NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: A large gathering of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street Movement attend a rally in Union Square on November 17, 2011 in New York City. Protesters attempted to shut down the New York Stock Exchange today, blocking roads and tying up traffic in Lower Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Domain-seller GoDaddy.com is profiting handsomely off the Occupy brand, moving 5,200 domain names that include the word “occupy” from September to early November, up from just 80 “occupy” sales during the entire year to that point, Businessweek reports. (OccupyGoDaddy.com is available.) All of the obvious cities and institutions are among the purchased domains, along with more abstract ideas, like Occupythis, Occupythat, and Occupymyass. The latter could prove to be the most profitable in terms of resale value, depending on the interest of a certain billion-dollar industry.
