Google uses Sedo?!

[vatsan]

I just mistyped http://video.google.com as http://videogoogle.com and it took me to a new page. Checked the whois info and the domain is parked at sedo!

WHOIS information for: videogoogle.com:

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Registrant:
Google Inc. (DOM-1352105)
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 US

Domain Name: videogoogle.com

Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com

Administrative Contact:
DNS Admin (NIC-14290820) Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 US
[email protected] +1.6506234000 Fax- +1.6506188571
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
DNS Admin (NIC-14290820) Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 US
[email protected] +1.6506234000 Fax- +1.6506188571

Created on..............: 2004-Dec-01.
Expires on..............: 2007-Dec-01.
Record last updated on..: 2006-Dec-29 20:41:17.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.SEDOPARKING.COM
NS2.SEDOPARKING.COM

Any idea what would have happened?

http://whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=videogoogle&tld=com

 

[dnb8]

Maybe this is domain which they took from typo squatter and they forgot to change dns's ?

 

[ilcesco]

I just mistyped http://video.google.com as http://videogoogle.com and it took me to a new page. Checked the whois info and the domain is parked at sedo!



Any idea what would have happened?

http://whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=videogoogle&tld=com

I don't see any Sedo parked page..

 

[Smith]

fake whois in google's name is my bet, I've seen that being done before.

 

[Ronald Regging]

fake whois in google's name is my bet, I've seen that being done before.

If you look at the registrar, I doubt this is the case. They provide corporate brand monitoring services... I think they could find such an infringement as this from one of their own customers

As dnb8 said, it was more than likely taken from a squatter and never updated for some reason.

Leads to a blank page currently. You think they'd redirect it at least?

 

[vatsan]

If you look at the registrar, I doubt this is the case. They provide corporate brand monitoring services... I think they could find such an infringement as this from one of their own customers

As dnb8 said, it was more than likely taken from a squatter and never updated for some reason.

Leads to a blank page currently. You think they'd redirect it at least?

Ya I know! I saw the typo tho kept quiet as I thought it would redirect me to the Google Videos but unfortunately it didnt. Can some1 try getting the whois history? I dont have any of those premium accounts :td: