Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of domain registrations or renewals, especially with Name.com offering .TV domain names for just $10.99 a year.
Here’s how the contest works. You know the famous poem that starts, “Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…” Well, I want you to write the best domain-related poem and record yourself reciting it.
For instance, something like this might be interesting:
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
.IE is the ccTLD for Ireland
And .TV is for Tuvalu
You need to post the text of your poem in the comment section of this article and then record yourself reciting your poem (see instructions below). All submissions must be received by Noon EST on Friday, February 18, 2011, and the winner will be selected by Paul and Ashley from Name.com. Only submissions in video form will be eligible.
We are looking for the most original and humorous poem, and they don’t have to start with “Roses are Red…” You’re all winners at heart, but there will be just one winner for this contest, and only one submission will be allowed per person.
Get to it!
To post your video:
1) Visit Name.com’s youtube channel to post your video response: www.youtube.com/user/thebestregistrar
2) Under the video click, ‘View comments, related videos, and more’
3) Click on the comment box, see link to the right of comment box that says, ‘Create a video response’
4) Upload your video
Your dog is adorable!
Can I only post the poem? I am unable to record/upload a video since I’m traveling.
@ Adi
Unfortunately, contestants need to upload a video to be eligible for the prize. You have until Friday though 🙂
“Roses are red,
Violets may linger,
I gave her a ring,
She gave me the finger”
Sure.ly there is always
A better domain4.me
With a jing.ly na.me.
Keep on looking, what-el.se?
Roses are red violets are blue
if I’m not with you my hearts in two,
roses are red
violets are blue
there’s no such flower
as beautiful as you
@ Saliu
That was very nice, but it has to be domain related (and on video) to have a chance at winning.
Love your poem but .IE is the ccTLD for Ireland not .IR 🙂
Nice contest thou +1
@ Raul
touche
From the directions at the top, it’s not clear whether the poem must start with “Roses are red / Violets are blue.”
Oops, sorry, just read the relevant part – ignore my earlier comment. 🙂
@ Randomo
I just bolded this: “they don’t have to start with “Roses are Red…”
Roses are Red, .COM is King too.
Violets are Bleu and .NETs will never do.
.Org, .Info are both ok, but I wouldn’t touch any other even if you were giving them away.
@ Tippy
Nice! Put it on video 🙂
.COM, .COM oh how I love you,
.NET tried to come between us, .ORG, .INFO too.
.COM, .COM it will always be you, for no other extension excites me as you do.
.COM, .COM I will always be true, I will renew you 30 days prior to being due.
.COM, .COM your the only DOT I see, those others DOTs just don’t do it for me.
.COM, .COM what more can I say, oh please, baby please, don’t take my .COM away.
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Dot com is King
The rest is Pigeon Poo
Good night ladies and gentle!
ok last one… I think 😉
The first time i saw you, i knew just what to do,
I ran to Name.com and put a Nabber on you.
The date was all set, sometime after 2,
I couldn’t wait to get my hands all over you.
I sat there and waited to catch your fall,
I couldn’t believe someone could drop your love at all.
There you were all shiny and new,
.com, english, short and funny too.
Nab, Nab, just like you do,
Name.com had come through for me and you.
At last we were together, as we were ment to be
Your a fine looking domain and now you belong to me.
Oh wait, whats that, a problem I see,
My darn Credit Card just refused me.
What will I do, how will I pay,
I know, I know, I’ll sell my old love away…
Roses are Red
Violets are blue
Did your love of domaining,
lead to Domainer’s Flu?
I’ll have to pass on the video for now but here’s a poem – courtesy of POE.ms
In the darkness of the night
your twin, perky domains are fun
ripe and stout for the taking
like a dot com liturgy
As you look up
with baby blue eyes, deep seas
Aegean mysteries long forgotten
your female softness astounds me
I give you a sweet dot org
like a bidder at NameJet
eager to overbid
again and again and again.
Tippy is on a role. Good job.
Elliot: Cute dog
roses are red, violets are blue..
the cheapest domain names waiting just for you.
So take my bouquet and my whole love too
and log in at Name.com and find that www that is as perfect as us two…
P.s my video coming soon, little bit shy.
p.s.s. you look good on video Elliot.
Rose are red
Violets are blue
This line doesn’t rhyme
And either does this one
How about:
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Remember, .ASIA is a gTLD
unlike .EU
(less of a poem, more of a mnemonic for myself)
just checking you got my video entry. Not sure if I did it correctly.
@ Rosco
Is this you?
If not, please paste the link.
haha, its kinda me.
Not me personally that guy is a paid actor. Just did it for a joke, I got my laugh out of it.
Sweet, just wanted to double check. That at least you watch it.
If you want I can take it down.
.MY .DE.AR.ESt .CO .DO.MA.IN .NAME,
I tr.IEd .TO wr.ITe .YUr .NAME .IN.TO .THe s.KY
.THou.GH .THe w.INd .BLew .IT .AWay
I tr.IEd .TO wr.ITe .YUr .NAME .IN.TO .THe s.ANd
.THou.GH .THe wa.VEs w.AShed .IT .AWay
I .RE.GI.ST.ERed .YUr .NAME wi.TH .NAME.COM
.ANd .NOw .FOr .AT le.ASt o.NE .YE.AR, .THe.RE .IT w.ILl .STay
@ Chris
Now, you just need to create and upload a video 🙂
Forgot the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPgRAodq9hw
Uploaded 🙂
On a driveway of blacktop,
the pink blossom petals are
spread and scattered.
I feel the dampness of the day.
Up above in the sky are
omnis clouds and it is raining
Soon the wet weather has abated
and an archery of colors appears.
Come father and look there
a Rainbow across the horizon
but like a vapor it had been
and it is now gone.
@ Jim
Nice poem, but it needs to be domain name related to qualify for the contest (and needs to be on video).