It's not news: a few years ago, RoadRunner and its various allied ISPs around the US decided to parse your typos and instead of the usual 404 page display a RoadRunner portal. The portal displays - surprise, surprise - ads related to whatever URL you had typed in, plus a search box and a tiny … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Close, but no cigar
September 23, 2010 by 5 Comments
During the process of engaging into an "offer, counter-offer" exchange about domains, certain behavior is indicative of the direction that the deal is heading to. While some offers might start low, they soon acquire a certain pacing: the amount or rate of increase. Usually, the buyer starts … [Read more...]
Adobe: Record revenue – All thanks to Digital Era developers
September 21, 2010 by 1 Comment
Adobe - the makers of a wide range of industry-standard tools for web, graphic and video development announced today its 3rd Quarter results for 2010. According to the company's press release, Adobe achieved record revenue of $990.3 million, compared to $697.5 million reported for the third … [Read more...]
When PAUSE is actually REWIND
September 21, 2010 by 1 Comment
A well-known domain blogger apparently faced a family situation of serious proportions yesterday and he made an announcement of "Pausing" his posts. Despite having encountered some recent and unnecessary friction with the guy, I emailed him with my sympathy and condolences. Also, out of respect … [Read more...]
Going Paperless?
September 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
While many environment-conscious domainers treat their use of electronic communication as a gift to the global salvation of trees, the truth might be a bit different. Hundreds of thousands of trees are systematically cut up to create paper; some of which is used for glossy promotional material, … [Read more...]
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