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Lifeline · americablog.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Jul 20, 2011 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Oct 31, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageSep 12, 2006 – Apr 5, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described americablog.com from Sep 12, 2006 to Apr 5, 2014 (11 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“AMERICAblog publicly exposes the lies of the Bush Administration”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLCGoDaddy.com, LLCJul 20, 2011 – Aug 16, 2022Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for americablog.com, from Jul 20, 2011 to Aug 16, 2022.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Squarespace Domains II LLC
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 30, 2007 – May 17, 2026Registration records for americablog.com are held from May 30, 2007 to May 17, 2026 (150 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, May 2012 – Oct 2013Nameservers: secureserver.netMay 30, 2007 – Sep 29, 2007Registration records listed secureserver.net nameservers (park21.secureserver.net) for americablog.com from May 30, 2007 to Sep 29, 2007.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesApr 19, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 (latest)Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for americablog.com from Apr 19, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 11, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 30, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 30, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (20)
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “AMERICAblog publicly exposes the lies of the Bush Administration”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 12, 2006 – Apr 5, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described americablog.com from Sep 12, 2006 to Apr 5, 2014 (11 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
May 30, 2007 – May 17, 2026Ownership: Registration records for americablog.com are held from May 30, 2007 to May 17, 2026 (150 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 30, 2007 – Sep 29, 2007Zone file: Registration records listed secureserver.net nameservers (park21.secureserver.net) for americablog.com from May 30, 2007 to Sep 29, 2007.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 5, 2007 – May 22, 2012Zone file: Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns21.domaincontrol.com) for americablog.com from Nov 5, 2007 to May 22, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 5, 2007
Said about itself in 2009
Jul 1, 2009
“[Ace Merchant Processing] is a registered ISO/MSP for BancorpSouth Bank, Tupelo, MS. As a merchant services provider, our primary focus is to make [available to merchants] [credit and debit/check card processing service…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Current AboutUs recordJun 28, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Squarespace Domains II LLC
Oct 10, 2022 – Oct 30, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC (IANA 895) in the registration data recorded, first on Oct 10, 2022 and most recently on Oct 30, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 28, 2026
Nameservers: GoDaddy
Nameservers: GoDaddyNov 5, 2007 – May 22, 2012Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns21.domaincontrol.com) for americablog.com from Nov 5, 2007 to May 22, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to GoDaddyNov 5, 2007americablog.com's nameservers moved from secureserver.net to GoDaddy between Sep 29, 2007 and Nov 5, 2007. Last seen at secureserver.net: Sep 29, 2007 (registration record). First seen at GoDaddy: Nov 5, 2007 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Cloudflare (noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for americablog.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to CloudflareOct 18, 2013americablog.com's nameservers moved from GoDaddy to Cloudflare at some point between May 22, 2012 and Oct 18, 2013. Last seen at GoDaddy: May 22, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Oct 18, 2013 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 17 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareApr 4, 2018 – Aug 16, 2022Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com) for americablog.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Aug 16, 2022. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: Google DomainsOct 10, 2022Registration records listed Google Domains nameservers (ns-cloud-e1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e3.googledomains.com…) for americablog.com from Oct 10, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Google DomainsOct 10, 2022americablog.com's nameservers moved from Cloudflare to Google Domains at some point between Aug 16, 2022 and Oct 10, 2022. Last seen at Cloudflare: Aug 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Google Domains: Oct 10, 2022 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 55 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareNov 14, 2022 – May 17, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com) for americablog.com from Nov 14, 2022 to May 17, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareNov 14, 2022americablog.com's nameservers moved from Google Domains to Cloudflare between Oct 10, 2022 and Nov 14, 2022. Last seen at Google Domains: Oct 10, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Nov 14, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .com zone fileJul 28, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Oct 31, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 31, 2026: noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 31, 2026
Let's Encrypt
May 9, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for americablog.com from May 9, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 28, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Zone file: americablog.com's nameservers moved from secureserver.net to GoDaddy between Sep 29, 2007 and Nov 5, 2007. Last seen at secureserver.net: Sep 29, 2007 (registration record). First seen at GoDaddy: Nov 5, 2007 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 1, 2009AboutUs record: “[Ace Merchant Processing] is a registered ISO/MSP for BancorpSouth Bank, Tupelo, MS. As a merchant services provider, our primary focus is to make [available to merchants] [credit and debit/check card processing service…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Jul 20, 2011 – Aug 16, 2022Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for americablog.com, from Jul 20, 2011 to Aug 16, 2022.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Cloudflare (noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for americablog.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Oct 18, 2013Zone file: americablog.com's nameservers moved from GoDaddy to Cloudflare at some point between May 22, 2012 and Oct 18, 2013. Last seen at GoDaddy: May 22, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Oct 18, 2013 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 17 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Apr 4, 2018 – Aug 16, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com) for americablog.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Aug 16, 2022. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 10, 2022 – Oct 30, 2026Registrar: Registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC (IANA 895) in the registration data recorded, first on Oct 10, 2022 and most recently on Oct 30, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 28, 2026
Oct 10, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed Google Domains nameservers (ns-cloud-e1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e3.googledomains.com…) for americablog.com from Oct 10, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 10, 2022Zone file: americablog.com's nameservers moved from Cloudflare to Google Domains at some point between Aug 16, 2022 and Oct 10, 2022. Last seen at Cloudflare: Aug 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Google Domains: Oct 10, 2022 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 55 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nov 14, 2022 – May 17, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com) for americablog.com from Nov 14, 2022 to May 17, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 14, 2022Zone file: americablog.com's nameservers moved from Google Domains to Cloudflare between Oct 10, 2022 and Nov 14, 2022. Last seen at Google Domains: Oct 10, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Nov 14, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 19, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for americablog.com from Apr 19, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 11, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 30, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 30, 2026
May 9, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for americablog.com from May 9, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 28, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 28, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 28, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Oct 31, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 31, 2026: noah.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 31, 2026
The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 31, 2026).
Registered 2002 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
AmericaBlog.com
[Ace Merchant Processing] is a registered ISO/MSP for BancorpSouth Bank, Tupelo, MS.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Aug 1, 2002 — 24 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Squarespace Domains II LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 19, 2026).
Authority 50/100— ahead of 50% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
50 is a percentile: higher than 50% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #203,801)+6
Verified continuity: 24.3 years (RDAP registration)+10
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+9
Model score: 27/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 50/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 69 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 69 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Missing DMARC (mild)
What americablog.com said about itself, 2006–2009
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
AMERICAblog publicly exposes the lies of the Bush Administration
2009
[Ace Merchant Processing] is a registered ISO/MSP for BancorpSouth Bank, Tupelo, MS. As a merchant services provider, our primary focus is to make [available to merchants] [credit and debit/check card processing services] and processing equipment. We also provide other financial services including gift, prepaid, and EBT cards; [check processing systems]; and [cash advance programs].rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2002
Domain registered (Aug 1, 2002).
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 31, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 24 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 31, 2026