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Comment on Markets Point to “iPad” Name for Apple Tablet by james

james — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:59:36 +0000

ever after buying 3 very catchy domain names, i dont think that this product will suceed. i might get sm adsense revenue though in coming months.

this is just a confused product, a hybrid born out of crossing horse(iphone) with a donkey(tablet laptops)

Comment on Markets Point to “iPad” Name for Apple Tablet by Colt45

Colt45 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:16:54 +0000

I think it’s going to be iGotcha! The market will be bamboozled with an oversized and overpriced iTouch that can do some pretty tricks to a catchy song on a TV ad, but bottom line is there just isn’t that much interest or application uses to replace a laptop at this time. Remember the tablet has been around for a decade – have people’s jobs changed that much where this becomes necessary or even useful? Or will PC gamers migrate to Apple touch screens? I doubt it.

Comment on Markets Point to “iPad” Name for Apple Tablet by Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:44:44 +0000

There was a slight change to the iPad.com site..

It just said Ipad.com before.

Now it has
iPad.com
Client ID: “Input Box”
Demo Code: “Input Box”

Comment on Markets Point to “iPad” Name for Apple Tablet by ruen Ellis

ruen Ellis — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:21:06 +0000

if you look at what apple has done over the last couple of years i believe you could look at Apple Touch as a possible name. this is just my hunch. people’s dumb obsession with the ‘i’ is becoming very 90s. iPad. that’s a bit dumb.
if they end up calling that i won’t buy it.

Comment on Markets Point to “iPad” Name for Apple Tablet by David Drew

David Drew — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:50:22 +0000

The only thing that seems certain about Apples new device is that the name will begin with an “i”. After reading the name suggestion “iBook” I thought maybe none of the guesses I have read about are right, with “iPad” looking to similar to “iPod”. Maybe the name could be iTab or iLook or iTap or iRead or iWrite or even iSurf, with my two favorites of these being iTab and iTap.

Comment on Dotster Offers $5.75 Cheap Domain Registration… Whoops? by dotstercustomer

dotstercustomer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:37:34 +0000

Dotster’s hosting may be a fraud. Our site went down on Dec. 15, and Dotster customer service has not responded. We just get emails saying we will receive a response “in 24 hours”.

We have been paying for hosting when we don’t have a web site for over a week now.

Comment on Dotster Offers $5.75 Cheap Domain Registration… Whoops? by Adam @Dotster

Adam @Dotster — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:51:44 +0000

Andrew,

Thanks for the post, but if you look at the details regarding the free domain name with hosting purchase (located at http://www.dotster.com/hosting/linux.php), it states: “Hosting Plans canceled prior to three months from start of service will be charged the current domain name list price”

We specified this to prevent this type of abuse, as we want to provide a free domain to our hosting customers rather than giving domain buyers a way to purchase domains for less than registry fees.

Comment on SnapNames Discloses Epic Fraud By halvarez by pitbullstew

pitbullstew — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:57:55 +0000

no fraud here folks keep moving, thats right nothing to see here, keep moving, keep moving…
> Our File Number: FF++++-09
> Complaint About: Snapnames.com Inc.
>
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> Thank you for the information that you sent us. Although there does not now appear to be a need for an investigation or legal action, we will keep your information on file as part of the public record.
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> Our primary goal is to identify and eliminate the most serious marketplace violations, and many factors are considered in determining what cases we should pursue.
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> We appreciate the time that you took to alert us to a possible problem in the marketplace. Your information may prove to be valuable in a future enforcement action.
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> If you need to contact us about your complaint, please write to me and note your file number: FF++++-09, or contact me by phone at 503-934-4400 or e-mail at mailto:heather.j.mcfarlanemartinez@state.or.us
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> Heather McFarlane-Martinez
> Enforcement Officer
> Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
> Oregon Department of Justice

Comment on SnapNames Discloses Epic Fraud By halvarez by Jimbo Jones

Jimbo Jones — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:16 +0000

Are there not any detailed logging files that could lead one to know where the IP address was for most of Halvarez’s bids? Would this type of IP logging not be used for most actions (login, bid, pay, refund, support) and traceable over time to the end-user?

Seems a forensic investigation is in order to really “scrub” the SnapNames systems and uncover the real culprit. If this was in fact fraud, and if the data suggest that SnapNames looked the other way while this was going on, it surely leaves them complicit and seemingly “OK with the bidder’s actions”.

Throwing one person under the bus (Nelson) does little to alleviate the fact that there is much evidence now that does in fact suggest that this was “a conspiracy to commit fraud”.

Being a domainner since 1995, and seeing the industry changes throughout that time, it was evident (consistently lower CPC over time, higher, more competitive bidders in drop, and aftermarket auctions, and the hoarding of domains by registrars) it was the right time a few years ago to sell out…

Warning: If you think this industry will clean it self up because of the SnapNames debacle, think again…this is just the tip of the iceberg, and I expect various “nefarious” anecdotes to surface over the next few months, of registrars, parking companies, or the BIG guys manipulating, and perhaps cheating the smaller guys out of the lions share of the market. I am not making any accusations, but this is probably the largest “black-box” industry going, and to get to the bottom of anything will need the blessing of ICANN, and the justice system – of which neither seem to have given much attention to it so far, as far as I have read…

Good luck domainners!

Comment on SnapNames Discloses Epic Fraud By halvarez by Jason

Jason — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:24:40 +0000

Call me a suspicious chap but there may be a good reason snapnames removed auction history: perhaps they knew about the problem way back then.

Here’s a good reason why I suspect they knew: When they were sold to oversee.net, the buying company would have conducted the due diligence. Havlarez would have come up in DD – there’s just so much of talk about him (dating back to 2006). Whoever did the research then would have been aware of this suspicion. If they did not then go and do some internal research on that account they were either lax … or knew exactly who was behind it.