Archives for July 2008

Dictionary domains in .COM/.NET/.ORG – Sure winners!

Ever since I started registering domains with the intention to develop or resell (the option to monetize was added much later) I decided to stick to the same basic principle: if it's in the dictionary, it's something I can use. If I can use it, others can. If others can, then I have established the … [Read more...]

Buying domains with other people’s money

From behind the iron curtain of a middle Eastern nation known for its anti-American sentiment, a self-proclaimed hacker seems to be the perpetrator of a series of recent, high profile purchases of domains - using stolen credit cards. Using proxy servers located in Iraq, he took control of a … [Read more...]

4,113 Fallen Soldiers

As the fireworks fill the night sky on the 232nd Independence Day of America, now it's the time for some introspecting. I witnessed my first 4th of July extravaganza in 1998, my 1st year in the US as a transplanted immigrant. To be in the "land of the free" was a great accomplishment, that … [Read more...]