Very Weird

a1nerd · 06-18-2008, 03:36 AM

I was thinking about a really cool interesting name for a new site concept the other day. I never told anyone and when I checked a couple days ago at Godaddy it wasn't taken. The name was a .com

I checked tonight and someone bought this obscure unique name 2 days ago. Do you think Godaddy looks at name searches and when a good one comes along a Godaddy employee will take the domain name if the person doesn't register it?

raredn.com · 06-18-2008, 03:39 AM

its called domain sniffing, godaddy didn't take it, it was likely a registrar and company that goes around hunting down searched terms and dropped names took it, their is many on the net, they are like harvesters. Also if your name has no traffic it is likely that just before 5 days time since they took the name, that they will drop the name again, if it has no traffic. As for them it is free to taste the name for just under 5 days, but not free to keep it

This will not be going on for too much longer though as icann will soon charge a fee for tasting names in the near future. "Correct me if I am wrong there people"

a1nerd · 06-18-2008, 03:47 AM

How do they sniff a name i searched for? Sounds like some kind of bot or illegal hacking. I'm angry someone grabbed it though. I hope they release the name because I designed an entire site around this name.

Originally Posted by raredn.com

its called domain sniffing, godaddy didn't take it, it was likely a registrar and company that goes around hunting down searched terms and dropped names took it, their is many on the net, they are like harvesters. Also if your name has no traffic it is likely that just before 5 days time since they took the name, that they will drop the name again, if it has no traffic. As for them it is free to taste the name for just under 5 days, but not free to keep it

This will not be going on for too much longer though as icann will soon charge a fee for tasting names in the near future. "Correct me if I am wrong there people"

raredn.com · 06-18-2008, 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by a1nerd

How do they sniff a name i searched for? Sounds like some kind of bot or illegal hacking. I'm angry someone grabbed it though. I hope they release the name because I designed an entire site around this name.

Because when you checked for the name availability, you check through a public whois database that everyone freely has access to, including companies that want to register your names
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If it is a name you really like, you need to register it straight away

accent · 06-18-2008, 04:05 AM

Do not go to the name - or tell others about it. Nothing to make traffic on it. They will probably let it go in four or five days, no worse for the wear.

Why is it always Godaddy in these threads? Their system is obviously compromised, has been for over a year, and they do nothing about it - and no doubt it costs them business. Certainly costs them PR.

Yofie · 06-18-2008, 07:53 AM

There are SO MANY factors in these situations, but one common denominator! If you want the domain, buy the freakin' thing when it shows it's available. If your not ready to buy, don't search it!

For one, Godaddy's search is not always 100% accurate. It will show domains are available when they were Really Not.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=483059

There are people/companies who Front Run (Front Running, Sniffing) etc which is totally wrong IMO but it does happen. Most people blame the registrar, but the person doing the search also likely searched the domain in some other "tool" as well, which had some kind of tracker on it.

So many people purchase domains everyday. Domains are like inventions... You think you are the only one who thought of it, but the truth is, your not. 6 billion people in this world and you are just 1 of them.

If you are checking to see if a domain name is available, know BEFORE you do the search if you are going to purchase the domain if it's available. This way, if it pops up available, You Buy It right then and there. Problem Solved!

a1nerd · 06-18-2008, 12:45 PM

So it's likely my domain will be available in 5 days? Who ever bought it got all the other versions of the domain name as well as the one i chose. How does an outside company sniff searches? Isn't the searches internal on Godaddys server?

Network Solutions released it and I bought the domain name.

Yofie · 06-18-2008, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by a1nerd

So it's likely my domain will be available in 5 days? Who ever bought it got all the other versions of the domain name as well as the one i chose. How does an outside company sniff searches? Isn't the searches internal on Godaddys server?

Network Solutions released it and I bought the domain name.

If you could, PM me the domain and I will look into it. It's likely if all the other TLD's are taken.. The domain wasn't available in the first place.

Hurley4540 · 06-18-2008, 01:18 PM

This is not right for anyone to do

!!

GF · 06-18-2008, 02:49 PM

This is why if you find a name you like - register it immediately.

tyggemannen · 06-18-2008, 05:43 PM

Yes, just try to register it, do not search for it or test everyewhere for it. Just buy it.

namenut · 06-19-2008, 09:41 AM

I use to;

Get an idea...search the name ... add to list .... buy on days off.

Now I get the idea ... make a list .... search my list and buy right then.

Originally Posted by a1nerd

Network Solutions released it and I bought the domain name.

Glad to hear you ended up with the name
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=483059

namenut

06-18-2008, 03:36 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
a1nerd NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 550	Very Weird I was thinking about a really cool interesting name for a new site concept the other day. I never told anyone and when I checked a couple days ago at Godaddy it wasn't taken. The name was a .com I checked tonight and someone bought this obscure unique name 2 days ago. Do you think Godaddy looks at name searches and when a good one comes along a Godaddy employee will take the domain name if the person doesn't register it?

06-18-2008, 03:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
raredn.com Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,290	its called domain sniffing, godaddy didn't take it, it was likely a registrar and company that goes around hunting down searched terms and dropped names took it, their is many on the net, they are like harvesters. Also if your name has no traffic it is likely that just before 5 days time since they took the name, that they will drop the name again, if it has no traffic. As for them it is free to taste the name for just under 5 days, but not free to keep it This will not be going on for too much longer though as icann will soon charge a fee for tasting names in the near future. "Correct me if I am wrong there people" Last edited by raredn.com; 06-18-2008 at 03:43 AM.

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accent Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,299	Do not go to the name - or tell others about it. Nothing to make traffic on it. They will probably let it go in four or five days, no worse for the wear. Why is it always Godaddy in these threads? Their system is obviously compromised, has been for over a year, and they do nothing about it - and no doubt it costs them business. Certainly costs them PR. __________________ Domains for sale For List Of Country Code Domains Jewelry of Tibet and Nepal TibetanJewelry.mobi Tibetan Symbols Om Pyramids Ancient Egyptian Secrets Ancient Mystery Eden Shakti

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Yofie Yofie.com Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: DotWeekly.com Posts: 2,891	There are SO MANY factors in these situations, but one common denominator! If you want the domain, buy the freakin' thing when it shows it's available. If your not ready to buy, don't search it! For one, Godaddy's search is not always 100% accurate. It will show domains are available when they were Really Not. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=483059 There are people/companies who Front Run (Front Running, Sniffing) etc which is totally wrong IMO but it does happen. Most people blame the registrar, but the person doing the search also likely searched the domain in some other "tool" as well, which had some kind of tracker on it. So many people purchase domains everyday. Domains are like inventions... You think you are the only one who thought of it, but the truth is, your not. 6 billion people in this world and you are just 1 of them. If you are checking to see if a domain name is available, know BEFORE you do the search if you are going to purchase the domain if it's available. This way, if it pops up available, You Buy It right then and there. Problem Solved! __________________ DotWeekly.com <--My Blog, Readers Welcome!

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a1nerd NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 550	So it's likely my domain will be available in 5 days? Who ever bought it got all the other versions of the domain name as well as the one i chose. How does an outside company sniff searches? Isn't the searches internal on Godaddys server? Network Solutions released it and I bought the domain name.

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