Google wants to stop domain tasting/kiting

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As of Feb. 11, Google will penalize domain tasting and kiting, by blocking Google AdSense for domain names, stopping all domain tasting in its tracks for domain names that are less then five days old. According to Domain Tools, there … Read More

Testing the front running practice with Network Solutions

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I red about the practice of Network Solutions to register every name looked-up via their registration-site WHOIS, but I couldn’t believe it, so I tested it myself. I choose the domain name “justadomaintastingtest.com”. I tried it with the whois at … Read More

Domain tasting and ICANN’s Report

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ICANN just releases a report on the domain tasting, known also as domain kiting, where the registrants use the five-day “grace-period” at the beginning os a GTLD (generic top-level domain) to test it. If the domain is a success, it … Read More