I was reading the .xxx cybersquatting piece on Domain Name Wire. Andrew mentioned who he thought should protect their brand and who did not have to worry about it. Kevin Murphy from Domain Incite mentioned in the comments, “another category you might want to mention is celebrities.” I agree with Kevin 100 % and I […]
Continue ReadingArchives for August 2011
New Tlds can be successful without unseating the King
CircleID published an article where it talked about a new TLD can compete with .com if its quality. TheDomains.com posted about it and you get the normal .com is king comment and a few posting not knowing what they are owning. .CO is a cctld you can call it a gTld but its not. If […]
Continue ReadingWill Domaining be affected by a “Post Pc world” ?
Good piece done by Dan Mosher on MediaPost about how mobile will reshape the net. How this will affect domain values should be a topic of interest for anyone new or old in the space. The World Wide Web turns 20 years old this month, and to that I say, "Happy Birthday WWW!" It was […]
Continue ReadingNetFirms $4.95 special
Netfirms.com is running a special til 8/31. Com/Net/Org/Us/Biz/Mobi/be/ca/info $4.95 with one year of free privacy. The link you want to use is http://www.netfirms.com/domain-names/domain-deal?LinkName=No_Name If you type in www.netfirms.com and put in a domain its $7.99 so use the link. (NO ITS NOT A REFERRAL LINK) I did not have an account so I just opened […]
Continue ReadingWall St Journal on “Super Cookies”
Major websites such as MSN.com and Hulu.com have been tracking people's online activities using powerful new methods that are almost impossible for computer users to detect, new research shows. The new techniques, which are legal, reach beyond the traditional "cookie," a small file that websites routinely install on users' computers to help track their activities […]
Continue ReadingGoogle changing search with expanded organic sitelinks
Google has introduced expanded organic sitelinks. So search for domaining.com for example: Now this is not under every search but it seems if the site is well known, you get these expanded organic listings. If this becomes the norm its going to get interesting.
Continue ReadingPeta will launch Peta.xxx
In an article in the Vancouver Sun that talks about businesses protecting their brand in .xxx. The article also mentioned that many feel they are being black mailed. It also mentioned that organizations like the Red Cross and IOC will not have to pay for their tm to be blocked. The article ended with Peta. […]
Continue ReadingGo Daddy Closeout picks 8/15
Birthday edition, 44 today and wonder where 34 went let alone 24. Thank you to those who sent birthday wishes via email and Skype much appreciated. Go Daddy Closeout picks for 8/15 WyomingMedia.com 9 year old domain. I like media related names and usually all 50 states are regged .com. Bandoftheyear.com 7 year old domain. […]
Continue ReadingStreetchat.com sells for $22,000 on Sedo
The domain streetchat.com looks to have sold for $22,000 and the buyer looks to be thestreet.com. Nice price for the name. Only the .net is registered along with the .com in Gtld. It looks like 8/11 a company called Cell Express regged the .co
Continue ReadingFairSearch.org going after Google
FairSearch.org is a coalition formed by Kayak, Expedia, Microsoft, Sabre Holdings and Farelogix that did not like the purchase by Google of ITA Software. ITA provides airline flight data. They put out a video to illustrate their point. Lemonade from FairSearch.org on Vimeo. Perhaps FairSearch.org would want the help of the domaining community to […]
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