Now that all the good

By at 9:06 am Monday, Dec 10

Now that all the good domains have been taken, domain-squatters have a new trick. The second a domain expires, they snap it up and throw up a porn site. The former owners of the domain -- especially municipal governments and church groups -- then pay big bucks to get the domain back and get rid of the sinful nekkidness that's being associated with their good names.
"Turns out these little cities and church groups get a fair amount of traffic," Wiener said. "They are little bits of gold, and if you get enough little chunks, you can retire."
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