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o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Name.com: Another Unscrupulous Registrar

I've managed thousands of domains over dozens of countries. This is NOT standard practice and should never be accepted to be so. After using many, many registrars there are only a few to recommend..

- Namecheap (my favourite, all my domains are here, excellent customer service - the Zappos of domains - instant support, live chat 24/7, friendly/educated staff, and just a real pleasure to use)

- Domain Monster - UK/European based domains. Good services, good response times

- Europe Registry / Instra - used this commercially, more expensive, not the greatest of control panels, but more than likely you will be appointed an account manager (hence good for businesses) and pretty much have the largest database of domain extensions to register against. If you are interested in moving to them, I can also put you in touch with a very friendly chap who can help you make the move.

I hope this information helps - reply me up on @o6uoq if you'd like to chat about anything else :)

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Name.com: Another Unscrupulous Registrar

I believe the whole idea and argument is here, that you shouldn't have to go to this much effort simply to have full control over your domain.

It's like buying a brand new car but always having one seat occupied by someone the car manufacturer thinks needs a ride.

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: How To Keep Your Domain Name Searches Safe From Poachers

Does anyone know if http://domize.com is a front runner? They claim on their website they are not, but would like to hear users experience if this is not the case.

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Why does the iPad 2 cost $100 less than the first iPad?

I think the real question here is - why does it cost $100 to have 3G ability when a 3G dongle is just a few bucks?

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Groupon Has Called Every Business In The United States

..based on the assumption they have a list of every company in the US to call, it's a bit far fetched to think they will call every company - do you think Bang Bros are going to offer a Groupon voucher? ;)

Maybe Warner Bros will offer 50% for Two and a Half Men..

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Why StartUp Britain is nothing more than a government backed link farm

I agree - in a day and age where financial stability is akin to walking a tight rope, companies are not going to spend money unnecessarily - especially in the early days.

Yes, this money sometimes goes off shore - but if you compare it to the prices/quality that you may receive in cities such as London, sometimes the price does not fit the convenience. With a little creativity and perseverance, a startup can implement the building blocks (design/deployment/admin/software/etc) of a company for next to nothing, leaving them to focus on one thing - generating further business, which will help their country of residence (even if some is out sourced).

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: Anyone want to help build an open source Zaarly like app in node.js?

..maybe you should advertise this on Zaarly? ;)

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: The Daily is live in the App Store

Just as a heads up.. this is NOT available yet to iTunes users within in the UK.

o6uoq | 15 years ago | on: Best tools for late night startup hackers

I like..

http://themeforest.net

..also links to all their other offerings, can sometimes make the ordeal of having to get something coded/designed much easier. That link is for WordPress themes, but the family of sites like codecanyon etc have a wonderful selection of templates, videos, flash code, snippets, etc - something for everyone!