purchases GoDaddy bought Coronavirus.com

[YairDD]

With Coronavirus spreading around the world, you might be surprised to know that @GoDaddy recently acquired Coronavirus .com. Here's what the company is doing with this domain name:

https://domaininvesting.com/coronavirus-com-is-owned-by-godaddy/

 

[EJS]

Kudos to GoDaddy for deciding to not monetize this domain name. If you visit Coronavirus.com, you can see it is forwarding to a page within the World Health Organization's website with information about this illness.

Here's what I wrote about it: https://domaininvesting.com/coronavirus-com-is-owned-by-godaddy/

 

[EJS]

more proof Godaddy has more money than know what to so with. When virus fizzles, it will be worthless.

Samer

As the article I wrote states, GoDaddy bought it as part of the Uniregistry portfolio acquisition. The company did not choose this particular domain name to purchase individually.

 

[Rob Monster]

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

 

[Samer]

As the article I wrote states, GoDaddy bought it as part of the Uniregistry portfolio acquisition. The company did not choose this particular domain name to purchase individually.

Thank you for clarifying! i’m of firm belief this is the epitome of “fad” Sorry elliot! title misleading

Change; “acquired as part of Uni portfolio”
As always, thank you for sharing!

Samer

 

[omelet]

I saw Uni agent selling this name at high $xxx,xxx a few days ago at Linkedin.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

I hope that you are right, but I feel we really don't know. The fact that even with extreme measures to try to control in China, there are so many cases, and that in some other regions (like parts of Italy) it has recently started spreading rapidly, is of concern.

This article via the World Economic Forum compares it to SARS and MERS. The number of cases of COVID-19 has grown much faster and to more total cases, but at least so far the fatality rate is lower for COVID-19 (although still significant).

Bob

 

[Henry Y]

I can think of some reasons why people fear Covid-19:
1. The incubation period was as long as 27 days.
2. Those infected can be asymptomatic, but can infect other people (i.e. hidden sources). That's why everyone should wear surgical face masks.
3. It is spread much faster than SARS and flu.
4. It can be spread via many ways such as respiratory droplets and contact with infected surfaces or objects.
5. There is currently no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment.
6. The fatality rate is higher than the flu's rate.
7. The fatality rate and the number of confirmed cases may be understated by governments for political and economic reasons.
8. The cured people can be infected again.
9. Infected people's lungs may lose part of functionality forever.
10. It starts spreading over the world with no sign of stopping the spread.


Btw, it is good to know that Coronavirus.com is redirected to WHO website. I hope it will not be available for sale in the future.

 

[Samer]

Some of trend domain in 2020 , its interesting when we could predict trend for 5 or 10 later

Seems people think Corona will end up like the 1919 Spanish flu... I laugh at corona domains,
if you’re trying to profit off this..

Samer

 

[manpreet]

Petru is in Romania, along with our team member @Zayto. He is also building the first WHMCS deployment of Epik, which is staged here:

https://epik.com.ro/

So he has a local role, and a broader role.

And while his english is not fluent but it is probably better than your Romanian or mine.

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

Thanks for sharing, good to know Epik is expanding worldwide.

 

[YairDD]

Petru is in Romania, along with our team member @Zayto. He is also building the first WHMCS deployment of Epik, which is staged here:

https://epik.com.ro/

So he has a local role, and a broader role.

And while his english is not fluent but it is probably better than your Romanian or mine.

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

I agree. people are in fear of Coronavirus for no reason in my opinion. a regular flu is more dangerous than that. probably the US government trying to make people afraid to harm China's economics

 

[frank-germany]

Petru is in Romania, along with our team member @Zayto. He is also building the first WHMCS deployment of Epik, which is staged here:

https://epik.com.ro/

So he has a local role, and a broader role.

And while his english is not fluent but it is probably better than your Romanian or mine.

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

[EJS]

Greater good? Lol.

It's just a marketing ploy to gain more rep. I'm sure that people writing articles about their noble deeds (such as yourself) help them achieve exactly that.

I think forwarding the domain name to WHO is more helpful to visitors than showing advertising links, selling products that may not be helpful, sharing inaccurate information, or doing something else that is either unhelpful or harmful. GoDaddy could have sold the domain name or continued to monetize it after it acquired the portfolio.

I doubt it is a "marketing ploy" as you suggested, but the company would probably prefer to see an article like the one I wrote rather than something like "GoDaddy Trying to Profit from Coronavirus."

 

[Mary Muse]

Amazing -- didn't realize that so many domainers were also epidemiologists, too!

 

[Samer]

more proof Godaddy has more money than know what to so with. When virus fizzles, it will be worthless.

Samer

 

[Pay.My.id]

Some of trend domain in 2020 , its interesting when we could predict trend for 5 or 10 later

 

[Pay.My.id]

Great Samer...I don't like any trend , focus on good domain for smallest niche ,but really targetted in my mind

 

[Samer]

Great Samer...I don't like any trend , focus on good domain for smallest niche ,but really targetted in my mind

this is the worst trend of 2020 and Corona domains give us a bad a name if trying to flip.
It comes to no surprise, Godaddy is trying to make themselves look like they have a heart.
am cynical, unless gd give domain WHO, CDC

after virus, Couldnt Corona beer file UDRP?
Elliot? Sorry, precarious name (Scared, beer)

Samer

 

[manpreet]

As the article I wrote states, GoDaddy bought it as part of the Uniregistry portfolio acquisition. The company did not choose this particular domain name to purchase individually.

If that is true, then nice effort from GoDaddy!

 

[Armageddon]

Petru is in Romania, along with our team member @Zayto. He is also building the first WHMCS deployment of Epik, which is staged here:

https://epik.com.ro/

So he has a local role, and a broader role.

And while his english is not fluent but it is probably better than your Romanian or mine.

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

I update my status , just forgot to mention from start

 

[manpreet]

Petru is in Romania, along with our team member @Zayto. He is also building the first WHMCS deployment of Epik, which is staged here:

https://epik.com.ro/

So he has a local role, and a broader role.

And while his english is not fluent but it is probably better than your Romanian or mine.

As for CoronaVirus, my sense is that the fear factor is more significant than the epidemiological risk.

Regarding the virus, waiting for the moment we all hear it has a treatment or some hope towards eradication.

 

[Armageddon]

Regarding the virus, waiting for the moment we all hear it has a treatment or some hope towards eradication.

They will do , this is intention , the seed of fear was introduced to the people
"The Lombard autonomy referendum of 2017 took place on 22 October in Lombardy, Italy"
Just a example to be delicate . Strange they did no't find until now patient 0 in Italy - LOL (maybe is a pangolin )
So my advice - let's focus on domain names business

 

[Shaan Chopra]

Good to see GD is thinking from the heart on the forwarding to WHO on this matter

 

[frank-germany]

Thanks for updates, @frank-germany,

Looks trustworthy, reliable as .info. I prefer:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/world/coronavirus-news.html

I can understand where the 8% mortality comes from
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

but I have a hard time to understand where they get the 2.3% from
please help

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/world/coronavirus-news.html

 

[cipcip]

I can think of some reasons why people fear Covid-19:
1. The incubation period was as long as 27 days.
2. Those infected can be asymptomatic, but can infect other people (i.e. hidden sources). That's why everyone should wear surgical face masks.
3. It is spread much faster than SARS and flu.
4. It can be spread via many ways such as respiratory droplets and contact with infected surfaces or objects.
5. There is currently no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment.
6. The fatality rate is higher than the flu's rate.
7. The fatality rate and the number of confirmed cases may be understated by governments for political and economic reasons.
8. The cured people can be infected again.
9. Infected people's lungs may lose part of functionality forever.
10. It starts spreading over the world with no sign of stopping the spread.


Btw, it is good to know that Coronavirus.com is redirected to WHO website. I hope it will not be available for sale in the future.

Surgical masks are good only if:
1. You change it every 1-2 hours;
2. You do not put your hand on it after you put it on.

Healthy people will never die from corona virus. The death rate shows that the majority of the people who died are above 60+ years old and suffer from other diseases as well.
Stop making corona virus the apocalypse. You are just creating panic and fear.

If you have asthma as a person, then yes, you should be afraid because it is a deathly disease, if you are healthy, it is just a regular flu.

There is panic because the corona virus can affect RICH people as well, were as hunger, cannot.
People die from hunger daily in Africa.
People get AIDS every day because they are not buying a freakin` condom...