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iPhone Girl mania hits the web

August 30, 2008 by 8 Comments

Unless you've been under a rock for the past week, you're aware by now of a well-meant but unfortunate incident that left some test pictures taken at a Chinese factory inside the iPhone that was being tested. Nothing even closely provocative as Paris Hilton's drunk pictures; the 3 images are those … [Read more...]

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Sedo.com scrambles to patch data breach but concerns still remain

August 27, 2008 by 1 Comment

Less than 24 hours after introducing a series of features that exposed seller data to anyone with the will to acquire it and basic scraper-scripting skills, Sedo.com changed the way the "Meet the seller" link functions. In a dry and short statement issued on DNForum, Sedo's Customer Relations … [Read more...]

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Sedo.com introduces trapdoors to the domain selling floor

August 26, 2008 by 10 Comments

Yesterday, I ate lasagna for dinner. I bought two history books from Barnes & Noble. I applied for a home loan. I played Counter-Strike for the first time after two months. I shaved off my goatee. These are random, daily functions that pertain to me, the person. They are isolated incidents of … [Read more...]

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Tap into today’s real estate market with FixedLoans.com

August 18, 2008 by 1 Comment

While some of us count down the time until tropical storm Fay leaves Florida behind, there are only about 12 hours left until FixedLoans.com goes on sale on Bido. Not to let this intro go without citing my home state again, the Real Estate market in Florida has been hit particularly bad; homeowners … [Read more...]

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The shameful WIPO case of Aspis.com

August 3, 2008 by 2 Comments

I just came across this WIPO case with regards to the domain name Aspis.com It would have been a typical case, if it weren't for the fact that I actually visited the web site back in 1998 when it was registered; its purpose has always been to gripe against the (then) CEO of Aspis Pronoia, an … [Read more...]

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