domains Amazon acquires Amazonfarts.com

[koolishman]

I was looking through my morning DomainTools Registrant Alert email, and I saw an amusing domain name that caught my attention. I hate to toot Amazon’s horn, but the company is now the registrant of AmazonFarts.com, a domain name that was created in August of 2020.

https://domaininvesting.com/amazon-acquires-amazonfarts-com/

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

SOLVED I believe

Immediately thought the "F"arts was for "Fine" aka FineArts ( looks bad together)


well turns out

Amazon has owned https://www.whois.com/whois/amazonfinearts.com since 2006

AmazonFineArts.com

I'm not sherlock, but I feel like him today

 

[NickB]

"My guess is that Amazon caught wind of the registration" - pun intended, or not?

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

I think maybe that's just a defensive reg for "Amazon Fine Arts".

AmazonFineArts.com

https://www.whois.com/whois/amazonfinearts.com



although with all the Healthy Eating Jeff Bezos has been doing lately to become "The Terminator" he is probably doing trillionaire farts right about now.

I don't blame him though. When you are the richest man in the world you better live as long as possible.

 

[pb]

AmazingFarts.com is up for grabs

 

[Goku]

* goes to register googlefarts.com, applefarts.com, virginfarts.com, spacexfarts.com, teslafarts.com, ebayfarts.com, walmartfarts.com...*

:p

 

[RogueWriter]

I saw that title and had a quick vision of giant Amazon warriors letting loose around a campfire, lol.

 

[EJS]

"My guess is that Amazon caught wind of the registration" - pun intended, or not?

Yes, definitely.

 

[CraigD]

It could be for this Amazon internal tool:

...the software engineers there [Amazon] designed a little tool called the "old fart tool" - basically you put in your employee number and the tool tells you how much of the company was hired after you.

https://gawker.com/inside-amazons-bizarre-corporate-culture-1570412337

 

[Haroon Basha]

@Page Howe

It was this thread

Nothing there now. All Sold out.

 

[RogueWriter]

* goes to register googlefarts.com, applefarts.com, virginfarts.com, spacexfarts.com, teslafarts.com, ebayfarts.com, walmartfarts.com...*

:p

laugh of the day, thank you.

 

[Mytz.com]

The world has become more and more unfair.
The rich get richer and richer,
The poor are getting poorer and poorer

 

[carob]

https://domaininvesting.com/amazon-acquires-amazonfarts-com/

It's interesting that Amazon run their own registrar but keep their Amazon-containing domains at Markmonitor - that domain is now at Markmonitor - that article says:

In looking at the historical Whois records, it appears that AmazonFarts.com was originally registered under Whois privacy at Amazon’s domain registrar, Amazon Registrar, Inc. My guess is that Amazon caught wind of the registration, and its legal team worked with the registrant to secure the domain name. It is notable that Amazon allows registrants to register Amazon domain names at its registrar though.

Doesn't seem to be that Amazon's registrar welcomes the general public - just developers:
https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/hands-on/get-a-domain/

And here Amazon say they are looking for registrar partners:

https://www.amazonregistry.com/

We are investing in the next evolution of the Internet that will drive new customer segments to the domain space, and we are looking to partner with innovative registrars to join us on our journey. Pioneer with us to deliver unique experiences and increase your global market reach.

To start the onboarding process and become a registrar partner, please email:

 

[koolishman]

I am waiting for the musical " Amazing farts".

 

[Haroon Basha]

Dam, i knew i should have bought

AmazingFarts.com

Try your luck now, may be it is worth 10 grand.

 

[RogueWriter]

Dam, i knew i should have bought

AmazingFarts.com

You know..... there is a segment of society that would click on that domain, just to see...and hear, lol.

 

[King]

AmazingFarts.com is up for grabs

Someone actually registered it, lol.

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

 

[Samer]

Dam, i knew i should have bought

AmazingFarts.com

 

[Samer]

Try your luck now, may be it is worth 10 grand.

@Page Howe

It was this thread

 

[Mr. Deleted]

I think maybe that's just a defensive reg for "Amazon Fine Arts".

AmazonFineArts.com

https://www.whois.com/whois/amazonfinearts.com

tag=amznipops-20

I find it interesting that Amazon has a referral link on this domain.

AmazonFineArts.com:
Name Servers:
ns1.markmonitor.com
ns3.markmonitor.com
ns4.markmonitor.com
ns5.markmonitor.com

Amazon.com:
Name Servers:
ns1.p31.dynect.net
ns2.p31.dynect.net
ns3.p31.dynect.net
ns4.p31.dynect.net
pdns1.ultradns.net
pdns6.ultradns.co.uk

AmazonFarts.com:
Name Servers:
ns-1118.awsdns-11.org
ns-1549.awsdns-01.co.uk
ns-166.awsdns-20.com
ns-820.awsdns-38.net

 

[Haroon Basha]

AmazingFarts.com

 

[unmark]

Plural against Singular, what's better in this case (if it is not Fine Arts of course).

Amazonfart.com is still available.

 

[ksusha64]

Did they hand register this beauty?

 

[cornell]

Congrats