CircleID posted earlier today about the "Do's and Dont's of commenting on new gTLD applications". Apparently, there is a lot of abuse of the system, to the point of spamming the platform that ICANN utilizes in order to poll the public opinion and solicit comments. While the system lacks a few … [Read more...]
My UPS package has arrived – along with a virus
July 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
Every time I receive an email about how my "UPS package has arrived", I can't but shake my head at the methods employed by phishing scammers. That type of email works as follows: the spam arrives the first time around, and one is either bound to open it and trash it or the spam filter kicks … [Read more...]
Dot .CO transfers: No need for 5 day window
July 30, 2012 by 5 Comments
As I mentioned earlier, GoDaddy's pricing is hard to beat - when using discount coupons, that is. I've now successfully transferred most of my .CO domains from Name.com to GoDaddy, as Name.com was unable to match GoDaddy's pricing. With as little as 1 day before expiration, I was able to … [Read more...]
Sedo re-instates hits counter
July 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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...]
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