Where the money is at.. This week I was invited to attend a quorum where the subject of domaining and “domain traffic” was the topic for discussion. I wont bore you with the name of the company that held this get together but, sufficed to say, they are a big enough deal for me to bother getting off my arse
Julia Mackenzie - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 19:57
My Map for Developing Informational Websites Yesterday, I discussed my successes and challenges with developing my tropical bird website. Since I didn’t have much technical expertise, I was reluctant to develop my domain names at first, but I have overcome that fear, and I am always looking for a fun project. There are many opportunities out there for people of all
Elliot Silver - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 13:31
Don't Blame the Industry Sahar posted a recent article on why domaining sucks. I will be the first to say domaining does not suck although we are going through a slow period (like every other industry at the moment). His article was certainly a highlight of some points that do suck in this industry more than a gloom and
Newfound Names - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 13:23
Commentary: Why Standard Tactics is a Problem Analysis of Go Daddy’s Standard Tactics subsidiary.
It’s been five days since Domain Name Wire published its expose on The Go Daddy Group’s subsidiary Standard Tactics LLC. Judging from the over 100 comments, it appears to have struck a nerve in a lot of people. Interestingly, I received some feedback that people &#...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 15:13
Last Chance To Comment To ICANN On Proposed gTLD's The comment period for the proposed gTLD’s has been extended until next Monday December 15th.
Yesterday in a post entitled “Why Domaining Sucksâ€, my friend Sahar posted as reason number 3 “We lack influence with ICANNâ€. I think this is common complaint.
However, as of today there are less than 100 comme...
The Domains - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 12:18
GEO Domains: The Hottest Domains in the Industry GEO domains are considered to be some of the hottest types of domain names in our domain industry. Of course, real estate and loan domains are a current trend, but eventually when our economy climbs back on up, real estate and loan domain will most likely drop in value. So that’s why many consider GEO
DNUnderground - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 19:14
Domainers Don't Care if VeriSign Increases Prices Do domain name owners care if VeriSign can drastically increase .com prices? Apparently not.
ICANN has released new details about its proposed registry agreement and added a line-by-line comparison to previous registry agreements. These agreements dictate the terms that registries such as VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) must follow as they r...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 10:29
DomainFest Global Fundraising Party At Playboy Mansion Domain Name News received word today that the DomainFest Global conference farewell party will be a fundraising event held at the legendary Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.
Attendees from the DOMAINfest Global conference will join with Hollywood celebrities and star athletes at the charity event benefiting AutismSpeaks. The party wil...
Domain Name News - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 23:0
Tucows launches Hover.com DomainReport.ca - Canada based Tucows launches domain management service Hover.com, see today's press release below: ------------------- TORONTO, Dec. 8 /CNW/ - Tucows Inc., (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today officially welcomes Hover ( to its family of web services. Hover i...
Dot CA Domains - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 11:59
Mini Sites Myths - Are They as Lucrative as Some Would Have you Believe? Minisites seem to be all the rage now that parking revenues have taken a tumble.
It seems like every development company out there has a kick ass minisite deal that will help you get the most out of your portfolio.
But are they as lucrative as some would have you believe?
Name Cake - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 4:47
A Webinar You Won't Want to Miss: Michael and David Castello on Developing Domains Brothers Michael and David Castello (who were the subject of a popular DN Journal Cover Story two years ago this month) will be the featured guests on a free webinar tonight at 9pm (U.S. Eastern Time). They'll talk about how they have successfully developed some of the web's best .com geo and generic domain names.
DNJournal - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 15:59
Stupid Domain Name Press Release of the Week This press release just might top them all.
Domain Name Wire readers know I have a special place in my heart from silly press releases about domain names. I especially enjoy press releases touting domain names listed on eBay. In “Anatomy of a Domain Name Press Release“, I wrote about the three steps in
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 14:48
Domains, eBusiness Niches and the 7 Deadly Sins To make money you have to spend money. But you must also follow the money. Invest in ebusiness niches that carry goods and services that are in great demand.
Regardless of any current economic condition, there will always be a set of goods and services that people will always buy. You just need to supply them
eBusinessDomains - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 22:36
Sedo weekly sales up to December 7 Sedo’s weekly sales list was highlighted by kredit.de selling for 892,500 Euros (1.13M USD). This same sale was reported on DNN nearly one month ago along with amarillo.mobi and tse.mobi, which were both listed on the weekly sales ending November 10.
Other impressive sales this week include sc.com closing at 300,000 USD, health...
Domain Name News - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 21:44
TrafficZ Lightens Up TrafficZ changes background color, starts integration with DomainTools and LeaseThis.
One suggestion I’ve made to TrafficZ is to change its background color in the administrative console from black to a lighter color. I know a lot of other people have made that suggestion, too. TrafficZ has listened to its customers and change...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 10:5
Closing Down My Blog Nothing to worry about, DNKitchen.com is not going anywhere.
I am talking about my personal blog. Before DNKitchen I started off writing about my personal domaining experiences on DomainSubway.com. Over time I have noticed the posts growing apart more and more to recently maybe once a month. I have decided to remove the blog and p...
ChefPatrick.com - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 19:27
FREEEEEEEE Domains! And NP $$ DOLLAZ $$ On December 7, 2008, -RJ- of Namepros (Mr. Mayor) announced that several times EVERY DAY throughout December, he and Namepros.com will be giving away free domain names NP$ (The currency of Namepros) on Twitter.
Thought this was definitely worth spamming my blog for since we have PLENTY of people that want to get into domaining/develo...
fka200 - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 10:15
Theming your domaining Have you considered theming your domaining? You may know particular markets better than other but do you focus on these or buy wherever you see an opportunity? Identifying your strengths can give a real focus to your domaining and help you carve out a niche.
Advantages of theming your domaining
You build up expertise
You know your m...
Predictive Domaining - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 20:15
Blackbird - Controversial or Useful? A new browser called Blackbird catering for the African American community has been recently made available to the public. The browser is built on top of Mozilla technology and makes it easier for African Americans to discover relevant content on the web and interact with other members of the African American community online by shar...
DnExpert - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 16:37
WordPress: Is your Blog or Website Mobile Friendly ? If you use WordPress for your blog or website, have you ever asked this simple question; Is my site mobile friendly? Why bother you might say, but maybe you should. A vast number of people may be browsing your site on their PDA, myself included. I am so busy sometimes that a good number of my
Sky Domains - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 11:46
China Taking Over - .CN TLD Statistics I already posted some TLD statistics last month, but there was a recent article regarding the growth of China on the internet in regards to the country-code tld .CN. I found it interesting that it was posted just a couple days ago, and thought that it might be worth sharing, considering I received some e-mails
fka200 - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 5:43
Eurid plans introduction IDN Eurid expects to introduce IDN in September 2009. There will only be a landrush, no sunrise. This means that there’s no special protection for the owners of a registered trademark or for the owners of a registered .eu name.
Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) are domain names that contain characters such as letters with accen...
IDN News - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 20:29
.CN Domains on the Cheap - .99 at Name.com Name is celebrating the fact that .CN is the number two most widely used domain extension in the world - having surpassed both .net and .de earlier this year - with a very special offer just .99 per .cn domain name.
The world asks and we deliver.
This is a limited time offer so be sure
Name.com - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 15:57
Registrar continues to challenge auDA I just received this press release at the end of last week. It indicates that a registrar in Australia is standing up for their rights against the domain governing body auDA. This has wide ranging implications for the com.au name space including whether registrants have clear title over their domain...
Michael Gilmour - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 1:7
Salesforce.com, Google Enlarge Their Cloud Alliance Via Barry Levine NewFactor.com
Salesforce.com and Google are enlarging the cloud-computing alliance they announced in June 2007. The expanded cloud alliance between Google and Salesforce is expected to integrate business data on Force.com with the applications and tools offered by Google. Salesforce has been expanding its position in...
The Frager factor - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 20:10
Where the money is at.. This week I was invited to attend a quorum where the subject of domaining and “domain traffic” was the topic for discussion. I wont bore you with the name of the company that held this get together but, sufficed to say, they are a big enough deal for me to bother getting off my arse
Julia Mackenzie - Monday, December 8, 2008 - 20:57
A Webinar You Won't Want to Miss: Michael and David Castello on Developing Domains Brothers Michael and David Castello (who were the subject of a popular DN Journal Cover Story two years ago this month) will be the featured guests on a free webinar tonight at 9pm (U.S. Eastern Time). They'll talk about how they have successfully developed some of the web's best .com geo and generic domain names.
