June, 2008

Voyage of the Eclipse

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Having now returned from the Galapagos I realize I could have done the trip much more cheaply. It isn’t the kind of trip that needs business class seats and top accommodations. It was after all, an eco-tour. Nevertheless, it was nice to start the journey in Quito at the Patio...

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Some trips really are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Tomorrow I leave for the Galapagos islands. It’s the type of trip you have to book two years in advance and spend enough money to buy a small country.com to get there. Other than checking email Friday from a hotel in Quito  I’ll be offline for a full week. I’m...

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SouthLakeTahoe.com under development

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Hopefully in a few days I’ll be launching SouthLakeTahoe.com. There is a temporary site up there now but it’s not good enough. I’m a little more excited about this one than most GEO names. It is an actually city for one thing but what really gets me thinking good thoughts...

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Sold Names

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I get asked a lot what names I’ve sold recently. Very often people ask me not to announce it so a huge chunk of the real list below is missing from this post. Looking at them now, combined they would make a nice portfolio. So here’s about half the names...

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Decisions, decisions…

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

I often get questions about the Lincoln in the header of this website. That car, isn’t actually mine. I told my designer I had an old convertible Continental so he just looked one up on the net. Being that he lives in the Philippines, it wasn’t exactly easy for him...

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My Thoughts on GEO domains

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

While I made a promise to myself to never regurgitate press releases and only blog when I had something I wanted to talk about, I must chime in on the GEO domain conversation which my peers are having. I suppose I’m more bullish than Sahar and more bearish than SimplyGEO...

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The United States has a real opportunity with Barack Obama

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I consider myself an amatuer historian. I’ve read biographies on more than half of our U.S. presidents. I love reading biographies because I feel as though reading about great men helps you become one yourself. I don’t know if Obama is one of these great men but he certainly appears...

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The Bob’s Rug Syndrome

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

When I was younger, GTE used to have a commercial for their Yellow Pages that featured a fictional character named Bob. Bob owned a store called Bob’s Rug. In the story he’s asked why he doesn’t advertise in the GTE Yellow Pages and his answer was, “I can’t advertise in...

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The Bob’s Rug Syndrome

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

When I was younger, GTE used to have a commercial for their Yellow Pages that featured a fictional character named Bob. Bob owned a store called Bob’s Rug. In the story he’s asked why he doesn’t advertise in the GTE Yellow Pages and his answer was, “I can’t advertise in...

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