Change is good, when it's announced and declared. When it's quietly introduced, nobody realizes its subtle effects, until later on. So I just discovered that by introducing a pop up of metrics aimed at domain buyers, Sedo has quietly and without further explanation - not even a peep - removed the … [Read more...]
Bido responds on the double-dipping post
July 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
The other day I described how the otherwise likable Bido upset me, by allowing the owner of a domain to list it on GoDaddy's TDNAM as well. By doing so, both Bido and the seller essentially lost a good chunk of money; I did not bid even close to my allocated budget for the domain name, which … [Read more...]
Manos Hadjidakis: GoDaddy gone Greek – The Bouzouki video
July 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Earlier today, DomainGang posted an article about the new GoDaddy video, featuring a Greek and a geek, as directed by the ad agency Deutsch. In this rendition, the song used in the video was composed by the late Greek composer, Manos Hadjidakis, for the 1964 movie Topkapi, directed by Jule Dassin … [Read more...]
Bido: Double-dipping the domain auctions
July 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
Imagine bidding on an item on eBay and winning it, only to be told that it was sold on Craigslist. Essentially, you're disclosing your bidding intentions to an unscrupulous seller that does not honor the policies of auction venues. This is the type of unethical behavior that ticks me off fully, … [Read more...]
Ten years already: My extended testimonial about Escrow.com
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Owen Frager made an eye-opening post yesterday, about generic domains - and how corporate procedures and bureaucratic minds can make or break a brand. My personal testimonial about Escrow.com, as used in Owen's article, was as follows: "For almost a decade, Escrow.com has remained the champion … [Read more...]
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