I'm really sick of all these web 2.0 fanboys. It's like the dotcom boom with slightly older people, or something. Don't get me wrong. Some of the web applications and services are really cool AND useful.They may even have a business plan behind them so that they'll actually be around in 6 months time .... Twitter (it doesn't even deserve a link!) simply isn't. It's probably the … [Read more...] about Twitter Is Dumb – More Bubble 2.0 Junk
Best Hotel Booking / Search Site?
Which site(s) would people recommend when looking for a hotel? I've used a couple but I may be missing out on good deals! … [Read more...] about Best Hotel Booking / Search Site?
Yet Another Forum
Last weekend I must have been bored or simply crazy, as I bought several domains and complete websites. The main acquisition was this discussion forum which took my fancy partially because it had a reasonably good domain name, a nice enough custom skin and vbseo preinstalled (saving me on license costs). Moving it from the previous host to one of my servers didn't take that … [Read more...] about Yet Another Forum
Preparing for ICANN Lisbon
While I was at DomainFest in LA I got to meet a lot of interesting people in the domain / hosting / internet / online business, so going to ICANN Lisbon was a natural followup. Unfortunately I've been rather busy over the last few weeks, though that's probably a good complaint to have as well :) In any case I only got round to booking my flights this evening. Trying to find … [Read more...] about Preparing for ICANN Lisbon
Cold Calling Requires a Clue
I get cold calls from sales people on a regular basis. Some of the callers are very nice and charming etc., and we have pleasant conversations. Others should really choose another field of work Really - they are not suited to direct selling. If you ring me up and try to sell me advertising you need to tell me why I should do it. This afternoon a very nervous sales person rang … [Read more...] about Cold Calling Requires a Clue