Tag Archives: volkswagen

Sat 26th September 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Volkswagen registers "sucks" and "blows" domain names - Here come the defensive domain name registrations… This week I wrote about how Volkswagen registered a number of domain names related to its diesel emissions scandal. The domains, such as VWdieselinfo.com, were likely registered to disseminate information about recalls. While those domain names weren’t defensive, the company is now going on the defensive with a handful of domain name registrations. Here are some domain names the company registered yesterday: VWBlows.com VWDieselBlows.com VWDieselreall.com ... read more ...
Thu 24th September 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Volkswagen registers domain names associated to emissions scandal - Domain names might be used to provide updates and recall information. Auto maker Volkswagen has registered a handful of domain names related to the diesel emissions scandal. The names don’t seem defensive and could be used to disseminate information about what it is doing in the wake of the revelations that it outfitted cars with software to outsmart emissions tests. [Update 9/24/15 5:20 PM: The nameservers for the domains have been moved to Rackspace and if you visit them you’ll get a login ... read more ...