I was recently reading through the 50th anniversary issue of Newsweek, published in the spring of 1983, that I found in my dad's library. The articles spanned the events during the half century predating the issue, and are both educating and entertaining. Posting scans of automotive ads alone … [Read more...]
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Your gateway to tomorrow : The future, as seen 32 years ago from a Bell System ad
August 1, 2015 by 3 Comments
Some reported sales at GoDaddy are bogus
July 31, 2015 by 16 Comments
I use GoDaddy to acquire domain names on their aftermarket, and recently posted about my experience regarding an auction. Despite losing that auction to someone else, I wasn't as frustrated as the winner must be currently. The reason being, the domain's registrant pulled the domain out of … [Read more...]
GoDaddy auctions : When the owner renews the domain
July 28, 2015 by 9 Comments
A lot of resources publish domain expiration lists and some are curated by hand. By using these resources, one then spends time identifying domains with a great potential, for development or resale at a later time. On the secondary market, I focus on aged, brandable com/net/org domains and … [Read more...]
Does your daddy know you’re bidding on domain names?
July 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Kids these days grow faster than my generation did. They have access to the Internet, and a great assortment of tech gadgets at their disposal. In stark contrast, I bought my first personal computer at 18. While I'm open to listening to the ideas, aspirations and the occasional wisdom tidbit … [Read more...]
Domain inquiries : I see you are not using your domain
July 22, 2015 by 3 Comments
One of the biggest arguments in domain ownership is what constitutes "use". To the average visitor that simply types in a domain name, "use" of a domain is synonymous to displaying some type of content. As long as there is a web page that displays something other than banner ads, then the … [Read more...]
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