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tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:54 PM Oct 2012

Octsurprise.com: Officially a hoax

http://www.domaintools.com/research/reverse-ip/?hostname=72.167.41.124

Searching the site's IP address shows that it the IP is shared by the OctSurprise site and a site called pausetime.com.

http://www.ewhois.com/pausetime.com/

Looking up pausetime.com shows it is owner by Anthony Moro, a web designer for Discovery Communications in Chicago.

http://possibleexperience.blogspot.com/2012/10/october-surprise-pet-election-edition.html

And apparently they have a history of internet pranks.

Too bad, I wanted to see those tax returns. By the way Mitt, WHERE ARE YOUR TAX RETURNS?

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Octsurprise.com: Officially a hoax (Original Post) tarheelsunc Oct 2012 OP

Oh well! No tax returns. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #1

Surprise, someone attempting to make easy money. nc4bo Oct 2012 #2

Don't Agree. The site is hosted by GoDaddy. They host multiple sites on the same IP address. berni_mccoy Oct 2012 #3

No, that only applies to the URL name. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #4

Thanks, just read that article and was going to post it. Looks like you are right. berni_mccoy Oct 2012 #5

Godaddy uses shared IP addresses krawhitham Oct 2012 #6

That really doesn't matter much... all the evidence points to the same conclusions tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #7

Rickrollin' Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #8

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. Oh well! No tax returns.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:03 PM

Oct 2012

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

2. Surprise, someone attempting to make easy money.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:09 PM

Oct 2012

No surprises there.

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

3. Don't Agree. The site is hosted by GoDaddy. They host multiple sites on the same IP address.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:32 PM

Oct 2012

This means nothing.

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)

4. No, that only applies to the URL name.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:43 PM

Oct 2012

If you lookup the URL name and find the ip address of the site, you can trace it to see that it is associated with the other site. You get the owners' name when you look that one up.

Besides, one of the guys involved admitted being involved already.

http://politicker.com/2012/10/meet-two-of-the-developers-behind-the-internet-october-surprise/

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

5. Thanks, just read that article and was going to post it. Looks like you are right.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:48 PM

Oct 2012

krawhitham

(4,644 posts)

6. Godaddy uses shared IP addresses

Reply to tarheelsunc (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:58 PM

Oct 2012

Each site hosted by godaddy does not it is own IP address unless you pay extra

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)

7. That really doesn't matter much... all the evidence points to the same conclusions

Reply to krawhitham (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:01 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/10/what-is-the-creepy-october-surprise-countdown

But I am pretty sure the IP address identifies the space on the web server that specific user owns and maintains, and he chose to upload 2 sites there.

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)

8. Rickrollin'

Reply to tarheelsunc (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:14 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.fark.com/comments/7386664/80101695#c80101695

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