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For those who won’t be in New York City to visit TechCrunch firsthand, it’s still possible to participate!

On Twitter, beginning Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8 a.m. EST, tell @domaindotcom why you deserve a TechCrunch shout-out and include hashtag #TCDisrupt (the full contest hours are listed below). Tweets will show up on Domain.com’s custom Twitter decoder bracelet, and every hour during the event (well, most hours), Domain.com will randomly select a winner!

How will you know if you’ve won? It’s easy. We’ll tweet out a picture with your Twitter handle featured on our decoder bracelet. So, if you enter, for example, the Monday 9am-10am game, and you’re the winning Tweet,  a picture of your Twitter handle will be posted sometime in the next  (10am-11am) hour.

Want to know the prizes? Winners have the chance to receive 9 cent and 99 cent .COM domain name coupons, Domain.com t-shirts and jump-drives!

Contest Hours (We’ll try to pick a winner every hour, but make no guarantees):
Monday, May 21, 2012 8:00 a.m. EST- 6:00 p.m. EST
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:00 a.m. EST- 6:00 p.m. EST
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:00 a.m. EST- 6:00 p.m. EST

Tweets submitted after contest hours will automatically be disqualified. More than one tweet per person per hour will automatically be disqualified. There’s no guarantee that a winner will be picked every hour, but we’ll try.

Post on here or tweet to @domaindotcom if you have any additional questions!

Have fun!

Domain.com is excited about our upcoming trip to TechCrunch Disrupt NYC! If you’re going, stop by our booth in the Startup 411 section for a cool Domain.com t-shirt and the chance to win prizes.

To track what’s happening, we’ll be actively posting on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #TCDisrupt. Make sure you’re following @domaindotcom and “like” facebook.com/domaindotcom because there may even be a contest or two for our fans!

Check back here in the next few days for updated TechCrunch details! And for more information on TechCrunch visit- http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-ny-2012/

If you’re a fan of Film Riot, you will have already seen our newest ad, which involves Josh dressed as the Fairy Domain Mother.  While the ad is hysterical, the special effects are even cooler.  In fact, the outcry from aspiring filmmakers and Domain.com fans has been so overwhelming, Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly plans to dedicate at least two episodes to a “how’d they do that?” tutorial.

Watch the ad for yourself and comment back here about what you liked, disliked, or think could be improved.  We are always looking for suggestions.  We may even throw some free swag to a few of you.  Enjoy!

Enter to win a Domain.com T-shirt when you follow us on Twitter @domaindotcom and tweet out “When you think domain names, think Domain.com” … For a chance to win, comment back on here with your Twitter handle so we can follow you back!

We’re still offering $4.99 .COM Domains!  Coupon  is automatically applied at checkout.  Now is the perfect time to build up your domain portfolio because this offer is good on up to TEN .COM domains. Sale ends Friday, February 17 at 5pm Pacific.

1-  .COM Domains Are Only $4.99 At Domain.com!
No coupon code necessary; the discount is automatically applied at checkout!  You can buy one for yourself, your friend, your mom, your dog, and your goldfish, because this offer is good on up to TEN .COM domains. Sale ends Friday, February 17 at 5pm Pacific.

2-  Bored At Work Today?
Take some time for yourself and watch a few episodes of Hak5 on Revision3.com (http://revision3.com/hak5).  Darren Kitchen is crazy smart and so funny. Comment back over here about something you loved on an episode, and we just might throw some free swag your way.

Have you ever tried to purchase a domain name, but it was already taken? It’s a frustrating feeling, especially when you’re trying to launch your personal or business website.

We understand the importance of implementing new ways to offer our customers previously registered premium domain names that are for sale by their owners. That’s why we’ve partnered with Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace.

Why Sedo? Partnering with Sedo was a great opportunity to provide direct access to the largest inventory of registered domains (over 15 million) and domain sellers.

Here’s how it works. Visit Domain.com, and search for a domain as you normally would. Now, instead of just seeing the word “Taken,” you’ll see the owner’s listed selling price (if they’ve posted the domain for sale through Sedo). If it’s the name you want, and the price sounds right, you’ll be able to make your purchase directly through your Domain.com account.

If you have any questions about this new service, please don’t hesitate to give Customer Support a call at 360-449-8458.

There has been lots of coverage of ICANN’s announcement last week to allow the creation of numerous new TLDs. This will potentially have a big impact on domain names and the organization of the web in general, and plenty of people have stated their own opinions on the decision. Below are links to a wide variety of opinions on the decision.

Is This The Death Of Dot Com?

“A .brand TLD gives marketers much greater control of their online identities. You can now promote your brand at the root of the Internet with shorter, less technical URLs. You can combine all your Web properties, including product sites, campaign microsites, and country-specific Web sites, under a single brand umbrella.”

Dot-com has its place in new Web domain landscape

“Some experts in the domain name industry are calling this a pointless service created by ICANN to profit off companies that will pay just to secure a brand identity. In turn, it also means more business for marketing agencies charged with giving a useful purpose to the costly extensions.”

The Internet Community Says Thank You to ICANN for New TLDs

“The New Top-Level Domain (TLD) Program has been controversial at times and has fuelled many passionate debates within the Internet community. However, it is important to remember that the implementation of new TLDs is written into ICANN’s founding mandate. It is also important to appreciate the level of research, planning, consultation, discussion and compromise that has gone into getting to this point.”

ICANN haz .youridentityhere

“By letting the market decide what is a desirable address, ICANN won’t be criticized for taking years to create top level domains that nobody really wants — while for some inexplicable reason never creating one we could really use: .movie.”

New gTLDs: Floodgates for Spammers?

“People are already trained to understand that the language of the Internet is .com, it’s a meme that has permeated society. Yeah, a personalized domain might look cool, but the people who can afford it will probably have to revert back to the user experience, and users will continue to use and recognize the .com. If you want to make money, don’t confuse your users! I could be wrong about that. But I doubt it.”

ICANN’t Believe It: New Internet Rules Will Be a Mess

“Think about what a mess this is going to become. Sure, any average Joe won’t be able to grab .ibm, but what’s to stop 5,000 different companies from clamoring for .computer? And how confusing is this going to get from a user perspective?”

Web address boom could be search engine boon

“The decision to open the Internet to a flood of Web addresses ending in anything from company names to social movements could prove a boon to search engines.”

At Domain.com, we’re excited to see what exactly comes of this unknown quantity of new TLDs, and it’ll be a busy year for us preparing for the launch of numerous new TLDs. We’ll have to decide which ones to offer, when to offer them, and what prices to sell them at. We’ve known the approval of new TLDs was likely for a while now, but as of last week it’s no longer an “if”, but a “when”.

Leave your thoughts on the creation of new TLDs in the comments!

A .TV domain is a great choice if you want to create a website with video. It could be a film review site, your personal film portfolio, a TV show fan page, or more!

But don’t take it from us. The crew at Film State make a compelling argument for why you should choose .TV:

The lesson? Don’t piss off the universe – get a .TV!

Search for your .TV domain today!

We know we have many loyal customers and Domain.com fans out there, but the unfortunate reality is that the people who are angry shout the loudest. Social networks are great mechanisms for customer feedback both positive and negative, but the natural tendency of customers of many companies online is only to post negative comments when things go wrong. As a result, we hear the unhappy 1% more loudly than the satisfied 99%.

Are you included in that 99% of satisfied customers? If so, we’re extremely appreciative when we see customers promoting us online to their followings and suggesting us to people looking for recommendations. We also generally reach out if we see a customer post a recommendation for us to their friends or followers and give those customers a discount coupon, a free domain name, some swag, or other thank-yous! If you post a recommendation about us, we definitely want to thank and reward you for it.

Many of our new customers come from word-of-mouth promotion, and social networks give us an exciting glimpse into how we’re being promoted. We also always appreciate candid feedback and look to incorporate it into our business processes and products.

The bottom line is we like hearing from our customers, and we want to thank and reward the customers we see promoting us online. Hopefully that includes you!

P.S. We have an affiliate program!

Interested in promoting Domain.com on your website? We have an affiliate program that pays you when you refer customers to us from your site, including bonuses as large as $110 when you sell a hosting package!

If you’re reading this, the world didn’t end yesterday. That’s not to say things haven’t devolved into chaos with flesh-eating zombies everywhere. We just don’t know what may have happened, but hopefully you were prepared! Regardless, if you survived May 21st, now seems like a pretty decent time to make sure you’ve got a website. Here’s why:

Fringe scenario #1: The world has ended. You’re not reading this.  Well okay. In that case, you probably don’t need a domain name.

Fringe scenario #2: The world didn’t entirely end, but like we mentioned above, zombies or asteroids or world-wide panic are presenting a problem. Better get a website set up STAT to help you locate your loved ones and organize against the zombie uprising.

Likely Scenario: May 21st came and went, and the media had a blast with all the attention. Your life continues as normal. However, you should take the fact that the world COULD have ended as a sign that now is the perfect time to begin pursuing your lifelong dreams and passions and start making a living off of them. In today’s global economy, the best place to get started doing that is online with a website!

Start today at Domain.com and use coupon code GETONIT to save 10% on your order!

But whatever you do, you’d better hurry! The Mayan calendar’s end of the world is only 18 months away!