More than a decade ago, I registered hundreds of three-character .com domains, then flipped them for a quick profit. The market soon got saturated, and while these LLN or LNN combinations - poor man's LLL .com's - still continue to be snapped, there is no end user market for them. The same … [Read more...]
The UDRP process belongs with the dinosaurs
June 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
The UDRP process is archaic and belongs to the dinosaur era. We witness domains registered a decade or more ago, being challenged by individuals or entities formed in recent years or even months. The SaveMe.com case is one such example. The question is: why are these domains being challenged … [Read more...]
Currently, Marc Zuckerberg feels like a Greek
May 22, 2012 by 3 Comments
The Facebook IPO, its woes and consequent downgrading by the underwriters, reminded me of exactly how the financial markets have treated Greece. When the financial crisis broke out at the end of 2009, those at Goldman Sachs quickly turned around and speculated against the very country they helped … [Read more...]
Domainer fail: What NOT to do when sending an unsolicited email
May 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
I get the usual dosage of domainer spam, on a daily basis. These are individual domains being offered, based on domains that I own, with hyphens inserted between the keywords or alternate TLDs. I delete those immediately. There is another category of email offers that fall in the "domainer … [Read more...]
Domainer vanity and a few words about web development
May 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
Earlier today, Mike Berkens posted about a UDRP case that is about to claim the 'developed' web site, Vanity.com Because it's pointless to wade through trolling comments in order to relay the type of information that such a post deserves, I'm posting it all here. What does one do with a … [Read more...]
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