http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/ A blog about the domain name industry Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:04:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7385 admin Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=2279#comment-7385 Audrey, obviously Halvarez is not innocent, however, who is to say that this was the only fake customer account doing the shill bidding? That's why SnapNames should make things transparent - if there is nothing to hide they should let everyone check their past auctions... Audrey, obviously Halvarez is not innocent, however, who is to say that this was the only fake customer account doing the shill bidding? That’s why SnapNames should make things transparent – if there is nothing to hide they should let everyone check their past auctions…

]]> http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7384 Audrey Cohn Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:58 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=2279#comment-7384 Wow, looks like he is the "fall guy" even though he started the company. Looks like ICANN and Snapnames got into it a few years ago http://www.icann.org/en/legal/snapnames-v-icann/snapnames-complaint-18nov04.pdf Truth be told they used a lot of H1-B, non US citizens in their operations and engineering. I would start investigating them, before they are shipped back to India. We know from the AIG mess that the H1-B workers were shipped back before they could be investigated. Better hurry! Wow, looks like he is the “fall guy” even though he started the company. Looks like ICANN and Snapnames got into it a few years ago http://www.icann.org/en/legal/snapnames-v-icann/snapnames-complaint-18nov04.pdf
Truth be told they used a lot of H1-B, non US citizens in their operations and engineering. I would start investigating them, before they are shipped back to India. We know from the AIG mess that the H1-B workers were shipped back before they could be investigated. Better hurry!

]]> http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7378 SnapNames Shill Bidding Followup – There Is More To It Than Meets The Eye | Domain Name News | Domain News | Expired Domains Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:45:08 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=2279#comment-7378 [...] more we find out about the SnapNames employee shill bidding, the seedier it [...] [...] more we find out about the SnapNames employee shill bidding, the seedier it [...]

]]> http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7377 Rogue Snapnames Employee Bids on Domain Name Auctions, Drives Up Prices Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:35:29 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=2279#comment-7377 [...] DN Expert also has a word about it, as well. Apparently DN Expert says that Snapnames is “doing the right thing”. [...] [...] DN Expert also has a word about it, as well. Apparently DN Expert says that Snapnames is “doing the right thing”. [...]

]]> http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7376 admin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:30:47 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=2279#comment-7376 I disagree, it was an internal audit... they could have covered it up if they wanted to. I disagree, it was an internal audit… they could have covered it up if they wanted to.

]]> http://www.dnxpert.com/2009/11/04/employee-bid-in-snapnames-auctions-snapnames-steps-up-and-does-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7375 alex Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:25:06 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=2279#comment-7375 I don't think SnapName's actions reflect a lot of guts here. They simply had no choice, legally, but to come forward with this. Covering it up would only lead to disaster for them. I don’t think SnapName’s actions reflect a lot of guts here. They simply had no choice, legally, but to come forward with this. Covering it up would only lead to disaster for them.

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