What's up with "Bux"?

[ExampleName]

I did a quick search for this back to 2005 and didn't see an answer, so here goes.


Why are there so many domain names that end in "Bux" dropping?

Fake examples: BarfBux.com, SkullBux.com, GoGoBux.com, etc.

To add to the weirdness, they have somewhat nice rankings. Granted, trusting Alexa and the like for ranking has been pointed out to me as a mistake, but when a site is ranked under 50,000 on the list, I start to wonder...

It gets weirder. Sometimes people drop-catch them... sometimes people don't.

It seems almost like most domainers know to avoid the "bux" domain names, but every so often someone new buys them on backorder.


So enlighten me. What's up with "Bux"?

 

[lothos]

So enlighten me. What's up with "Bux"?

They're more than likely domains for affiliate programs. *Cash, *Bucks, and *bux are pretty common for this use.

You see this a lot for porn companies especially. Regular websites do it too, though.

Example: Website called AngelGirlfriends will use a domain called AngelBux for their affiliate program.

 

[ExampleName]

Ahhh, so in and of themselves the domains are essentially worthless without the associated affiliate program.

Makes sense, thanks! Now I know to continue not getting them. Heh.

 

[gcttirth]

Also, it is related with PTC websites ( Paid to click kind of websites ) which tend to get more traffic than other site. So going through Alexa for ranking the site is totally useless.

 

[bluearrow]

Till last year there was this PTC rush. Many going crazy about PTC aka Bux sites. Since begin of this year most of these sites are going down. These sites has forums with thousands of active members who would login to their accounts daily click ads.

 

[ExampleName]

That almost makes me want to buy one and park it to see what happens. Ha ha.

But don't worry, I already have a ton I have to get rid of, so it won't happen.

 

[DU]

I never heard of it before. Today, however, I was checking the balance on a Visa rewards prepaid card and on their site they had:

BUXX
http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/visa_buxx.html

So there you go.. I guess lots of variations to get around Bucks