There’s a bit of a background to this binge….My primary domain investing strategy is to speculate on domains that I believe will become generic at some point in the future. This strategy offers the advantage of being relatively cheap - most of the domains I identify are still available for registration. But, the risk is significant - there is no guarantee that the names will actually become generic (or even well-known).

A few weeks back, I decided I wanted a few political domains before the 2008 US presidential election. I figured that “all the good names were taken” and made a decision to throw my speculative strategy out the window. I started searching the aftermarket to see if any good names were available.

I found very few that interested me, and got a bit frustrated. Then, on a whim, really, I decided to do a bit of brainstorming and see if I could find some good names there will still available for registration.

To my surprise, I found - and grabbed - some decent names. I didn’t realize it until after I binged, but my speculative strategy actually played two roles here:

1. The value of these domains, clearly, depends on the outcome of the 2008 Presidential election;
2. Some of the best domains from this binge (in my eyes) are .us domains…the value of which is still largely unproven

With that as background, here’s my binge on political domain names. In each group, I’ve put the domain(s) at the top that I think has the most potential.

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A lot of domain buying seems to happen in binges - short bursts of high buying levels. It happens in new registrations and aftermarket buys alike and seems to afflict most of us in the domaining game.

I binge on new registrations quite often. It’s a natural result of one of my strategies - registering domains that I expect to become hot generics tomorrow. This strategy requires that I closely follow the news in a few selected topics, and often puts me in a ‘race to the registrar’ with other speculators out there (you know who you are). When I win the race (or at least part of the race), a binge usually follows.

In the BingeReviews feature, I’ll present a group of related domains that I recently registered and ask for your comments. You can say anything you want - don’t be shy. Comment on a single name, the whole family, the topic…whatever.

But wait, there’s more….

I’m still working out the logistics, but I’ll be opening up the BingeReviews feature to you as well. You’ll be able to post your own domain buying binges…and get comments from the readers. More details to come.

There is a serious goal behind the BingeReviews feature - creating a forum where domainers can get relevant feedback on their purchases.

Let me know if you like the idea. I’ll probably post my first binge later this week. And, yes, I own bingereviews.com and bingereview.com.

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