Even Big Companies Forget...
Big and serious oops. The Washington Post forgot to renew its domain name, and, as is typical for non payment, Network Solutions pulled the plug. But before you think YOU can become washpost.com, keep in mind that you won't get very far, since NSI and other registrars don't always make domain names for major organizations available immediately upon expiration.
More information available from US News who didn't let its domain name expire.