Unplain http://unplain.com Life's Short, Do Something Different Tue, 25 May 2010 15:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Wired: One Less Is More? http://unplain.com/2010/05/25/wired-one-less-is-more/ http://unplain.com/2010/05/25/wired-one-less-is-more/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 15:03:28 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=53 I read an interesting Wired article this morning at this link concerning the .co TLD:

.CO Hopes One Letter Less Is More

The comments at these non-domainer blogs are always interesting. They provide additional insights to where the future lies with new TLDs

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I’m going to list my favorites of which they already have bids and then I will list what I think are

the hidden gems that have no bids so far.

First my favorites:

Necklace.net

FleetInsurance.com

Hidden gems with no bids:

ComputerChair.com (have you seen the search numbers for this?)

RockDrums.com (instantly recognizable name which would bring a good advertising response from beginners who want to learn) – I’m a drummer. Another reason I picked this one :)

The link to the auction: https://www.snapnames.com/store/event.action?ig=384

]]> http://unplain.com/2010/01/12/domainingtips-com-snapname-auction-gems/feed/ 1 If the gun was pointed at your head… http://unplain.com/2009/10/08/if-the-gun-was-pointed-at-your-head/ http://unplain.com/2009/10/08/if-the-gun-was-pointed-at-your-head/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:15:29 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=16

Elliot has a really, really good post on his site of which I encourage everyone to read twice, or maybe three times!

However, a mini-debate has developed near the bottom in the comment section between David and Jeremy on the subject of .tv names.

Let’s explore further.

IF… you had a million dollars to invest and you were forced to spend all of it with a gun to your head to make a purchase between two domain names, of which, you and I both know that’ll never happen in real life, but humor me here for a second, which of these domain names would you buy?

IncomeTV.com

OR

Income.tv

If you like, use any example, I don’t care.

Remember, use your knowledge, gut feelings and try to truly pretend you’ve got a million bucks on the line that could affect your life and your children’s future…

WHICH AND WHY? (Don’t say both!)

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]]> http://unplain.com/2009/09/07/domainers-beware-effortless-method-to-steal-your-domains/feed/ 3 $200,000 Lost in Three Minutes Flat. http://unplain.com/2009/07/21/200000-lost-in-three-minutes-flat/ http://unplain.com/2009/07/21/200000-lost-in-three-minutes-flat/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:18:03 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=14 Here’s something to give you pause.

I contacted a teddy bear company to inquire and establish an account for buying wholesale or having them dropship.

This is for the domain HopeBear.com that I had acquired. I’ve seen various types of fund raising “hope” bears sell for roughly $69.

Here’s the conversation with an online customer service rep of this “company” of which I will leave it to you to draw your own conclusion in this economic climate.

–Thank you for contacting The XXXXXXX Teddy Bear Company! Please wait while we find a Bear Counselor to review your question and assist you…
–You have been connected to Shiloh .
Shiloh : Hello, John! Please wait one moment while I review your question. (I had asked about wholesale and dropship for hopebear.com which was used to start chat but did not post) 
Shiloh : Unfortunately we do not.
John: thanks
Shiloh : You’re welcome, John. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
John: Any suppliers That you could recommend to handle 10,000 plus orders
Shiloh : I apologize, but I do not know the names of any suppliers as we make and sell all of our own Teddy Bears right here.
John: k , oh well, I’m a little taken back that there is no effort to secure a large account from me :)
John: Is this the policy for the company to turn down massive orders?
John: Should I send an email to the owner of xxxxxxx?
Shiloh : If you’d like, you can e-mail us at xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and it will be forwarded to the appropriate party. They may be better able to assist you.
John: thanks…

There you have it.

If I bought 10,000 plus bears at a wholesale price of 20 bucks a pop, thats 200 grand.

There was no interest from the customer service rep to even find any kind of solution to benefit her “company”.

It really doesn’t take much for an employee to kill a company now, does it?

I’m gonna go fix me ice tea now while shaking my head.

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WIPO Proposal to ICANN to Expedite Domain Forfeiture Proceedings

]]> http://unplain.com/2009/04/16/wipo-proposal-to-icann-to-expedite-domain-forfeiture-proceedings/feed/ 0 Better Use For The Phone Book… http://unplain.com/2009/03/19/better-use-for-the-phone-book/ http://unplain.com/2009/03/19/better-use-for-the-phone-book/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:56:16 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=12 Since more and more people are using online search as a directory – Here’e a better use

for the old phone book:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-231857 

]]> http://unplain.com/2009/03/19/better-use-for-the-phone-book/feed/ 1 Bidder for Linens ‘N Things Making play for CircuitCity.com and brand http://unplain.com/2009/03/16/bidder-for-linens-n-things-making-play-for-circuitcitycom-and-brand/ http://unplain.com/2009/03/16/bidder-for-linens-n-things-making-play-for-circuitcitycom-and-brand/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:39:32 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=11 Here’s the article in Internet Retailer. You must turn to Page 8 manually. It’s the last part of the article.

http://internetretailermagazine.ecndigitaledition.com/magazine.aspx?eid=1529

 

]]> http://unplain.com/2009/03/16/bidder-for-linens-n-things-making-play-for-circuitcitycom-and-brand/feed/ 0 Relevant To Domains http://unplain.com/2009/03/16/relevant-to-domains/ http://unplain.com/2009/03/16/relevant-to-domains/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:33:43 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=10 Apologies for not having write anything lately on the blog BUT I will try to post links to articles that are related to our domain industry or have applications to what we do from time to time… No, I will not post rehashes from other blogs :)  

Reuters: Cybersquatting cases hit record in 2008

Science Daily: Scientists Predict Click-through Behavior In Web Searches

Science Daily: Ad Click-through Rate Lower Than Previously Thought

 

 

 

]]> http://unplain.com/2009/03/16/relevant-to-domains/feed/ 0 Ex-eBay chief sues in domain-name spat http://unplain.com/2009/01/09/ex-ebay-chief-sues-in-domain-name-spat/ http://unplain.com/2009/01/09/ex-ebay-chief-sues-in-domain-name-spat/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:09:23 +0000 John http://unplain.com/?p=8 She’s still at it…

To read article, CLICK HERE.

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