TheMediaDrop.com
Title
The Media Drop
Description
A few years ago, before it was as easy as it is today to manage multiple domain names and such through hosts such as GoDaddy and others, I managed to let one domain slip through my renewal-ready fingers when I missed a renewal notice, and as luck would have it, by the time I got all caught up with what actually happened, another company had nabbed it and turned it into a domain forward to, well, an "adult content" site, let's just say. Normally, this wouldn't be such a horrible thing if it was a random domain of some strange compound words, but this one happened to be tombiro.com. Let's just say I wasn't so happy about that.
Within about a year or so, the firm that had landed my name seemed to be done using it, and most of the "accidental" visitors it had gotten through people who were looking for me had gone elsewhere as I had started up a new site under one domain or another. Somewhere along the lines, the name ended up in another person's hands, also someone in Europe, and I had been sitting on backorder to grab the name should it expire, but no such luck.
A few weeks ago, however, I got it in my head that I was going to see what this individual wanted for the name, and sent an email asking what he'd like in return for the delivery of the domain, and I was surprised to receive a response not only in a few hours, but one stating that he completely understood, and would turn over the domain to me at no charge. Who'd have thunk it? In this day and age, when we're all enjoying some of the positives that come with the "Web 2.0" mentality, as it were, it's still surprising to see someone who has a chance for financial gain to do something nice. And at the end of the day, this becomes my "pay it forward" moment, so I'll definitely be on the lookout for how I can help out whoever is next in line for needing something worked out.
Contact
- Thomas J. Biro
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- Bloomfield NJ
- US 07003
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- 973-447-2438
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