Some cyber speculators see profit in disaster »
By William M. Hartnett on Feb 4, 2003 in geekery, single stories, work | 0 Comments
By WILLIAM M. HARTNETT
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Scarcely minutes after the first reports that the space shuttle Columbia had been destroyed, Internet speculators were already scooping up accident-themed Web addresses.
Whether destined for use as online memorials or for sale through auction sites such as eBay, scores of such Internet domain names as columbiadisaster.com and shuttlecrash.net [...]
