As we’re about to cross into the second decade of the 21st century, if you think that the term “cybersquatter” is obsolete then think again.
Obviously, the term is not used by the expanding community of domainers or those that stay on top of trends and events in the entrepreneurial sector.
There are, however, some exceptions.
It’s shocking seeing a major partner of a former startup incubator, startupSQUARE to respond with the “C” word to an inquiry of a domainer.
Jay Mahal, Business Head of the Soofi Web Services/Soofi Group messaged Tristan Kromer – whose role as a co-founder at startupSQUARE is only the tip of a massive iceberg of impressive credentials – on twitter, after Jay followed him.
The exchange went like this:
- startupSQUARE: Thanks for the follow. Let me know if I can help. Particularly if it involves promoting entrepreneurship 🙂
- startupSQUARE: What is a domainer?
- startupSQUARE: Ah…cyber squatter is the term I’m more familiar with!
Apparently that ticked off Jay who questioned Tristan Kromer’s grasp of the English language, prompting him to visit the Wikipedia entry for “Cybersquatting”.
If an active member of the technology sector such as Tristan Kromer, with multiple ventures under his belt considers domain acquisitions to be “cybersquatting” then it seems domainers and the domain community have a long way to go before achieving much-deserved recognition and the “cybersquatter” stigma is erased.
