[WEB4LIB] Re: Chemistry website content change

[Thomas Dowling]

> This is a growing trend.  Companies in the porn business buy up domain
> names that have recently expired and then link them to porn sites that
> they own.  They get the benefit of visitors they'd probably never
> otherwise get, and if only a few of them sign up for memberships,
> they're ahead.  Also, they're generally willing to sell the name back
> to the original owner.

I'm not convinced that the bulk of this activity is from porn companies.
It appears to me that domain name squatters simply slap porn links all
over their newly acquired properties as a way to get the most immediate
reaction from the previous owners.

FWIW:

whois webmolecules.com

Registrant:
   <a href="http://domains.nicgod.com">ForSale</a>
   19, Bondarenko square
   Obninsk, Kaluga 249020
   RU

   Registrar: Dotster (http://www.dotster.com)
   Domain Name: WEBMOLECULES.COM
      Created on: 30-JUL-01
      Expires on: 30-JUL-02
      Last Updated on: 14-AUG-01

   Administrative Contact:
      Ginsberg, Allen  allen at elazy.net
      <a href="http://domains.nicgod.com">ForSale</a>
      19, Bondarenko square
      Obninsk, Kaluga  249020
      RU
      626.772.1440x7719
      2089759867

   Technical Contact:
      Hostmaster, The  admin at eeex.net
      eeeX
      1052 W. Alameda Ave., # 211
      Burbank, CA  91506
      US
      213.401.2100x5769
      213.401.2100x5769


whois nicgod.com

NicGOD Domain Services
   19, Bondarenko square
   Obninsk, Kaluga 249020
   RU

   Domain Name: NICGOD.COM

   Administrative Contact:
        Charles Bukowski    admin at elazy.net
        Buy This Name
        19, Bondarenko square
        Obninsk, Kaluga reg 249020
        RU
        Phone- (626) 722-1440 ext7719
        Fax- (626) 722-1440 ext7719
   Technical Contact:
        The Administrator  el394 at elazy.net
        eee X Hosting
        1052 West Alameda Avenue # 211
        Burbank, CA 91506
        US
        Phone- 213.401.2100x5769
        Fax- 213.401.2100x5769

   Record updated on 2001-03-18 22:20:49.
   Record created on 2001-03-18.
   Record expires on 2002-03-18.
   Database last updated on 2001-08-15 06:00:39 EST.


If you're near Burbank (or Obninsk, for that matter) I'm sure they'd love
to hear from you.

Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu