Porn, Opulance, Direct Navigation and Florida!
Business 2.0 has an interesting lifestyle piece about the Direct Navigation industry, including a mini-profile of Yun Ye, a Chinese citizen living in Vancouver, whose domain portfolio is now the backbone of Marchex’s Direct Navigation business.
The piece also rustles the bushes to shake out some of the more colorful characters in the industry, whose humble beginnings were made with domains like “ass.com” but now tastefully wear a “$65,000 Rolex on [their] left wrist, a $32,000 diamond bracelet on [their] right”. And others with “shoulder-length blond hair” who live in the “Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida”.
The article even has a graphic that shows how regular people, like you and me, can make money with direct navigation in 5 steps. GET RICH QUICK PEOPLE. 5 easy steps! Anyone can do it! What are you waiting for?
That article is surreal.