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Hey Ryan, I understand your concern because unfortunately some registrars have done this in the past. I can tell you that I've never shared what you're searchi
by matt1 14y ago
Hey Ryan,
I understand your concern because unfortunately some registrars have done this in the past. I can tell you that I've never shared what you're searching for with anyone else; no one benefits from your searches other than you.
For what it's worth, in the 10+ months of Lean Domain Search's existence there hasn't been one allegation of impropriety -- and it should stay that way as long as I'm doing my job of keeping your searches private.
- michaelt 14y agoI can tell you that I've never shared what you're searching for with anyone else; no one benefits from your searches other than you. That's reassuring! I suppose if you're suggesting dozens of domains to people, registering them speculatively would be difficult as there are so many options. How do you search Sedo without telling them the search term? (If you want to be pedantic, my query is revealed to Google+, Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Kissmetrics, Facebook, Cloudfront, Twitter and BigHugeLabs - although I doubt facebook is in the business of domain name squatting)
- matt1 14y agoHey again, I hear what you're saying but there's just too much risk for anyone -- me, Sedo, whoever, to engage in domain name front running (the official term for what you're describing). If people knew that Sedo, for example, was registering domain names based on what terms people were searching for then people would stop using Sedo. Sedo, in turn, would take a huge long term financial hit all in exchange for a few domain names. Consider that we're still talking about Network Solutions doing it and that was almost five years ago. They permanently damaged their reputation by doing that. It's just not worth it.