Company doesn’t register domains for popular segment.
Remember how CNN started iReport, and then only when it became very popular paid dearly for the domain name? To the tune of $750,000?
It may have done it again, as one DNW reader pointed out to me today.
CNN has a segment called CNN Distraction that’s getting a lot of attention. It features videos it describes this way: “CNN may have built its reputation by covering the news, but this stuff is definitely not news.. just freakin’ awesome.”
Examples include some ducks crossing a highway and a cat showing up on a TV news set.
Yet the company didn’t bother to register CNNDistraction.com or CNNDistractions.com. They’re currently unregistered.
If these were generic or descriptive domains that cost a lot of money, then I could understand CNN taking a pass on them. But they aren’t even registered. If Distractions really takes off (and judging by the number of kitten videos it might), it may be sorry it didn’t spend $20 to register these domains.
In the meantime, I’m going to stick with the “hard” news CNN covers, such as these headlines currently on the site:
Woman records bobcat eating pet
More on Anderson’s eyeburn
There’s more to life than BBQ
An iPhone case you can eat
Teen: Pink toy ovens exclude boys
9 tales of celebrity tax troubles
JamesD says
Now you’ve highlighted it…wonder how long they stay unreg’d? And not to CNN.
Andrew Allemann says
@ JamesD – registering them is just asking for trouble. Although I’m sure someone will.
Joe says
The daily fool who promptly handregs everything they find just set in.
Paul says
They are both gone, Go Daddy, Domains by Proxy …… no surprise here
Domainer Extraordinaire says
Andrew next time you discover something like this, email me before you publish. 🙂
Joey Starkey says
Wonder now how many people have checked the whois for these today?
Rob says
wouldn’t be at all surprised if it was one of the registrars that picked it up as they just love to log all the domain searches and pick out anything that’s of interest. seen it before a few times.
if you ever do a domain search and it’s available (and you really want it!) reg it immediately as it may not be there next time.