There is no such thing as a holiday in the Domain Business

A day can be as busy as we make it. From the moment we wake up, until the time we turn our brain into 'sleep mode', the interaction with events, obligations, projects and other such business functions is a continuum that we rarely dare interrupt. During prolonged periods of time when we need … [Read more...]

Clash of the Teenage Mutant Titans from 90210

Often times, I wish we could see Hollywood producing films with titles that are longer than a couple of words, so that any sane person would never type the .com in their browser. This would probably lead to less domain squatting of movie titles. Surely, ClashOfTheTitans.com is receiving some … [Read more...]

Selling a trademark on eBay? Not so fast, buddy

Domain Name News wrote yesterday about the current sale of a trademark for "Sex.Sex" on eBay by its owner, as the best contender to an adult gTLD, with potentially a higher chance of approval than the much-despised .xxx Although the sale is based on pure speculation - there is no guarantee that … [Read more...]

Microsoft, get your shit right for once

I've used Windows since the 3.x days and back then my trustworthy 386 SX with 8Mb of RAM never complained when I simply pulled the ON/OFF switch. Then again, the Internet screamed at 9600 bps on a dial-up modem, all while browsing the "world wide web" meant I'd have to wait several minutes for … [Read more...]