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The Donald Does Some Frontrunning (Dec 07, 2007)

 http://thesuperficial.com/2007/12/donald_trump_is_a_big_tipper.php Witty commentary from this blogger …  link courtesy of Adam ***FS*** I left a $15,000 tip at “Light” in Las Vegas once..  but then I called my credit card company and they corrected it back to the $1,500.00 I “actually” left.  I also had a very large charge from a restaurant called the ”Olympic Garden” that night.. But the [...]

Thursday Linkfest (Dec 06, 2007)

Invest.com bid up to 431k at Auction auction is still live. 4 hours to go, as of 10 a.m. EST. Friday, Dec 6, 07  Reserve is 200,000 – 499,999. http://www.greatdomains.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=us&auction_id=21998&tracked=&partnerid=32392 ***FS***  Great name..  This is fully valued from a wildcat-return investor’s perspective. Which domain extensions have increased in value the fastest.  Between 2004 – 2007. [...]

The 20 Most Influential People in Domains (Dec 06, 2007)

Nice list.. missing the founders of Domainstate.com and also I think Paul Sloan/ Josh Quitner (writer and former editor) of Business 2.0 should have made this list..  Their coverage of the disruptive technology embodied in the name-biz helped to shine the light on the industry for other ”legitimate web” participants to see – and their stories provided the [...]

WIPO Increasingly Says Okay to Using Trademark Brands as Protest Tools (Dec 06, 2007)

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39291329,00.htm This is the kind of direction we need to see more of..  It’s an unhealthy and unsafe dynamic when brand holders can beat you up because you told the world “their brand stinks” via a website which incorporates their brand-name.  Taken to it’s illogical conclusion, we’d have to invent codewords to talk about the products and services we [...]

Larry Flynt joins Paul Allen in Cayman (Dec 06, 2007)

  Paul’s still here.. and last night Larry popped onto the island..  He had dinner at my favorite spot (Pappagallo).  The world seems to be decending on the island..  makes me wonder why I’m leaving for Christmas.  .. Rumor Oprah was here too.

Fairwinds Sending Spam to Drum Up Memberships? (Dec 05, 2007)

http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2007/12/is-fairwinds-pa.html Those trying to do good, caught doing bad? .. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried..  as reported on Rick’s blog.  Let he who is without sin cast the first unsolicited email.  I think Rick is chagrin that those who would label the domain space as uncouth,  go ahead and themselves “do [...]

Domain Extensions – You Can’t Change Human Behavior (Dec 05, 2007)

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink..  Insert your favorite related Mark Twain quote here..  Snoopy on domainstate.com is a pretty clever chap. He’s put together some info on how how particular domain extensions have performed over the last couple of years (in relation to 3 letter names). Interesting how the [...]

What to do With Cowboys.com (Dec 05, 2007)

“”Hey Frank, how about this idea as a potential buyer for the domain name Cowboys.com: http://www.domainersgazette.com/heres-a-suggested-buyer-for-cowboyscom/“” ***FS*** The Cowboys fan in me grumbles like he’s unable to fire up the tailgate hibachi..  The Redskins fan in me cheers like Pam Anderson just had a wardrobe malfunction.

Domainfest Agenda Published (Dec 05, 2007)

http://domainfest.com/agenda.php?hw08 This show should be a hoot.  Looking forward to attending.

Web 2.0 Bubble? – Must See Video (Dec 05, 2007)

http://www.namestrategy.com/domains/bubble-20-video-talks-about-domain-names.html    Hilarious actually..  linked on Joe Davidosn’s blog..  and as joe points out,  I get a mini supporting role.