Shane Cultra's post about increased domain inquiries at Frank Schilling's Internet Traffic outfit, clearly shows something that Sedo and other parking companies need to take note of. The increased number of inquiries and offers aren't due to the beautifully crafted landing pages that Frank … [Read more...]
Parents: Secure your son’s or daughter’s full name in .com
March 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
Congratulations to Elliot Silver, who not only became a father today but performed a very simple task many modern parents forget about: he registered his daughter's name in .com With most if not all first names taken in several TLDs and ccTLDs even, parents often give up their quest to register … [Read more...]
Why some blog trolls chase after Sedo?
March 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
It's one thing to have a substantiated opinion about a company and service, and another to troll endlessly about something you simply dislike. A recent single incident of an account mix-up at Sedo unleashed the usual trolls, who started beating the drums to the sound of "burn Sedo!" and "Sedo … [Read more...]
I’m getting too old for this: The letter captcha rant
February 16, 2012 by 6 Comments
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...]
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