One of the main IDN related topics from the just-finished ICANN meeting in Cairo that I think deserves some additional attention was: Why Compliance with IDN technical requirements are a necessity on a global scale Overall compliance with technical standards are important for TLD registry operators ...

The AmLawDaily, poses the above question to Stephen Ryan, a partner in the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery who according to the post is “the longtime outside counsel for the American Registry of Internet Numbers. According to the article the “Internet Governance Forum” is b...

In season domaining deals with domains having to do with the time of year, or season. For example, an in season domain right now might be a domain that has to do with Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Hanukkah. Whether or not these do make a solid short-term investment is debatable taking into considerati...

Following on in the footsteps of my previous post. Looking at most of the dropped domain names these days is its blatantly obvious that most people registering domain names don't have a clue as to what......

I talked previously about analyzing trends with Google Trends. Now there is a new kid on the block and it is called Google Insights for Search. With Google Insights for Search, you can compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories, and time frames. Here is what it looks like. As...

The Knoxville News Sentinel, announced today that they were finally going to use their long owned domain, Knoxville.com. “”"”Starting Friday, Dec. 5, Knoxville.com will become the News Sentinel’s premier online source of information about things to do in the Knoxville.  Maj...

Porsche.me, Tucows, and .tel headline most read articles of the month. November is coming to a close. As you digest Thanksgiving turkey, here’s a look back at the top 5 domain name news articles of November on Domain Name Wire, ranked by page views. 1. Porsche.me: Money Down the Drain - The &...

As was just announced in the contest winners thread, I am pleased to announce that you can now download a free copy of the popular Domaining Manifesto - Guide To Domain Name Success - for free. You can get all 86 pages at DomainingRevolution.com! The Domaining Revolution will shake the foundations o...

This month has seen another great contest held here at DNXpert.com sponsored by the cream of the crop from the domaining industry. The contest saw participants participate in various tasks to get as many random draw points as possible and increase their chances of success in the random draw. Unfortu...

Something is only worth what anyone is willing to pay for it. The same applies to a domain name. As much as a domain seller may wish to command six figures for his dot COM, he may soon realise that his expectation is just a fantasy. As I have written before, if you are trying to price [...] ...

Many of you followed-along as our team created a nice-quality mini-site on Kayaking(dot)org. "Kayaking" is a very strong keyword on Google yielding 16 million results for the search "kayaking" (in quotes). Along with being a strong keyword, one-word, .org - the domain was also appraised by Moniker b...

I came across this very very funny domain video while I was at Jamie Parks website www.domainerdeveloper.com It is a spoof video from "Domain Name Dollar Store"...

A virtual battle is unfolding between owners of sites that provide notifications of sites being down/up at any given time. A recent TechCrunch article has uncovered a host of sites providing similar services with accusations of copycatting being thrown to and fro. Currently, I counted 5 websites doi...

We’ve all heard the saying, “Buy Low, Sell High” before. It’s amazing how this concept applies to so many businesses. Probably more associated than anything with this statement is the famous Stock Market where a person buys stocks for a lower price than they will sell for. Ho...

What could be better than a ready made audience for your domain or website? As you know, I am always on the lookout for new inspiration for domain names and websites. Google Groups can provide that if you take the time to look around and even better, the group is already interested in the topic [......

Just as the DNXpert contest draws to a close, another great domaining contest is on the horizon. NameCheap.com - the popular domain registrar - have announced they are launching a contest on December 1st through December 25th where they will give away over $17,000 in domains and hosting packages. Th...

How well do you know your domains? Is it good enough to get a good price on them when you are trying to sell them?You need to know all your domains even if you have a large portfolio. You need to to know when someone ask about a niche domain if you have a domain that fits in that niche. When you ha...

The New York Domain get together will be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 7 - 9pm at 420 Bar and Lounge on the Upper West Side at 420 Amsterdam Ave (between 80th and 81st). I have reserved the basement bar area, and there will be a cash bar with happy hour discounts - no [...]...

(Part 1, 2 here) While not the first, Reinvent’s cross marketing promotion of BlackFriday.com yesterday reminded me of the potential of this concept. How does it work? This is how Reinvent does it: Benefits: 1. By sending a user to another parked domain you may prequalify him (if the adverti...

This is off the topic of domains, but I find most domainers are Tech Toy crazy. I did want to acknowledge the passing of one of the original tech toys, XM Radio. About 10 days ago the official merger between XM Radio and Sirius went into effect, with Sirius being the surviving company. As one of tho...

I've had a number of requests from readers lately to share more of my flips on the blog. Today I finished a flip of my popular hotel review blog, HotelCritic(dot)org. This is a great example of how a little bit of time and energy can completely change the look and feel of a site. If you have ever wa...

First let me start by saying Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrated yesterday. Yes it's a little late, sorry. Long story short, we went to my mother-in-laws for the holiday and she not only has an old computer, but it's bogged down with useless software, programs and probably ......

For those of you that don’t know… I just spent the last couple of weeks traveling from where I lived in New York, to where I live now in California! We made a road trip out of it, visiting family and other interesting places along the way.  It was a long, exciting, and exhausting advent...

Continuing the theme of how to generate content for your website, I wanted to talk about using competitions as an incentive to get “free” content. Writers, photographers and artists love to have recognition for their work and what better recognition than to have the bragging rights to wi...

Domain name registrar NameCheap.com has decided to add some social media to their marketing mix and also spread some holiday cheer by giving away domains and hosting. From December 1st through December 25th, NameCheap will be giving away $17,000 worth of domain names and hosting packages. The giveaw...