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The registrar of that domain is GoDaddy, but that doesn't mean that the owner of the domain is GoDaddy. If you look at who.godaddy.com you'll see that it's not
by bhartzer 6y ago
The registrar of that domain is GoDaddy, but that doesn't mean that the owner of the domain is GoDaddy. If you look at who.godaddy.com you'll see that it's not GoDaddy that owns the domain.
In this case, I don't see any evidence of front-running. It's more likely that it's a coincidence that someone registered the domain name a day after you searched for it. In fact, I personally would consider that to be more of a 'premium' domain, so it's logical that someone simply also searched for it and bought it.
Personally, when I search for domains, and it's available, I usually just register it and don't wait. I only wait and not register it right then and there if I'm OK with not getting it.
- luckylion 6y agoDo you happen to be Bill Hartzer, contributor for GoDaddy? You might want to disclose your affiliation on these kinds of topics, especially when you're arguing the company's side.
- justinclift 6y agoSearching (on DDG) for "Bill Hartzer" and "GoDaddy" doesn't turn up any obvious affiliation. There are DNS related articles by "Bill Hartzer", but they seem more to be calling out places for doing shady crap. Including GoDaddy (for front running?). eg: https://www.billhartzer.com/domain-names/godaddy-caught-registering-domains-after-availability-lookup/ https://www.billhartzer.com/domain-names/godaddy-caught-regi... That's just an initial impression anyway. ;)
- luckylion 6y agoI ran into an article on GoDaddy's blog [1], that's why I thought of an affiliation. Might still be a random coincidence, there are probably quite a few people sharing the name with a certain German cheese. [1] https://www.godaddy.com/garage/what-is-deep-linking-and-how-can-you-use-it-to-boost-promotions-for-your-online-store/ https://www.godaddy.com/garage/what-is-deep-linking-and-how-...
- justinclift 6y agoOh, that does look like there's a relationship between them. Good find. :)
- rticesterp 6y agoYou should have bot the Domain Name insurance! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23754056 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23754056
- bhartzer 6y agoI have no business affiliation with GoDaddy, and absolutely never have. I am active in the domain industry, so I happened to know how domains work. I’ve written a ton about domains over the years, and the articles you’re referring to that appeared on the GoDaddy blog were syndicated. They actually picked them up through another source. No disclosure needed, I’m not affiliated with GoDaddy in any way.