Dotcomguy
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DotComGuy was the name of a former computing systems manager who legally changed his name to DotComGuy from Mitch Maddox in 2000. His project was to live for one year (beginning on January 1, 2000) without leaving his house in Dallas, Texas, ordering all food and necessities off the internet and having them delivered. The house was monitored 24/7 and several video feeds were streamed online.
The project had a large number of sponsors including United Parcel Service, 3Com, Network Solutions, Piper Jaffray, Travelocity and Peapod.
It attracted a lot of attention in the media at first, but gradually public interest faded away.
In the end of the project, DotComGuy legally changed his name back to Mitch Maddox and auctioned off http://DotComGuy.com. As of 2006, the domain still exists but is not in use.
His wife is named Anne, and they have a daughter named Penelope. Mitch and Anne have their own website http://www.annemaddox.com. She used to keep a blog there, but by now the website seems to be under maintenance.
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