Ismailax.com == Bloody Massacre Domain???

[AlienGG]

Most people blame him cuz they missed the chance to grab it.

 

[Sarcle]

if there is money to be made, i am all in, except blood money

Just about anything you put your money in can be traced back to some form of tragedy or another. Just because it's recent doesn't make it more "tragic".

I invest in gold. How many people were enslaved or killed over that commodity?

Diamonds? Tobacco? OIL?

It just amazes me the hands across the world for the recent. "F" the past.

Seriously, give the protests a rest.

 

[Deleted member 70408]

Each person needs to look at himself in the mirror every morning when he wakes up and at night before he goes to bed. If a person is comfortable with himself knowing that he is profiting off of someone else's tragedy, that's his own business. The people who are registering these types of names might not have personal ethics, morals...etc, however, they are doing nothing legally wrong. They are capitalizing on other people's misfortunes, which could be considered the same thing as the person whose job it is to evict the family who doesn't pay their mortgage bill because a disability put the breadwinner out of work.

I think registering a domain name to profit off of a tragedy is a repulsive thing to do, but then again, there are many people who think owners of adult domain names (or even PPC parkers) are repulsive for what they do.

 

[AlienGG]

There's nothing wrong, people, nothing wrong!
He does not steal money from the unfortunate.
He has made a point though. News agencies largely profit off these types of events. They claim that it's their job to do that, but isn't it also the job for a capitalist to reg the domains and make money off them?
Nobody blames news agencies on putting the news on the headline because everyone wants to know it.
Well the real thing is that people hate to see others making easy money.

 

[barefoot]

Let's see how long these domains remain unregistered:

ShootKids.com
KillCollegeKids.com
ShootCollegeKids.com
KidsDeserveDeath.com
KidsDeserveToDie.com
KillAllKids.com
KillChildren.com

"Sell domain names on eBay! Make money fast! It's easy and fun!"

Blechhh...

 

[Sarcle]

Let's see how long these domains remain unregistered:

ShootKids.com
KillCollegeKids.com
ShootCollegeKids.com
KidsDeserveDeath.com
KidsDeserveToDie.com
KillAllKids.com
KillChildren.com

"Sell domain names on eBay! Make money fast! It's easy and fun!"

It's kind of the same but most won't remember even it's not that long ago.

Saw this was registered.

http://amishshooting.com/

I don't remember reading a post about someone regging this. What people don't care about the Amish kids?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/03/amish.shooting/index.html

The story has the victims names even though they are minors. Now what is more sad? Posting the names of children on the internet that were victims of this horrible crime, then monetizing the story with ads that sell sporting goods (guns).

Or a person regging a domain that sells Amish goods.


Hm....

 

[Gerry]

I guess my question is "Why is this so shocking that people monopolize on this?"

It's not shocking actually.

The winner of the race is the one who gets there first. Detaching myself from the events and starting to get over the numbness of all of this, it is only human nature and it happens in every instance that a newsworthy event breaks out.

That is what the internet is all about.

I have already had a good laugh becuase I see where some of the dumbasses who did not pay the extra buck or two for WHOIS privacy are getting phone calls. They can certainly add privacy to the WHOIS now but OOPS!...Too Late! Your infomation has already been published and distributed!

So now they are victimized. And it would be terrible if they became the prey from a terribly distraught family member.

DumbassesGetPhoneCalls.com is available. Donations appreciated...to me...I am to capitalize on this.

If you need something to be pissed about be pissed at that. I'm reading about a college shooting and Yahoo is asking if I need a loan to go to one.

A bigger irony is the NRA sending me an email at 10:16 a.m. offering life insurance. That's what I get for being a member...fabulous opportunities. But this came the day of and while the shootings were occuring in Norris Hall. Granted, this is all an automated process and I am sure already programmed to be released. But talk about your ironies.

 

[barefoot]

Some folks apparently feel it's ok to profit from tragedies like this one, and some folks (maybe the same folks) feel it's ok to profit from generally controversial domains such as KillGays .com, ShootKids .com and so on. These names are not currently registered at the time I write this, but are only mentioned here to serve as glaring examples of controversial domain names. However, it's interesting to note that both of these names HAD been registered at one time.

So where is the line drawn -- or is it? Should a line be drawn when it comes to registering controversial domain names and attempting to make money from them?

 

[Sarcle]

Some folks apparently feel it's ok to profit from tragedies like this one, and some folks (maybe the same folks) feel it's ok to profit from generally controversial domains such as KillGays .com, ShootKids .com and so on. These names are not currently registered at the time I write this, but are only mentioned here to serve as glaring examples of controversial domain names. However, it's interesting to note that both of these names HAD been registered at one time.

So where is the line drawn -- or is it? Should a line be drawn when it comes to registering controversial domain names and attempting to make money from them?

From my post above I would like to know the lesser of the two evils.

CNN - Posting a story naming the victim children on the internet then serving ads that sell sporting goods (guns)

or

Someone registering a similar name and selling Amish goods when they just as easily could have put the keyword (sporting goods) (guns) or something else.

I would like to hear the views on that.

I have already had a good laugh becuase I see where some of the dumbasses who did not pay the extra buck or two for WHOIS privacy are getting phone calls. They can certainly add privacy to the WHOIS now but OOPS!...Too Late! Your infomation has already been published and distributed!

Yes, I would've also recommended a whois privacy. Live and learn, hopefully live. Whoops.

 

[Theo]

That's why I prefer generic domains like Shoot.net

 

[Gerry]

So where is the line drawn -- or is it? Should a line be drawn when it comes to registering controversial domain names and attempting to make money from them?

Hosting companies are taking some of the responsibilty by limiting or denying hosting for controversial, hate, racist, or these types of matters.

I like how some assume that I and perhaps others are just pissed that we didn't get it first. Dumbass me. Rather than waste my time watching TV, calling family and friends and coworkers...I blew a golden opportunity.

 

[Raider]

If your going to equate what the news organizations do of reporting tragic news keeping the public informed, to that of a domainer auctioning off something like VT-bloody-massacre.com for $50,0000, you may as well protest outside cemeteries and ask that they not capitalize on tragedies.

 

[Theo]

BTW 160 people were killed today in Bagdhad from bomb detonations.
Only when a tragedy hits close to home do people realize the extent of human loss.

 

[Devil Dog]

BTW 160 people were killed today in Bagdhad from bomb detonations.
Only when a tragedy hits close to home do people realize the extent of human loss.

So true. Let's crucify the owners of baghdad.com, or terrorists.com, or insurgents.com or hezzbolah.com [oh wait a min, that's me!,n/m].....!

 

[Sarcle]

If your going to equate what the news organizations do of reporting tragic news keeping the public informed, to that of a domainer auctioning off something like VT-bloody-massacre.com for $50,0000, you may as well protest outside cemeteries and ask that they not capitalize on tragedies.

They (CNN) could have just as easily told the story without naming CHILDREN'S names. And could have just as easily put up public service ads instead of wholesale ads for guns.

And I've never seen a domain like this sell for 50,000 dollars. If you can point me in that direction I'd love to see it.

I like how some assume that I and perhaps others are just pissed that we didn't get it first. Dumbass me. Rather than waste my time watching TV, calling family and friends and coworkers...I blew a golden opportunity.

Yes, I personally have never registered a name like this nor would I. News is to fleeting to reg for a story.

Next week it will be a mother poisoning her husband or Britney Spears getting into porno and all will be forgotten by the majority of tragedy seekers looking for their next fix. A blog is really the best bet for something like this, free and fast to monetize.

 

[Raider]

They (CNN) could have just as easily told the story without naming CHILDREN'S names. And could have just as easily put up public service ads instead of wholesale ads for guns.

And I've never seen a domain like this sell for 50,000 dollars. If you can point me in that direction I'd love to see it.

The commercials we see on cable are not controlled by the news networks, not all of them are nationally syndicated, we all see different commercials in different states. This of course does not excuse what happened, as for CNN, well that's the Clinton News Network for you.

None of these tragic domains have sold that I can see, I said "auctioning off" not sold.

 

[barefoot]

Another question:

Do any of you see a difference between someone registering a controversial domain name to make money through PPC, and offering that newly-registered domain for sale on eBay for an obscene amount of money? Do the ethics differ in some way here, or is it all "just making money"?

What about contacting a tragedy victim's family directly and offering them a domain name related to that tragedy for say, $50,000? Or registering that victim's personal name as a domain and offering it to the family for $50,000?

At what point does opportunism become unquestionably unethical? Or is it always "just business" no matter what the situation may be? Curious.

 

[Duckinla]

His comment to the news: "I have no intention of making blood money from this domain."

How Ironic. So the news goes and questions someone for trying to cash in on this. What are they, the mafia? Don't want anyone horning in on their gig? He should have said, I'm in it for the same reasons you are; viewers and revenue.

 

[Theo]

RG, I'm sure Faux News capitalized on the tragedy equally well. After all, they want to push their pro-NRA image whenever it suits them.

 

[NameTower]

the news media makes money on it so why shouldn't we

yes, because the media is clearly a moral authority.
besides, the news is SUPPOSED to report on all news.
As long as it is gone in good taste and objectively, these things should be reported on; capitalizing on a domain for the SOLE purpose of profit is not in good taste and is not doing good.