Much has been said, good and bad, about GoDaddy.com. This time, however, they have come through beautifully for David Airey.

If you have read about his problems as a result of:

• getting hacked through GMAIL
• getting his domain transfered due to a weak challenge procedure
• getting extorted by the cracker who stole his domain

Then you will all be glad to know that davidairey.com is back in business. The DNS is still resolving, so some might not be able to see the page. A few lessons we can all learn here:

• GMAIL is a free service. Don’t rely on it for your business. It’s great for personal use.
• Be careful what sites you visit, don’t keep cookies in your PC if it’s not necessary.
• Keep your passwords strong, don’t share them. Especially don’t talk about them over MSN, email or any other public chat or forums.
• Big companies CAN be helpful AND effective if the issue is big enough (see how David used a powerful headline and generated a tremendous buzz)
• There are lots of nice people online too.

When you choose to operate online, remember that there is a society that is made up of real people. Just like if you opened a shop, you have neighbours, you have them online as well. Hopefully, we are all keeping good, positive accounts with our online neighbours.

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