Re: WPOR registers WTHT domain name

[Bob Nelson <rac_cooney@yahoo.com>]

I've heard of people getting domain names that
certain businesses want and either "selling" them
the right to use the domain name, or refusing to
part with it. (There have also been people laying
claim to such domain names as "www.aolsucks.com"
and the like-- to attack those companies).

The Portland Press Herald article said that WTHT
has decided they don't want a website after all;
that's their solution. Sad that they were led to do that,
as websites can be useful to listeners and advertisers
alike. Well, they _could_ register a domain name in
the name of the country of Tonga, which uses ".to"
as a suffix. But most people are more familiar with
".com"....





- ---Dib9@aol.com wrote:
>
> The Portland Press Herald had a story today about WPOR registering
the web
> addresses "WTHT.com" and "newcountry1075.com".   WPOR's GM was
quoted as
> saying it was a business decision to register the names of their
cross town
> rival.
> 
> Check out the story at:
> 
> 
> Dan Billings
> Bowdoinham, Maine
> 

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