My first five or so domain registrations were all .com domains. That was from 1997 to 1998, and in 1999 I registered my first .org, still focusing on .com domains. The first domain I ever sold was a .com, in 2000, for low four figures. That year I saw my domain registrations reach double digits; … [Read more...]
Good Lord, Elliot – look what you’ve started!
September 4, 2012 by 7 Comments
I could not help but chuckle today, after receiving an email from a chap offering to sell a domain. Sure, this was the same old "let's spam every domainer from a scraped WHOIS list" email - but with a twist. After skimming through the email, I reached its closing statement, that looked very … [Read more...]
PASOK: When a digital makeover means little to the Greeks
September 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
PASOK - the Panhellenic Socialist Party of Greece - celebrated 38 years in existence today, since its formation on September 3rd, 1974 by the late Andreas Papandreou. Distinguished for its emblematic green sun logo, PASOK stood for many decades as the supposed bridge between the leftists and the … [Read more...]
What would Nike do?
August 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Some things are so iconic that just beg to be paired with other iconic elements. A footprint by Neil Armstrong on the moon, for example, could be paired with Nike's minimalist campaign and create a composite image in honor of the late US astronaut, who walked on the moon for all mankind. When … [Read more...]
When is the right time to announce a bug, glitch or security issue?
August 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Having saved GoDaddy from potential chaos 11 years ago, I continue the same practice to this day. Perhaps it's due to my background as a systems analyst that kicks in; I want to see what results are produced by different types of input. Sometimes, it's intentional; other times, it's … [Read more...]
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