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ICANNT announces immediate release of all single letter .com/.net/.org domains

April 1, 2008 by 19 Comments

In an unprecedented late-night meeting that lasted well into the early morning hours of April 1st, ICANNT members emerged from the organization headquarters in Arlington, VA with the big news: all single letter .com/.net/.org domain names, will be released effective today, 9:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight … [Read more...]

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Gender-bending on the Internet: The Ballad of Stephanie & Bobby

March 6, 2008 by 13 Comments

Stephanie was in distress. The loss of her parents in an fiery car accident left her an orphan at a young age. She was raised by her paternal grandfather, whose chronic ailments brought on many bills she was struggling to assist with. At the young age of 20, she had already become a mother and a … [Read more...]

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Protecting your virtual assets

March 1, 2008 by 5 Comments

Remember that high school kid that used to break into everyone's lockers to steal your stuff? Guess what, he's now an adult and he still steals - only this time, it's your virtual assets he's after: your domains, your emails, access to your bank and credit card accounts. This kid simply changed … [Read more...]

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The fallacy of anonymity: Cowards on the Net

February 23, 2008 by 4 Comments

I was in the second grade at school, when a 10 drachma coin dropped from the pocket of a girl that was chasing me in the playground. Girls chased me ever since because I was sweet towards them - hence, an easy prey. I picked up the coin, laughed at how she failed to catch me and gave it back to … [Read more...]

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Parked.com versus Sedo.com – Comparing two PPC companies

February 14, 2008 by 12 Comments

In my early domaining days I was simply pointing my domains to a web form for visitors with an interest in purchasing, to leave their contact information. This went on for several years and I can easily say I lost several thousand dollars this way. In 2004 I shyly started using the parking service … [Read more...]

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