Manos Hadjidakis: GoDaddy gone Greek – The Bouzouki video

Earlier today, DomainGang posted an article about the new GoDaddy video, featuring a Greek and a geek, as directed by the ad agency Deutsch. In this rendition, the song used in the video was composed by the late Greek composer, Manos Hadjidakis, for the 1964 movie Topkapi, directed by Jule Dassin … [Read more...]

Bido: Double-dipping the domain auctions

Imagine bidding on an item on eBay and winning it, only to be told that it was sold on Craigslist. Essentially, you're disclosing your bidding intentions to an unscrupulous seller that does not honor the policies of auction venues. This is the type of unethical behavior that ticks me off fully, … [Read more...]

Ten years already: My extended testimonial about Escrow.com

Owen Frager made an eye-opening post yesterday, about generic domains - and how corporate procedures and bureaucratic minds can make or break a brand. My personal testimonial about Escrow.com, as used in Owen's article, was as follows: "For almost a decade, Escrow.com has remained the champion … [Read more...]

Use your real name when you contact me

I get a lot of inquiries related to selling domain portfolios. My domain activity is 80% selling and 20% acquisitions. Therefore, I'm always looking for quality domains to be offered and I do buy based on the quality and potential of these domain names. That being said, I detest people emailing … [Read more...]

And that’s why I love America

There are many reasons why America still ranks #1 in the world, but today - on Independence Day - I figured out one more. Went to Target to get a propane canister for today's BBQ. There was one canister type, one brand plus one generic. Would it fit the grill, I wondered, as I do every … [Read more...]