 | Great Use of the .ME Extension
I’m not a fan of any ccTLD’s, nor do I like extensions as common as .net or .info. I’m for the most part a .com guy. The one extension that I have expressed a minimal amount of interest in is the .me extension. I think the .me extension is great for people looking to create
| DNUnderground - Monday, March 8, 2010 - 20:17 |
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| $0.99 Domain Promotion at GoDaddy
As earlier reported by DNExpert, 99 cent domains are back at GoDaddy (with the $0.18 tax on domain names, your cost will come out to $1.17).
Head over to GoDaddy.com, and use the coupon code BUY2010. These coupons normally only last for a day or two, so make sure to grab your domain before the promotion
| DNUnderground - Friday, February 26, 2010 - 1:59 |
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| How Far Does Jurisdiction Go When Advertising on Google
If you’re advertising through Google AdWords and your ad has the ability to show up in search engines across the country, does that mean you’re doing business in the states where your ad can show up? A recent case between a Pennsylvania car repairman and a New York car owner brought this controversial issue to
| DNUnderground - Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 20:25 |
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| DNUnderground.com Commercial Starring Sarah Palin
DNUnderground.com is excited to announce its first commercial, starring Sarah Palin. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show. Please comment with your thoughts. I hope you enjoy it and get a laugh or two.
| DNUnderground - Monday, February 15, 2010 - 18:0 |
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| Apple Knows Promotions: $10,000 Giveaway
Here’s your chance to win a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Apple is offering a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the person whom downloads the 10 billionth song from iTunes. I just thought it was interesting how this promotion Apple’s doing reminds me so much of what radio stations are doing.
Take a popular Chicago radio station
| DNUnderground - Monday, February 15, 2010 - 14:8 |
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| Lawyers With Websites Aren’t Your Only Choice
Elliot from ElliotsBlog.com wrote an interesting article yesterday about lawyers that might be worth keeping in mind the next time you get involved in the UDRP process, a trademark infringement case or simply buying a domain name for a large sum of money. I think that yes, lawyers with blogs should be recognized for interacting
| DNUnderground - Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 21:0 |
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| Facebook.com Has Been Hacked!
That’s right, Facebook.com has been hacked. Or at least, that’s the way it appears here in Chicago. While it could very well just be hacked for certain internet providers or geographic areas, it has been hacked. When typing in Facebook.com, it comes up as whats shown in the thumbnail of this post.
I’d like to hea...
| DNUnderground - Monday, February 8, 2010 - 22:45 |
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| Stop Whining: Thank Domaining.com
There have been a couple of complaints this past week about the most popular feed in the domaining industry, Domaining.com. The complaints had to do with a donation button being added to the website along with more technology-related feeds being added. The outrage that have been expressed about these “problems” are absolu...
| DNUnderground - Monday, February 8, 2010 - 20:46 |
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| Back to Work: Increasing Productivity + Employee Morale
Millions upon millions of dollars are being wasted year after year amongst businesses across the United States. Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers and people in similar positions are sitting behind their desks implementing company policies that they feel are fair and will increase their business productivity. But what...
| DNUnderground - Monday, February 8, 2010 - 15:0 |
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| Even Apple Commits Trademark Infringement
You probably don’t recognize the device on the left. It’s a mobile, touchscreen device that Fujitsu came out with in 2002. What’s special about this device? It’s called the iPad. For those of you not keeping up with recent news, Apple recently announced their new portable “smart screen”. Clearly ...
| DNUnderground - Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 18:20 |
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| lPhone.com Marked Dangerous: Analysis of Auction
Reported earlier by DotWeekly.com, LPHONE.com is for sale on GoDaddy’s domain name aftermarket. Unless you’re planning on using the domain to promote a totally different concept, it’s a name that deceives users. Take search engines for example. When you’re searching for X, you’ll get a bunch of results w...
| DNUnderground - Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 15:0 |
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| Outsourcing: The Newest Internet Scandal
There’s no doubt that outsourcing is hurting U.S. website developers. People are turning to others in countries like India or Malaysia to create applications and websites for them. They have much lower living costs, thus allowing them to provide their services at prices that are dirt cheap. But when a concept or idea gains popu...
| DNUnderground - Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 15:0 |
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| $1.17 Domains at GoDaddy: Hurry Before it Ends
ProductDomains.com already covered this story, but I’d like to spread the word because every website has a different audience. GoDaddy has a special going on right now for domain names priced at $1.17. There’s absolutely no catch. They do these types of promotions from time to time. The coupon code is...
| DNUnderground - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 22:47 |
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| Mixed Politics: Outrage About Goldman Sachs
We’ve all heard the recent outrage at Goldman Sachs for giving their employees a total of $16.2 billion in salaries and bonuses. President Barack Obama is mortified that the company would give such a large sum of bonuses after the government bailed them out last year. For any domainers who are also outraged about the
| DNUnderground - Monday, January 25, 2010 - 21:35 |
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| DomainersDigest: You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
Have you ever wondered how a domainer got into domaining? Or have you ever asked yourself how and why a domainer has become so successful? Well, DomainersDigest.com, created by Steven Kaziyev, brings a very unique concept to the domaining industry. It is a domain blog solely dedicated to interviewing people in the domaining industry ...
| DNUnderground - Friday, January 22, 2010 - 15:18 |
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| The Domaining Community: Like None Other
Over the past week or two, I’ve noticed something about the domaining community that I hadn’t before. To put it simply, we’re a tight, connected community. With the earthquake in Haiti and the announcement about Bill Strong’s charity, I’ve seen numerous articles published about each. And it’s amazi...
| DNUnderground - Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 18:39 |
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| Outsourcing Content: Just Don’t Do It
With the hype in outsourcing anything and everything, we’re seeing an increase of people outsourcing content creation. Whenever there’s a hype, before getting involved in it, it’s important to take a step back and evaluate the costs versus benefits.
We’re all aware that it’s much cheaper to have content ...
| DNUnderground - Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 2:1 |
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| The Curious Case of Trademark Infringement
Some of us have been in the domain industry since domain registrations opened to the public, while others of us are just beginning to invest in domain names. Over the years, or even months, often times, if you’re a good investor who owns a .com domain, the .net or .org will also be registered sometime
| DNUnderground - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 17:47 |
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| Bringing it All Back to You on Twitter
Twitter is one of the fastest growing websites on the internet today. I would estimate that about for every 10 website development clients I work with, at least 8 ask me about Twitter, and how to use it to market their website(s).
I was recently asked an interesting question from a family friend of ours who
| DNUnderground - Monday, January 18, 2010 - 19:51 |
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| The South Butt and the DomainGang
The South Butt has received a lot of publicity lately since The North Face filed a case against them for trademark infringement. The South Butt company was formed in 2007 by a high school student named James Winkelmann. The reason Winkelmann actually started the company was to help pay his way through college.
DomainGang.com is proba...
| DNUnderground - Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 19:36 |
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