Data is far from insufficient, but still, the equation does not compute. As I've written many times before, numbers cannot be disputed. And the numbers about .tel are saying that there is zero growth in that TLD. While 200k .tel domains were registered between launch to mid-summer of last … [Read more...]
Still lost in .tel hell in the age of Development
August 15, 2009 by 15 Comments
On Friday, I had an interesting conversation on twitter with Justin Hayward, communications director of TelNic - the registry of the .tel domain TLD. For a person in an upper management position with the TelNic Registry, Justin came forth as being very defensive of his product, forgetting how … [Read more...]
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned!
March 26, 2009 by 10 Comments
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been one day since my last .tel registration. Today I received the news from my CPA about how much I'll have to pay in taxes this year. It will be much less than what I expected; just a partial "scalping" and not a full one. My CPA is a great guy, … [Read more...]
Fool’s gold Part 4: .tel it like it is
March 14, 2009 by 8 Comments
After pretty much analyzing the prospects of ICANN's latest TLD - .tel - in my previous three installments, I was patiently waiting for the "free for all" day - March 24 - the day that hordes of lemmings will jump from the high cliff onto this amazing new investment opportunity. Or not. However, … [Read more...]
Fool’s gold Part 2: What the .tel FAQ means
February 26, 2009 by 2 Comments
Sometimes one needs a lexicon to decipher the perfectly massaged texts presented by corporations on their web sites. This is the case with the FAQ section on the .tel Registry's web site, TelNIC.org I will attempt to explain what each grand statement means, in plain "domainese": All existing Top … [Read more...]
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