In the digital age, it seems that no Wall Street debacle is complete without domain speculators trying to get a piece of the action.On Monday, someone was already hoping to cash in on the scandal involving Bernard L. Madoff, the veteran trader and sought-after money manager who was arrested late last week for allegedly running a fraudulent scheme of epic proportions.The owner of the domain name BernieMadoff.com has put it up for sale on eBay, seeking a hefty initial bid of $10,000. The pitch to potential bidders goes like this: “Biggest Ponzi Scheme Ever – Huge Headlines Worldwide!”
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/first-the-scandal-then-the-web-site/
First, the Scandal. Then the Web Site?
In the digital age, it seems that no Wall Street debacle is complete without domain speculators trying to get a piece of the action.