BLINGSHOT.US dates back to March 28, 2017; its registration is valid until March 27, 2018. That is around 9 years of continuous registration. GMO Internet Inc. (IANA ID 49) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. The registrant country on record is Japan. Its nameservers are 01.dnsv.jp, 02.dnsv.jp, 03.dnsv.jp and 04.dnsv.jp. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.
The record was updated in 52 fields between December 21, 2015 and August 17, 2017. The domain moved from GoDaddy.com LLC to GMO Internet Inc.. DNS moved from ns65.domaincontrol.com and ns66.domaincontrol.com to 01.dnsv.jp, 02.dnsv.jp, 03.dnsv.jp and 04.dnsv.jp. Status flags were updated: OK was added and clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited were removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from December 18, 2016 to March 27, 2018. Select any snapshot below to see the exact record that was captured on that date.
For BLINGSHOT.US, Whois Data Center keeps 4 historical WHOIS snapshots. The newest snapshot was taken on August 17, 2017. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale.
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