The good news of the day - other than Michael Phelps losing a final race in the Olympics - is that Sedo has re-instated the hits counter in parked domains. After its suspicious disappearance a few days ago, the public counter of visitors is back in place; alongside other Sedo metrics, it serves … [Read more...]
GoDaddy: Greek beauty and the Geek – Part deux
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Having identified the music playing in GoDaddy's new commercials that feature women of Mediterranean ("Greek") looks and a geek sidekick, I reached out to GoDaddy. The song by the late Greek composer, Manos Hatzidakis, first turned up in 1962. That's a full 50 years ago, and for that matter, it's … [Read more...]
My TRAFFIC nominations for 2012
July 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
This year, as I do every other year since 2008, I will be attending TRAFFIC in Ft. Lauderdale. Why the 2 year gap, you may ask? Unlike many wonderful people in the domain industry, my main business is web and graphics development. Domaining is a full 50% of my business, so it's only fair that … [Read more...]
The art of logo design
July 24, 2012 by 3 Comments
A while back I wrote about how clipart plus text does not equal a logo. The process of logo creation is an art, and while it's something that can be studied and learned, there are far too many self-proclaimed "logo designers" in the wild, who give the rest of us a bad name. This great video on … [Read more...]
GoDaddy discounts are hard to beat
July 23, 2012 by 8 Comments
GoDaddy is not loved by everyone, but they seem to have figured their customer retention game right: they can offer sizable discounts. With a good chunk of my .CO portfolio spread across two registrars, GoDaddy and Name.com, I've been facing renewal fees on or around the 2nd anniversary of … [Read more...]
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