Seriously folks, who is drop-catching these?

There's a new trend in the domain community: to dip crud in gold and promote it as if it were Aztec treasure. While that epidermis of gold might look attractive, it's actually *described* as attractive - all while it isn't. Epik aspires to be the next one-stop-shop for the hordes of frustrated … [Read more...]

Domainer Shrinkage: Is your universe collapsing?

A few months ago I implored Rick Schwartz to consider making TRAFFIC an invitation-only event, once again. That conversation generated quite a bit of feedback and obviously invited opinions for and against the argument. In today's blog post, Rick stated that his intention of getting domainers … [Read more...]

ZFBot did it! How I doubled my Sedo sale money with a simple email

Nobody likes competition. Especially the guy who receives an email that clearly states just that. A few weeks ago I received an offer at Sedo for a financial term, a dot net that I registered "by hand" in 2003. As the story goes, I hold domains until the Rapture occurs and since I am not a … [Read more...]

How $19.99 saved me a few thousand dollars

When computer technology advances, I don't simply move on. I'm known for keeping old, functioning computer gear for years. In the case of my original laptop - a 2004 Compaq I'll affectionately call "The Brick" - the gear itself hasn't quite gone out of fashion. I recently doubled its RAM to 2 Gb … [Read more...]

Unethical tax measure thrown out of the window

Just four days ago I wrote about how a controversial new indirect taxation would affect thousands of .GR domains and their cash-starved operators; most of them Greek entrepreneurs operating portals, news web sites and forums. That indirect taxation - called "aggeliosimo" - was meant to be an … [Read more...]