is it okay since they proudly support Doctors Without Borders?
The website sports aesthetic colors with the internationally known sign of “help” in shades of gloomy red and a hint of subtle blue. Currently, the site solely contains snippets of aggregated content from reputable news sources in six different languages and an opt-in newsletter for updates, which could be rapidly building a list with the given media attention.
The site appears monetized with AdSense, but taking a closer look, they're merely images. Using placeholders rather than ads and aggregated content suggests to me that the people behind Ebola.com aren’t finished with development.
The delay in development of the website may be due to difficulties securing sponsorship. There are no appropriate sponsors as medical marijuana isn’t federally legal and some ads may deter visitors. Linking to sites which promote marijuana could break the AdSense content guidelines, “Sites with Google ads may not include or link to … Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia content.”
Nevertheless, the cure-all for Ebola is apparently medical marijuana according to Ebola.com and not a genuine medical lifesaving treatment.
With the Ebola outbreak taking the lives of 5,689 people around the world in 2014, does Ebola.com fall under Disaster Domaining or is it okay since they proudly support Doctors Without Borders?
