Art is important to the domain industry

Just came back from a day full of local festivities, here in Orlando, FL. The Winter Park art festival takes place twice a year, and the weather today - breezy and cool - helped lure out thousands of people. The Autumn event was packed with quality exhibits from local and far-away artists, … [Read more...]

SedoMLS: A failure at GoDaddy TDNAM

Late last month, Sedo added every single domain - even the ones that were listed with a "make an offer" option - to the GoDaddy TDNAM. Right now I have a record 10 open transactions at Sedo, all of which were initiated at GoDaddy. All of them can't proceed any further, because there is no option … [Read more...]

TRAFFIC attendees: LinkedIn phishing on the rise

LinkedIn phishing emails are on the rise. In the past 24 hours I've received more than two dozen emails, pretending that someone is trying to contact me via the LinkedIn platform. All of them were attempts to make me click on a link, that would take me somewhere else and provide my LinkedIn … [Read more...]

TRAFFIC 2012: It’s all about who you are, not who you know

As I'm writing this Friday post, it's pouring down here in Orlando, Florida. As a Floridian for the past 15 years, I learned how to cope with six months of rain, as much as the British have to live with it year-round. This weekend, TRAFFIC 2012 in Ft. Lauderdale opens its gates to a large number … [Read more...]

Would you like to connect to Mark Zuckerberg?

Facebook reached the magic number of one billion active users in a given month, today. A beaming Mark Zuckerberg announced the milestone, giving it his eulogy with the excitement that any other parent who loves their child should behold. Regardless of whether Mark is off the top 10 … [Read more...]