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Nationwide Domain Name/Yard Sign Conspiracy

Posted by timothy on from the tragically-yes-I'm-single dept.

robertjmoore writes "Everywhere I go lately, I see these lawn signs that say "Single?" and then give a URL with my town's name in it. Being a huge business intelligence geek with too much time on my hands, I decided to track down who was behind them and wound up uncovering ten thousand domain names, a massively coordinated and well-funded guerilla marketing machine, and the $45 Million revenue business hiding behind it all. Hot off the presses, these are my findings."

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  1. peh. by apodyopsis · · Score: 4, Funny

    yes, yes, yes, I'm sure you uncovered a conspiracy of epic proportions behind the dating sites, but this is /. and only one thing matters....


    did you get a date?


    why yes, I am new round here.. how did you know?

  2. missed the point by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think you missed the point. You were suppose to go to the URL to get a date NOT research the registration.

    1. Re:missed the point by Dekortage · · Score: 5, Funny

      This gives me an idea for a new set of yard signs: "Single? Bored? www.slashdot.org"

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      $nice = $webHosting + $domainNames + $sslCerts
  3. Re:signs by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    We should start a counter-campaign:

    Married?
    LincolnSwingers.com

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    Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
  4. Re:It's an interesting story... by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they work on the Scientology model?

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    It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
  5. Re:but do they work ? by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    plentyoffish.com

    That sounds like the perfect site for me...people tell me I'm plenty offish all the time!

  6. Re:Guerrilla Marketing by RobertB-DC · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...or figuring out how to make the pelvic actuators on your girl robot work properly...

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

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    Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
  7. Re:signs by billcopc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Naw, because some asshat lawyer will steal the idea:

    "Married ?
    LincolnDivorce.com"

    And then we'll have to kill them.

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    -Billco, Fnarg.com
  8. Re:Together by raehl · · Score: 5, Funny

    $3600 is only 18 good nights out at the bar, so its relatively cheap in comparison.

    There is something wrong with either where or how much you are drinking.

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    paintball
  9. Re:but do they work ? by bytta · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think she's worth the full $3600, plus the wasted dates with the 4 other women I met.

    I'll give you $4000 for her.

  10. Re:Together by Chapter80 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Women were charged significantly less- my wife bought in blocks of 6 instead of 36.

    This is exactly why I signed up for the service posing as a woman. Cheaper.

    Unfortunately there's no checkbox for the ladies to check "Seeking Man Posing as a woman to get a better deal", so I had to resort to posing as a Lesbian.

    Wonder why I am still single.