Perhaps GoDaddy has a keylogger installed on your computer(s), dcristo, to make certain they can watch your every move and gobble up every domain you even consider. Maybe Dragon Speak would bypass the problem. It all depends on how sophisticated GoDaddy's dcristo tracking system actually is.
i had a similar experience as well... i went to register a domain name with 3 words and one number in it... and i was taking my sweet old time since it was available. but after i "purchased it" and after godaddy charged me they said sorry this domain has been registered by someone else (even though it said it was available when i added it to my shopping cart)... and took the charge off my credit card... then one month later i went and checked and it was available "again"... lol but the thing is.. this happened TWICE to me... coincidence?? ..... hmm
Yes this is my very thought. Those dirty Godaddy keyloggers. They wait for me to log in and watch my every search and domain thought. Those dirty domain stealers who grab up vista.com(for my angel related network), google.com(my eyecandy - half naked fireman calender - network), msn.com(I wanted it for my satanic notions dhot com). Damn, damn, damn. They keep watching my every thought and step into doing a search via their domain search tool.
seems many other domainers on DNF think it's happening too http://www.dnforum.com/f34/ok-rumor-true-im-angry-3-thread-253462.html coincidence? perhaps. something shady going on? highly likely.
Oh, search through DNF and there's a couple of threads on that. Nothing new there, really. Many people there didn't give any sort of "proof" to even remotely validate all their claims. But then, some people find it conveniently easier to believe what they want to believe. Unfortunately that's hurt a few innocent bystanders as well.
The "innocent bystanders" are the ones screwing us small time domainers. A respected member on DNF who used to work for an internet company stated his company did this. What reason would he have to lie about this? At the end of each working day they would scan a domain list of all unsuccessful attempts. It is not "proof" that GD is doing it, but it suggests it's happening in the industry. Believe what you want to believe, but when an issue only occurs when only using one particular site, it kind of tells you something.
I, like everyone else, can certainly believe what everyone else wants to very much believe. But isn't the point of your thread that Go Daddy itself is doing it and not that this sort of thing is happening? On the side, I blogged that Namecheap's CEO declared they don't sell any of your searches to anyone because their company has been "dragged" in this and decided it's time to speak up. Go Daddy already did the same a few times.
Some people will always believe conspiracy theories, no matter how much evidence is presented to show that it's bunk. And one of the attractions of comspiracy theories for those who are susceptible is that there's never any shortage of people who will pop up to declare that they too saw that same flying saucer. Ask yourself this: Why would a reputable and successful company like GoDaddy risk its livelihood to monitor and buy up domain names in which you have an interest? That's not just another conspiracy theory - that's extreme egocentricity.
umm, to make more money? In such an unregulated industry they can get away with it, and they know that.
I think they are already making money. I don't think they need to rely on stealing your domains to make more...
And they also know it might not be worth getting into a venture whose costs possibly outweigh the benefits, especially with trademark holders looming over the horizon. Think Neiman Marcus and Dotster and DomainSite when Neiman caught them in the act. Tell you what: if you happen to find one instance of someone who's searched using Go Daddy's interface, didn't take it on the spot for any reason, then it's registered to someone from Go Daddy who can be possibly traced, kindly post it here with as many specifics as possible for people to trust but verify. Same goes for anyone else.
That wasn't the point of this thread. The point was it seems pretty convincing Godaddy are selling their search data to other third parties who are tasting the domains. Most of the time they domains are dropped again if there not getting any traffic.
A lot of things in this world seem pretty convincing. Not all are true. I guess only very few will believe Go Daddy's consistent stance on the matter, even though they've been consistently lobbying ICANN to resolve this quick.
This is an interesting article. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...10/24/AR2007102401108.html?nav=rss_technology
When a conspiracy theory is repeated sufficient times, an investigation is often launched in an attempt to quell the mumbling masses. This has happened several times, from UFO conspiracy theories, to JFK, to the current Diana inquest. This doesn't give any more credence to the conspiracy theory. All it does is acknowledge that the conspiracy theory exists. The notable parts of the article you cite are: I would note that GoDaddy is not mentioned anywhere. Even if the committee manages to find evidence that it is happening, I would expect it to be by small time resellers. As I've said previously, a company the size of GoDaddy and with the revenue of GoDaddy (1) wouldn't be dumb enough to risk its income by doing this, and (2) wouldn't get away with it if they tried because too many people would have to know about it.