Fire-The-Coach Domain Squatting The Next Big Thing

from the just-can't-stop dept

Wed, Aug 30th 2006 8:55pm — Mike Masnick

Apparently, domain squatting involves being a bit more creative these days. You can't just pick up the names of companies too shortsighted to register their own names. Instead, you need to look for ways to predict what people will be interested in down the road. That could be hurricane names, or it could be cashing in on the inevitability of fans hating their coaches. One guy has apparently gone around registering "fireyourcoachhere.com" domain names for a variety of famous sports coaches -- knowing that upset fans will make them valuable at some point. Consider it the human equivalent of companies who discover someone owns "thiscompanysucks.com" domain names. Of course, in that case, many companies sue to get those names back, claiming trademark infringement. How long until an angry coach sues to get back a website demanding he be fired?

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Anonymous Coward, 30 Aug 2006 @ 8:59pm

how long until people start a brute force domain squatting trend? o.O
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Anonymous Coward, 30 Aug 2006 @ 9:00pm

in fact, i've just given myself a brilliant idea... patent pending :P
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charlie potatoes, 30 Aug 2006 @ 10:23pm

FUCK YOU, TOWEL HEAD.
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Cyryl, 30 Aug 2006 @ 10:28pm

Idiots!
You must be n00bz.

Domain squatting has been going on for YEARS. This shit isn't anything new.

And what's up with the 'F U Towelhead" bit, anyway? All I see there is sarcasm.

STFU.
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- charlie potatoes, 30 Aug 2006 @ 10:59pm
  
  Re: Idiots!
  You seem to be under the impression that any of this drivvle is somehow important. It's a joke foisted on those of us who have no life, or at least very little. If I can't have a little fun with it then what's the point? Your STFU is more asinine in its way than my remark which is the punchline to an old joke. You might know the joke if you had a life. So you can kiss my ass, you ignorant dipshit. If you don't like my remarks then skip them. You can do that, can't you?
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Anonymous Coward, 30 Aug 2006 @ 11:18pm

Re: Re: Idiots!
it must be a REALLY slow day for you, you're all over the place on here mr. potatoes :P
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charlie potatoes, 30 Aug 2006 @ 11:21pm

and just how would you be knowing that? (_e=mc2_)
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Anonymous Coward, 30 Aug 2006 @ 11:30pm

close... v=(v1+v2)/sqrt(1+ (v1v2/c^2))
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charlie potatoes, 31 Aug 2006 @ 12:19am

actually you proved my point.. (_e=mc2_) means 'smart ass' :D.. like (_?_) would mean dumb ass. or (_z_) would be lazy ass.
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Paul, 31 Aug 2006 @ 1:20am

...
That is the stupidest emoticon or ass picture or whatever you want to call it ...Ever!
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A different Aaron, 31 Aug 2006 @ 1:38am

Wow
Charlie P. I have to hand it to you: that is the FUNNIEST emoticon I've ever seen
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- Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 2:42am
  
  Re: Wow
  Ditto. Thank you for brightening my night! XD
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 6:01am

Children! Do _NOT_ make me switch back to reading Slashdot!
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 6:55am

i think charlie and chryl are the old friend we had named dorpus
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 7:41am

I think I'm quickly losign any desire to read the gibberish spam on this site.
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- Rikko, 31 Aug 2006 @ 9:21am
  
  Re:
  Yup, me too. The idiot count has gone up way too quickly.. Techdirt needs to go back to being more intellectual so the high school kids go away.
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 12:34pm

Re: Re:
rikko, buddy, without google could you tell me what v=(v1+v2)/sqrt(1+ (v1v2/c^2)) is an equation for? why don't you go back to high school yourself jackass. you see, there's this thing called humor...
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 12:35pm

Re: #15
you might want to think, really hard... i know it hurts for you... as to what "spam" is... in fact... http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=spam ... there you go... so it won't hurt as much
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 12:58pm

Come on...

Anyone who has taken physics can tell you what that is.
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Aug 2006 @ 4:22pm

Re:
relativistic physics*
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Charles Griswold, 5 Jan 2007 @ 10:41pm

Spam Definition
I kind of like this one:

An inappropriate attempt to use a mailing list, or USENET or other networked communications facility as if it was a broadcast medium (which it is not) by sending the same message to a large number of people who didn't ask for it.

From United Yellow Pages
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