“TheSecondWeb” is Offering YOUR Domain Names For Sale
According to the website, “TheSecondWeb is a completely new World Wide Web. A new Web Browser, a new domain name system and completely new websites.” It is essentially a web-based “browser” with an in-house domain name system powered by some script.
While this idea is not new in and of itself, this is the first web-based and non-intrusive (no software required) alternate domain name system that I am aware of.
Domain names in TheSecondWeb cost $5 each to register and as far as I can tell you “own” the domain permanently. Ironically, TheSecondWeb.NET only allows purchases of .COM domains.
Development within TheSecondWeb environment is confusing to say the least. Users must use clunky javascript code to link to external websites and it is not clear as to where or how your content is hosted or what types of content or languages are useable other than basic HTML.
Amazingly, TheSecondWeb blog claims that over 1000 domain names have been sold in just a few days since launch.
I foresee some serious legal issues will come to light unless they plan on removing all possible trademarked domains.
What are your thoughts? Plausible idea or doomed from the start? Please leave a comment below.
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September 24th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I really don’t get it - this makes no sense. Unless this is another million dollar wall scheme? Oh well, maybe ask.com will want to buy their domain from me…
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September 25th, 2008 at 2:35 am
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I’m always leery of web content writers who can’t spell or punctuate properly.
I don’t get the scheme, except that I’m not likely to hand over my financial info to this outfit.
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September 25th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Not worth investing, IMO. Maybe for novelty reasons, but not for realistic business and income making purposes.
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September 28th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
The idea is there but if anyone is to buy a domain name thats already trademarked the implications could be huge.
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October 1st, 2008 at 9:00 am
I agree with Neil - this could be huge! Surely it is just a gimic though?
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October 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
We are working on the Third Web. If you want to register dotsauce.com, let me know (only $5) :)
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
IMO Not really worth investing in this.
And already they start selling those domains in the aftermarket.
See: http://cgi.ebay.de/Sex-Domain-Paket-sex-us-sex-net-sex-org-und-mehr_W0QQitemZ230301281009QQcmdZViewItem
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January 24th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
I don`t get all the idea of this and I think all this deals can have really big problems with it and who need trademarked domain name…not shoore about it!
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May 3rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I can see how it might work. I thought someone would attempt this. I suspect they have a lot of catching up to do on Internet version 1.0 !!!!
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