Don't Buy .tv Domain Names, Island Is Sinking

If you try to register a website with a .tv domain (country code for Tuvalu) from Godaddy, a pop-up warns you that the island is sinking and recommends you reconsider. I have no idea what this has to do with anything, just thought I'd pass it along in case you were in the market. And not just because I get a cut of all .gw domains registered, but I do. Guinea-Bissau: where the internet happens. Impressed? You should be, I came up with that slogan all by myself. Geekologie: where geniusness happens. Oh shit -- I just did it again!

Godaddy: Don't Buy dot-TV Domains, The Island is Sinking. [boingboing]

Thanks to Chris, who started a petition to create .crs domains, but the idea was shot down by an old World War II fighter plane.

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