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I came across Bob Parson’s web blog with an interesting story and response to the .EU tld landrush. As it turns out, the mystery behind domain grabbing is simple, you just need some smarts and infrastructure to work with. The point he makes is the lax on behalf of the EURid Registry. Essenentially, with the release of .EU in April the registrars who signed up to gain access attempted to do so in a huge way. Thus, most Europeans were unable to snag a domain relevant to their geographic and business area.

Excerpt:
“For the record and so you might understand how the process actually works, here’s a more accurate description of the process:

1. Each accredited registrar could designate up to five I.P. (i.e. Internet Protocol) addresses with which to connect to the registry.
2. Despite the fact that there were five available addresses per registrar, most registrars were able to connect to the registry only once per second. However depending upon the activity at that split second, the registrar could be lucky and connect up to five times, or unlucky and not connect at all.
3. After connecting and making a request for a domain name, whether the registrar was successful or not, the registrar was forced to disconnect and attempt to reconnect again.”

I like buying international domains just like the next person. But I don’t have an impact or ability to swipe a domain that someone else may have had the opportunity. Rather, each TLD to be released gets a waiting list-and from what we assume-a process to ensure locals and corporations get the first shot. The .ASIA tld is going to be something to watch.

Well, looks like .ASIA is going for a spin on the domain scene. I’m not sure how this will pan out, but I must admit that getting in would be the best bet. As fast as the Internet has grown, it’s just another reason to pay attention. They require that anyone who can come up with a great .ASIA website will likely get the domain they propose to develop on. I wonder what the fee will be. So really, how’s the .MOBI coming along? Serious folks, the other TLD’s work fine on wireless devices. Is there really that much adoption or drive to make .MOBI something better than yours truely: .COM?

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I came across the Yelp web site about a year ago, it was familiar and better implemented than a site I partnered with in 2001. Web 2.0 is taking shape. The idea is simple, have user generated reviews on local business. If all is well, the business will flurish from positive comments. However, if the comments/reviews are misleading or fake then the business will suffer.

User generated content has been a great way to build a content rich web presence, yet the power afforded to the user is still to be governed. Would you really trust an opinion from an anonymous person?

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I purchase domains and attempt to purchase deleting domains on a regular basis. I’ve known for some time now, the domain market is getting hot.

“At the end of first quarter 2007, at least 128 million domain names had been registered worldwide, a 31 percent increase over the previous year, according to VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the core domain name directories for the Internet.”

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There seems to be some concern or discussion that hosting multiple sites on one IP is harmful to search engine ranking. What? Are you kidding? The fact that you can pay so little per month to host 5-20 web sites is a boon to the Internet development. Why should we, the consumer, pay hosting fees per domain. So many good host have this option to offer, Godaddy and 1and1.com to name a few. As for a response from Google, read this.