I stumbled upon a thread over at NamePros.com which has a link to basically the exact opposite of what we go through in thought process when a domainer sells a domain name to an end-user. Basically the link brings you to a forum where the end-user is asking others about buying a domain name for [......

We’ve been working on a lot of behind the scenes improvements so that we could roll out some cool products and services. One of the first ones to drop is our new Recently Deleted Domains Service.You can search through domain names which have recently been deleted using a variety of search para...

The domain aftermarket continues to hold strong despite the downturn in the general economy and falling PPC revenues in the domain industry. Sedo CEO Tim Schumacher said, "We have seen increased participation each month, a higher percentage of domains sold and higher average sale prices, and this la...

It was another solid outing for the domain aftermarket with a trio of six-figure sales leading this week's DN Journal sales report.. One of those, a two-word .com, rang up $325,000 to rank among the 20 biggest sales reported so far in 2008. Three country code domains qualified for the all extension...

Internet Commerce Association Co-Founder Rick Schwartz announced his resignation from the domain industry trade group today. ICA independent board member Ron Jackson comments on the departure and where the organization stands now....

The EAI working group of the IETF has finished (part of) its work on the interationalization of email addresses. This, together with Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) will make it possible to send email messages to non-7 bit ASCII addresses e.g. måtte@københavn.dk or ??@??.?? . There are 3 RFCs...

(CTOPD is our hobby project … read more about it here) we’re headed into an election year, so what better time to visit UncleSam.com.. and per wikipedia: He is often depicted as a serious elderly white man with white hair and a goatee, with an obvious resemblance to Presidents Andrew Jac...

If at first you don't succeed - relaunch. That is what the .Pro registry did today, hoping to lure buyers in with lower prices. Elsewhere Bido.com is out of the live auction line-up for this month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York, a mobile-centric conference is coming to San Jose and Skip Hoa...

Craig Rowe, President of WhyPark will be speaking on the following seminar at TRAFFIC New York on Wednesday, September 24th at 3:30pm:Domainers vs monetizers, who has backbone? Which group has shrinking margins? Which group is on the short end and how do investors regain their FAIR SHARE of the pie?...

It was in early 2000 when one of my few - back then - domains got hijacked by a Turkish hacker. He picked that particular domain because it’s a very common Greek cussword, shared equally among our eastern neighbors. The domain was registered with Network Solutions, which offered back then an u...

I have sent out the first issue of the Domain Bash Newsletter.  If you haven’t already, please be sure to sign up.  I’m not sure I like this newsletter script that I’m using, so I’ll be looking for something new. For those of you that are already subscribed, I’d love ...

In the kind of local gathering that will become more common as the domain industry continues to grow, Parked.com brought Florida domain owners together for a dinner party Thursday night in Tampa. Here are some DN Journal photos and notes from the event....

As Local Language Domain Names Gain Traction, VeriSign Helps Internet Sites Everywhere Reassure Users with World’s Most Recognized Trust Mark Seven of every 10 people in the world don’t speak English, but that isn’t keeping them from using the Internet. Now, domain name registrants and Web sit...

It started of as mentions of people in my pevious article The Different Types of Domainers a lot of names were dropped, I made a post (no longer published) to try and connect you to the people I was using as examples. To cut a long story short, the post was really inadequate and I moved [...]...

Yes that is correct .coms for only .99 cents over at GoDaddy.com right now! Use the code: Test99 Enjoy this freebie, code is going around on the forums right now. Only works once per account and heard it works on transfers as well. .org = confirmed Expiration = Unkown So get in QUICK! ...

Verisign has released their latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief covering the second quarter of 2008. The new report shows demand for domain names continuing to surge at double digit rates. We have the key numbers from the latest brief....

I am in Paris at the moment for 7 days as part of my Laptop Nomads trip. We were in the local cafe using the wifi when a very cool van drove past us and it caught our eye and so did the domain name......

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A six-figure sale at SnapNames led the hit parade and headlined a new all-extension Top 20 chart that saw a pair of country code domains among the top ten....

don’t wait DomainWeek uncovered a gem take a peek at this Oscar worthy commercial aimed at domainers.. http://www.domainweek.com/2008/09/03/funny-video-the-domain-name-dollar-store/ if this ain’t nominated for some type of award at the next high brow domainer conference, something has g...

In yet another hasty move, Sedo has inexplicably begun to remove political domains from its marketplace. It is uncertain how far the pattern searcher reaches, however Carolyn from the support department mentioned that their legal department decided to remove domains that contain the name of the US p...

Is the world ready for still another domain conference - especially one that will be staged on just four weeks notice? Before you run screaming for the exits, hear me out. This one will be staged in an underserved location and led by industry veteran Frank Michlick...

Check out this great video by the guys at QuietLibrary.com. If you thought all the good names were taken, think again, …AND get your credit card ready! Also, check out the Domain Name Dollar Store online at www.DomainNameDollarStore.com ...

WhyPark (http://www.whypark.com) is pleased to welcome Stephen Douglas, a well-known maverick in the domain industry, as its new Vice-President of Business Development.Douglas has vast experience in domain name investing and marketing management. Many domainers will recognize Douglas as the executiv...

Namejet’s utilization of the Network Solutions pre-release service has created an aftermarket for really old domains that expired and were not renewed. Instead of dropping them, Netsol offers them up on auction. Several people, myself included, go through the pre-release lists for domains of v...

David Kesmodel had to overcome a string of obstacles to get "The Domain Game" into print. He tells DN Journal how he managed to keep the book alive after the original publisher bailed out, what he would do differently if he had a second chance and what the domain industry can do to clean up its imag...