Domain Registration Related News
Domain names related to earth's summit preemptively registered
October 2005
Domain names similar to 8844, the new height of meters of Mount
Qomolangma confirmed on Sunday, have been heatedly registered by
Chinese cyber speculators, according to a report in Monday's Beijing
Morning News.
Liu Zhijiang, spokesman for the China Internet Network Information
Center (CNNIC), said that 8844.com, and even names containing 8849 or
8847, had been preemptively registered several months ago, for the
former elevation of the earth's summit was 8848.14 meters, a
measurement 30 years ago.
Speculators have been hunting for 8848-related domain names since last
March, when the fourth round of comprehensive scientific observation
on Mount Qomolangma (Everest) started. They have registered almost
every figure around 8848, hoping one of them would match the official
figure and be resold at a considerably high price.
According to the CNNIC, at least 7 domain names related to 884443 were
registered on Sunday shortly after 8,844.43 meters as the new
elevation of the summit was official announced. So far all figures
from 8840 to 8851 have been registered.
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