Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Before the Republicans start chantng Country First, they might want to check their domain names.

Republicans have embraced the phrase Country First as a call to arms and a call to responsibility. It's an admirable sentiment, exhorting us set aside our parochial differences and think of solutions that are best for our nation, rather than those that might benefit our group, region, or selves.


As a strategy, however, the Country First campaign seems to have overlooked one of the basics of 21st marketing: register the domain before you utter a word.

CountryFirst.com is a parked domain, meaning that someone bought the name and is willing to sell it to you. In this case, the name is owned by a company in Australia.
It turns out that Country First is an Asian Indian movement that is championing "Respect and Dignity for all Indians," focusing on responsibility, anti-corruption, and  electoral reform in India. http://www.countryfirst.org/


Maybe, the Republicans meant America First. Oops, the domain name americafirst.org is owned by a credit union in Utah. They don't have have a web site, yet.

The America First party owns AmericanFirstParty.org:




AmericaFirstParty.com is also for sale.

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