With more than 400,000 registrations, this ccTLD has character – to the point that Bob Parsons uses BobParsons.me for his personal blog of rantings.

As with every domain Registry, the .me Registry held back several premium domain names in order to subsequently auction them.

Sure babe, what is your phone number and we'll take it from there.

This practice, however it may make some domainers frown, is very common and justifiable: they who have the pie, hold the knife as well.

We found it ironic, however, that one particular four letter word domain – FUCK.me – not only made it to the reserved list but it’s been actively parked with a contact form and a blonde happy-go-lucky female smiling at the domain visitors.

BP: Top Kill is an Epic Fail.

The environmental disaster in the Gulf is ongoing; nothing more devastating than the images of oiled birds at the Louisiana beaches.

Meanwhile, BP attempts to mend their online image by purchasing dozens, if not hundreds of Google Adwords.

The BP campaign has been criticized for its attempt to divert the attention of the public.

One of the first measures taken against the oil spill, is a process referred to as “top kill” – from Wikipedia:

A top kill is a procedure used as a means of sealing an oil well  that is experiencing an uncontrolled eruption of crude oil or natural gas. The process involves pumping heavyweight drilling mud into the manifolds connected to the top of the well. This procedure stops the flow of oil and gas from the well and is a prelude to sealing the well completely (usually with cement).

Unfortunately for BP, the top kill process failed more than two weeks ago. However, the Adwords campaign still claims that BP will contain the spill using the top kill method:

Screen capture of BP's sponsored result on Google, taken today.

In other words, BP is lying to searchers of the “top kill” term; the link simply takes one to the generic BP page discussing the oil leak.

At the same time that BP announced its use of top kill as the process that would contain the oil spill, the domain name TopKill.com went for sale at Sedo.

Was BP being a cheapskate and preferred the Adwords method or have they actually bought the TopKill.com domain that was sold for only $1,000 ?

Currently, TopKill.com is in Sedo’s transfer escrow and the page is parked at … Parked.com

Regardless, an epic fail for the BP marketing gurus who have failed to do effective damage control, as much as BP has failed to control the oil spill for more than 50 days.

A lot of domainers are actively searching for the proverbial "golden egg".

Test Track at TRAFFIC Las Vegas – previously known as the “Shark Tank” of domaining – was an interesting experiment that gave the opportunity to several domainer entrepreneurs to showcase their projects, seeking financial backing.

This experiment in angel investing was a clear indication that not everyone is ready for “prime time”. While some participants had prepared their presentation very meticulously, others clearly failed to meet the high standards one should expect from participants of a highly anticipated domainer conference feature.

After a lot of research, we found several other projects that were presented to the committee that decided which would make the final cut and into TRAFFIC Las Vegas. The results were rather amusing and we present them here for your viewing entertainment.

Failed entry #1

Ricky K. from Wichita, KS presented an application for a domainer baby registry that’d issue certificates of ownership to all babies, complete with a free .tel URL and a photography certificate. Seeking $80,000 in capital, Ricky thought it’d be fun to id all domainer babies upon birth.

Failed entry #2

Sophia J. and Adolph H. from Sacramento, CA presented an application for a dating web site catering exclusively to domainers. Under the working project of “Aryan Domainer” the database would contain only the blondest men and women of domaining, complete with DNA samples and picture archives of their ancestors. The idea was to ensure the Domainer Aryan Race would carry on even in the event of a nuclear holocaust. Projected budget: $2,500,000

Failed entry #3

Rudy C. from Krakow in Poland presented a business plan for recycling business cards from expired domains. With millions of domains expiring annually, Rudy’s business “Green Cards” would seek, collect and recycle the business cards of obsolete companies by creating a central database of expiration for their business entities. By catering to domainers, Rudy planned to collect the data for free using Estibot 2.0. Projected cost: $6,540,000 (to buy the domain GreenCards.com)

Failed entry #4

Lars T. from London, England proposed the construction of a public database of cybersquatters. His proposal was outright rejected by the presenting panel with no further details disclosed.

Failed entry #5

Roberto K. from Palermo, Italy presented a business plan for protecting domains from being stolen, via the means of utilizing aged members of the Mafia to enforce live protection. For a nominal fee, domains under the “Iron Shield” project would each have a contract, protecting them and their registrant with bodyguards against any theft or home invasion. Projected cost: disclosed only after taking the Sicilian oath of silence.