Want a Dot GOV Domain? Get a fake one at Weblo...

[YesBrilliant]

What do you thing of getting your own Dot GOV domain? Yes, a Dot GOV, not dot Org.

Well, Weblo.com is "selling" them. For 5$!!!

Sounds strange, right? They make no mention at all if it is a "Virtual" domain for use only in their virtual space but instead all domains seem to be sold as real ones, like the ones we have here.

Their ads say: "Get your www.mysite.com TODAY" and even offer services like Private Domain Registration.


So, if anyone here ever tried that, please let us know what happened, specially if you were able to buy, set up, use and, most importantly, to KEEP it.

This will be a very interesting story.

So "Learn How to Get Your Own Dot .GOV Domain" at http://www.weblo.com/domain/



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As requested, I am updating this post to say that Weblo domains are Not Real domains so they are not exactly what you should expected them to be.

 

[Spade]

Weblo Domains are independent of real-world domains and are not, in any way, sub-domains. ...... With Weblo.com, your domains are separate from the outside internet.

What is a Weblo Domain?.... seems very wordy...

 

[Devil_Dog]

We Blo?


hmmm

 

[movingconcierge]

Weblo Sucks

Here is my weblo account for sale:
http://www.namepros.com/1861133-post3.html

Here is my opinion of weblo:
http://www.namepros.com/1687077-post56.html

 

[Michelle]

What is a Weblo Domain?.... seems very wordy...

http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/267505-has-anyone-visited-weblo.html?highlight=weblo

 

[Spade]

Well, that explains that.

 

[RogueWriter]

We Blo?


hmmm

Well, at least you're not getting screwed, lol....errr, ummm.

 

[gazzip]

Can you help me to get whitehouse.gov ?? :tu:


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[movingconcierge]

whitehouse is gone
pentagon is gone
sentate is available
congress is available
wastedmoney is available
lamesite is available
pennyclicks is available
givemeyourmoneyinstead is definately available

Good Luck!

 

[gazzip]

whitehouse is gone

I bet it was that guy George again was'nt it


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[YesBrilliant]

From Weblo:

"All generic web domains are available on Weblo.com
Generic Weblo domains like money.com, media.com or loans.com are up for grabs on Weblo.com. Promote yourself or your business on your Weblo domain. The domains at Weblo are independent domains and are not sub domains of any entity.
Manage your domain name business; park or redirect
Once you own a domain at Weblo, you get full rights to control and manage the domain any way you want.
Market whatever you want
If you are an entrepreneur looking for an inexpensive way to advertise and promote your sales, you're in the right place. "

Misleading or not?

 

[movingconcierge]

Totally Misleading Statement

Here is the NEW WAY you link to tim.com at weblo:
http://www.weblo.com/domain/Entertainment/tim.com/410430/

It was previously
http://www.weblo.com/domain/tim.com/410430/

I went to ask thier "Online" Support chat staff how to edit out my site, and got this:

Currently there are no support representatives available. You may send us an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you


But you can see that they added an extra level of confusion, but not affiliation

From Weblo:

"All generic web domains are available on Weblo.com
Generic Weblo domains like money.com, media.com or loans.com are up for grabs on Weblo.com. Promote yourself or your business on your Weblo domain. The domains at Weblo are independent domains and are not sub domains of any entity.
Manage your domain name business; park or redirect
Once you own a domain at Weblo, you get full rights to control and manage the domain any way you want.
Market whatever you want
If you are an entrepreneur looking for an inexpensive way to advertise and promote your sales, you're in the right place. "

Misleading or not?

 

[groundctrl]

totally useless. it was interesting for about 5 minutes, and i'm sure there could be a value there, someday. i'm concerned it might turn into second life, though. kind of a bubble.

 

[Domainate.com]

Another new.net RegFly tactic...boo.

 

[AzN]

These are "virtual" domains that are not in the central .gov registry :td:

 

[movingconcierge]

Sorry to resurect this thread, but I thought this was funny. WeBlow has a featured site section on their homepage. Here is the champ of today

Featured Domain
hookup.com
Rank: 7.77 / 10
Hits: 272
Earnings: $0.18

What a joke...

 

[htmlindex]

Sorry to resurect this thread, but I thought this was funny. WeBlow has a featured site section on their homepage. Here is the champ of today

Featured Domain
hookup.com
Rank: 7.77 / 10
Hits: 272
Earnings: $0.18

What a joke...

Ouch...was that 1 days revenue?

We Blo?


hmmm

:lol:

 

[Source]

We Blo?


hmmm

That's called setting an appropriate level of expectation.

 

[italiandragon]

These are "virtual" domains that are not in the central .gov registry :td:

which in Simplified English means ?

cheers

 

[Coopey]

which in Simplified English means ?

cheers

They're not real domains, you have to access them via
weblo.com/somedirectory/yourdomain.com
or a toolbar (do they do a toolbar?)

Complete rip-off :imho:

Could OP please update first post to be a bit clearer- I think some people who do not have English as their first language may misunderstand and buy these 'domains'.