The Record Breaking Blog
Here's what's up, what's down, and what's going on in my record-breaking world.Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Wow, I can't believe it, in my last blog entry on December 8th I was talking about having hit the 20,000 visitor mark! Now, 4 days later, I've hit the 30,000 visitor mark! Traffic is picking up very quickly thanks mainly to new supporters linking to my site and helping spread the word. And I'm sure that after my interview on the 16th this will multiply even further. Everyone has been great and the support just keeps growing, this is all very surreal. I didn't expect to get this many visitors until at least next year, so I'm ecstatic about it.
I also got a new suggestion to donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, so I've decided to pledge $25,000 to help protect "our civil liberties in the networked world." My life is now spent mostly online, so this is something I want to help protect and maintain. If you have any charities or foundations you would like me to donate to once I sell this domain, just visit the charities section above and make your suggestion.
I'm still in Bariloche, Argentina enjoying the fresh mountain summer air surrounded by crystal clear lakes. The other day I climbed up one of the highest mountains in this region, Cerro Catedral. It felt like being on top of the world, probably what it will feel like the day I sell my domain:
On top of the world.
Then, I got the cool idea of advertising my domain in this very secluded and exclusive place, so with the awesome help of my very patient girlfriend, I wrote out TheRecordBreakingDomain.com in stones on the summit of the mountain so that every future visitor who makes it up there will know I've been there.
Advertising my domain 2,000 meters above sea level.
If that did not break the record for the highest altitude domain name, then it definitely broke the record for the highest altitude domain name written in stones!
This was a lot harder than it looks!
Anyone who reaches the summit of Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina will see these stones, walk over to them, wonder what the heck a domain name is doing written in stones that high up, then visit this site just to find out what it's all about, and connect in a very unique and long-lasting way to this very domain name which they will never, ever forget. This is the very same curiosity principle that will attract millions of visitors to this site once this domain breaks the record.
Does anyone still think I'm joking here?
I also got a new suggestion to donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, so I've decided to pledge $25,000 to help protect "our civil liberties in the networked world." My life is now spent mostly online, so this is something I want to help protect and maintain. If you have any charities or foundations you would like me to donate to once I sell this domain, just visit the charities section above and make your suggestion.
I'm still in Bariloche, Argentina enjoying the fresh mountain summer air surrounded by crystal clear lakes. The other day I climbed up one of the highest mountains in this region, Cerro Catedral. It felt like being on top of the world, probably what it will feel like the day I sell my domain:
On top of the world.
Then, I got the cool idea of advertising my domain in this very secluded and exclusive place, so with the awesome help of my very patient girlfriend, I wrote out TheRecordBreakingDomain.com in stones on the summit of the mountain so that every future visitor who makes it up there will know I've been there.
Advertising my domain 2,000 meters above sea level.
If that did not break the record for the highest altitude domain name, then it definitely broke the record for the highest altitude domain name written in stones!
This was a lot harder than it looks!
Anyone who reaches the summit of Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina will see these stones, walk over to them, wonder what the heck a domain name is doing written in stones that high up, then visit this site just to find out what it's all about, and connect in a very unique and long-lasting way to this very domain name which they will never, ever forget. This is the very same curiosity principle that will attract millions of visitors to this site once this domain breaks the record.
Does anyone still think I'm joking here?
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