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Don't buy a haunted domain name

What is there now matters not so much as what used to be there

Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing
Oct 29, 2024
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Is your domain daunted?

Thinking of buying a cool domain? Check to make sure it isn't haunted. Domain marketplaces won't warn you if, say, moist.li was previously host to questionable content or the origin of unpleasant network activity. And if it was, you're not going to be able to sign up for useful services, you're not going to be ranked highly in sea…

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