Archives for 2009

Fool’s gold: The .tel hype

I remember the day I got my first phone number and was listed in the White Pages. Then thirty days later, the bill arrived in the mail and I realized it was not as much fun. In the early 90's I got an email address and in the mid-90s an ICQ number. That's all I needed so that my friends could reach … [Read more...]

One year of Acro.net – The blogging continues!

When I bought Acro.net on eBay for about $180 - a bargain for a 4-letter, 12 year old domain with a 4-million Google keyword - I hadn't thought of using it as my blogging site. In fact, I hadn't thought of the blogging process as much more than a platform to vent off. A year and more than 50 posts … [Read more...]

ZFBot – The Encyclopedia of .com

Every once in a while, a neat web application shows up and then you scratch your head wondering - "Now, why didn't I think of that first?" Without much debating on the issue of one's dying braincells, I'd like to introduce ZFBot and its creator, Ken Greenwood. In this quick, impromptu interview Ken … [Read more...]

DNGATOR.com – Spotlight on Domain Masters radio program

DNGator.com will be featured on tonight's Domain Masters radio program, broadcast LIVE from Webmasterradio.fm tonight at 7:00pm Eastern. Theo Develegas, general manager of Acroplex LLC will be discussing the DNGator "Domain News Aggregator" project, offering analysis on the current domain market … [Read more...]

The Economy is doing just fine… Sort of.

Over at DomainNameWire, Andrew is optimistic about the state of domain economics. While I agree overall, I think that a fuller picture is needed in order to accurately define the state of the domain economy. As I mentioned, commenting at his post: For those of us that are now in the business for … [Read more...]