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Domainer Buys and Returns Domain Name to Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos

24 points by bhartzer 15y ago

The domain name JeffBezos.com was recently sold at a domain name auction and then promptly returned to its rightful owner: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com.

unwind 15y ago
It's weird how the article assumes that the rightful owner of this domain must be Amazon's Jeff Bezos. What if some other Mr Bezos was first to register, is it still a question of it being returned to Amazon's Mr Bezos?
- acangiano 15y ago
  Ubi maior minor cessat is not law here, but it's a safe default. Amazon's Bezos may not be the rightful owner, but it's certainly one of them.
- bhartzer 15y ago
  unwind, you're right. I suppose if there was another "Jeff Bezos" out there then the domain owner probably should have considered giving the domain to them.
joezydeco 15y ago
I suppose the Amazon CEO could just buy .bezos from ICANN and not have to worry about any of this.
cuppster 15y ago
I did the same thing with my local pizza shop. They were =really= happy to get the domain... and in return they gave me a $100 credit, and I threw a party for my friends... good times! http://jerseyspizza.com/ http://jerseyspizza.com/
- leftnode 15y ago
  On a totally unrelated note, that may be the best restaurant website I've ever seen. Just gave me the facts, no Flash, I could see the menu and it works fine on a mobile phone. I wish all other restaurants would copy this template.
  - pkamb 15y ago
    The name, directions, and phone number are all images. Can't copy and paste them into an email.
    - mitcheme 15y ago
      Unless it's changed in the last 2h, the directions and phone # are both plain text.
      - pkamb 15y ago
        http://jerseyspizza.com/images/JerseysBanner.jpg http://jerseyspizza.com/images/JerseysBanner.jpg
        mitcheme 15y ago
        Oh, I see. When you said 'directions', I thought you were talking about the page text. The directions are on the Directions page, and the number is on the Place an Order page. The banner could probably be better, but the only thing I'd complain about is the lack of business hours.
    - pkamb 15y ago
      ...and by "directions" I meant "address"... can't copy and paste it into Google Maps! Big issue there.
workhorse 15y ago
+1 for the good guys!
codingthebeach 15y ago
I think Mr. Olea lays it on a little thick, but I like the gesture. A lot of domainers feel like our domains are a bit like our ‘children’. I saw that name as one of his ‘kids’ that was about to wander onto the digital highway. Sort of like taking a wayward kid by the hand and gently bringing it back to their front porch. Domaining is still a pretty small community, and many of us actually look after each other.

24 points by bhartzer 15y ago

The domain name JeffBezos.com was recently sold at a domain name auction and then promptly returned to its rightful owner: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com.

unwind 15y ago

It's weird how the article assumes that the rightful owner of this domain must be Amazon's Jeff Bezos. What if some other Mr Bezos was first to register, is it still a question of it being returned to Amazon's Mr Bezos?

acangiano 15y ago
Ubi maior minor cessat is not law here, but it's a safe default. Amazon's Bezos may not be the rightful owner, but it's certainly one of them.
bhartzer 15y ago
unwind, you're right. I suppose if there was another "Jeff Bezos" out there then the domain owner probably should have considered giving the domain to them.

joezydeco 15y ago

I suppose the Amazon CEO could just buy .bezos from ICANN and not have to worry about any of this.

cuppster 15y ago

I did the same thing with my local pizza shop. They were =really= happy to get the domain... and in return they gave me a $100 credit, and I threw a party for my friends... good times! http://jerseyspizza.com/ http://jerseyspizza.com/

leftnode 15y ago
On a totally unrelated note, that may be the best restaurant website I've ever seen. Just gave me the facts, no Flash, I could see the menu and it works fine on a mobile phone. I wish all other restaurants would copy this template.
- pkamb 15y ago
  The name, directions, and phone number are all images. Can't copy and paste them into an email.
  - mitcheme 15y ago
    Unless it's changed in the last 2h, the directions and phone # are both plain text.
    - pkamb 15y ago
      http://jerseyspizza.com/images/JerseysBanner.jpg http://jerseyspizza.com/images/JerseysBanner.jpg
      - mitcheme 15y ago
        Oh, I see. When you said 'directions', I thought you were talking about the page text. The directions are on the Directions page, and the number is on the Place an Order page. The banner could probably be better, but the only thing I'd complain about is the lack of business hours.
  - pkamb 15y ago
    ...and by "directions" I meant "address"... can't copy and paste it into Google Maps! Big issue there.

workhorse 15y ago

+1 for the good guys!

codingthebeach 15y ago

I think Mr. Olea lays it on a little thick, but I like the gesture. A lot of domainers feel like our domains are a bit like our ‘children’. I saw that name as one of his ‘kids’ that was about to wander onto the digital highway. Sort of like taking a wayward kid by the hand and gently bringing it back to their front porch. Domaining is still a pretty small community, and many of us actually look after each other.