Cybersquatter. These days the media reports seem to drop the "cyber" part; an apparent fallout with the writings of William Gibson and his "cyberpunk" novels. Squatters are, according to the popularization given to the term by various digital pulp media, anyone who decides to spend money on a … [Read more...]
Domain theft is a threat to your business
August 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
A major Internet publication is currently working on an extensive article covering the theft of domains, and they reached out to consult me on such incidents. Over the course of a dozen or so years, I've assisted with the identification and recovery of roughly twenty domains, in more than ten … [Read more...]
A penny for your email thoughts
August 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Receiving my first true "Internet email" 20 years ago, generated some odd waves - like opening gifts on Christmas day. Years prior, the use of similar email at college to communicate with European universities had nothing of the same effect; the late 80's were clearly focusing on a still unknown … [Read more...]
Escrow.com ticket response breaks new ground
August 4, 2014 by 10 Comments
I do not respond to domain inquiries during the weekend. It's a personal choice, and it gives both myself and the potential buyer the opportunity to think things over for 48 hours or so. Obviously, weekends are also meant to be used as time to tone down from the weekly work load. In the past, … [Read more...]
Domain lists look better when sorted alphabetically
August 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I've perused lengthy lists of domains for sale on forums for more than a decade. A large part of my domain portfolio was acquired from dictionary drop lists, from a now defunct service called DomainsBot, between 2000 and 2002. These lists contained thousands of domains in random order. To go … [Read more...]
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