Final Auction List FINALLY Released It’s been a marathon getting here, not a sprint. Air France decided to go on strike when I was leaving Europe so they had to hustle and get me on a Malaysia flight to Brisbane instead. Lost luggage, tired, etc. Anyway, I’m very sorry for the long delay but here is our short list of
Rick Latona - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:37
Nexted Domainers: Unsavory Connections; Reputations Ruined; Life in Exile and on the Run Sources close to the federal investigation report that Monday a court order will require the "wicked witch of domaining" to turn over complete transcripts of her private domain board forum threads. Conversations from the forum considered by authorities to be home to the most egregious cybersquatters and trademark infringers on the we...
The Frager factor - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 0:39
Registering the Next Big Thing - Are all the Hand Reg Opportunities Gone? As I said in a prior post, when I first started out in this business I hand registered a couple of hundred names, sat back and waited for the wealth to pour in.
This never happened so I started buying names I knew had value as this seemed like a more sensible approach to succeeding in this business.
Name Cake - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 7:21
Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the SEC has charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading related to sales of Mamma.com.
Mr. Cuban was also a major shareholder in Tucows.com, but divested himself of those shares.
More to come
The Domains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:25
Photos and Highlights from the First Day at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under in Australia The first T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference ever held outside the U.S. is now underway on Australia's Gold Coast. We are at the Sheraton Mirage Resort in Queensland to cover it for you and have posted some photos and highlights from the first day of activity - a day devoted entirely to fun before things get down to business Tuesday
DNJournal - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 8:59
Live Current Media Running Low on Cash Domain name company faces serious cash crunch.
Live Current Media (OTCbb: Livc.ob), owner of such prized domains as Cricket.com, Perfume.com, and Brazil.com, faces a serious cash crunch. The company reported earnings and released its 10-Q over the weekend, but it’s the balance sheet that demands the most attention.
For the qua...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:8
Not so LuckyMan.com domain auction follow up I have updated my first Luckyman.com post after hearing back from Afternic.com about the $1,000 bid showing when I placed my bid during the auction. I bid $70 but was outbid by a Proxy Bid and the current bid went to $75 right away. The problem was, I could see the $1,000 bid amount, even though
DotWeekly - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 20:24
How to Be Rich There are a lot of information out there laying out the path to the promised land of success but what happens when you get to the Rich County? How do you behave when you are rich ?. How do you stay rich? And if you are not there yet, how do you become rich and fulfilled?
Chances are that
Sky Domains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 19:10
Hybrid.com on Auction At GreatDomains.com Sedo, today announced that it is brokering the sale of Hybrid.com, one of the most highly sought-after domain names in the automotive sector today. Hybrid.com will be featured on Sedo’s premium auction platform, GreatDomains.com,
The Domains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:44
Copyright-free books for domain development Domain development seems all the rage these days. Content creation often seems to be the stumbling block for domain owners. Here I want to cover another potential source to help with domain development.
Copyright-free books
Books copyrighted in the US before 1923 are now in the public domain; their copyrights have expired and it is l...
Predictive Domaining - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 21:22
Moniker to Consolidate 12 Domain Registrars Into One Moniker to consolidate management of its registrars to Moniker’s system.
Have you ever won a domain at SnapNames and found the winning registrar — such as 1HostUnitedKingdom.com or AceofDomains.com — to look suspiciously like Moniker other than a different logo? That’s because these registrars are all “...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 21:25
For Domains Owners: Turn Your Name into a Brand. Increase Your Domain’s Value Instantly with a Grand Names Logo.
Whether you’ve just bought a domain name to launch a new online business or you’re planning to sell a name for the highest possible price, consider this:
Nothing makes a name more real — or gives it more real value — than a professionally designed logo.
Now you can giv...
The Frager factor - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 18:18
Parked.com Adds New Countries to Yahoo Feed Support should help boost earnings in foreign markets.
One of the difficulties of providing a parking service based on Yahoo’s advertising feed is that it doesn’t cover as many countries as Google’s feed. But the list of countries supported is expanding.
Recently, domain parking company Parked.com added several new...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 14:34
Domain Economics With Dan Warner - Live From Traffic DownUnder 2008
Dan Warner presented on Domain economics covering the basics of supply and demand, inputs, risk and outputs.
One excellent point that was made is that “original thought” is the difference between using a search engine and type-in traffic. For many people it was one of the those lightbulb moments, where you thought, yeah ...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 19:57
Domain Name Appraisals If you are considering making a premium domain name purchase, you will definitely want to pay a fair price for the premium domain name.
If you are selling a premium domain name, you will definitely want to sell the domain for a reasonable market price and not anything below what the domain could be worth.
There are
eBusinessDomains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:34
Live Current Reports Earnings Live Current Media Inc. a member of our Domain Stock Parking Index announced earnings for the third quarter, ending September 30, 2008.
Here are the highlights
Record Q3 revenue of $1.95 million, driven by significant sales growth in the health and beauty segment.
Record Q3 Perfume.com revenue
The Domains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:51
TRAFFIC - Conference Dan Warner Introduction Dan Warner - Introduction
After a great intro, Dan pays tribute to the Rick bobblehead.
Here are some key points:
In this industry we are all land owners. We are really more friends and compatriates than competitors.
We all have limited resources and can only do so much.
We are here to share knowledge and perspectives.
People look a...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 18:45
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Conference, Aftermarket.com Auction The T.R.A.F.F.I.C Down Under Conference will be getting underway Tuesday, November 18th at 8am in Queensland, Australia. That’s about 4pm EST Monday evening here in the U.S. This conference will be held at the Sheraton Mirage Resort, one of Queensland’s most beautiful spa and beachside resorts. Day one kicks off with D...
ChefPatrick.com - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:59
Michael Gilmour Talks Risk - Traffic DownUnder 2008 Michael had a fantastic speech and covered off a variety of metrics and calculations. Keep your eye out on Whizzbangsblog for the presentation. In the meantime here are some key points:
Risks vs Business Models
Risks depend upon the business model being adopted.
Each business model has its own risk profile that will or will not su...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 19:16
Common Sense Comes to Kentucky Finally, someone with common sense lays the hammer on Kentucky’s Governor.
A Kentucky appeals court has granted a motion to stay the forfeiture hearing for 141 gambling related domain names until it can hear arguments. Of course the appeals court could still make a blunder, but this is further proof that U.S. courts eventually ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:5
Sedo Improves Security of Escrow Process Online account interface makes spoofing more difficult.
It has been a while since I’ve sold a domain on Sedo , so I noticed a new security enhancement today when transferring a domain to a buyer.
The security problem was that Sedo’s escrow process used to be handled exclusively by e-mail. After Sedo received funds, the
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 15:53
One and Two Character Domains Coming to .Mobi ICANN approves short domains for .mobi.
ICANN’s board has approved the release of one and two character second level domains on the .mobi top level domain.
dotMobi announced the decision today and said it will release the domain names in a request for proposal process rather than an auction. This is a smart move — itR...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:14
Mike Fiol on Community Development - TRAFFIC Downunder 2008 Mike is the Managing Director / Analyst at DomainConsultant.com. Some key points from his presentation include:
The creation of a big booming voice.
Create an Political Action Committee with a shock and awe approach
Create a Labor Union with a focus on creating a “bill of rights”.
The industry needs a figurehead.
The i...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 21:43
Know Your Own Strength (.com ) Apparently no one at Golds Gym nor their agency got the memo about the wisdom of your call-to-action line being registered as a domain. So I stepped up to the plate. They can have it for FREE as long as my buddy Stuart Elliot tells this story so no other brand makes this all too-often seen mistake again.
Use the Muscles Between Your...
The Frager factor - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 19:32
Live From Trafic DownUnder 2008 - Day 1 Activities As you know, I was here a month ago basking in the glorious sun. Would you believe that its pouring with rain? What the?!?!!
Today was all about the activities. I chose Lemans Go Karting (yep in the rain). Here are the results from a race with my “Yellow Team”
1. Kathleen 55:08
2. Craig R 55:39
3. Simon
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 4:18
Paul Twomey Keynote Speech - Live from Traffic DownUnder 2008 Paul Twomey is the CEO of ICANN. His speech mainly focused on stability, resiliency and security of the Internet.
IDN ccTLDs
Draft implementation plan posted for 45-day public comment period ending December 8.
Many issues to be resolved.
Protective Measures (that ICANN provide)
Timely de-accreditation and transfer of names to a...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 23:29
Yahoo's Yang, stepping down as CEO Expect shares of Yahoo to jump at the opening in reaction to the news tonight that co-founder Jerry Yang is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo.
Yang will return to his former role as Chief Yahoo, and will remain on the board of directors..
The Domains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 22:35
Shares of Chinese Search Engine Giant Baidu Tumble $45 On Drug Ads By Unlicensed Providers Shares of Chinese search engine operator Baidu.com, got pounded today due to a report by China’s state television network that Baidu may have let unlicensed health clinics buy popular medical ad keywords on its search engine.
Shares of Baidu fell $4480, or 25%, to close at $134.09, in afternoon trading.
Earlier, the stock trade...
The Domains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 16:16
Mark Klein - Industry Standards & Self Regulation Mark Klein is the Director of Business Development at Sedo.
Sedo has a had a 60% growth in revenue from 2006 to 2007.
50% increase in transfers from 2005 to 2006, 2006 to 2007.
Key message from the presentation is that the community must adopt standards.
Disturbing Factors
Artificial traffic
Non commercial traffic
Trademark violat...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 21:26
My Opinion Regarding mTLD's Decision To Release Single and Double Character .mobi Domains To those who have not heard, ICANN has just approved mTLD's request to release single and double character second level domain names. You can read mTLD's blog post about it for more info.To anyone in the .mobi domaining community, this 'approval to release' was certainly not unexpected. I'm looking forward to seeing how the registran...
Domainer Developer - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 15:0
Free G Phone (.com) For Sale:
Prime Mobile Domain Creation From Genuine iPhone App developer and microblogging maverick.
Now that G Phone has arrived, a Free G Phone at FreeGPhone.com could become the year’s biggest incentive, premium or contest prize.
Telecoms, smartphone vendors, and internet marketers in totally unrelated verticals can easily attr...
The Frager factor - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 20:42
Michael Collins on Managing Community Risk - Live From Traffic DownUnder 2008
Michael Collins is the Executive Director of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). He spoke about a variety of subtopics within the industry. You could sum it up by this statement:
We all know that domain abuse is real and this community must help stop the abuse to protect its assets and income.
The industry should:
Respect for ...
Domainer Income - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 21:15
Dot CO.UK Premium Domains - UK ccTLD Domains For Sale Following our recent discovery that Nominet has simplified the domain transfer process, we are now actively marketing our dot CO.UK premium domains.
Here is a sample of premium UK ccTLD domains:
DiseaseControl.co.uk
DiseaseOutbreak.co.uk
AIDSconsultants.co.uk
Accruals.co.uk
Sorrows.co.uk
Stipend.co.uk
Scorns.co.uk
Likelihood.co.uk
So...
eBusinessDomains - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:6
Motion to Stay Granted in Kentucky Domain Name Seizure The Court of Appeals in Kentucky has granted a motion to stay on the forfeiture hearing for the 141 gambling domains that were seized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The hearing, originally scheduled for December 3, will now take place on December 12.
The motion to stay was filed by the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming
Domain Name News - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3:44
My Opinion Regarding mTLD's Decision To Release Single and Double Character .mobi Domains To those who have not heard, ICANN has just approved mTLD's request to release single and double character second level domain names. You can read mTLD's blog post about it for more info. To anyone in the .mobi domaining community, this 'approval to release' was certainly not unexpected. I'm looking forward to seeing how the registra...
Domainer Developer - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 18:0
My Opinion Regarding mTLD's Decision To Release Single and Double Character .mobi Domains To those who have not heard, ICANN has just approved mTLD's request to release single and double character second level domain names. You can read mTLD's blog post about it for more info. To anyone in the .mobi domaining community, this 'approval to release' was certainly not unexpected. I'm looking forward to seeing how the registra...
Domainer Developer - Monday, November 17, 2008 - 16:0
