Adam Fendelman is the exclusive cell phones guide at About.com, which is part of the New York Times Company and is visited by 50 million people each month. He's also a Chicago Film Critics Association-accredited film critic and the publisher of HollywoodChicago.com, which is a daily film and theater publication out of Chicago. Fendelman is also the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Chicago-based MidwestBusiness.com, which is the Midwest's largest business and technology news publication.

Blog Entries by Adam Fendelman

I Didn't Owe GoDaddy $6,579.51 (or $969), But Mihai Corlan Did Pay $800 (From $5,934.46)

2 Comments | Posted October 15, 2008 | 05:11 PM (EST)


I don't know Mihai Corlan. It's likely neither do you. He doesn't have the luxury of being a blogger for a highly visible Internet newspaper like the Huffington Post. He runs three smaller blogs.

That doesn't mean he owes GoDaddy the alarming sum of $5,934.46 (which was knocked down to...

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Why My Site Lost All Search Traffic From Google

4 Comments | Posted October 10, 2008 | 07:17 PM (EST)


Since a few weeks ago, I've lost all Google search traffic to HollywoodChicago.com, which is my Chicago-based film publication (others are on staff, too). As you could imagine, this wouldn't exactly be a welcome cherry on anyone's sundae.

It was especially unnerving considering I only recently finished battling...

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Why GoDaddy Refunded My $969 (and Will Be Making 'Significant Changes')

12 Comments | Posted September 26, 2008 | 03:23 PM (EST)


GoDaddy's investigation into my inferno of a situation turned out to be a telling investigation into GoDaddy itself.

This follow-up story isn't just appearing in cyberspace because a call from GoDaddy's office of the president came during my dinner a few hours after "Why I Don't Owe GoDaddy $6,579.51...

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Why I Don't Owe GoDaddy $6,579.51 (or $969)

12 Comments | Posted September 25, 2008 | 04:06 PM (EST)


Listen up, GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons. This message is for you and your bazillions of customers.

While my status as a loyal, longtime customer of GoDaddy couldn't prevent this blatant case of robbery from hitting me, perhaps conveying the story online can save you or someone you know the same...

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Chicago's Tribune Co. to Cover Florida ... Locally?

Posted September 12, 2008 | 05:34 PM (EST)


For fun, try coming up with 100 ideas and writing each on a piece of paper. Then affix those pieces of paper on the wall. Then have a mad good time and throw darts at them. Where the darts stick, put those ideas into action.

That's what it's like to...

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Billy Bob Thornton Does Chicago, But Not For Film

Posted September 9, 2008 | 02:15 PM (EST)


If there's one word for Billy Bob Thornton, it's quirky. Put him in the same room as antique furniture or silverware and he'll run screaming (seriously).

But there's another word for the Oscar-winning film actor and screenwriter: multi-talented.

In addition to being known as "Hollywood's go-to alpha male," Thornton's also...

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