According to the owner of the domain name GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com, the domain is getting around 7,500 Unique visitors a day.
Moreover in a comment to TheDomains.com on a post we wrote about Royal Baby names being registered just minutes after the Royal Baby’s name was announced, the Owner of the domain name, Luc-Andre Biggs of of key-domains.com said:
“I’ll probably end up donating it to the Royal Family on my next trip to London”.
I’m not exactly sure of why you have to wait to donate the domain to the Royal Family until you go to London unless you think the Royals are going to open up Buckingham Palace to you where the Mother Queen will knight you for your duty to the homeland.
With hundreds of mainstream publications already out there labeling Luc as a cybersquatter, (here is just one as an example) donating the domain is not only the right thing to do but the smart thing to do.
As far as the proud parents which didn’t think of having one of the staff of the Royal Family registered matching domain names before announcing the name of Royal Baby, A spokesman for Kensington Palace told ibtimes.co.uk, “Prince George’s online presence will come under the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s website until he is an adult, so there was no need to register a domain name just yet. We have our own suite of domain names that we are happy with.”
I wonder which ones since every conceivable domain matching the Royal Baby name including formal titles are now long gone.
Seems like a Royal Failure to us.
The domain name GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com which was just a few days ago already has an Alexa Ranking of 3.5 Million worldwide.
After verifying traffic levels (between 7,300 and 8,000 unique visitors a day on average), we are now a few hours away from completing the micro-site announcing our modest gift to the Royal Family.
@federer7
My advice to you? Please do NOT go to the Royals without the additional domain name that properly addresses their little one, whence thou head not cut-off at old Tower of London!:
HRHPrinceGeorgeAlexanderLouis.com
Fed –
You can do the right thing
You can do the wrong thing
Or – You do nothing at all
I would nothing at all
Brian, I am doing the right thing – the parents would never have had the foresight to register their son’s name before announcing the baby to the world. Now that the media storm has died down somewhat, it’s time for them to claim what it rightfully theirs. The site, once viral, will facilitate 1st contact and transfer of ownership.
A few days have passed since the birth – and the site is now ready. It’s nothing special – just a basic site – but it’s the thought/intention that counts.
Probably not good PR for Key-Systems either – that is the real reasons – yes 🙂
“the parents would never have had the foresight to register their son’s name before announcing the baby to the world”
– I disagree – they have advisors and lawyers licking their toes
More of a cuss than a blessing to own that name.
No soup for you federer7!!
Even Mr.Roger Federer is piss at you.
Mr. Luc-Andre Biggs – I Still hold at “do nothing at all” – or donate it to Sinn Fein (www.SinnFein.ie) – then it would not be a curse – but more a blessing 🙂
Or give it to me at http://www.IrishFamine.com and I will make those site live again.
Keep your options open friend…..
Luc acting as a newbie domainer. From now on he will be labeled a cybersquatter. This registration will be used against him on a future wipo case. He just shot himself in the foot… Can’t be more stupid than that.
Why is this a news story? As long as there is more than one “George Alexander Louis” in the
world, it’s legit. Much ado about nothing!
Alan
That’s a funny one
What is really funny is PrinceGeorge.com is owned by ABC Communications – located in PrinceGeorge.com BC, Canada – and, suddenly they are using it geographically for that area – contrary to the June 20, 2013 Archive.org entry.
Good for them.
And Good for Luc-Andre – it was a game – just like betting the horses – yes.
My only question is how many combinations were bought – and do they fall in the 5-day (or whatever) window that they can be released back into the public without paying for them – i.e. a fringe bene for registrars
Just got off the phone with Buckingham Palace. They seem to be interested in the name and asked if I wanted to sell it to them. I said it was a free gift/donation. Sent them an email and put it all in writing. Ironically whilst writing the email, got another price inquiry and offer ($2,500). Yes it was very tempting, but donating the name is the right thing to do…. her Majesty will be calling me back tomorrow pm letting me know if we are to proceed with transfer of ownership at Moniker.
Just got off the phone with Buckingham Palace. They seem to be interested in the name and asked if I wanted to sell it to them. I said it was a free gift/donation. Sent them an email and put it all in writing. Ironically whilst writing the email, got another price inquiry and offer ($2,500). Yes it was very tempting, but donating the name is the right thing to do…. her Majesty will be calling me back tomorrow pm….
So Luc-Andre –
Since you are giving them something they clearly do not deserve (based on your apparent time of reservation), can you get them to give back the North of Ireland to the Republic of Ireland – something they clearly did not deserve either ?
Enjoy your tea party 🙂
So his monogrammed initials will be GAL? Oh boy, the school kids will tease him for that one, then all be beheaded.
Just got off the phone with Buckingham Palace. They seem to be interested in the name and asked if I wanted to sell it to them. I said it was a free gift/donation.
Sent them an email a few mins ago and put it all in writing.
Ironically, whilst writing the email, got another price inquiry and an offer (€2.000). Very tempting, but I know that donating the name is the right thing to do….
Her Royal Highness will be getting back to me tomorrow afternoon.
so funny. federer is the prince of marketing 🙂