One of my single word dot .com domains received an offer a few days ago. The person contacted me via the WHOIS info and asked me what is my asking price for this "unused domain", which he said he'd use for a business he's launching. The domain is not only a short generic and 18 years old but it's … [Read more...]
Visibly dejected over a failed domain acquisition, bidder launches cyberattack
January 3, 2012 by 6 Comments
Twenty-nine dollars and 99 cents: The software that saved my digital ass
January 2, 2012 by 6 Comments
Right on its 4th "birthday", my primary hard disk hit the digital Purgatory on New Year's Eve. It also took a secondary drive hostage, as if lightning had hit twice. I spent several hours wondering why would two admittedly "ripe" Western Digital drives fail on me, then I decided to go get a brand … [Read more...]
Party like a Rockefeller
December 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
Aged "just" 74 years and six months, senator Jay "John" Rockefeller is still keeping America safe from its natural enemies. In a letter published at the Talk Radio News Service, senator Rockefeller made this statement: “I’m concerned that this expansion of generic, top-level domains, if it … [Read more...]
GoDaddy and the early days of domaining – Would you sell that domain back?
December 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
Jamie over at DotWeekly posted an interesting story about a domain he sold and which was let to expire and which he re-registered. My story is similar, yet different - so Jamie's post brought back some interesting domaining memories. Eleven years ago I registered a two-word .com domain that I … [Read more...]
SOPA.com – A great resource tool in the right hands
December 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
The 'SOPA' buzzword will remain alive through the holiday season and beyond, especially since the Congress has yet to decide on the fate of the bill by the same name. The "Stop Online Piracy Act" gives controversial authority to the US Government to take down any web site and content it deems … [Read more...]
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