The dnjournal 2014 list of top domain name sales is out. I am nostalgic, frustrated, chuffed and incredulous (is this actually possible without drugs?). From my first UK commercial website in 1996 (nostalgic!) I have had 3 rules for name value. Must be: 1) Made up of recognisable words; 2) Less than 8 characters; 3) A .com I thought this last rule was dead given the proliferation of suffixs but the list (chuffed!) says NO. So, why am I not a domain name millionaire (frustrated!)? And why has no one bought my goldsure & beingsure  domain names for mucho bucks? (Incredulous!)

The log files of my website show that my "Theory of Balls" page has been found by a visitor who typed in "theory of success in life" into @Google. Even though I am ranked 8 slots behind #Aristoltle #Plato I think this is bit of a 'win' don't you? SEE HERE It has been some time since I had a win on Google. In the early days of adwords I ran campaigns and became a Google case study (SEE HERE). Since the Big Agencies took over eCommerce the 'Don't Be Evil' mob have forgotten the little guy

Occasionally I come across a piece of creative that I just love. The latest #Android "be together, not the same" ad campaign is one of these. I may have been influenced by seeing it just as my Nexus phone seamlessly and automatically downloads and installs Lollipop Android. While the ad may be referring to iOS, not all Android installs are the same. @Samsung @LG and others 'fork' their phones and the result is a bloatware overlay that is one reason why sales of these are falling. Today, Android is such a sweet phone operating system that extras are not needed. Well done Google!