Wine.com and the reward for helping a stranger

When someone is in dire straights I'm eager to help; not simply driven by the good Samaritan doctrine but by my own set of ethics. It's what defines me as a person: to do the right thing. As I explained through DomainGang, the domain name AV.net was recovered in September after several months … [Read more...]

Kindle cannot light my fire

With Amazon unveiling yet another digital device, the Kindle Fire, I took a break to ponder where are we headed with all this. Cheaper, but not better than the Apple iPad, the Kindle Fire is a tablet aimed at the "reading crowd". I'm not sure what that means, exactly. I'm a reader, and as … [Read more...]

Not having a case of the Mondays

Mondays are great, at least for me. After a regular, long or longer weekend, it's great knowing that the world is my oyster. While some people - especially domainers - lack motivation at the thought that another Monday is in the process, I thrive with the buzzing sound of a busy Monday. Hump … [Read more...]

Very pleased with eCOP.com and CAX.com

As an impulse domain buyer, when I saw the domain KissNote.com listed for sale on the Domaining.com timeline I clicked on it. The domain was being offered on CAX.com with eCOP.com as the escrow - another pair of great services by French domain entrepreneur, Francois Carrillo. In June I sold … [Read more...]

Sedo active on the weekend?

Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see that a transaction that was pending at Sedo on Friday, moved on with payment on Saturday. Specifically: On Friday, I pushed as instructed a domain to the Sedo account with the holding registrar. Due to the time being around 5pm, there was no further … [Read more...]