Create Your Account  |  Log in News headlines WHOIS Valuate Domainers Buy Yung Yee's Portfolio At A Discount Ever seen a great deal get done and think to yourself, “I wish i could have been involved in that one?” Well you have your chance. As you will recall that Yung Yee, arguably the best domain portfolio ever available, sold his portfolio several years ago for $165 million to Marchex, a publicly traded company. As of The Domains - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 9:8 Frank Schilling Loses UDRP In one of the most ridiculous UDRP decisions that I have ever seen, Frank Schilling (owner of Name Administration) lost the domain ChilliBeans.com. The case was brought by a company in Uruguay, which owns a trademark for “CHILLI BEANS” for eyewear and watches. The panel found that the domain ChilliBeans.com was identical ... Domain Bits - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:14 Domaining.com is thinking Green not the industry I have been a huge fan of Domaining.com and think it’s a GREAT site for not only people who are domainers and bloggers but helps get the word out to "outsiders". Today in the Domaining.com newsletter Francois has made it clear things are about to change and it’s going to cost YOU and our Domaining industry as... DotWeekly - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 9:28 Is this a Joke or is it April or something This might of been the funniest thing I have seen all week. I always get a kick out of when people try to compare One domain name to Another… Now this is nothing against the owner of this domain name or to the person who wrote the newsletter (because I don’t know who wrote the comparison) DotWeekly - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 17:34 After Late Start, Rick Rolls Through Full Auction List Technical difficulties continued to plague the auctions in Australia this evening (afternoon in Australia). Rick Latona’s auction experienced similar audio/video issues that Aftermarket.com experienced earlier in the day at their TRAFFIC Down Under auction. When the audio and video feed came in, it was quite clear Latona was ag... Domain Name News - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 0:3 Frank Schilling Loses His First UDRP Schilling’s company comes down on wrong end of ChilliBeans.com decision. Frank Schilling’s Name Administration has lost its first UDRP decision, spoiling a perfect record of success (according to searches at National Arbitration Forum and WIPO). Schilling, teamed up with attorney John Berryhill as usual, failed to convinc... Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 15:1 PenthouseProperties.com Acquired by Miami Power Broker Ushering In Next Chapter in Domain Name Sales History Grand Names is on a roll. The end users have ARRIVED marking the next chapter in domaining. With the bad karma and negative energy of the old school domainers cast to the curb, our new board members are out in the marketplace actively drumming up opportunities. One (an agency head) bought a name that hadn't even been listed yet for... The Frager factor - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 16:33 A Tale of Two Auctions Yesterday’s Aftermarket.com auction started out great. Then it flopped. I thought yesterday’s Aftermarket.com auction went great. And I still thought that well after the auction was over. Why? Because I didn’t watch the second half. I watched the first 25 or so auctions from my office, and then packed up and headed... Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 15:20 Payal.com at Sedo auction ~ What.. Payal.com is currently at auction on Sedo.com with a current bid of $8,100 at time of posting. This domain name screams UDRP, WIPO, TM infringement, Bad Faith and so much more! The owner writes up a nice description with nothing to do with the little known Online Payment Site known as PayPal as one would figure. The problem DotWeekly - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 16:22 Domain Appraisals - Are They a Waste of Money? I think all you really need to know about this can be answered by Christian Kallad, who is the director of brokerage for Sedo North America. Christian said, If you ask 10 different experts, they are sure to tell you 10 different things (about a domain's value)." Not exactly a great advertisement for their domain appraisal service Name Cake - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:35 Marchex Scales Back Domain Parking Service Sitebox rapidly scaling down as it is no longer strategic to company. Local search and advertising company Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) is scaling down its third party domain name parking service Sitebox. Company executives believe the service is no longer strategic to the company. Sitebox produced revenues of $5 million in the first half... Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:3 The People At Traffic DownUnder 2008 - Part 1 A number of attendees have asked for copies of my photos. I’ve got a “Traffic DownUnder 2008″ set at Flickr. Go crazy kids! Here we have myself and Ron from NamePros as well as Jessica and Jen. Of course, as the night progressed, more red wine, white wine, cocktails and beer was consumed. Then Jonathan Frakes dropp... Domainer Income - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 9:27 Rick Latona To Stage a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference in Europe Next June DN Journal's Lowdown has closing day highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference in Australia, including news of a new T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show in Europe next year, two live auctions, a cautionary tale about the proposed new gTLDs and an unforgettable tropical island experience! DNJournal - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 18:48 Nothing Is Free In Business - Even The Domain Business There will always be people who want to reap the harvest, but don't want to sow the seeds first. There are some that would really want to benefit from services even if it costs serious monies to set up, operate and maintain, but would not be willing to even consider paying anything in return. Could this be eBusinessDomains - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 20:53 Twitter: The Best in the Social Networking AND Social Bookmarking Industry A couple of weeks ago, as I was completing a domain transaction with a client I work with frequently, he asked me if I had a “Twitter”. At the time, I didn’t know about Twitter.com, so I thought my client was crazy at first. And trust me when I say that it got a good DNUnderground - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 22:0 New Aftermarket Launches with Odd Name and Business Model No, TLDOffers.com won’t sell you top level domains. I’ve written before about new domain name aftermarkets and asked if there was room for anything to compete against the incumbents. Few people think it’s possible. Today I saw a press release for a new market called TLDoffers.com. The name threw me for a loop, espe... Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:20 Ziff Davis Dumps Print Edition of PC Magazine In a decision that’s probably overdue considering the topic, Ziff Davis has decided to eliminate the print edition of PC Magazine and has opted for an online version only. According to the article appearing in today’s online edition of the Boston Globe, circulation for the magazine is off 50% from it’s peak in the 1... Elliot Silver - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:54 New Report: Domain Registration Growth Drops By 50% Global growth in domain name registrations fell by half this year, according to new research from .uk registry Nominet. The organization’s Domain Name Industry 2008 report, (PDF) found that the average growth rates of 30 per cent over the past five years have dropped to just 15 per cent. Generic top-level domains (TLDs) such... The Domains - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 8:9 Domaining-Related Interview Subjects Sought... For upcoming blog posts and/or other writing projects (possibly books), I am seeking to identify potential interview subjects on a variety of domaining-related topics. If you have background, experience, ideas, opinions, helpful hints, and/or suggestions related to any of the following topics and are willing to be interviewed (via em... Fractional Domaining - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 13:37 Rick Latona To Host T.R.A.F.F.I.C Conference In Amsterdam In 2009 Ron Jackson of DNJournal has just reported that Rick Latona has bought rights to host a T.R.A.F.F.I.C conference in Amsterdam in June 2009. The conference is to be based exclusively around ccTlds - which should be quite interesting. Interestingly, Jackson is in my home town of Brisbane (or rather Gold Coast to be precise) at the mome... DnExpert - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 21:45 The 4 Biggest Flaws in ICANN's New TLD Process (and how to fix them) I’ve read through all the ICANN materials twice. If you’re having trouble sleeping…. Overall, the process is understandable, is fairly straightforward, and best of all, it looks as if new TLDs will actually happen. It’s about time. BUT I find four big problems, any one of which could be a show-stopper for NamesAtWork - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 18:46 GazProm Media Buys RuTube For $15 Million GazProm-Media, a subsidiary of Russia’s largest company (and one of the largest companies in the world) GazProm, has completed the acquisition of Russia’s YouTube - RuTube - for $15 million. According to TechCrunch, RuTube attracted 2 million unique visitors in Russia versus 2.9 million Russian uniques for YouTube in Sept... DnExpert - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 5:23 Fractional Domaining... Call For News If you have news to share regarding Fractional Domaining-related activities, feel free to send it my way! Email: nvoron (at) voron.com . Please include the words "Fractional Domaining" in the Subject line. Thank you. Fractional Domaining - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:56 Going to Afilicon Next Week Affilicon, Affiliate Marketing Conference & Exhibition in Israel, is taking place next week on Nov, 24-25. Around 1000 people are expected to visit the conference. I’ll be there as well, so if you are attending drop me a message and we can meet up and chat, or just say hi. Domain Magnate - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:42 Domaining-Related Interview Subjects Sought... For upcoming blog posts and/or other writing projects (possibly books), I am seeking to identify potential interview subjects on a variety of domaining-related topics. If you have background, experience, ideas, opinions, helpful hints, and/or suggestions related to any of the following topics and are willing to be interviewed (via em... Fractional Domaining - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 13:37 Fractional Domaining... Call For News If you have news to share regarding Fractional Domaining-related activities, feel free to send it my way! Email: nvoron (at) voron.com . Please include the words "Fractional Domaining" in the Subject line. Thank you. Fractional Domaining - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:56 Frank Schilling Loses UDRP In one of the most ridiculous UDRP decisions that I have ever seen, Frank Schilling (owner of Name Administration) lost the domain ChilliBeans.com. The case was brought by a company in Uruguay, which owns a trademark for “CHILLI BEANS” for eyewear and watches. The panel found that the domain ChilliBeans.com was identical ... Domain Bits - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:14 Going to Afilicon Next Week Affilicon, Affiliate Marketing Conference & Exhibition in Israel, is taking place next week on Nov, 24-25. Around 1000 people are expected to visit the conference. I’ll be there as well, so if you are attending drop me a message and we can meet up and chat, or just say hi. Domain Magnate - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:42 Happy, Happy, Zappos Cheer-Up (.com) Today Zappos launched a new video series, Happy, Happy, Zappos Cheer-Up! Everybody gets down sometimes, and here at Zappos, we will go very far out of the way to make sure our friends and colleagues in the office are doing well, and we will do just about anything to cheer them up.....and we thought, why not spread some of that good w... The Frager factor - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:37 Domaining-Related Interview Subjects Sought... For upcoming blog posts and/or other writing projects (possibly books), I am seeking to identify potential interview subjects on a variety of domaining-related topics. If you have background, experience, ideas, opinions, helpful hints, and/or suggestions related to any of the following topics and are willing to be interviewed (via em... Fractional Domaining - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 13:37 Fractional Domaining... 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