{"id":1632,"date":"2011-04-15T21:37:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T01:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2011-04-15T21:48:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-16T01:48:25","slug":"bring-forth-the-good-side-of-domaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/bring-forth-the-good-side-of-domaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring forth the good side of domaining!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some reason, I&#8217;m having a late Friday epiphany, motivated by the comment of a domainer who commented on <a href=\"http:\/\/domaingang.com\/domain-news\/exclusive-rick-latona-mark-cuban-connected-through-an-honest-act\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rick Latona&#8217;s honorable gesture<\/strong><\/a> to return a stolen domain.<\/p>\n<p>The article was posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/DomainGang.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DomainGang.com<\/strong><\/a> exclusively today and it definitely showed how much the domain industry needs <strong>more positive exposure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on that post, Vito wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>These positive domaining stories need 1000x more exposure! [&#8230;] Its always the Bob Parsons\/Elephant Killing\/Snap Schill Bidding\/Privacy Peeking\/Trademark Infringing\/Cybersquatting domaining stories that seem to get the most coverage in our Industry, which is why we have such a bad image to others.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>I absolutely agree.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the type of story that <strong>deserves national publicity<\/strong>, so that the mainstream media catch up with the domain times. It&#8217;s ridiculous witnessing the domain industry sitting comfortably on its laurels and expect the general public to understand, digest and process what is going on behind closed conference doors!<\/p>\n<p>This is a crucial moment in time, as the economy appears ambivalent about its direction, and social anxiety about the future requires more money-making options. Domaining is a function that goes beyond &#8220;registering domains&#8221;; it involves several industries: <strong>marketing, research and development, sales, support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Domaining is a dwarf with the genes of giant.<\/strong> If this sounds like an oxymoron it&#8217;s because us domainers have been fed the same &#8220;dwarf formula&#8221; from the bottle, for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to think outside the box and grow ourselves to our full, gigantic potential. <strong>Bring forth the good side of domaining!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some reason, I&#8217;m having a late Friday epiphany, motivated by the comment of a domainer who commented on Rick Latona&#8217;s honorable gesture to return a stolen domain. The article was posted on DomainGang.com exclusively today and it definitely showed how much the domain industry needs more positive exposure. 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