.asia has now gone live
March 26, 2008
I was sitting here having dinner and just happened to bring up the .asia page. I knew roughly when the clock was going to tick over, but I wasn’t really intentionally waiting for it.
I just registered a whole bunch of great names, using up all of money in my Paypal account. They weren’t on the list of names that will go to auction which is very surprising.
I wonder if it is another stuff up with Godaddy, or if I will actually get the names. If they do go through, I could make some serious money. Better not to get too excited yet.
Update: Yep, Godaddy screwed up. And guess what? They charged my Paypal account. I know I will get a refund but I would have used the money to try and get more domains, which will more than likely be taken by tomorrow.
My first .asia name
March 24, 2008
One of my .asia domain applications has been accepted. It is a two-word domain and nothing too special. No word on all of the other domains I applied for. The landrush period is over in two days.
I checked back on the dot asia website and can see one domain I put an application for is up for auction.
I thought the process was for them to notify me if someone else also applied for the domain name and then we would enter an auction. I don’t even know how I can bid for the name.
The whole process seems completely random. You can bet the people who get the best names will make some good money from this.
Anyone else have applications accepted?
Update: Seems like I wasn’t the only one disappointed by the whole .asia process. Checking through the list which had multiple applications I think I did pretty well just getting the domain I did.
Namepros has a good thread on .asia
Internet clampdown in China
March 19, 2008
Sorry, for the lack of updates on this blog. I have been spending what little time I have online working on my Beijing Olympic site. Traveling in China is fun, but also very tiring. Everything seems to take a day or two longer than you expect. Finding wifi places in smaller towns is also not easy. Internet cafes in China are not very relaxing places to try and work.
Just the other day I was trying to do some work and I constantly had 3 or 4 people standing around me looking at what I was doing.
China has really clamped down on the internet over the trouble going on in Tibet. Having trouble with Gmail for the first time, which is worrying. I know there are ways around it, but it is slow enough trying to reach external sites. I did see some images of the rioting in Tibet on tv here, but not in the last couple of days.
Funny t-shirts from Thailand
March 7, 2008
I don’t know who comes up with these designs, but some of them are pretty funny. I apologize if anyone finds it offensive. You can click on the image to see in more detail.
Change of scenery in Hua Hin
March 3, 2008
I came to Hua Hin yesterday, which is about 4 hours south of Bangkok. It is a pleasant enough seaside resort, perfect for getting away from Bangkok. The beach is not as great as some of Thailand’s islands, but it is not a bad place to go to get away from the congestion of Bangkok.
I am targetting to arrive in China sometime next week to start work again on my Beijing Olympic site.
Met up with a Kiwi who is running a hedge fund while traveling in Thailand. More and more hotels and guesthouses are offering free wifi, including where I am staying now. It is not a bad lifestyle if you can work entirely from the web.
