This short article was spawned by a discussion over at Namepros, whereupon a domainer listed several Greek IDN domains that he owns, seeking the feedback of native Greek speakers. When one invests in non-ASCII domains (IDN) it is important to be familiar with the culture and habits of that … [Read more...]
How GoDaddy annoyed me for 30 days
January 25, 2011 by 4 Comments
It's important to state that GoDaddy was my primary domain registrar after I broke the chains of Network Solutions in 2000. Positive things arise from competition, all while monopolies bring down entire industries. Throughout my early active use of GoDaddy - and prior to discovering Stargate … [Read more...]
What Frank Schilling told me – Free of charge
January 24, 2011 by 6 Comments
It's always exciting meeting large-impact domainers for the first time. When I first met Rick Schwartz at TRAFFIC in Orlando, I was star-struck; then Rick asked me to simply enjoy the conference and of course its food. It's amazing how those "larger than life" domainers are in fact very … [Read more...]
2,500 WHOIS Queries
January 22, 2011 by 9 Comments
One of the benefits of using Fabulous.com as my primary domain registrar is the ability to instantly track the number of WHOIS queries a domain receives. With the proliferation of aftermarket services, domains are often polled and queried; that's an indication of popularity that can be used as a … [Read more...]
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