Ya'll know about this already, but have you seen this? Funny of course, but as Rick said, this is a game changer, and as clear as it gets. Original from movie:

So I took a little time off of Facebook for the last couple of weeks, I still logged in to see updates but did not write anything. Today, after reading about this new software using Face.com API, I had enough. What this means is that if someone takes your picture somewhere, anywhere, they can map it back to your Facebook ID and then easily map you...

Many of you know Lou Kerner from his active days investing in domain names. I spoke with Lou few times since and for a while he's been saying world is moving to Social Media, and that's where it is these days. Taking it a step further, Lou has now put his own show out there focusing on Social Media and emerging technologies. @LouKerner Episode #1 ...

Spice up your Friday and shine your wickedly creativity - at my expense. I'm off to the dentist in a little bit and thought wouldn't that look interesting as I walk in the door? Can't wait to see the look on their faces

Lala's favorite drink, since puppyhood. And if you ever wondered how she keeps this great figure, it's 0% fat!

Bido as you know has a new ownership, and from the look of it, they seem to be doing well lately. Lots of activity, auctions, bids, as well as registry auction going on right now (for .BZ). When starting Bido our goal was to increase liquidity, help sellers sell when they need to sell, and buyers buy when they wish to buy. If you own domain names a...

The big story tomorrow is that Steve Jobs is in the hospital for Cancer treatment. According to recent domain name registrations though, Steve Jobs seems to be already dead. DOMAIN NAME: STEVEJOBSISDEAD.COM RECORD CREATED ON 2010-11-20 DOMAIN NAME: RIPSTEVEJOBS.COM CREATED ON: 17-JAN-11 DOMAIN NAME: STEVEJOBSRIP.COM CREATED ON: 25-JUN-09 DOMAIN NAM...

Not directly related to entrepreneurs (many in the domain biz) but it's an excellent story of our times. Well worth watching.

Whenever people talk about new extensions I think about this post. This, in my humble opinion, was true a 100 years ago just as much as it is today.

Is POLICE.UK the only resolving direct .UK domain? Site may be busy due to news, here's a copy via Google. I'm not much into ccTLD's so this may be old news to some of you but for me, it's the first time I see a direct domain which resolves under the .UK ccTLD, one that isn't co.uk and that isn't a sub-domain.

Via PRWeb: The domain industry has a unique new service available to help guide businesses just in time for the rush of new TLDs coming in the next few years. The powerhouse duo of Monte Cahn and Michael Berkens have teamed to form RIGHT OF THE DOT, LLC an Internet consulting and advisement firm specializing in new and existing TLD strategy, board ...

In 2009 Egypt was fairly stable, so stable that Obama chose Cairo as a key location for his middle east peace talk speech. If these recent events in Egypt don't make you think twice (or more) about major trendy ccTLD's, I don't know what else would.

Demand Media new valuation is north of two billions this morning. Their largest individual business? eNom. What is eNom's worth? Via Seeking Alpha: Demand's largest individual business is a registrar called Enom. This is a commodity business that has a zillion competitors - old stars like Register.com, Yahoo! Domains (YHOO), and Network Solutions a...

If it's sounds rough around the edges, it's because it is. One week to learn, now one more to practice, and will move to something new. More about this piece here.

See this Intel commercial. Then think how movies will look five years from now. And it isn't just movies. Check out this HTML5 demo. Visually speaking, the future looks stunning!

If you do anything online there's no way you can miss the massive explosion in deal sites. Groupon was first to exploit this new trend and now there are thousands of clones, including few who are already worth hundreds of millions, and latest, since acquisition didn't work out, is Google. Amazon, via their latest invested venture LivingSocial, has ...

You know these songs they keep playing over and over on the Radio? Being in Thailand, influenced by Thailand, I still hear this song in my head all day long. Now to Google, to look for translation

My good friend Ron Sheridan is putting this together. This is the kick off event for the PortlandDomainers.com networking group. The group is for internet domain investors, developers, and other related internet industry professionals. We have a similar group in Florida which I attend, and it is a blast. If you have any questions about whether you ...

I land in Chicago, I feel like Neo in the Matrix, once he is able to see the Matrix. People are rushing & running, their faces tell they are in an emergency mode, like missing a meeting, or on the verge of getting fired. Or maybe I'm thinking, it's a pretty busy ant colony? You cannot land here and not see the major weight catastrophe this cou...

My first trip to Asia ever (Phuket), leaving in a couple of hrs for three weeks. Good bye cold Florida, hello paradise!

23 months since I picked up the Shakuhachi. Still long way to go. This is far from perfect (will it ever be?!), still needs lots of work.

In the last couple of days Michelle put this sign/set-up together, I helped a little, and early today we were off to give it a test drive. Our target was to find homeless with cardboards. Those who work for organization, those who are not actively in corners were not our target. It was challenging because we think we may have left the house too lat...

We came up with the idea how homeless people can provide a valuable service to drivers helping them clean their cars cleaner, and hopefully make more than what they make right now. Tomorrow morning we're hitting the streets to see if anyone would be willing to give this a test drive! This is Michelle's baby project, and I'm helping a little. Wish h...

I remember from my days at FuneralHomes.com I always felt that while we work the business Google doesn't just provide results and advertising, but also mine the business opportunities, learning the value of the channel, and one day, with enough knowledge provided by yours truly (their stats, clicks, etc), step in and take the top spot for the chann...

Been reading the news lately about Groupon? From three billion valuations to six, and soon we're going to hear 10 or 20 billions. No, it isn't worth it, here's why. 1. What are they buying? Technology: There's very little technology involved here, why so many copycats are out there. Patents: Groupon lately acquired old patent rights for group purch...

Via Comscore: RESTON, VA, November 28, 2010 ? comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 26 days of the November ? December 2010 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $11.64 billion has been spent online, marking a 13-percent increase versus the correspon...

Via BlackFriday.com Our Story BlackFriday.com is incubated by Reinvent, Inc., a private technology company that recently received the AlwaysOn Global Top 250 Private Companies in 2010 distinction. The team behind BlackFriday.com has also been the recipient of the E & Y Entrepreneur of the Year (Pacific Region) award and has been featured on t...

(click to enlarge) Highlighted above are the .CO, .ME, and .TV countries. Three extensions which are heavily marketed in the ccTLD space. Few days ago, reading Mike Berkens' Sedo's .Me coverage, I saw a comment that got my attention in the comment section: We won 10 domains: 1. List.me 2. Bid.me 3. Employ.me 4. Send.me 5. Try.me 6. Votefor.me 7. P...

If you were doing any sort of mining over the years, you probably remember the message on the Spirit.com domain. The owner was extremely unmotivated to sell (historical copy below). I'm not sure when the transaction took place nor know the final sale price. I can only guess it must have been significant. Spirit Airlines 2800 Executive Way ...

First, I happen to have the sales numbers to support what I'm about to write here. I'm not going to elaborate on deals we've made (most are under NDA) besides telling you we're talking a significant number. The following was written after 11 years of experience buying and selling. I'm writing about what I call "retail sales", or what we in the doma...

On my Google Chrome URL bar, if I type the first letter it usually corresponds (auto-complete) with a site I frequently visit. Here is who owns the one letters on my browser: A = Amazon B = Bing C = CNN D = Domaining.com E = eBay.com F = Flowchart.com G = Google H = Hitfarm I = iWhois J = Japanshakuhachi.com K = Komuso.com L = LinkedIn M = Muvico N...

Via Sedo: Online domain specialist Sedo.com today announced the sale of the Sex.com domain name for a record $13 million. The sale was brokered by one of Sedo?s senior domain brokers, Jeffrey Gabriel, who conducted a three-month search for a buyer on behalf of Escom in accordance with an order issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Ce...

After 5-6 months break I'm finally getting back to this space, looking around, talking to people. Here's what I hear, I see. These are my opinions and do not represent all. You may see the world differently. 1. PPC PPC is on life support. This is the worst it has been for most in the space. Yahoo & Google are losing allot of traffic as domaine...

Read more what this is all about at DNJournal (scroll down the article)

To those who think Overstock really has any interest in O.Biz, O.CO, or any other extension for that matter, think again. What Overstock really wants is the all illusive O.COM and by going after O.Biz, O.CO, they are simply extending the "O" trademark to domain extensions and the web. When the opportunity arises and O.COM hits the market, Overstock...

For whatever reason after yesterday's .Co dominance on their front page, GoDaddy has now reverted back to the .Com extension. Experiment gone bad? Too many charge backs? Bad press? Your guess is as good as mine (or better). Second page results: Any bets what's next?

Need I say anything? This is unbelievable marketing by the folks at the .CO registry. This is the DEFAULT view when you are at the GoDaddy homepage, screenshot captured few moments ago.

Via Read Write Web: Flowchart.com is exactly what it sounds like: an online, browser-based flow charting tool. The application is still in beta and you'll need an invite to use it. I can't drum up much information on this company, but it seems to have been around since at least 2008. It competes with Gliffy and LovelyCharts. This is probably the mo...

This is well overdue. I hear daily of more and more who are "unemployed". Unemployed I say? What? How can you be unemployed? Well they say "I had a job with a company, and I was laid off, so .. I'm unemployed". NEWSFLASH: You have ALWAYS worked for yourself, even when you supposedly worked for one company or another. Proof? Try to show up and not ...