While I'm sipping my second sweet Nescafe of the evening - a must in this cold and windy Athenian weather - I can't but marvel at the duplicity of the Internet. It seems that for some US-based companies and services, the focus is the US and very little outside of the 50 US states. Earlier … [Read more...]
Fabulous.com – It’s not simply a registrar, it’s a religion!
March 14, 2011 by 3 Comments
While onto the 3rd year of using Fabulous.com as my primary domain registrar, I can't but praise the Australian company for their efficiency and support. Fabulous.com offers paramount domain security and they are proud of their ability to offer the famous Fabulous fob, which I enjoyed reviewing a … [Read more...]
Update: 2,500 WHOIS Queries
March 4, 2011 by 9 Comments
A little over a month ago I posted about how a domain name that I own received 2,500 WHOIS queries at the Registrar, Fabulous.com In a nutshell, Fabulous.com keeps track of the number of WHOIS lookups for domains registered with them and lists those numbers alongside the domain's expiration date, … [Read more...]
A key element of domain negotiations
February 27, 2011 by 2 Comments
The subject of lowballing always hits a nerve with domainers, especially when such an offer comes from - shock, horror - another domainer. It seems that end-users are less prone to use foul language when it comes to expressing their frustration. A recent heated exchange on DNForum between a … [Read more...]
NameJet and Pre-Release domains: an on-going Fiasco
February 14, 2011 by 23 Comments
I've been using NameJet for the past 3 years; I don't want to even think of the exact amount of money I've spent on old NetSol/Register.com domains auctioned there, but it's in the mid-five figure range. Another registrar that "tosses" its domains onto NameJet is eNom; a domain that was in … [Read more...]
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