Numeric Domains

Can iLightning Strike Twice? iReport Added to Free Celebrity Giveaway!

In a related post, below, I offered several celebrities and high-profile organizations their numeric domain for free. I'm pleased to announce a late entry to the field.

Ten years from now, some people will perhaps look back at this post and have an opinion. If they do, I suspect most views will be situate in the “eh, …whatever, who cares” middle ground. But if I know Domainers, and more specifically NuDoms (Numeric Domainers), some opinions will be firmly entrenched at the poles, either:

1. He GAVE that domain away? For FREE? What a/n idiot, putz, bonehead, friggin’ newb (add your own expletive), or

2. He GAVE that domain away? For FREE? Wow! (again, add your own)

WHY?

Like many Domainers, I look to my more esteemed peers (Ham, Schilling, Ye, Ostrofsky, Zappy etc) for ideas, experience, knowledge, guidance, inspiration (ok, that’s enough brown nosing, ed.). In this case, the guru of choice, not surprisingly, is Rick Schwartz. It’s the self-proclaimed “Domain King” for a number of reasons. (many of which can be found on his blog http://www.ricksblog.com). Rick advocates:

   * Domain appraisals are ALL worthless

   * You advertise NOW

   * We are all self-appointed

   * Follow the money

   * People called me a fool

   * Circumstance drives deals, and…

   * He sold iReport.com for $750,000

My objective is crystal clear. I aim to raise the awareness of the use and utility of numeric domains, to help to enable their use and ultimately to raise the value of numeric domains across the board. In a recent, well publicized sale…

CNN was sufficiently prepared to:

   * Commit the time and people to negotiate for months

   * Spend 750k to buy iReport.com and:

   * Launch a Web site dedicated to “uncensored, user-powered news”,

Maybe CNN is prepared to:

   * negotiate for a few hours

   * spend $0.00 for the numeric domain equivalent for iReport (4737678.com) and,

   * run a parallel wireless Web site specifically formatted for cell phone and other mobile device access - and worldwide delivery of “uncensored, user-powered news”

Maybe they’ll get it. Maybe they won’t.

I guess it really depends on CNN’s/iReports view of what the Domain King describes as “circumstance”.

Celebrity Giveaway

The NuDom brain trust enthusiastically advocates the use of numeric domains as a simple, easy way for billions of people to access the mobile internet. Cell phones were made to connect to other people and infotainment by entering NUMBERS, not multi-tapping numbers to get to corresponding letters to spell WORDS.

NuDoms predict that 2008 will be the watershed year for widespread use of numeric domains. They’ll be recognized as critical tools for organizations, corporations and people to deliver products, services and messages to the masses via mobile. 

We’ll kick-start the festivities. We are duly authorized to offer ONE (1) of the following celebrities or organizations (NAME) a FREE numeric domain to be used for their mobile Web site. And that means THE celebrity. NOT your step-sisters’ second cousin (twice removed), who also just happens to have been blessed/saddled with the same name as a celeb listed here. Nope, it’s just for the big kahunas.

How it works:

Duration: 

This offer expires on the earlier of:

1) the time that the “NAME”, or hers/his/its authorized representative, claims, or otherwise pulls the trigger on the corresponding numeric domain being offered specifically to them, or

2) 5:00PM, (EST) on  March 29, 2008.

 

 

How is the winner determined?

The first “NAME”, or their duly authorized representative, that responds by posting a comment to this post with full contact information, or sends an email to ss@numericdomains.com, wins. Time stamps shall dictate the order of receipt.

Cost to the winner: 

Free. $0.00. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Squat. Diddly. IxNay. Nuthin’.

Winners’ commitment:

Simple. Use the domain for their mobile Web site.

The winner promises to use the numeric domain as the primary access point for their respective mobile Web site. Their mobile Web site shall be fully functional and up and running within 6 months of the date they accept ownership of the numeric domain. If there is no corresponding mobile Web site up and running within one (1) year, they agree to return the numeric domain at no cost. The court of public opinion shall rule.

1) Dr. Phil McGraw is offered 377445.com (Dr. Phil)

2) Jenna Jameson is offered 53662.com (Jenna)

3) MySpace.com is offered 6977223.com (MySpace)

4) Flickr.com is offered 354257 .com (Flickr)

5) Hillary Clinton is offered 4455279.com (Hillary)

6) Twitter.com is offered 8948837 .com (Twitter)

7) Sean P. Diddy Coombs is offered 34339.com (Diddy)

8) ESPN.com or Esso are offered (respectively) 3776.com (a ‘two-fer’)

9) Facebook.com is offered 32232665.com (FaceBook)

10) Barack Obama is offered 227225.com (Barack)

11) Flavor Flav is offered 352867.com (Flavor)

12) Fergie of Black Eyed Peas is offered 337443.com (Fergie)

13) Dr. Wayne Dyer is offered 373937.com (Dr.Dyer)

14) Prince Rogers Nelson is offered 774623.com (Prince) pssst..that is his official site

15) Gordon Sumner is offered 78464.com (Sting)

16) Shania (Eileen) Twain is offered 742642.com (Shania)

17) Tim McGraw is offered 624729.com (McGraw)

18) Beyonce Knowles is offered 2396623.com (Beyonce)