So I check my domain access logs today and I notice a sizable traffic increase, that points back to some blog run by fellow Greeks. The first hunch was that someone points to my domains, Acroplex.com and Acro.net because they found something of interest; instead, there is a bunch of crap about an … [Read more...]
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Buying domains with other people’s money
From behind the iron curtain of a middle Eastern nation known for its anti-American sentiment, a self-proclaimed hacker seems to be the perpetrator of a series of recent, high profile purchases of domains - using stolen credit cards. Using proxy servers located in Iraq, he took control of a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Afternic, BuyDomains, DNForum, Fabulous, Hackers, Iran, Iraq, Scammers, Stolen Domains
4,113 Fallen Soldiers
As the fireworks fill the night sky on the 232nd Independence Day of America, now it's the time for some introspecting. I witnessed my first 4th of July extravaganza in 1998, my 1st year in the US as a transplanted immigrant. To be in the "land of the free" was a great accomplishment, that … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Social issues Tagged With: 4th of July, America, Fallen Soldiers, Independence Day, Patriotism
Is(it)real.com – Or, the art of playing broken telephone
As kids, we used to play that game called "broken telephone". Other names for this game included, "operator", "grapevine" or "pass it down". It involved a chain of kids that would relay a short but quickly spoken phrase, rather silently. By the time the phrase reached the last kid, the phrase would … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Broken telephone, Grapevine, Israel.com, Not the 9 o'clock news
TRAFFIC / Orlando – The synopsis of a great networking event
When I signed up for TRAFFIC / Orlando, my expectations from attending the conference were cut very dry and specific. I envisioned selling domains at the auction, meeting with other professionals dressed in suits and sharing ideas with the very core people of the domain industry. I'm able to say … [Read more...]
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