As I write this (wondering how I am going to explain ripping off the opening to the Superman TV show from the 50's for that headline) Diana and I are settling in to watch the Florida Gators play BYU tonight as NCAA Basketball's March Madness continues with the Sweet 16. Tomorrow night we will be watching the Florida State Seminoles play Virginia Commonwealth in another regional semifinal. Our home state of Florida is one of four that has two teams still alive in the college classic (Virginia, North Carolina and Wisconsin are the others). 

With the country fixated on March Madness at this time each year, our friends at DomainConsultant.com came up with a great idea for a domain event that could ride on the basketball tournament's coattails. Domain Madness, which consists of a contest, a live domain auction and a Las Vegas conference/party all rolled into one debuted in 2009. In a few days the big event returns for a third go round that will run from March 29 to April 5.   

The contest offers a $1,000 cash prize to the person who has the best record of predicting which domains will sell the in the live auction (powered by Boxcar.com) 

that will be be aired live online from the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas starting a 4pm (U.S. Central time) on April 5th. You can get the official pool sheet here and review the contest rules here. The auction catalog is also online now so you can start making your picks (there may be a few late adds before the contest closes March 29th - the date when pre-bidding will begin). 

If you want to attend the event live you just need to send an RSVP note to the organizers (all details are on this page) by 5pm (U.S. Central time) on March 30th. Then just bring yourself and your laptop to the Palms where foods, drinks and fun will be served to everyone attending. 

(Posted March 24, 2011)