Archives for August 2010

Namejet as a Trojan Horse: The sacking of Four Valuable domains while paying for only one

Here's the summary for the impatient: The domains jis.com, Leading.net, Southeast.net and Jaxnet.com are currently in the hands of a person who took control of a managing domain's account and impersonated its owner. I'm sure you want the juicy details, so please bear with me for a while, as I take … [Read more...]

You are a Domain Redneck if …

Perhaps I have high expectations from people; I engage in communications with a polite, friendly tone. When someone makes several attempts to get in touch, I assume they are looking for dialogue, not mud-wrestling. Alas, this is often quite far from the truth. Yesterday, I received a call from … [Read more...]

Domainer ethics: Can you trust your own shadow?

The incidents are too many to list; I experienced and often pointed out - in my blog and on forums - several circumstances of stolen domains throughout the years. Some of them were reclaimed by their legitimate owners. Others, well - they are still being offered for sale on auction sites or … [Read more...]

How I saved GoDaddy in 2001

GoDaddy is the biggest domain registrar today, with 40 million domain names under their control. Bob Parsons started small but by 2001 they were already growing by leaps and bounds, having thousands of customers. Having registered my first domains with GoDaddy in December of 2000, it didn't … [Read more...]

Domain Time Machine: if you could turn the Domain Clock back

After a few months of research - not to mention, arguments with my wife at that time - I registered my first domain in February of 1997. Until then, researching domains for availability was a passtime; the kind of window shopping that was fun back then - and a realization of wasted opportunities … [Read more...]