I’m sure many of you can relate to this. When doing expired domain research, all too often I find myself in disbelief and laughing at some of the phrases some person took the time to claim and possibly make a website for.

Here are some older expired domains I found to be so odd that I wrote them down for laughs later on.

• MmmmBeer.com – Sponsored by Homer Simpson
• LaserFreezer.com
• ProfessorPeanut.com
• ChildSwap.com – The latest in reality day care TV
• OldHo.com
• RobotZilla.com
• ChopstickHero.com
• DietCock.com
• SpellingNazi.com
• Weeklings.com – You 9-to-5′ers are so weak!
• AnimatedTattoo.com – I hope this never gets invented

Amazingly, some of these domains have been registered again.

Since I am going through the May 21st drop list anyway, I’ve pulled some more humorous domains to show these maniacs are registering every day.

• NordicChair.com – 2012 successor to the Nordic Track, sit and get fit!
• AmericanReam.com – I’m really hoping this was a typo
• KnittedVest.com – Sorry Grandma, even GoDaddy can’t get this business off the ground
• FreelanceGamers.com – Where do I sign up?
• Rugaholics.com – An addiction only limited by floor space
• DonutPorn.com – Microwave 8 secs for best results
• FriendStable.com – Don’t forget to feed Jimmy
• CrapSoftware.com – May be in-demand in Japan, but my toilet doesn’t have a computer yet

Don’t drink and register. You may break one of these important rules of domain sales; making sure a domain has value to begin with. When it comes to domains, not every man’s treasure is worth $10 per year.

If you’re interested in domains that are truly valuable, check out the high quality expired domain lists offered to DotSauce Domain Club premium members.

Have you seen some wacky expired domains lately? If you remember any of them, post and share some laughs with everyone in the comment area.

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I discovered this disturbing exciting trend while looking for fellow geeks to follow, have a look…

These ladies are actual @WordPress followers from twitter.com/wordpress/followers brought to you by @DotSauce and @ThemeHunter!

Actual hot chic status not confirmed.

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While this idea is not new in and of itself, this is the first web-based and non-intrusive (no software required) alternate domain name system that I am aware of.

Domain names in TheSecondWeb cost $5 each to register and as far as I can tell you “own” the domain permanently.  Ironically, TheSecondWeb.NET only allows purchases of .COM domains.

Development within TheSecondWeb environment is confusing to say the least.  Users must use clunky javascript code to link to external websites and it is not clear as to where or how your content is hosted or what types of content or languages are useable other than basic HTML.

Amazingly, TheSecondWeb blog claims that over 1000 domain names have been sold in just a few days since launch.

I foresee some serious legal issues will come to light unless they plan on removing all possible trademarked domains.

What are your thoughts?  Plausible idea or doomed from the start?  Please leave a comment below.

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The Green.com website currently resolves to a glorified “domain for sale” landing page which I believe is using some Jedi mind tricks.  Below the fold is a promotional blurb for the fabulous Entertainment.com coupon book.

GoGreen.com | Active | Registered in 1997

The ever popular catch phrase “Go Green” is currently owned by an organization based in Vancouver Canada that supports go green transportation initiatives.  Content is under review as the splash page says, but I genuinely did enjoy the “Seven Great Ways To Get Around” feature, nice retro clip-art!

GreenPlanet.com | Active | Registered in 2003

This beauty is owned by Green Planet Environmental Ltd, a non-profit organization based in Liverpool England. They make the planet green by developing sustainable products that work with nature for areas in most need such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Aboriginal Australia.

GreenEarth.com | Doomed | Registered in 1997

Currently a “Coming Soon” message.  A quick glance at Archive.org reveals that in all GreenEarth.com’s 12 years, it has never really been used, kinda sad!  Soon to be some form of marketplace for green products, we’ll see.

GreenMagazine.com | Active | Registered in 2001

The Green Magazine for none other than… John Deere tractor enthusiasts?  You guessed it!

GreenEnergy.com | Forwards | Registered in 1997

Forwards to TransAlta Wind’s Vision Quest Windelectric business channeling the power of wind into local power grids.

GreenMovement.com | Parked | Registered in 2005

Finally a domain that needs a home!  GreenMovement.com is currently parked.  A look at the whois shows that it is owned by somebody livin’ it up in the Grand Cayman Islands.  Hey Frank, is that you? :)

GreenProducts.com | Active | Registered in 1997

This Iowa based trucking company processes corn cobs into all kinds of great pet bedding and litter. The potential is lacking, technically this company isn’t “Green” in the since of environmental friendliness at all, rather it was founded by Clifford Green  in 1947.

GreenIdeas.com | Active | Registered in 1999

Personal blog of one Alibert Botogol of the United Kingdom.

GreenTechnology.com | Parked | Registered in 2001

Yet another parked green domain. I really like this one, anyone care to broker the sale, get a good deal for me!

Top Prices Paid for Green Domain Names

These are the highest reported sales for “Green” domains. Some listings have been removed that were not relevant.

GreenPackaging.com sold for $25,000 (Mar 2008)
GreenhouseGases.com sold for $21,975 (Dec 2007)
GreenVehicle.com sold for $15,000 (Feb 2008)
Greenster.com sold for $10,895 (Mar 2008)
GoGreenToday.com sold for $10,000 (Jul 2008)
GreenStyle.com sold for $10,000 (Mar 2008)
GreenTips.com sold for $6,288 (Jun 2008)

Sources: NameBio & DNSalePrices

After looking into all these green domains, I am surprised not to see more premium sales recorded. Hopefully that means there are still good deals to be done.

The real winners here are those who picked up green domains before the word went viral. However, it is still very possible and probably profitable to invest into the green domain niche.

I would really love to own a great “green” .COM domain name for a project I have in mind.  Feel free to contact me.

Do you have any Green Domains?

Leave a comment below! Tell us about your green domain names or any stories you might have about this trend.

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I love reading these online success stories, they really get the entrepreneurial gears turning and motivate me to continue developing out my domain portfolio.

“Dave Hermansen did not own a bird or a cage when he bought bird-cage.com, an online store, for $1,800 three years ago. He simply saw a Web site that was ‘very, very poorly done,’ and begged the owners to sell it to him. He then redesigned the site, added advertising and drove up traffic. Last December, he sold it for $173,000.”

In this day and age, you don’t even have to invest any money beyond a domain name to “flip” a website. By developing quickly and driving traffic you continually increase the value of a website, especially if that new website is earning revenue. However, even if you have not earned a dime you can often times sell your newly matured online property for several hundred dollars in just a couple months time.

“Some Web sites begin as labors of love. Take Celebrity Baby Blog, which Danielle Friedland, the creator, has said she created after reeling off facts during the 2004 Golden Globes ‘about who was pregnant with twins or had recently given birth.’ Four years later, People.com bought the Web site after it noticed an unfulfilled niche: ‘a very passionate community of young moms,’ said Fran Hauser, president of People Digital.

Ms. Hauser said she would not comment on the sale price. Industry insiders speculate it was in the low millions.”

You can read the full story at the New York Times.

We would love to hear your website flipping success stories. Please leave a comment below.

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1. Domain Names!

(Price: $8+) It’s obvious Dad would love a cool domain name. However, we don’t recommend picking it out for him. Buy a gift certificate at GoDaddy and let Dad work his magic registering some awesome .COM names.

2. New 3G iPhone

(Price: $199 on July 11th) Dad will have to wait a month for his present but this marvel of gadgety goodness will absolutely be worth it. The new 3G network iPhone is much faster browsing the web and much cheaper than the original iPhone.

3. Designer T-Shirts

(Price: $12) Not only are designer shirts at Threadless.com cheap, but they are high quality, often hilarious, professional designs. Make Dad unique and stylish with a couple of Threadless tees.

4. Tech Magazines

(Price: Free!) Dad doesn’t have to know that these cool print magazines are free to subscribe to. Sign up to have Modern Domainer and Website Magazine delivered to Dad’s doorstep for some quality reading material.

5. Deluxe Mini-Fridge + Warmer Combo

(Price: $99) There is no doubt Dad will enjoy this expertly perfected deluxe mini-fridge that doubles as a food warmer. This has a digital display, holds a 6-pack of your favorite liquid in a can and is silent!

6. Optimus Maximus Keyboard

(Price: $1,589) Dad would probably cut his pinky finger off to own one of these keyboards. Save Dad’s pinky and buy him this heavenly keyboard from ThinkGeek. I’m not even going to go into detail… check out the video below.

7. “The Domain Game” Book

(Price: $20) This newly released book by David Kesmodel has been receiving some great reviews. Help Dad build up your inheritance money! Buy The Domain Game, How People Get Rich From Internet Domain Names.

8. Ties Suck!

(Price: $25) This stylin’ 100% silk tie has a secret message. Should you decode the binary pattern you will soon find why this tie is named “Ties Suck” Buy it at ThinkGeek. Turn Dad into a real non-conformist.

9. 500 GB Hard Drive

(Price: $95) Yes you read correctly, 500 gigs of storage space squeezed into a Seagate 7200 RPM 3.5″ drive of the SATA variety with a 16MB cache for less than $100 bucks. Do you know anyone with a 500 GB hard drive? Make your dad that guy!

10. Moo.com Printed Goods

(Price: $10+) Go beyond the gift card. Design amazing printed products at Moo.com or buy a gift certificate and let Dad design his own MiniCards, PostCards, StickerBooks, NoteCards and more. The real amazing thing about Moo’s service is the ability to print 100 different images on 100 different cards at no extra cost.

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Each shirt is 100% cotton and priced low at only $14.99 + shipping. We have churned out a handful of completed designs so far and several more will be released soon.

Get A Free Shirt!

We want your ideas for funny, unique and innovative domainer t-shirts!

Leave a comment below and if your idea is used we will credit you with a free domainer t-shirt of your choice!

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1. Successfully predict the name of the next Jolie-Pitt child and snap up the name.

2. Successfully predict the sleeper hit exhibition sport of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Olympic Rock Stacking anyone?

3. Successfully predict the name of the next President’s “intern.” “I did not buy the domain of that woman!”

4. Successfully predict the next widespread virus scare. CactusFlu dot com, net, and org.

5. Successfully predict Osama Bin Laden’s mode of travel to see Allah… www.OsamaSoLonga.com

6. Successfully predict the name of the next America Idol Winner. You might want to add on the .TV extension for a few extra bucks.

7. Successfully predict the next worldwide natural disaster. The Tibetan Tsunami? The Antarctic Hurricane? The Samoan Famine?

8. Successfully predict the name of Britney Spear’s next baby daddy. This one could be huge, especially since Britney herself might not know.

8 Ways to Get Rich with Domain Names in 2008 DotSauce Magazine

Take for example, a domain I registered earlier this month, “RSXJ.com” this was an expired domain that I caught by chance. Mind you, it has been a few weeks after all of the four letter domains were registered. My first impression of the domain name concluded that this was the perfect domain for an “RSX Junkie” or some old Joe, John, Jacob, Jingle, Jack and Jill, all of whom drive Acura RSX‘s of course.

Some people are buying LLLL.com (four letter) domains and using them as personalized license plates.

Source: Michael Castello at Miami TRAFFIC Conference

I don’t know about you, but I want one! I’m on the lookout for an LLLL.com domain that has some meaning to me as a web developer and domainer. If you have any suggestions let me know.

• LLLL.com Domain Name ~ $50
• Fee for Vanity License Plate ~ $30
• Having that hotty in the Beamer hit you up on Facebook – Priceless!

If vanity plates don’t rev your engine, you could always just go for a custom vinyl domain name sticker to slap on your windshield.

Four Letter Domains: The New Vanity License Plate DotSauce Magazine

What?! Knol.com Owned by Steam Cleaning Company

Tens of thousands of visitors, including myself, typed “Knol.com” into their browsers after hearing the news, only to be baffled by a Dutch website featuring high quality vacuums and steam cleaners. The company who owns the domain has posted a thank you message to Google, for the traffic and publicity I assume. They later posted this surprising message which is, oddly enough, badly translated by Google:

“Well, from that Friday there is a real run immediately on domains that the word “Knol” in itself, as also the domain knol.com….. This has resulted in tens of thousands of visitors who came to take a look at our Knol.com! ….. In a short time, we had received visitors from more than 130 countries around the world.

Fortunately, the website in a position to be able bastions and the site remained in the air.

But that was not in, we were by Jan and alleman asked if we do not want to sell the domain….. Unfortunately, we have to disappoint everyone, how beautiful their offer sometimes.

…. In short, it was a special experience.”

There you have it, they will not be selling the domain name to Google, nor any other individual. Someone should call and suggest a way to monetize their new temporary flood of international traffic.

The Squatters Came Out in Full Force

A quick search on Sedo shows 358 pages of domains containing the term “Knol.” Many have bids and are receiving a minor amount of traffic. Apparently these people do not realize that “Knol” is only a codename! Google is going to brand it’s new knowledge portal with a completely different name and acquire it’s respective domain name.

Think before you squat.

Google’s “Knol” Project Prompts Tens of Thousands to Visit Dutch Steam Cleaning Website DotSauce Magazine

10. Virtually no chance of getting skin cancer.

9. The IRS hasn’t figured out how to tax you.

8. Instead of having to pay to park, people pay you.

7. No one knows what you are supposed to be doing right now.

6. Working in your underwear.

5. Being able to talk about your “portfolio” at a bar.

4. It’s easier than a “real” job.

3. Coffee breaks may include activities like Halo 3 or Wii Sports.

2. Your investment returns make stocks look laughable.

1. Set your own hours… like, say, 9pm to 5am.

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The 18-count indictment (PDF, 10 pages) alleges that Gudmundson used a variety of tactics to inflate her expense reimbursements. For example, prosecutors allege that she used her corporate American Express card to pay for domain registrations and then submitted doctored receipts to receive more than she paid.

Gudmundson is a 44 year old woman from Kirkland, Seattle. She was arrested Thursday night and made her initial appearance in court yesterday, as reported by Todd Bishop who attended the court appearance. She has been indicted on 11 counts of wire fraud and seven counts of mail fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says those offenses, on conviction, are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Microsoft released this statement: “We can confirm that Microsoft worked closely with authorities on this investigation. We take employee theft seriously and have internal measures in place to help identify fraudulent activities.”

For more information on the case against Gudmundson read the this report on Todd Bishop’s Microsoft Blog.

Former Microsoft Domain Manager Accused of Stealing $1M DotSauce Magazine

“Welcome to SnowMobileRentals.com!”

I can’t say that all my own parked domains are perfectly customized. Maybe it’s time that we all did a little investigation and optimization into our parked domain names. Get some feedback on keywords and design from friends, family and colleagues, though be sure to tell them not to click links!

Optimizing Your Landing Pages

Improving your landing pages on even a few domains could start you earning an easy residual income. It may be a time consuming process, but in the long run it will definitely be worth your while. Here are some things you should really put some thought into perfecting on your landing pages.

• Unique and relevant title and sub-title.
• Creating the right photos, graphics or logo.
• Matching and appealing color scheme.
• Relevant and powerful sponsored link keywords.

Get started with your highest trafficked domain names and work your way down. Even if your name gets a single visitor per day and you can gain that persons trust and attention enough to click on a sponsored link for, oh let’s say a measly 10¢, that would earn you $36 a year from one domain!

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A week after the Dallas Cowboys football organization bid on, won, then backed out of purchasing the domain name cowboys.com, the domain was sold on silent auction for $370,000. A group of investors stepped in to pick up the option on the free agent domain name. Most domain experts agree that the Cowboys were foolish to let this gem go. The resale price of the newly purchased name is expected to go into six figures. The Cowboys won the domain name through a Moniker auction on Oct. 12th with a phone in bid of “275,” a number which lawyers later said represented $275 dollars, not the actual $275,000 sales price. I guess the organization should stick to pigskin, when it comes to the buck, they are rookies for sure.

When it came time to pay up for their recent purchase of cowboys.com, attorneys for the legendary football empire, the Dallas Cowboys, balked. $275,000? Oops, they thought is was $275.00! That was the lousy excuse offered by America’s team. It seems the Cowboys franchise won the domain in a live auction sponsored by Moniker on Friday, Oct. 12th at the Traffic Domain Name Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

Playing Games

According to Monte Cahn, the head of Moniker, a phone in bid was reported to have come in from a representative of the organization. About a week later when the bill came in, the attorney claimed there was a misunderstanding about the words “Two hundred and seventy-five,” claiming the team would never have bid on such a pricey moniker. This claim seems ridiculous in light of the fact that the minimum bid for the name was listed at $250,000, and the expected sales price was estimated to go as high as $500,000.

There may be more to the story than meets the eye, however. Apparently, the cowboys.com domain may come with some strings attached. The previous owner of the domain claimed to have received the first trademark ever given a domain name on May 15, 1995. Certificate #27303 issued by the Office of the Secretary of State for the state of Oklahoma may present legal issues for the football organization. Under current law, trademark owners are allowed to lay some claim to domains that include their trademark.

Maybe the football dynasty should just do what any respectable Texan would do… Cowboy up and pay the bill. Then let the battle over trademark be settled in a good old fashioned shoot out.

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In one case his scheme succeeded and where a victim turned over a domain name similar to citysearch.com. The case was investigated by the F.B.I. He has agreed to plead guilty to a wire fraud charge which can carry a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, however prosecutors will only ask for a range of probation to six months in custody. Scali will face various fines and during this probation period his computer use will be monitored.

Idiot Posing as a Lawyer Attempts to Steal Domain Names DotSauce Magazine

Galstad is being accused of stealing and selling the domain for $200,000 which was wired to his personal account. An additional charge is being filed which claims the man cleaned out a $15,000 company credit card by traveling travel to Brazil, Canada, Las Vegas and New Jersey with a woman identified by his employer as a stripper from Las Vegas.

He has since admitted to the thefts and now faces up to 5 years in prison and a $25,000 in fines for a business related theft felony.

I’ve covered all the juicy bits, but if you’d like to follow this wacky criminal trial you can head over to The Sheboygan-Press.

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“We give away, on average, 20% of our gross. It’s counter-intuitive but we’re profitable, adds Warren Sly, founder. “Giving as generously as we do has been good for business. As Benjamin Franklin proved, you can live well by doing good.”

As the story goes the savvy businessman who owns the company has been purchasing additional domain names including the names of the charities followed by the word “coffee.” For example RedCrossCoffee.com, PetCoffee.com (Humane Society). The owner claims that this is one of his best ideas as it brings residual traffic to his business from type-ins. Customers tell their friends that they order their coffee beans at RedCrossCoffee.com and the power of word-of-mouth marketing sets in.

I can imagine that the idea of giving charitable donations can be applied to many products and services on the web. Domain names continue to be a powerful marketing tool. In a related article on DotSauce, Creative Marketing with Domain Names, we see that hundreds of large corporations are turning to domains that do not mention their company name at all to aid in promotion.

The Specialty Roast concept makes being a humanitarian quite easy and I hear the perks are good too.

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Mark Coker and his wife are the authors of “BOOB TUBE”, a novel about the daytime television soap opera industry, to be published later this year. After bidding up an auction for the domain BoobTube.com, which eventually reached a high bid of $41,688, SEDO contacted Coker with some bad news. The listed seller of the domain didn’t own BoobTube.com at all and to his surprise and dismay the auction was promptly canceled after 2 weeks of bidding.

You can read Mark Coker’s article on his full experience in being involved with this fake auction. He agrees that Sedo may have acted appropriately in canceling the auction and not allowing for any funds to change hands, however he states that their are inherent flaws with their system that need to be addressed.

Scandalous Sedo Sales, BOOBTUBE.com Mishap DotSauce Magazine

This is promising for domainers who hold quality keyword names in their portfolios as the reach of the domain industry continues to skyrocket.

The purchase, development and marketing of non-brand domain names to promote an existing, nationally known brand names is a cutting edge marketing idea. This method gives ad agencies and brands the ability to monitor traffic to the non-branded web site allowing them to better track their campaigns. Also, developers and marketing agencies do not need access to the corporate or main brand site for development and statistics.

Here is a handful of excellent examples from the list of creative marketing use domains:

• Bayer – WonderDrug.com
• California Milk Advisory Board – RealCaliforniaCheese.com
• Dasani – MakeYourMouthWater.com
• Discovery Channel – Planet-Earth.com
• Glad – 1000Uses.com
• Hilton Hotels – BeHospitable.com
• US Air Force – DoSomethingAmazing.com

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Here is a transcript of the email sent to DreamHost accounts:

This email is to inform you that a few of your sites were getting hammered by Google bot. This was causing a heavy load on the webserver, and in turn affecting other customers on your shared server. In order to maintain stability on the webserver, I was forced to block Google bot via the .htaccess file.

[Limit GET HEAD POST
order allow,deny
deny from 66.249
allow from all]

You also want to consider making your files be unsearchable by robots and crawlers, as that usually contributes to high number of hits. If they hit a dynamic file, like php, it can cause high memory usage and consequently high load…

As of yesterday, it has been reported that DreamHost corrected the issue and removed the block from several .htaccess files, stating that it was no longer necessary. The company most likely had the best of intentions to improve server stability for websites that had excessive CPU usage. Many, including myself, find it quite ironic and funny mainly because of the buzz focused around SEO by today’s webmasters.

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The Purpose – Why bother with a sticker for my car when only a handful of people may see it each day? When it comes to domain names, all exposure is good exposure and every little bit helps. A handful of customers, subscribers or contributors to your website or service will easily reward your time and effort. You can’t deny that if you have a great website that you are proud of, it would be damn cool to advertise your domain on your vehicle. Let’s do it!

The Copy – Don’t include “www.” search engine’s don’t crawl your windshield. The first thing we want an on-looker to read is your domain name. Sometimes this is all you need, if your domain name has strong keywords which brings across your message you may not need a slogan or description line. However, if you are like myself with a sexy name such as “DotSauce.com” your on-lookers will be intrigued but confused, so I personally would simply add the text, “Domain Name Magazine” below the domain.

The Styling – Choose an easily readable sans-serif font such as Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, or Helvetica. Your domain name should be as large as you are willing to go, the bigger the better for visibility. Do keep in mind your local laws on car stickers. Do not go overboard on bold lettering, at large font sizes bold styling can degrade the legibility of your letters. Your slogan line, if any, should be short and informative centered beneath your name.

The Colors – I highly recommend using all white as it is the most readable color when we take into account visibility during night and day. If you are able to get fancy with your sticker, a thin black trim or border outline can give the effect of bringing your text off the windshield for increased clearness.

You can purchase car stickers online from various marketing retailers and specialty storefronts. Though I am sure in most areas you can get it done locally at the nearest Sign Shop. Local sign shops can give you more flexibility with design and text positioning.

The best custom sticker service I have found online is DecalKits.com, they have a powerful and easy to use application for creating your own car decals. They also have the option available to outline your text in black. All of DecalKits stickers are made with premium outdoor vinyl.

I personally am going to have one made for my domains, I just have to figure out which ones I want to promote the most! Let me know how your domain name sticker works out, I want to see some pictures!

Bright idea–Get a Domain Name Sticker for your Car! DotSauce Magazine

For those of you blasphemers who don’t watch Heroes, there is a cover organization in the show called the Primatech Paper Company, it is a front for a secret laboratory which studies the genetics of those with special powers or “heroes.”

NBC has cleverly developed the fake website PrimatechPaper.com, which is modeled after the company on the Heroes TV series. Fans of the show have since unraveled the secret ‘easter egg’ to this domain as well as a secret blog which appears to be written by the character “Wireless” whom appears in one of the last episodes.

See for yourself… click on the “About Us” tab of Primatech site and then click on the PrimatechPaper logo image. You will then be prompted to enter a username (bennet) and password (claire). You will then have access to numerous ‘private company files’ which contain information and images on various Heroes characters and their special powers. The passwords can be found at samantha48616e61.com (Wireless’ Blog).

This neat hidden website was leaked slowly across Heroes fan forums, blogs and email, the usernames and passwords for each file were disclosed in various intervals on Wireless’ Blog to keep people on their toes and coming back for more. The Primatech Paper company website most likely has sparked interest in thousands of new viewers of the Heroes series. Those new fans then realize the commitment that NBC has to creating a rich storyline and appeasing their appetite for Heroes secret content.

When it comes to the internet, we should know by now that a secret is never kept a secret for long.

Could you incorporate a secret website into your business or personal website? What could a viral domain do for you?

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1. 15-Mar-1985 WWW.SYMBOLICS.COM
2. 24-Apr-1985 WWW.BBN.COM
3. 24-May-1985 WWW.THINK.COM
4. 11-Jul-1985 WWW.MCC.COM
5. 30-Sep-1985 WWW.DEC.COM
6. 07-Nov-1985 WWW.NORTHROP.COM
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8. 17-Jan-1986 WWW.SRI.COM
9. 03-Mar-1986 WWW.HP.COM
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42. 17-Nov-1986 WWW.TELTONE.COM
42. 11-Dec-1986 WWW.3COM.COM
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100 Oldest Domain Names DotSauce Magazine

Among them were “the Boise State Conjoined Vikings,” who had been born locked at the horns, as well as something Mr. O’Brien called “the Webcam manatee” — said to be the mascot of “F.S.U.” — which was basically someone in a manatee costume rubbing himself or herself provocatively in front of a camera (to the tune of the 1991 hit “I Touch Myself”). Meanwhile a voyeur with a lascivious expression watched via computer.

Who knew that life would soon imitate art.

At the end of the skit, in a line Mr. O’Brien insists was ad-libbed, he mentioned that the voyeur (actually Mark Pender, a member of the show’s band) was watching www.hornymanatee.com. There was only one problem: as of the taping of that show, which concluded at 6:30 p.m., no such site existed. Which presented an immediate quandary for NBC: If a viewer were somehow to acquire the license to use that Internet domain name, then put something inappropriate on the site, the network could potentially be held liable for appearing to promote it.

“We didn’t want to take it out,” Mr. Ross said yesterday, “so we bought it.”

In explaining to the audience the next night what he and his writers had done, Mr. O’Brien marveled, “For $159, NBC, the network that brought you ‘Meet the Press,’ Milton Berle and the nation’s first commercial television station became the proud owner of www.hornymanatee.com.”

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