In my day job (honestly I do have one!) I run one of the largest registrars / resellers of IE domains (the IE ccTLD is the domain name for Ireland). In the course of doing that I have spent quite a lot of time becoming accustomed to the rules and regulations that govern both the naming and general registration criteria of IE domains. In some cases I can understand why rules are … [Read more...] about IE Namespace – We Need Personal Domains!
More Blog Changes ….
And for once they're not mine :) Paul has finally got round to enabling comments on his blog - the aptly named weird.ie. Niall didn't jump on the bandwagon - he climbed onto it slowly - anti-blog style, so it's only a matter of time before we'll have the rest of the Blacknight staff blogging :) I've no idea what he'll blog about, so it'll be interesting to see … [Read more...] about More Blog Changes ….
Swicki Anyone?
Niche search is a fascinating area. A lot of people seem to think that Google IS the answer to all your searching needs, whereas I would tend to think that it is just part of the answer. GoogleBot (or Slurp) cannot always tell the difference between a keyword rich splog and a keyword rich website. It's for this reason that I believe human edited directories still play an … [Read more...] about Swicki Anyone?
OPML Icon
I wasn't aware that an icon for OPML exists, but it does. There's an interesting post over at Thomas McMahon's blog which discusses the current version of the icon and possible trademark issues it may face. In case you're wondering what the icon looks like here are a couple for you: You can download a variety of different sizes and formats (I opted for PNG) on the official … [Read more...] about OPML Icon
Celebrities Boost Traffic … Scarlett Johansson Jessica Alba coming soon?
Last year I mentioned Twink. That was in September of last year. It's now January and I'm still getting hits on that post. I checked my stats... Since September 1st 2006 I've had about 2000 visits from people looking for Twink (or something to do with her). In the same period I've had about 3000 visits from people looking for XtraVision (extra vision / Xtra Vision / … [Read more...] about Celebrities Boost Traffic … Scarlett Johansson Jessica Alba coming soon?