Stupid
Change the world with a lot of change
Submitted by joyfulchicken on February 7, 2007 - 2:41am.I got an email from a friend last week. "Do you know I found a site that's selling its domain name in the six-figure range?! Dollars. I wanted to see if changetheworld.com was taken, and there it was--the perfect paradox."
Huh? The perfect paradox? I knew I had to take a look. This is what I found....
THIS DOMAIN IS FOR SALE.
ChangeTheWorld.com was originally intended to be a clearing house that allowed users to donate to any worthwhile cause through performance incentives. However, timing is everything and while we were working on other priorities, the venture capital market went kaput. Now, competition such as UPromise and others make the space unviable for it's original purpose.
The market has been up and down since then, but we will consider realistic offers in the six figure range, depending on who is buying it and for what purpose. Options include:
- Outright purchase of domain name and IP (original concept)
- Long-term lease
- Financing for qualified purchaser
If you are interested in purchasing the domain, feel free to send an email to mcrosson [at] changetheworld [dot] com or call 415.299.0637.
Hmm... OK.
I don't think my friend has any plans of purchasing the domain. What she does have are some harsh words for the changetheworld.com guys. "These people wanted to change the world, but their greed speaks vultures--I mean, volumes. Unless they'll be using the money to change the world...hmmm...."
Unlike her, I'm a capitalist pig, so I don't have much of a problem with greed. Hey, greed is good. Money money money! And I think that vultures are God's creatures too, just like kittens, bunnies, and capitalist pigs.
Still, I find the idea of a six-figure price tag for a domain name a bit ridiculous. Paying megabucks for domain names is so 1999. Nowadays, the key to success for commercial websites can be summarized with two easy-to-remember acronyms: SEO (search engine optimization) and PR (bribe the media).
But the sad thing is, somewhere out there, some poor shmuck is going to cough up half a million bucks for this. You know what they say about suckers--one born every minute.
That's why I'm putting the chickenmafia.com domain name on the market. We will consider realistic offers in the five-figure range. That's right, I said five-figure range. Why change the world when you can own the Chicken Mafia for one-tenth the price? Bid now!
