Close, but no cigar

During the process of engaging into an "offer, counter-offer" exchange about domains, certain behavior is indicative of the direction that the deal is heading to. While some offers might start low, they soon acquire a certain pacing: the amount or rate of increase. Usually, the buyer starts … [Read more...]

Adobe: Record revenue – All thanks to Digital Era developers

Adobe - the makers of a wide range of industry-standard tools for web, graphic and video development announced today its 3rd Quarter results for 2010. According to the company's press release, Adobe achieved record revenue of $990.3 million, compared to $697.5 million reported for the third … [Read more...]

When PAUSE is actually REWIND

A well-known domain blogger apparently faced a family situation of serious proportions yesterday and he made an announcement of "Pausing" his posts. Despite having encountered some recent and unnecessary friction with the guy, I emailed him with my sympathy and condolences. Also, out of respect … [Read more...]

Protected: Fragging: Should the dictionary be rewritten?

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Google Live Search: Great results for short domains

The newly introduced Google Live Search has been met with both excitement and dismay by domainers. Questions about what would happen with lengthy domains of the "long tail" kind are still left to be answered. In the preliminary stats that I have at my disposal from my own domain portfolio, I can … [Read more...]