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Re: Boxee Beta Unveiling - Dec 7th, Williamsburg, NYC

domainvestors — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:38 -0000

I'm a big fan of Boxee - would really like the Hulu integration to be fully working as I have Boxee on my Apple TV and then a separate computer dedicated just to running Hulu. Now if only I lived in NYC so I could attend the event!!

Re: Do you know your visitors? Why Analytics is the key to Monetization

domainvestors — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:23:38 -0000

Thanks Chris - excellent point! I really like the analogy you use too!

I'll be doing video blog entries once a week for now. Given the amount of time it takes to setup and film my videos I just don't have enough time to do it more frequently now. I do really enjoy doing the videos and appreciate the positive feedback!

Best,

Morgan

Re: New Domain Mass Development Service Review

domainvestors — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:57:10 -0000

Costa,

I think you may be confused here. I do not offer mini-site development. This is a simply a review I did for this service. I run a blog where I teach new and experienced domain name investors how I make money with domain names.

Thanks for your comments and keep them coming!

Best,

Morgan

Re: Top 5 Ways To Prevent Domain Theft

domainvestors — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:17 -0000

Thanks for the question - this is one that comes-up a lot so I am happy to clarify.

While it is a federal offense to hack a Gmail or Yahoo email account nonetheless many of these accounts are compromised every month. The #1 way I have seen domains stolen through DomainTheft is by people hacking-into an existing GMail or Yahoo mail account so this is definitely a problem. Just think - it is considered felony grand-theft to steal a car, but this doesn't stop thieves from stealing a car.

Now onto the security differences. GMail and Yahoo mail and other free email programs have known security holes and hackers/social engineers can find their way into these account without too much of a fuss. Here is a link to a video actually showing how people hack GMail with known encryption algorithm security flaws: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Using your own private email account hosted through your hosting provider is usually more secure because hackers spend less time trying to find vulnerabilities in lesser-known systems. GMail and Yahoo mail are big targets and one's that hackers enjoy getting more credit for gaining access to and sharing online. Try doing a quick Google search for "hacking gmail" and you'll find plenty of people explaining exactly how this is done.

Oftentimes a major technique you can use with your own account as well is to forward your email address to a different address at a completely different domain. This means even if the email address is compromised they won't actually have access to your mail as it is just a pass-through address.

Many computer security experts (I went to Carnegie Mellon and had some friends that worked at CERT) suggest staying as far-away from services like GMail and Yahoo mail when dealing with sensitive data due to the fact that they have been proven time and time again to be less secure than an email account you setup through your hosting provider.

To keep your email safe most security-experts suggest using a hosted email account and for sensitive information encrypting your email by only sending over a secure connection. At the end of the day I always feel you are better safe than sorry.

Thanks again for the question!

Re: Weekly Video - Domain Development: Building Translate.co.in

domainvestors — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:48:39 -0000

Thanks for the question Alex. Yes - I do all of my own web design, content writing, PHP scripting, etc. The only thing I do contract out from time-to-time is Logo design as I'm not much of an artist!

Re: Let's Play Some Games Today

domainvestors — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:46:45 -0000

Very cool concept and I'm surprised at how quickly the games load! I'm not a big gamer but did really enjoy strategy games when I was younger. I encountered an error with Warlords - loaded fine at first and then blacked-out three-quarters of the screen so I could only see the top quarter.

I'm using a Mac so assume it might have something to do with that.

Might be cool to have on the site - it is definitely an interesting concept! With so many people that read your blog I'm sure you have a good amount of gamers that would certainly make use of this! If there was a way you could tie-in analytics to the system it would be very interesting to know what % of your visitors play and which games they pick!