Domain Names, Eli Manning And Going 19-0

May 13, 2008

First off, I am a big fan of the Super Bowl, especially if the Steelers or Teddy Bruschi are playing. Growing up in rural western Pennsylvania you were a Pirates fan in the summer and a Steelers fan all year round. Hockey wasn’t on anyone’s radar. When you got old enough your thirst was likely to be quenched by an Iron City or a 7 once Rolling Rock while watching touchdown Terry Bradshaw lead the team to victory.

Forgive me for digressing; this story is about this years Super Bowl. Teddy Bruschi is a local football legend here in Tucson. He played his College years and was a central part of what was known as Desert Swarm Defense at the University of Arizona. Now we plays for New England.

On the occasional off year when neither was playing we merely watched the game for the commercials. This year had all the earmarking of a really big game. Would Teddy and the New England Patriots be the first time to go undefeated since the Miami Dolphins did 1972?

Our interest in the game really got intense when we were able to purchase undefeated19-0 .com, .net, and .biz. 12 hours before the kick-off. If New England goes undefeated and Eli Manning doesn’t throw the miracle passes and with a minute and a half to go the Giants don’t score, we are sitting on a gold mine of domain names.

Our $30.00 bet on these football history making domain names had us standing and shouting the whole second half. We were way to amped to pay any attention to those silly commercials we had sugar plumbs and new vehicles dancing about our heads.

Yes, we were gambling but in a very legal way. I followed my gut check around midnight the night before the game. I did a” who is” search and found that all three of these names were available. I snagged them on the spot. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep that night.

When I placed the bet on the undefeated Patriots it looked like the stars and moon aligned and pointed my way. I don’t gamble much. When I do it’s only a lottery ticket and then only if there’s a huge jackpot and something unusual happens like the grocery store check out bill is $7.77. Then and only then do I buy a lottery ticket.

I don’t gamble with money because it’s a gamble. This bet was worth every penny. It turned out to be very thrilling experience, a high if you will, when the reality of the faithful catch hit home our spirits crashed. No wonder it can become an addiction.

I tell this story as an example of all the wonderful opportunities that still exist with the Internet. These technologies are still in its childhood stages. There are billions of dollars to be made and created through this vehicle. I consider myself fortunate to be a small part of it all. We didn’t win the domain name jackpot but it sure has been interesting.

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