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Title: RAND PAUL APPARENTLY PAID $100,000 FOR RANDPAUL.COM
Source:
nationaljournal.com
URL Source: http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016 ... -000-for-randpaul-com-20150506
Published: May 6, 2015
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2015-05-06 14:45:01 by Gatlin
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Views: 513
Comments: 3
Days before Paul launched his bid for president, his campaign shelled out more than $100,000 to a domain-buying firm to purchase a "domain name." Soon after, RandPaul.com, which had previously been a pro-Paul site run by his fans, emerged as the official portal for the campaign. Federal campaign records show Paul used his Senate reelection committee to pay $100,980 to Escrow.com, a domain service, on March 27 for what is described as a "domain name." Previously, Paul's political homepage was RandPaul2016.com, an address that now automatically redirects to his RandPaul.com page. The payment is an enormous sum even in the murky world of political cybersquatting. "Holy crap," a top Republican digital strategist said when informed of the price. "That's a ton." Patrick Ruffini, a veteran GOP digital strategist, said that he had never heard of a campaign paying so much for a URL, though he was not shocked. "It's very much a seller's market," Ruffini said, adding that owning a candidate's "FirstnameLastname.com" was the gold standard in the digital world. "I would argue that almost nothing else matters." For the rest of the story - Click HERE > Poster Comment:
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#1. To: All (#0)
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"The campaign shelled out more than..."
Even so, it was the right purchase. You'll notice that all the other main 2016 candidates have their FirstnameLastname.com domains as well. It is the new standard. And if they can't find your site, they can't donate money to your campaign. If they have to thrash around to find your site, they lose interest or conclude you're not a serious candidate or you'd have the proper domain name. Surprising that Rand took so long to lock up this name. Waiting so long drove the price up considerably. He should have secured it years back and he could have gotten it much cheaper.
Good point. I read the name was once advertised at $125k. Methinks that Rand & Company got the libertarian discount.
How much did you pay - REALLY?
#2. To: Gatlin (#1)
#3. To: TooConservative (#2)
And if they can't find your site, they can't donate money to your campaign.
Waiting so long drove the price up considerably.
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