How far could the ‘o’ in google go?
Before I go investing in domains, I did a little research on how far the domainers have gone in positioning themselves for those lucrative domains.
Here’s one that got me amused:
http://www.gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com
A broken ‘o’ key would earn you traffic here.
If you are just starting with domaineering there are still many possible domains available that are up for grabs. No, not yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.com but instead be always on alert on latest happenings, upcoming celebrity names, athlete names and of course more type-ins. Not to mention catching expired domain.
But personally, after I’ve seen all those desperate and failed attempts to position oneself this late in the game, I’ve decided against investing on domain for the sake of earning it while parked. I better spend my time honing my skills on online poker.
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hehe,
i just stumbled by gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com
just now gogel.com goes to google so i tried - gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com
cool
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