Apparently everyone in Silicon Valley in on drugs. That explains a lot. Also - I want some!
Stinking rich hedge fund managers drink at little dive bars in NYC - they're just like us!
A not very funny interview with the very funny Sacha Baron Cohen.
And a review of a book that sounds very interesting to me.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Year end market summary
Today's Wallstrip. Kind of stupid but slightly amusing.
There are only two vlogs I watch regularly - this one and Webb Alert. We already know my feelings on Morgan however I actually find this one entertaining and informative.
There are only two vlogs I watch regularly - this one and Webb Alert. We already know my feelings on Morgan however I actually find this one entertaining and informative.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Some stuff from yesterday
Interesting article on Starbucks, from the NYT.
Goldman reports huge profits. Average bonus to be about $600k. Why didn't I get a job there? Oh yeah, it was because of the ridiculous work hours and the fact that I don't think I'd fit in at an i-bank as I am not a total ass. But interesting article.
Carl from Aqua Teen on the Mitchell Report:
Dave Winer giving some good thoughts on software design. Very interesting stuff.
A less interesting article on how much money people make in NYC.
Squidoo, Knols and Wikipedia.
And about drug addicted doctors. Lovely. Something else to worry about.
Goldman reports huge profits. Average bonus to be about $600k. Why didn't I get a job there? Oh yeah, it was because of the ridiculous work hours and the fact that I don't think I'd fit in at an i-bank as I am not a total ass. But interesting article.
Carl from Aqua Teen on the Mitchell Report:
Dave Winer giving some good thoughts on software design. Very interesting stuff.
A less interesting article on how much money people make in NYC.
Squidoo, Knols and Wikipedia.
And about drug addicted doctors. Lovely. Something else to worry about.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Some tidbits for Monday
Google is launching something called "knols" which are basically a cross between Mahalo, Wikipedia and Squidoo. TechCrunch has some good thoughts on this idea.
From Valleywag comes Google CEO Eric Schmidts latest extramarital relationship.
Philip Kaplan, founder of AdBrite, is apparently the same Pud that everyone loved to hate back in the last bubble when he was doing Fucked Company. Good for him. AdBrite seems like a pretty solid service.
Is the Wii shortage bad planning on Nintendo's part or a smart scheme to build up buzz? While the former may seem incredibly stupid I believe it to be the case, as people are buying other gaming systems when they can't get a Wii.
From Valleywag comes Google CEO Eric Schmidts latest extramarital relationship.
Philip Kaplan, founder of AdBrite, is apparently the same Pud that everyone loved to hate back in the last bubble when he was doing Fucked Company. Good for him. AdBrite seems like a pretty solid service.
Is the Wii shortage bad planning on Nintendo's part or a smart scheme to build up buzz? While the former may seem incredibly stupid I believe it to be the case, as people are buying other gaming systems when they can't get a Wii.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Update on GoDaddy Situation
I now have my domains parked at a couple different places - parked.com, sedo.com and I'm waiting for confirmation on another.
I like parked.com the best so far because it has the nicest interface - not as nice as GoDaddy's but way better features. The only thing I don't like is that you don't get ads right away - you get a list of categories, related words, etc. which you have to click on to get ads.
I am going to start transferring my domains elsewhere when the registrations start to expire on March of 2008. I am trying to find a cheap registrar but the only ones cheaper than GoDaddy are places I've never heard of like MadDog, PlanetOnline, ipowerweb, netfirms, and some others.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to cheap, good registrars?
I like parked.com the best so far because it has the nicest interface - not as nice as GoDaddy's but way better features. The only thing I don't like is that you don't get ads right away - you get a list of categories, related words, etc. which you have to click on to get ads.
I am going to start transferring my domains elsewhere when the registrations start to expire on March of 2008. I am trying to find a cheap registrar but the only ones cheaper than GoDaddy are places I've never heard of like MadDog, PlanetOnline, ipowerweb, netfirms, and some others.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to cheap, good registrars?
Thursday, December 13, 2007
How GoDaddy screwed me and why I am done with them
A few months ago I started using GoDaddy's cashparking program. It basically lets you put Google ads on your parked domains, which GoDaddy does anyway, but they give you a cut of the amount you make. So you pay them $3.99 a month to get a cut of the money they make off of your domain anyway.
It doesn't sound like such a good deal... Why use it? Why not just park your own domain? Well Google's AdSense for Domains is closed and you would have to set up each individual domain on it's own. And it wasn't such a bad deal. After two months I had added all 100 or so off my domains to this program, and I was making a couple hundred a month.
A few weeks ago I started having problems with some of the CashParked pages. Some were showing blank, others were showing links which did not work. I was in frequent contact with GoDaddy's tech support and they were unable to help me and Google still has not responded to me. But I spent a lot of time looking at my domains and clicking on them - and getting errors for each click.
Last night I receive an email from GoDaddy saying that due to a pattern of fraudulent activity they were suspending my account. I have no idea what that pattern may be other than my testing the sites constantly for about two weeks. And here's the kicker - they not only cancel my account, they also keep the money they owe me, and any unpaid money as well. They pay about a month or two behind so they are keeping two or three months of my money.
I can easily find another registrar with a similar program, and I actually did find a third party that offers a much better deal than GoDaddy. But I liked GoDaddy. Well, I don't like them any more. Unless they get this resolved I am going to transfer all of my domains elsewhere, at great expense to me, just to prove a point.
I read an interview with GoDaddy's CEO, whose name I can not recall, and he was very much into customer service and providing the user with a great experience. His name is Bob Parons. Well this is a spectacular example of screwing the user and not providing any decent service. I have not been able to get any information on what patterns they saw that caused them to do this, I have gotten no response regarding my requests for them to look at my emails to tech support.
So basically GoDaddy just stole my money. I am extremely angry and I will not ever register anything with GoDaddy again. I'd rather pay the extra money elsewhere and be dealing with a registrar who is not going to screw me over and steal my money.
It doesn't sound like such a good deal... Why use it? Why not just park your own domain? Well Google's AdSense for Domains is closed and you would have to set up each individual domain on it's own. And it wasn't such a bad deal. After two months I had added all 100 or so off my domains to this program, and I was making a couple hundred a month.
A few weeks ago I started having problems with some of the CashParked pages. Some were showing blank, others were showing links which did not work. I was in frequent contact with GoDaddy's tech support and they were unable to help me and Google still has not responded to me. But I spent a lot of time looking at my domains and clicking on them - and getting errors for each click.
Last night I receive an email from GoDaddy saying that due to a pattern of fraudulent activity they were suspending my account. I have no idea what that pattern may be other than my testing the sites constantly for about two weeks. And here's the kicker - they not only cancel my account, they also keep the money they owe me, and any unpaid money as well. They pay about a month or two behind so they are keeping two or three months of my money.
I can easily find another registrar with a similar program, and I actually did find a third party that offers a much better deal than GoDaddy. But I liked GoDaddy. Well, I don't like them any more. Unless they get this resolved I am going to transfer all of my domains elsewhere, at great expense to me, just to prove a point.
I read an interview with GoDaddy's CEO, whose name I can not recall, and he was very much into customer service and providing the user with a great experience. His name is Bob Parons. Well this is a spectacular example of screwing the user and not providing any decent service. I have not been able to get any information on what patterns they saw that caused them to do this, I have gotten no response regarding my requests for them to look at my emails to tech support.
So basically GoDaddy just stole my money. I am extremely angry and I will not ever register anything with GoDaddy again. I'd rather pay the extra money elsewhere and be dealing with a registrar who is not going to screw me over and steal my money.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Isn't this time of year supposed to be slow?
The traditional holiday slow-down is not occurring at my job, so I haven't had time to keep up with the news or post here. I'm living on Provigil, which is the greatest thing ever. Except that I am totally exhausted when it wears off.
Some tidbits to hold you over until my workload eases up:
Fark allegedly tries to trademark NSFW. Good luck with that.
On the future of Ajax.
New startup does something to help people decide whether to buy or rent. I haven't quite figured out what that is yet or how it works, but it's a cool idea for people living in big, expensive cities.
Silicon Alley Insider names Top 100 Most Influential people, and there's also a "People's Choice" with less votes than nominees.
Robert Scoble leaves PodTech. Why this is interesting I have no idea. I have never heard of PodTech outside the confines of Scoble.
Fred Wilson throws a party? Why wasn't I invited? Maybe I should have nominated myself to the Silicon Alley Insider's 100 most influential people list.
Facebook's guerilla marketing bible or some such ridiculous thing.
Some tidbits to hold you over until my workload eases up:
Fark allegedly tries to trademark NSFW. Good luck with that.
On the future of Ajax.
New startup does something to help people decide whether to buy or rent. I haven't quite figured out what that is yet or how it works, but it's a cool idea for people living in big, expensive cities.
Silicon Alley Insider names Top 100 Most Influential people, and there's also a "People's Choice" with less votes than nominees.
Robert Scoble leaves PodTech. Why this is interesting I have no idea. I have never heard of PodTech outside the confines of Scoble.
Fred Wilson throws a party? Why wasn't I invited? Maybe I should have nominated myself to the Silicon Alley Insider's 100 most influential people list.
Facebook's guerilla marketing bible or some such ridiculous thing.
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