In the past, I've been critical to the point of harshness with Sedo. The multi-national corporation that monetizes and auctions domains is definitely a major player in the domain industry; an industry still in early infancy. With that in mind, when things go wrong I often go off on a "rant" to … [Read more...]
I’m taking the Snapnames rebate and here’s why …
November 16, 2009 by 15 Comments
The current argument over the Snapnames rebate seems to be that there is more than meets the eye in the recent Nelson "Halvarez" Brady scandal. Both victims and non-victims of the "Hank Alvarez" scam, which materialized while he was a VP of Engineering at Snapnames, seem to want a lot more beyond … [Read more...]
Did Halvarez act alone? Domainers deserve to know!
November 8, 2009 by 14 Comments
Now that the Snapnames auction history data is available as far back as 2004, the next question is: Did Nelson "halvarez" Brady act alone, both in the bidding alias sense and in the real wold sense? In other words, was "halvarez" the only Snapnames account used to jack up prices in auctions - and … [Read more...]
The domain industry needs a whole lot more transparency
November 6, 2009 by 17 Comments
While everyone is awaiting the next wave of the Nelson "Halvarez" Brady tsunami to hit the domain shores, the lingering question is obvious: will there be more transparency in the future? Oversee is currently rushing to wrap up the Snapnames shill bidding scandal in a manner that does not instill … [Read more...]
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