There has always been a back door to ICANN and the DNS database, because in 2009 I personally witnessed Registrar GoDaddy criminally use it, to create a “4.5 year old” domain name that had never existed before (and we could prove it), to shake down a customer for an escalated…
Hello Mr. Trump, I got your text message requesting ideas for your campaign, and I contributed what money I could afford by following the link. I only wish it could be more, but the idea I want you to know for your campaign is SOOOO important (it’s bigger than TPP),…
Jump to the Bottom Line Several years ago, I wrote an eyewitness account about how I had personally witnessed a domain name that had never existed before – my rather naïve client had repeatedly searched and confirmed it was available without actually buying it – and then it was suddenly a…
I hate to say it, but I don’t really like handling other people’s domain names for them, although I do it for family. In my field, I’ve seen too much. Domains hold such power, that they can become pawns in billing issues, divorces, big corporate lawsuits, thefts, fraud, or even…
This afternoon I had the occasion to sit with a client who had a particular “sexy” domain name in mind: Secret<redacted>.com . She had been watching it for about 4 weeks – several times bringing up GoDaddy’s front page to reassure herself it was still available. She already owned two…
