My eyes may be tricking me so I thought I’d ask some other domainers if the site Ipads.com was actually a site built last year, or was it built last week and made to look like it was a year old. You might ask why someone would backdate a site. I’m not sure unless it would give some status should Apple come banging on their doors for the domain.
Like most domainers, I typed ipad.com and ipads.com to see what was on those pages following last weeks announcement by Apple regarding the introduction of the ipad. I could have sworn that ipads.com was a registrar’s parking page. However when I went back yesterday, it was a blog, with articles dating back from last year. However, dates can backdated. Also, there no comments on any of the older threads. In addition, archives.org shows no site image from February 12th, 2008 forward.
Please let me know what you think.
It was built last year, Chef Patrick did the minisite for a client.
Looks like they are scraped articles in which he inserted iPad into as noone was writing articles that far back with the term iPad.
I notice that the bottom link of the blog links to DomainSubway.com, Chef’s site so I’m sure Patrick can confirm.
Hey Larry,
I personally built iPads.com, I believe this past July/August. The current owner has been adding content since.
Bruce,
It’s amazing how quickly a person can get an answer. this is what I love most about a blog.
thanks
larry
Chef Patrick,
Thanks for shooting down the conspiracy angle. Maybe if we could get you to look at the kennedy assassination, we could fine out the truth.
larry
2 points:
1.) Apple never bought iPhones.com
2.) iPhones.com only receives 3,400 uniques per month…
http://siteanalytics.compete.com/iphones.com/
@Larry – I’ll get working on the Kennedy assassination next week. I’ve got a lot of emails to catch up on after the shows, lol.
sitemap shows website was built in august but articles have been added in the past couple of days.
thanks chris. Now i’m stumped.
Everytime I see Steve Jobs at these unveiling Apple events, he reminds me of how much of a genius he really is! For anyone who is in doubt about the iPad trouncing the iphone, here is why:
The iPad is revolutionary not only interms of its functions which are similar to iphone, but because it now represents the first mobile device that does pretty much everything “VISUALLY”. Not in a squinted display like mobile phones. You simply can now download any book from itunes on your bookshelf and start flicking pages with your fingers!! That is revolutionary. Mags, games, video, web and great apps are all now at your fingertips with the first really touch screen tablet device …iPAD! Well guys, i snapped up iPads.co.in today at reg fee, couldn’t believe my luck! I billion Indians will one day be carry iPads to school and university and that my friends is the future…pure and simple!
One last thing, Apple will buy ipad.com for whatever it takes because it will be well worth it over the long term. This is the first true device that students all over the world can download all those massive text books on one device… the possibilities are endless. Now that’s a massive market!
@Larry
The domain may have been online for a year but the articles are all new – backdated. Here’s a few reasons why:
1. The ‘old’ articles (AUG/SEP) have no pagerank
2. google search of link:ipads.com shows no internal linking
3. yahoo search of site:ipads.com shows almost no pages in cache
But the site is getting traffic and I bet they’re making money!
– Richard
If you guys really think ipad.com is worth alot to apple, then how much do you think i-pad.com is worth?
You can buy it right now for only $3250.
i-phone.com, i-pod.com is not owned by apple…so i guess apple doesn’t want i-pad.com either!
iphone.com, ipod.com, ipad.com …these domain names do not get that much traffic…check the alexa ranking.
I personally think these domains are not worth that much to apple…apple don’t care…they know people will end up at apple.com
Thanks richard for the great detective work. You may want to join patrick in working on the kennedy assassination.
larry