Hurricane domains

[the_poet]

I've been wondering about HurricaneFirstName.com domains for a while. Yesterday I had a look at how cyclones' names are choosen and found out there's a set of names* that gets reused every 6 years (unless the cyclone was a bad one and gets removed from the list) and only one of them out of hundreds was available in .com (Hurricane Tobias, which I took).

Of course I hope none of those domains will have to be used, as that would mean pain and suffering for a lot of families and, if necessary, I would forward it to the Red Cross' website. Anyway I was wondering who the prospective buyer for such domains should be. Thank you, friends.

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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml#atl

 

[-Joe-]

What's the point in buying them if you don't want to use them?

 

[the_poet]

What's the point in buying them if you don't want to use them?

Having spent $4.99, I could even afford to drop it, but this won't be the case since, if necessary, as I've said, I'll be ready to donate/forward it to the Red Cross.

Anyway this wasn't the point of the topic.

 

[Kate]

Such names are time-sensitive anyway, and monetization difficult.
I don't really see the point of such regs.

 

[johname]

They used to name Hurricanes only after women, but with equal rights came Hurricane Bob. I would throw Hurricane Tobias back in the sea

 

[- me -]

They used to name Hurricanes only after women, but with equal rights came Hurricane Bob.

The government is missing a golden opportunity here.
Should be corporate sponsored like ballparks and stadiums.
Fees would help defray the cost.
HurricaneAllState.com, anyone? :red:

 

[johname]

The flooding of your home is brought to you by McDonald's

 

[Domagon]

HurricaneDud.com - it's available!

That aptly describes Irene (highest gust recorded anywhere in NJ wasn't even hurricane speed at 69 MPH with sustained winds mostly in the 40s and 50s at most; less than some Nor'Easters) and various other past hurricanes that were forecast as being the end of the world and turned out to be duds...

News media keeps playing the same footage of a house damaged by a tornado and a few cars here and there under water. Very underwhelming.

Anyways, buying up hurricane, or any disaster related names, ahead of time is a gamble that likely won't even cover the reg fees. A better strategy for capitalizing on disaster names is keep a very close eye on the news 24/7, including social networks, and be fast with regging - use a registrar that has instant, one-click registration.

Ron

 

[EBORG9]

I really don't see the point. You have to build and monetize it very fast, and then it's over.
You almost have to hope for a bad one to get any longevity out of the name, a la "Hurricane Katrina".

You are also at the mercy of the weather. Hurricanes typically never actually materialize and stay as tropical storms, or get down graded before land fall...changing their name and making your domain worthless.
Are you going to put up a site for every tropical storm, hoping that it turns into a hurricane?


I don't like it.

 

[biggie]

i once registered a "hurricane" domain and sold it in less than 2 months for $,$$$


but it was not one of those named after a storm