Guy "buys" google.com for $12
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@http://news.sky.com/story/1562663/man-buys-google-com-domain-name-for-12 said:
A man has successfully bought Google.com - the domain name for the world's most popular website - for just $12.
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Sanmay Ved was using Google's new domain sale service when he tried typing in the well-known address.
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He said: "I was hoping I would get an error at sometime saying transaction did not go through, but I was able to complete the purchase, and my credit card was actually charged."
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Ownership was officially transferred to him, but minutes later he received an email from Google saying they had cancelled the order.
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Lolwut.
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http://news.sky.com/story/1562663/man-buys-google-com-domain-name-for-12
Because links in quote titles don't work.
Also, I smell bullshit.
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I smell bullshit
You should really brush your teeth! ;-)
To be fair, it is sky news, I'd double check everything you just read.
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/me is rather shocked by the fact the date on the article is not Apr1
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It just goes to show, even Google can cock things up.
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If it was really transferred to the guy the update date on google.com whois would have been bumped.
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To be fair, it is sky news, I'd double check everything you just read.
How I Ended Up Purchasing & Owning Google.com via Google Domains
Update on Thursday, October 8: Google Security has now contacted me, and has offered me a $x reward in a very Googley way. I have opted to donate the money to charity (Google has therefore doubled the reward amount).
Post by Sanmay Ved, the former owner of Google.com himself. Complete with screenshots and everything.
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That article actually gives details. Also, a quick WHOIS shows the guy never actually owned the domain name; Google's hold on it doesn't expire until 2020. And the records were last updated in 2013.
This guy bought 'Google.com' from Google for one minute
Sanmay Ved was able to purchase the 'Google.com' domain from Google itself, until the company quickly revoked the sale.
The guy never actually owned the domain name; he just got charged $12 by a software bug.
It's bullshit.
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Additionally, my Google Search Console (aka Google Webmaster Tools) was auto-updated with webmaster related messages for the Google.com domain which actually means ownership was transferred to me
No, it means that Google's tools all share a database, and they skip the verification step if you bought the domain through them because that counts as verification.
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So what did he actually buy, webmaster access?
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He bought himself some fame because now he is being mentioned by multiple news outlets!
Filed Under: Fame for $12 seems like a pretty good deal to me!
Addendum: And think about the bragging rights... pretty sure he just has to mention "I owned google once" and the ladies will be all over him!
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Yes, but
The scary part was I had access to the webmaster controls for a minute
which means he must have bought something, right?
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Filed Under: Fame for $12 seems like a pretty good deal to me!
Best part: he'll get full refund!
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Getting your CC charged for a purchase doesn't necessarily mean you receive the goods instantly.
He bought the domain in Google's own system and the purchase was reverted before it went to the upstream registrar or failed there because it wasn't actually free and a transfer key would be required that obviously didn't exist.
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No, it means that Google's tools all share a database, and they skip the verification step if you bought the domain through them because that counts as verification.
They paid. They've got the product. For all intensive porpoises, they owned the domain, even if the domain registry doesn't mention it.
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It means Google's database says they owned it, but whether anyone outside Google's walls concurs seems like a big fat negative. If you convince a cashier to take money for a display stand, but the manager stops you before you get out the door and refunds you, did you really buy it?
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Briefly, yes.
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What if what you had in you rhand was a claim check and not the actual display?
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So what did he actually buy, webmaster access?
He bought nothing; the charge was a mistake.They paid. They've got the product.
No they didn't; ownership was not transferred.
Ownership of a domain is controlled by the registrar, not Google.
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It's bullshit.
But it's sorta amusing bullshit. A nice chuckle for a stormy Friday morning.
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It means Google's database says they owned it, but whether anyone outside Google's walls concurs seems like a big fat negative.
Domain owner is Google. Domain seller is Google. No one except Google and the guy who buys it needs to acknowledge the sale for the sale to be valid.If you convince a cashier to take money for a display stand, but the manager stops you before you get out the door and refunds you, did you really buy it?
If it gets through cash register and I receive the receipt as a proof of transaction, then yes - until the sale agreement gets annulled by the manager, the agreement is valid, and I'm the owner of the stand.
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A nice chuckle for a stormy Friday morning.
Stormy? It's nice and sunny here.
If only there was a way for me to see your weather.
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Domain owner is Google. Domain seller is Google. No one except Google and the guy who buys it needs to acknowledge the sale for the sale to be valid.
You clearly have no idea how domain ownership actually works.
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I guess domain ownership is as much ownership as social justice is justice.
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If he bought nothing, I still don't understand how he got access to the webmaster stuff
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If he bought nothing, I still don't understand how he got access to the webmaster stuff
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If he bought nothing, I still don't understand how he got access to the webmaster stuff
He didn't buy the domain because the central Domain registry was never updated, he did, however briefly, buy control of the domain within google's systems.
That's not quite the same thing, even if the end effect is similar
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It's like going to a real estate agency and signing the contract to buy a house, only to then realize that house was never actually for sale.
However, since it's Google that owns Google.com, and it was their own domain service that "sold" it, maybe he could take them to court and argue that the purchase should be binding?
It sure would be a hell of a case.
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It's like going to a real estate agency and signing the contract to buy a house, only to then realize that house was never actually for sale.
Except the real estate agency doesn't own the house in question. Unless he does, but then if they backtracked from the contract, I would probably be able to sue them.
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The "I've got burned by hot coffee I ordered! I didn't know it's hot!" case wasn't thrown out.
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But the real estate agency here is Google's domain sale service. Google owns google.com. Does this mean Google's domain sale service owns google.com? I don't know.
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Is Google's domain sale service run by Google, or Google's child company?
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The "I've got burned by hot coffee I ordered! I didn't know it's hot!" case wasn't thrown out.
I had a footlong sub for lunch today.See? I can spout irrelevant bullshit too.
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I had a footlong sub for lunch today.
Was it exactly 12" long? If not, LAAAAWSUIIIT!
I owned Google.com once for a couple minutes, but sent it back. No flashy widgets, doesn't have celebrity gossip, and the search box is HUGE. Lame.. Really fucking lame..
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And not as pretty as http://www.bing.com/
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I had a footlong sub for lunch today.
See? I can spout irrelevant bullshit too.
I think it was very relevant. It's the same kind of stupidity to sue Google for backtracking from the sale agreement as is suing McDonald's because you spilled the coffee. Actually, the latter is much more stupid, if you ask me.
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OK, it's clear you're doing this just to piss me off now. You know full well it'll be chucked out in seconds, since the fee of $12 was refunded in full within minutes. So how about you stop acting like a colossal moronic bellend and shut the fuck up for once?
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OK, it's clear you're doing this just to piss me off now.
And your previous post was all in good faith.You know full well it'll be chucked out in seconds, since the fee of $12 was refunded in full within minutes.
If I came to a store, bought toothbrush, paid two bucks, and before I even leave the counter, the cashier have those two dollars back and demanded the toothbrush back too, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be obliged by law to give it back, would I? And if the cashier jumped on me and take it from mycold, deadhands, I think my lawsuit would be perfectly justifiable.
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I smell bullshit
See? I can spout irrelevant bullshit too.
how about you stop acting like a colossal moronic bellend and shut the fuck up for once?
Psssst, Blakey! I think you're logged in with the wrong account! :embarrased:
Seriously though, is everything OK? You're not usually this... grumpy.
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Fine. If you don't want to be intelligent about this, then whatever, I don't give a shit.
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Fine. If you don't want to be intelligent about this, then whatever, I don't give a shit.
You don't give a shit so much you even replied to me.
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Seriously though, is everything OK? You're not usually this... grumpy.
I think 3f2edcbc-762e-407d-a711-977da96e59dd is still bitter for our argument over error handling months ago.
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You're not usually this... grumpy
Yes she is. A minor disagreement with her is almost guaranteed to go down in flames
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So, basically, I am right, as he did get something for his $12, even though it wasn't a domain
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Only because modern media outlets will spin a controversial story out of anything; hell, they'd probably be able to get 'Larry Page buys a white shirt and wears it shocker!' onto the front pages
