Well I'm up against some BIG competition tonight.You can Talk to me Live TonightI’ll be a guest on DomainSuccess.com’s Gratitude series from 8-9PM ESTI'll share my thoughts on how you can make money in this Recession. I’ll talk about tips for buying and selling domains, building brands and domain value, domaining in a recession - and I'll take your questions, joining the ranks of other previous … [Read more...]
A Different Kind Of Auction: Own A Piece of Super Bowl History & Help Cure A Disease
We spend a lot of time writing about domain auctions. This morning I wanted to let everyone know of a different kind of auction. A charity auction ends later today, for THE pair of gloves worn by Santonio Holmes when he made the SUPER BOWL GAME WINNING CATCH, for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Superbowl XLIII, held in Tampa a couple of weeks ago. These are the actual gloves he wore when he … [Read more...]
Lesson Learned: How AMEX Failed to Protect It’s Most Exclusive Brand & Let Visa Cash In: The Tale of BlackCard.com
Most people have heard of the American Express card, popularly known as the "Black Card". The AMEX Black Card has become a status symbol of the rich and famous. The card has a $5,000 initiation fee, $2,500 annual fee, $250,000 annual spending requirements, and no credit limit. Over the past 10 years the black card has been written about in books, rapped and sung about in songs, and shown as … [Read more...]
Coming To An Interstate Near You, Pay To Use Public Highways?
Off the topics of domains, but a thought I wrtie about a trend I'm seeing around the US, which may effect everyone of you in the NEAR future, is paying to use previously free interstate highways. In Miami a month ago, the state took the two left lanes of I-95 and blocked them off, restricting their use to those having a "Sun Pass", an electronic toll collector which was used for previously to … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays
Wishing all of you my best wishes for a great holiday. Maybe we all learned this past year to value the important things in life, family and love. Enjoy … [Read more...]
Rob Grant’s Daughter, Lizzy, Hits iTunes
Rob Grant one of my dear friends and fellow domainer, who was the subject of the DnJournal Cover story back in April (If you haven't read it, do it now). His daughter Lizzy Grant released her first album on itunes.com yesterday (You can watch her music video on her site). I downloaded the EP entitled "Kill Kill" from iTunes yesterday on 5pointsrecords.com You need to definitely check it … [Read more...]
$18 Million For Three Weeks On The Job: No Wonder The System is Broken
So as you know by now there was a blood bath on Wall Street Today with the Dow recording its largest one day point loss. Larger than any day during the great depression, larger than the first day of trading after 9-11. It is reported more than 1 Trillion dollars in equity was lost today in the market. Yes its worth repeating, 1 trillion dollars lost in one day. How did we get in this … [Read more...]