Steve Jobs for Sale

Summary: Programmer and web developer Brad Parks has SteveJobs.name and he’s auctioning it off at eBay.

He’s the icon of an entire generation of computer geeks. He started the computer revolution in 1984 when he debuted the most advanced computer of its time. He embraced the Internet as the wave of the future.

But in 2006, he forgot to register his own domain name.

Web developer and programmer, Brad Parks, didn’t forget. He owns the domain name SteveJobs.name. And he’s selling it on eBay right now.

“I missed the big domain name gold rush years ago,” said Parks. “But I wondered if there were any celebrities who might not have registered their names as Internet domains. I figured that prominent figures in the computer industry like Steve Jobs would have their names registered, but I was curious and started entering them at GoDaddy.”

Parks was amazed when he keyed in stevejobs in the .name category and it popped up STEVEJOBS.NAME is available! “I couldn’t believe it,” said Parks. “I got out my credit card and bought it on the spot.”

Parks debated whether or not to inform Steve Jobs that he had his name. “What with spam filters and so forth, I figured it’d be impossible to get in touch with him,” said Parks. “But who knows, maybe he’ll hear about the auction and bid on his name.”

Parks has some ideas about who might bid on the name besides Mr. Jobs. “Avid fans of Steve Jobs and avid Mac users would love to have the name as their personal domain,” said Parks. “It’s easy to remember, and any Mac user would instantly recognize and remember the domain. It’d also make a great gift for a Mac or iPod user who can’t get enough of Steve Jobs and the world of Mac.”

The auction for SteveJobs.name can be viewed on eBay at http://tinyurl.com/ny9mb

The auction ends April 6 at 1:55:04 PDT.

Contact: Brad Parks bradparks@bradparks.com