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How the MH370 website ended up on eBay (was: Anyone following theMalaysian 777 missing/crashed?)
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Domain Name: MH370.COM Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Creation Date: 2014-03-07 20:06:43 Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-03-07 20:06:43 Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) was reported missing at 02:40 (UTC + 8) on March 8, 2014 (Friday, March 7, 2014 at 10:35:00 AM PST). 10 March 2014 Last updated at 09:08 ET How the MH370 website ended up on eBay ======== http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...3477893_dd.jpg A screenshot of the mh370.com website The holding page for the site was included in the eBay auction ======== As people flock online to find out about the the missing MH370 flight, an eBay seller has sought to profit from the trend by "flipping" the domain name MH370.com. The hashtag #PrayforMH370 has been tweeted more than 1.8 million times since news of the missing flight broke on Friday night - and been used to share messages of condolence and support. But in an attempt to monetise the flow of traffic, somebody has registered a web address and tried to sell it for $5,000 (£3,000). http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...73478610_2.jpg An eBay auction for the domain told potential buyers why bidding could be advantageous: "Buy this domain today and sell it later on for thousands of dollars," it began. "Dozens of companies, families of victims, will want to buy it from you. Pay little money today and make huge profit tomorrow," it continued. An eBay user called "chypriotte" hoped to sell the domain for $5,000 Registering web domain names and then selling them - known as "flipping" - is common practice online. Some labelled the sale "despicable" on Twitter, and the outcry appears to have had an effect. The auction was closed before it ended, and the site does not appear to have changed hands. So who initially registered the domain? BBC Trending has not been able to confirm the person's identity so far. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-26515165 |
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