There are probably several billion reasons to use a captcha on a form; as many as the amount of spam one is in danger of receiving. The "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart" works well when the characters are straightforward letters or numbers that must be … [Read more...]
Don’t park your domains if they’re listed at NameJet
February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last month, Shane Cultra of DomainShane.com posted a report about how Sedo temporarily closed his account due to suspicious traffic activity. The culprit turned out to be domains that he had listed for sale on NameJet but which were still parked at Sedo. Something systematically clicked on these … [Read more...]
A short list of Domain Scum
February 9, 2012 by 15 Comments
A post by Elliot Silver yesterday raised again the issue of unscrupulous and unethical practices in domaining. As I've said in the past, various new-comers, shooting stars or even seasoned domainers engage in unethical games for profit. While I agree that it's a "dog eat dog" world out there, … [Read more...]
It’s been four years already?
February 7, 2012 by 6 Comments
When I started this blog in February 2008, it was more or less a vessel for venting on personal and professional matters surrounding technology and the Internet. Blogging was used as a means of counter-balancing my often-skewed daily routine, and through these rants I was able to document and … [Read more...]
It’s 2012 and Registrars should provide bulk edit
January 31, 2012 by 2 Comments
It's 2012, and domain Registrars should provide bulk edit features - or risk losing their accreditation. I kept about 100 ccTLD domains with Domainmonster for the past year; when the time came for renewal, I decided that having waited for a full year for them to implement their bulk edit feature … [Read more...]
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