ICANN’s recently announced vice president of Europe, Thomas Spiller, will not be joining the organization after all. His appointment to the new position was announced June 23. He was due to start work heading ICANN’s Brussels office on Monday. I understand Spiller has chosen a position at another company instead, and that his decision may [...] Continue reading →

This should be the last day of the drought.  I felt like I do when I am trying to make one more sandwich out of the remaining peanut butter in the jar. You know, when you have to get in so deep you get it on your knuckles.  And you end up getting a spoon [...] Continue reading →

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Aug. 30, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Today Google is announcing Kansas Get Your Business Online. Designed with prominent local and national partners to help drive economic growth, the program provides businesses in Kansas the tools and resources to establish a website, find new customers, and grow their businesses.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110830/CG60012LOGO) [...] Continue reading →

"We didn’t do “pre-promotion” of this event, because we want everything to be perfect before we approach the serious buyers." This was just a "test" auction, said Stephen. "No time to do proper promotion." Because we were too busy patting each other on the back on Mike Berken's board. "You don't want [...] Continue reading →

"With an enormous, screeching exhalation, the fire explodes from the elevator banks into the lobby and engulfs me, its tentacles of flame hungrily latching on. An immense weight pushes down on me, and I can barely breathe. I am whipped around … I see people lying on the floor covered in flames, burning alive. Like [...] Continue reading →

Is there such a thing as "passive" income? Generally no. A person can cash out existing brand equity and exposure, but if they cash out too aggressively and/or do not reinvest enough then they are ultimately cashing out their market position and will eventually fade. Does Google Make "Passive" Income? Online there are some network [...] Continue reading →

Sedo just reported it’s sales for the week and sold just about $650K in domain names led by NBB.com which sold for $95,000 and on which we reported earlier today On the non-.com from the domain Pact.de sold for around $25,000 (19,000 Euro’s) and Melody.net sold for $14K a nice [...] Continue reading →