Sat 26 Jan 2008
Google AdSense closes Domain “Tasting” loophole
Posted by Texx Smith under Domain Names , Search Engines , web publishingNo Comments
Domain tasting exploits a loophole in the domain name registration procedure where people can “return” a domain name for a full refund. I’m betting your domain name registrar didn’t tell you that was even possible). Read the Wikipedia entry on domain tasting for more info.
Over the next few weeks, Google will start looking for names that are repeatedly registered and dropped within a five-day grace period for full refunds.
Google’s AdSense program would exclude those names so no one can generate advertising revenue from claiming them temporarily.
Since Google profits greatly from this and other unscrupulous internet marketing practices, we’ll see if they implement something that actually does what it sounds like it’ll do or whether they do something that still allows them to profit from this but say they are trying to help the internet.
