Apparently, ChatRoulette.com has become an Internet sensation, visited by millions of people in the last few weeks. There have been plenty of stories in the mainstream media covering it, and one of the funniest was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (clip embedded below).

One way to know a website is a hit is to see all the typos that have been recently registered:

• ChatRoullette.com
• CatRoulette.com
• CatRoullette.com
• ChaRoulette.com
• ChatRulet.com
• ChatRoulet.com
• ChatRowlette.com

There are hundreds of other typos that are registered, too. The real reason for this post is to share the funny video. Enjoy.

I sometimes place bids on Snapnames auctions that have other bids, even if I am not interested in buying the domain name. Generally, if a domain name has a bid already and you place a bid, you are considered the losing bidder when it goes to auction, as the person who places the first bid takes the lead.

I recently found out that this isn’t always the case. I placed a bid on a domain name shortly before it was scheduled to go to auction after I saw it in a list of names with bids. I was curious to see how the name would perform in auction, but I wasn’t sure entirely sure I wanted the name. I was surprised when it went to auction and it showed me as the high bidder (of 2 bidders).

Apparently, someone had placed a back order on the domain name a long time ago, and their credit card on file had lapsed or something else happened to their account between the time they placed the back order and the time it went to auction. As a result, I was the top bidder, and I ended up winning the auction without placing an additional bid.

I am not upset that I won because I like the name, but it’s something to be mindful about if you place bids on auctions that already have bids thinking you aren’t going.

Monte Cahn, co-founder and President of Moniker, was featured yesterday in a video on WebProNews.com. The video was taken this week at the SMX West conference held in Santa Clara, California. In the video embedded below, Monte discusses the value and importance of owning the right domain name.

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I feel like most people who read my blog have a good idea about who I am and what I do, but my friend Steve Kaziyev asked to interview me on Domainers Digest, and I agreed to do it. I think it’s important to be open when you have a blog, and I hope you can read the interview to see what I am doing, what I’ve done, and what my goals are (as well as my limitations).

In the last year or so, Steve’s become a good buddy of mine, and it’s always fun to get together with him (especially when he orders bottles of champagne and seafood towers on your credit card!) Steve and I share similar domain development goals, and sometimes when we get together, we actually get some work done. Kidding aside, Steve is one of the more generous people in the business and always has good business and life advice to share.

Thanks to Steve for asking to interview me.

Chef Patrick of Chef Patrick.com is going to be hosting a domaining conference so awesome it will literally make you float. This event will be the first domaining conference he’s held and the industry’s first ever conference on a boat. The event will be accommodated aboard the Carnival ship Imagination.

The cruise is leaving out of the port of Miami, Florida on October 11, 2010 and returns to Miami on October 15. DNCruise is perfectly timed for those attending the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. event in South Beach, Miami, which kicks off on October 17, 2010.

With a starting price of only $429 per person (interior cabin), no other conference can offer such a great value. Fare includes your cabin, all you can eat food, cruise taxes, port fees, gratuities, most of your cocktails and your conference pass.

Chef Patrick promises a laid back atmosphere of fun and mingling mixed in with some speakers and sponsored parties. There will be plenty of free time as well to enjoy the beautiful beach in Cozumel, Mexico.

Although the conference is in the early stages of planning, DNCruise has had a tremendous amount of interest so far and anticipate selling out within the next few months. In addition, Chef Patrick has a lot of great sponsors already lined up and even more coming. These sponsors have allowed him to keep the pricing down and still cover the expenses for some awesome activities and parties.

Chef Patrick has lined-up some great speakers ranging from web development, domain investing, SEO, affiliate marketing and social media. He will encourage room participation through moderated group discussions. In addition he will hold several networking sessions in ways never before done!!!

If for some reason a guest cannot afford the pass, Chef Patrick will work out fair payment arrangements. No one should miss an opportunity like this to network with fellow domain investors.

If you’d like more information about the cruise or would like to book your room please visit www.DNCruise.com or you can contact Chef Patrick directly by email at Patrick@ChefPatrick.com or by phone at 702-373-1127