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Domain Age
29 Years
Established
Location
United Sta...
Verified
Social
Not found
Security
3/4
passed
Reviews
Clean
No issues
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Behind the Score

Our analysis evaluated theitem.com across multiple trust factors. Here's what we discovered.

100/100Trust Score

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The Sumter Item

Serving Sumter and the surrounding communities. The Sumter Item is the best source of news, features, sports, business, advertising, sales and people in central South Carolina since 1894.

29 Years, 125 Days

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0
215 reviews
5 stars 86 (40.0%)
4 stars 66 (30.7%)
3 stars 32 (14.9%)
2 stars 21 (9.8%)
1 star 10 (4.7%)
0 stars 0 (0.0%)
Facebook logo

Facebook (214 reviews)

5 years ago

The 214 reviews of theitem.com look mainly positive. If you want to read more about theitem.com then please headover to the Facebook website.
Text Sentiment Analysis: Mixed
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WebofTrust

5 years ago

The 1 reviews of theitem.com look mainly positive. If you want to read more about theitem.com then please headover to the WebofTrust website.

Overall Text Sentiment Analysis

Based on written review content

0.00
NEUTRAL
Flag of United States
United States
Server Location
0views
0
/ 100

Highly Trusted

Strong trust signals across all analysis dimensions. Established presence with verified credentials.

Domain Age
29 Years, 125 Days
Security
No SSL
Rating
5.0★
Country
US

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The Sumter Item

Serving Sumter and the surrounding communities. The Sumter Item is the best source of news, features, sports, business, advertising, sales and people in central South Carolina since 1894.

29 Years, 125 Days

Executive Summary

100%
Trust Score
29 Years, 125 Days
Domain Age
Online
Status
us
Server Location
Strong SocialEstablished

Domain Information

Registered1997-07-02
Domain Age29 Years, 125 Days
CountryUnited States
Status ● Active

Trust Verdict

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Domain Age
29 Years
Established
Location
United Sta...
Verified
Social
Not found
Security
3/4
passed
Reviews
Clean
No issues
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Website Details & Business Information

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Site Information

Title:The Sumter Item
Description:Serving Sumter and the surrounding communities. The Sumter Item is the best source of news, features, sports, business, advertising, sales and people in central South Carolina since 1894.
Favicon: favicon
Categories:
AdvertisingbusinessnewsSports

Key Statistics

Domain Age:29 Years, 125 Days
Domain Expires:Jul 1, 2015
Estimated Value:$4.5K
Global Rank:264239
Site Visitors:Low
Site Speed:Average
Traffic Level:Fair

Geographic Information

🇺🇸
Most Likely Country
United States
0%
confidence
Based on numerous geographical data fragments

Business & Website Contact Information

OrganizationThe Sumter Item
Business Address
36 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC, US, South Carolina, 29150
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Security Analysis

SSL & Certificates

SSL & Certificates

No SSL information available
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Trust Flags

Trust Analysis Flags

Risk Indicators
1
No Reviews
low
Trust Indicators
2
Good Global Rank
Verified
Strong Social Media
Verified
Reputation & Reviews

User Reviews & Ratings

215 reviews

Sentiment Metrics

Combined
Overall sentiment score (-1 to +1). Negative values indicate critical reviews, positive values indicate favorable reviews.
0.000
Negative
Average negative sentiment intensity. Higher values indicate more strongly negative reviews.
0.000
0.0%
Neutral
Average neutral sentiment. Reviews that are neither strongly positive nor negative.
0.000
Common
Positive
Average positive sentiment intensity. Higher values indicate more strongly positive reviews.
0.000
0.0%

Per-Source Sentiment Analysis

Facebook
214 reviews • 4.0 stars
0.00
Source-specific sentiment (-1 to +1). Calculated from 214 reviews with 3.8 average stars.
WebofTrust
1 reviews • 3.5 stars
0.00
Source-specific sentiment (-1 to +1). Calculated from 1 review with 3.6 average stars.
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Facebook
Facebook

214 reviews

The 214 reviews of theitem.com look mainly positive. If you want to read more about theitem.com then please headover to the Facebook website.
Text Sentiment Analysis mixed
WebofTrust
WebofTrust
The 1 reviews of theitem.com look mainly positive. If you want to read more about theitem.com then please headover to the WebofTrust website.
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Social Media Presence

22.1K
Followers
20.4K
Likes
theitem
Username
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Created
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Technical Analysis

Technology Stack

No Technologies Detected

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DNS & Hosting

Hosting Provider

Hosting Provider:264239

Server Information

Server IP Address:65.61.154.4
Server Location:
United States
Coordinates:29.4889, -98.3987
Server Location:
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Network Infrastructure

Performance Metrics
Site Speed:Average
Server Status:Online
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Domain Registration (WHOIS)

Domain Details

Domain Extension:.com
Domain's Age:29 Years, 125 Days
Created Date:Jul 2, 1997 12:00 AM
Expires On:Jul 1, 2015 12:00 AM

Domain Registrar

Domain Registrar:
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[United States]
Registrar's Address:http://www.spiritdomains.com
Registrar's IP:209.99.17.23
Registrar's Email:
Registrar's Whois:whois.iaregistry.com

Domain WHOIS Information

Privacy Protection Notice

Most modern domain registrations use privacy protection services. Contact details may be redacted or replaced with privacy service information to protect registrant identity.

Name:Kyle Osteen
Country:
US
Name:Kyle Osteen
Country:US
Name:Kyle Osteen
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Advanced Analysis

1
Total Subdomains
1
Active Subdomains
0
Inactive Subdomains
0
Unique IPs
Discovered Subdomains:
SubdomainCountryTrust RatingIP Address
theit-www2.theitem.com Created: Jul 2, 1997
- Low Risk Site
Page of

No IP History Available

No historical IP address changes were found for this domain

This indicates a stable hosting environment

No Related Sites Found

No related websites were discovered for this domain

This indicates an isolated or independent web presence

1
Possibly Related
1
Active Sites
1
Subdomains
Data & Analytics

Web Presence & SEO

Rankings & Traffic

Current Global Rank:#264,239
Medium
Current Page Rank:6
High
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Website Key Dates & Timeline

Event Categories

Domain & Core
2
Social & Reviews
3
Technical Events
3

Interactive Timeline

Domain Created

July 2, 1997

Domain
First Subdomain

July 2, 1997

Technical
First Review

August 31, 2008

Social
Latest Review

August 31, 2008

Social
Twitter/X Joined

January 28, 2009

Social
Domain Expires

July 1, 2015

Domain
Total Events
2
Domain
0
Archive
3
Social

Website Changes (Wayback Machine)

No Historical Data Available

Website change history data is not available for this domain.

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