Like A Rolling Stone Indeed
Posted February 24th, 2010
Earlier this week the domain name for Rolling Stone magazine, Rollingstone.com appeared to have expired and briefly become a Network Solutions parking page. The twittersphere exploded with comments in reference to the event to the tune of “I wish I had bought it” and “I could be very rich right now”. More alarming than this mass interest in cybersquatting the domain and ransoming it back to Rolling Stone was the information that the domain was not set to expire until September 2011. According to Adam Strong of Domain Name News, this is a problem that NSI refers to as a “glitch.”
If a domain of such high profile can incur a “glitch” of this magnitude, it can happen to any domain. Consider this a warning shot. Your registrations are not infallible. Watch your expiration dates like a hawk. Constantly monitor your domain resolution. IP protection is a constantly changing game.
Click HERE for the full Domain Name News article on Rollingstone.com “glitch”.
Tags: Cybersquatting, Network Solutions, Rollingstone.com
Posted in Cybersquatting, Internet Security, Registrars, Tech News by Kelly Hardy
