Profiteers Snap Up Virginia Tech Domains?

We just ran a Reddit search on the Virginia Tech shootings to check out the most-read stories about the tragedy. The Top 20 list here includes articles from major news outlets such as the New York Times, Reuters and CNN. But it also has few esoteric items. There’s an emergency prayer request from Christiansontheclock.org and […]

Vtlogo_5 We just ran a Reddit search on the Virginia Tech shootings to check out the most-read stories about the tragedy. The Top 20 list here includes articles from major news outlets such as the New York Times, Reuters and CNN. But it also has few esoteric items. There's an emergency prayer request from Christiansontheclock.org and transcripts of calls made during the incident. There's also a disturbing entry or two: A google earth image with an overlay of the shootings; an enterprising blog post from Second City CEO about how grief profiteers are already snatching up Virginia Tech shooting-related domain names. Here's an excerpt:

"The domains that were immediately purchased within 20 mins of the shooting are:

virginiatechshooting.com
virginiatechmassacre.com
vtmassacre.com
vtshooting.com

Special Note: virginiatechschoolshooting.com is still avilable! Hurry, you too can profit from other people’s suffering!"