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My Once In A Lifetime Project - Domains.org
I’m going to keep this brief and to the point, so not to bring up any crazy and/or stupid questions. This has nothing to do with WickedFire.com. This project will be completely on it’s own. Internets.. let me introduce you to Domains.org. Domains.org, meet the internets. The domain was registered ONCE in 1996, and has been held by ...
Conceptualist - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 15:52
Meet The New Web Giants
Slowly but surely domainers are building the next web. While building a business is extremely demanding the rewards can be extremely rewarding. Below is a list of few companies (and individuals) to keep an eye on: Thought Convergence Ammar Kubba and Kevin Vo’s company, recently acquired Jay Westerdal’s Name Intelligence...
Conceptualist - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 13:45
Salinas.com - GeoDomain for Sale
I have another opportunity in the geodomain space that is geographically closer to where I live, so I am going to list Salinas.com for sale for a couple of days. I saw that Rick Latona sold SimiValley.com for $90,000 this past week, and I want to compare these two California cities. I have decided to
Elliot Silver - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 13:28
In Domaining (Or Anything Else): If You Snooze, You Lose!
Came across a thread in the “Domain Newbies” section at Namepros that might help someone somewhere in the world. Summary of the story: Person finds good domain available but decides to sleep on it. Comes back next day only to find it has been registered by someone else. Pissed. Person who registers posts in the thread
fka200 - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 17:30
Revenue Sharing Model in the Domain Space
I’ve mentioned this a few times on my blog in passing, but I want to briefly discuss the Revenue Sharing model of doing business. When I was at AIG, we frequently used this model for various projects where we didn’t necessarily have the expertise or the ability to commit the necessary time to perfect a
Elliot Silver - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 11:51
Giant Geo Domains Coming To Auction, America.com and Israel.com
There is no doubt the geo domain industry has become red hot in 2008. Already, we have seen a variety of geo domains come to auction and on the after market, with most selling for top dollar. However, there are a variety of geo domains that were listed on auction since January that SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Giant Geo Domains Comin...
Simply Geo - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 16:30
Top 10 Tips To Keep Your Domains Safe From Thieves and Hijackers
For more than 14 years I’ve had a privilege of working in the Information Security industry, protecting various companies from fraud, damage to their reputation and their assets. A domain name is just another asset. So what steps can you take to protect it? 1. Turn on transfer / lock protection at your registrar. Companies such...
Domainer Income - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 17:19
The Geo Tracker 7 May 2008
This was a great week for geo domain sales.  It seems there were a lot of investors and end users ready to spend top dollar to acquire geo domains.  RickLatona.com has done an outstanding job selling some of his geo domain portfolio through his daily newsletter filled with domains for sale.  He is responsible for SHARETHIS.addEntry(...
Simply Geo - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 9:40
Moniker.com No Reserve/Low Reserve Auction
Moniker.com published its list for the Live No Reserve/Low Reserve Auction to be held on Tuesday May 20 at 8:00 pm EST at the TRAFFIC domain confernece in Orlando. At TRAFFIC west in Vegas Moniker.com premiered this No Reserve/Low Reserve auction and it did $200K. You will have to be present for this auction, there will be
The Domains - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 10:48
GeoDomainer.com, Connecting Professionals For Success
  We officially launched the GeoDomainer.com Social Network on 3 May and have already recruited some of the most powerful domain owners on the internet.  While GeoDomainer.com is somewhat of a targeted community, it is open to all professionals in the domain industry.  I wanted to take a little time explaining the benefits of this so...
Simply Geo - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 13:15
Very Odd “Expired” domain names from NSI
Sorry in advance for the super long list (533 domains) but I did the work for you and linked them all to Whois.sc The reason why these domain names make you go Hmmmm is they all Appear to be expired, but the domains do not match with the Expired Date Year…. All the Registrant’s
DotWeekly - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 12:25
Gazundering hits the domain market
Till now, I had no name for this abominable practice of lowering the price one is willing to pay for a domain, right after a verbal agreement is reached. After watching a CNN video about the British real estate market, I realized it already had a name: gazundering. According to everyone’s favorite resource of general informatio...
Acro - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 8:45
Google/Yahoo and the domain industry - Part 2
This is part 2 in the new series on what are the changes occuring in the domain industry and how Google in particular is controlling the landscape that we all work in. It continues directly on from part 1. For example, the online games vertical may have a maximum profitable...
Michael Gilmour - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 20:14
Parking Spots (.com)
There is a future for Parked.com in the very unlikely event PPC doesn't work out. Parkingspots.com connects those who have parking spots to rent out with those who need them on a monthly basis. Launched earlier this year, the Toronto-based company gives spot holders a way to list their off-street spots, along with the price they wan...
The Frager factor - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 20:41
Another Week of Great Domain Sales - April 28, 2008 - May 4, 2008
There’s been another week of great domain name sales–Jobs.ca is the one that stands out to me the most for the week. 1. Win.com €1,000,000 = $1,553,180 Pvt Sale 2. Jobs.ca $600,000 Pvt Sale 3. SimiValley.com $90,000 RickLatona.com 4. YourChat.com $35,200 AfternicDLS 5. Bucket.com $30,000 Sedo 6. UnlistedNumbers.com $24,65...
fka200 - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 10:30
Expired domain names. Catching them, back ordering
Wendy writes in with the following questions on Expired Domain Names. I really want a domain name that expired on March 26, 2008. I don’t want to back order it cause I think it goes to auction right? So about when will it be released once it has expired? The domain deletion process is different with each
DotWeekly - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 9:28
GeoDomain Sites Say ‘I Told You So’ to Metropolitan Publications
AssociatedCities.com has published a great article on how city.com geo domains have evolved in the last couple of years and their values.  David Castello and Jessica Bookstaff provide insight on this journey.   2008 has already proven to be a big year in the transformation of traditional media outlets embracing the internet.  With ad...
Simply Geo - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 8:39
Survey: SnapNames Still King of Expired Domain Names
Despite a turbulent year, SnapNames is still #1 for expired domains. Advertisement 37% of respondents in Domain Name Wire’s third annual domain survey use SnapNames more often than other expired domain catching services. This is the third year in a row that SnapNames had led the charts, despite a very challenging year for t...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 11:6
101 expired domain names
Yesterday I sent my newsletter subscribers a list of 101 expired domains. If you want access to that and all past lists you can subscribe to my FREE newsletter in the top right corner of this screen. Here is a sample of that list ( all domains are quick linked to Moniker registration page for quick
DnExpert - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 5:0
Hey O Kay (.com)
It never ceases to amaze me what kind of sites and interests people have online. And guess what. They ALL need a domain name. Not only so they can be found, not lost, but for e-mail because a name online is also an address. Thanks for the laugh today, Curtis.
The Frager factor - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 19:33
MyDomain.com announces marathon domain name giveaway
MyDomain.com today announced a “Marathon Giveaway” promotion to be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Visitors to the MyDomain.com Web site will get a chance to win one of 25 free .com, .net, .org and .biz domains every hour from 9:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time. During the giveaway, MyDomain is promoting its full array of
DnExpert - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 7:8
Jet Suite (.com)
There are plenty of fractional jet ownership plans in which participants buy a certain amount of usage time. JetSuite, however, lets customers buy the whole plane and get paid when they aren't using it. MORE
The Frager factor - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 20:46
user submitted questions. Alexa, SE’s and advertising
Here is a Q&A with the reader of DotWeekly.com "Kenny". How do I get to pick up the ranking of my domain name or to pick up the ranking of my website? The Alexa ranking is solely based on the amount of traffic a domain name gets. If the domain does not get traffic, you will not
DotWeekly - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 8:11
Correction: HappyJetting.com- WE GET IT (jet blue)
GO HERE for update story
The Frager factor - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 10:54
OOOM.com + BBBD.com + NNNM.com For $5500
This weeks bargain on DomainMagnate.com:  OOOM.com + BBBD.com + NNNM.com For $5500 - Post sold in the comments to claim the domains - payment accepted only by escrow.com or direct wire, buyer pays all fees. This is a very solid investment and a great addition to any domain portfolio. Especially now when the prices for LLLL.com’...
Domain Magnate - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 3:36
Jetter's Guide to Jetting (.com)
Andrea Spiegel, VP-Marketing, Explains the Airline's New 'Happy Jetting' Theme in a new PDF NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- As tempers flare over airline delays, fare hikes and fewer free services, JetBlue wants to put a more pleasant spin on air travel with its new marketing theme, "Happy Jetting." Andrea Spiegel, VP-marketing at JetBlue, ...
The Frager factor - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 9:15
Sunrise begins for .me domain names
I reported about the .me tld over the past months here, here, here, here, here and here. The .me country code top level domain is the ccTld for the newly independent country Montenegro ( in the Balkans ). From today until May 20, anyone with a trademark is eligible to apply for a name with the .me
DnExpert - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 7:14
domain name appraisals – a review of SEDO and Moniker appraisals
I think it’s time to appraise the value of domain name appraisals. Let’s use some recent real world figures here. I received an email inquiry last week on one of my domain names. It went something like this: Hi, would you be interested in selling [name intentionally left out].com? Thanks, [name removed] I did the normal c...
Domain Junkies - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 16:25
domain name appraisals – a review of SEDO and Moniker appraisals
I think it’s time to appraise the value of domain name appraisals. Let’s use some recent real world figures here. I received an email inquiry last week on one of my domain names. It went something like this: Hi, would you be interested in selling [name intentionally left out].com? Thanks, [name removed] I did the normal c...
Domain Junkies - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 16:25

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