Student purchases Google domain for $12 following site error
MBA student, Sanmay Ved, has enjoyed a brief stint as the owner of Google.com after the domain name was sold in error.
Upon casually browsing domain names up for grabs Ved discovered Google.com was available for just $12. After completing the purchase he enjoyed just 60 seconds in control before his accessed was revoked.
Writing in a LinkedIn post, Ved revealed: "I clicked the add to cart icon beside the domain, which should not appear if the domain is not available for sale. The domain actually got added to my cart as seen by the green check-box, and the domain appeared in my cart."
After purchasing the site the student contacted Google security immediately report the mix-up, who copped to the mistake.
During his time at the helm Ved claims he received messages from the Google webmaster and notifications from various Google-owned websites.