DNForum once the preeminent domain forum in the industry has once again gone down this week. Some have wondered if the forum would be better off if it changed hands and had fresh blood to infuse some life into the place. There was a time when DNForum was where serious business was done and Namepros […]
Continue ReadingTrump top trending keyword for .com and net in November
Verisign is out with their top 10 trending keywords for November. Trump was the top keyword in .com and .net. Make and Great were also at the top. .com .net Trump Trump make cannabis great marijuana weed weed again America America again Donald Donald near president president owner pot matter Here is a look […]
Continue ReadingBrandBucket.org launches and files for TM
A Norwegian man has filed a trademark application for brandbucket. The applicant has registered the domain name brandbucket.org. From Trademarkia: Status Update! On Saturday, December 3, 2016, status on the BRANDBUCKET trademark changed to NEW APPLICATION FILED. On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for BRANDBUCKET by Ruben Botn-Jørgensen, Kolbotn […]
Continue Reading“The majority of domains targeted via UDRP are not worth the effort”
Fairwinds Partners conducted research that took a look at Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide and then broke down the list to focus on the top 50 brands whose names were not based on generic terms and did not represent houses of brands. They came to a lot of interesting conclusions, a couple are as follows: […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy Auctions performing maintenance tonight
This will only affect public auctions that are closing at night and into the morning. An auction like this one with 1 bid will be affected. Here is the note from GoDaddy Auctions will be performing maintenance starting on Friday, December 9, 2016, 11:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Maintenance is expected to complete after 6 […]
Continue ReadingEnter the .Global Christmas Calendar for a chance to win free domains
If you are looking for a chance to win free .global domains, there is a contest going on. I actually found out about this on Namepros, the first day I entered, I got an email the next day that I won Conference.Global. So I won the Bearglecorn contest at Name.com which included a free .games […]
Continue ReadingDifferences between China and the west in domain names
Recently an executive in the domain industry asked me to comment on the main differences between China and the west in domain names. First of all, when people say ‘the west,’ I think they are mostly referring to the US. So the question now becomes: what are the differences between China and the US in […]
Continue ReadingBrandBucket Podcast Episode 2
Michael Krell released the second episode of the BrandBucket podcast. Michael extended this podcast by about five minutes over the first podcast. He breaks down specific names and why they were accepted or not accepted. Tenantt.com is the first example of a name not accepted. The second was weightt.com, I would say there are many […]
Continue ReadingVegas Baby – A domain bet pays off at the .tv casino
So the new NHL team in Las Vegas announced their name last Tuesday. Owner Bill Foley kept people in suspense for months, putting out disinformation and talking about other names he was never planning on using. I had a good idea what the name would be before the big reveal. Why ? Because I had […]
Continue ReadingNamepros revises rules for business members
Namepros has revised their rules for business members. One of the key features to paying $10 a month is the number of active listings allowed in the marketplace. In the seller’s guide to Namepros, I highlighted the fact that the rules were for 6 active listings but Namepros was allowing 10. Today Eric Lyon updated […]
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