encyclo
msg:3280074 | 12:47 am on Mar 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Full report is available here: [siteadvisor.com...] An interesting snippet:
| E-Mail: A stunning 73.2% of the more than 6,000 .info sites that we have tested for e-mail practices are rated risky, meaning that SiteAdvisor registrations at these sites resulted in the receipt of high volume e-mail, spammy e-mail or both. |
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So more than just the .tk domain (which has a high percentage but low volume in absolute terms), it is interesting to see that .info suffers badly (in second place). ccTLDs which have residence requirements are generally seen as safer, for example .au (which has some very strict requirements) being one of ccTLDs with the least number of incidents.
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SEOPTI
msg:3280077 | 12:53 am on Mar 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
What I know is that McAfee spammed me until I cancelled their service.
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vincevincevince
msg:3280134 | 1:54 am on Mar 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
It's all about pricing, in my opinion. .tk starts at $0.00 for a forwarded domain. Fully controlled domains are frequently less than a .com and availability is still good. I'm disappointed that they have not included the .ac domains.
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bill
msg:3280312 | 7:12 am on Mar 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I picked up a few .tk domains when I learned on WebmasterWorld that they were going for free.
Free .TK Domain Names [webmasterworld.com] However, after about a year or so I let all of my names lapse. They weren't much help on the SEO end of things (I guess my company didn't appeal to the Polynesian community), and the spammy doorway page sites started up quite early. This report does not surprise me.
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Matt Probert
msg:3280577 | 1:52 pm on Mar 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I wouldn't trust a word McAfee says. They publicly accussed me of distributing Adware through my web site and advised people against visiting. All untrue of course, but how can a UK sole trader sue an American corporation for libel? Throughout history McAfee have a history of hyping and spreading fear in order to promote their own dodgy business practices. Any one else remember "scan"? Matt
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Amos_Tebear
msg:3281619 | 1:31 pm on Mar 14, 2007 (gmt 0) |
The reason why some of the countries that are pretty much 'risk free' are also due to the restriction that are in place, or were in place up until recently. Requiring a local company and only being able to register your company name certainly wouldn't breed a hotbed of activity for those doing evil, unlike domains such as .tk and .ru which are free/low cost and unrestricted. Amos
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jonathanellis
msg:3291134 | 5:23 pm on Mar 23, 2007 (gmt 0) |
It shows a bit of a shift - only a few years ago my school was encouraging students to learn web design and put a page up on a .tk domain. It shows that you can't really give something away for free without any moderation and expect everyone to behave.
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