It seems a bit too true, but in this domaining world anything is possible. There is a domainer that is making a killing, in what seems to be a domain niche that no one seemed to have paid any attention to for years. This sort of daily income is normally reserved for the top expert Internet [...]...

Have you noticed how long URLs are appearing like a rash on a new born baby’s bottom? I mean the ones with loads of dashes and words in them. The ones that break in emails when you paste them in (something I found annoying today) and that you are never going to remember to tell [...]...

(Above: New design) Design was never our strong area but with time, you just get better. Our folks at FuneralHomes.com just released a new design to the wild. The design is not only graphical (now it is much better on the eyes) but also architectural. From an architecture standpoint, there is less ...

My wife and I will be heading to the Toby Keith concert this evening in Green Bay, WI. We are seated in row B, so I better keep my "beer" in my hand or I might end up on YouTube.com or TMZ.com if I do something silly. For those that are unaware what I [...]...

According to an article appearing in Reuters today, it looks like Democratic lawmakers may be pushing for an end to the ban on Internet gambling to quell anger from the European Union. If this happens, owners of gambling domain names may be more free to monetize them and have higher payouts. From th...

I have never done one of these before, so I thought offering a Hotlist for PendingDelete domain names that need to be Backordered by tomorrow (2-21-09). It is always best to place a backorder asap so a.) you do not forget b.) you miss out! LOL both about the same but we are forgetful. It is [...]...

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A look at some of the results from the 2009 Domain Name Wire survey. Today during lunch at Domainer Mardi Gras I presented some of the results from the 4th annual Domain Name Wire Survey. The results I shared were mostly related to risk management and security (the focus of the conference). More r...

*Above - Howard Neu, Jim McCann (800-Flowers) and Ray Neu at a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. convention Ray Neu is a young man but don’t let that fool you. He’s gown up surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the domain industry. His father Howard Neu is Rick Shwartz’s business partner at Ta...

A preview of this Saturday’s domain name auction. Aftermarket.com, a Thought Convergence company, is holding a live domain name auction Saturday at Domainer Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The auction is already open for bidding online. The company put some unique twists on this auction. There wi...

Taking care of my taxes with my accountant in New Hampshire today, but I am sure I will post something later on tonight. Driving for 4 hours usually gives me time to think about things, and I am always thinking about business. BTW, it looks like 1/3 of the Aftermarket.com Domainer Mardi Gras domain...

Marchex, Inc. one of the stocks in our Domain Parking Stock Index, is down over 15% today after reporting earnings, yesterday. Marchex as of noon is trading, at $4.25 down $.78 Last night after the market closed Marchex announced earnings for the 4th quater of 2008. Highlights from the earnings rep...

I recently stumbled across a UK House of Lords debate while flicking through television channels 2 weeks ago, and had to pause, as I heard the speaker mention the word “Twitter.” These debates are normally unbearably boring, but I was quite surprised to see these senior (rather, old) people spea...

I am pretty sure by now most of the domainers in the space have felt the waves of Bido.com over the past couple of days. Yesterday was the first auction of the relaunch where they auctioned off “EquityGrant.com“. Though not a very good domain at all the auction was a success with the dom...

When I was hanging out in Bido’s live chat room yesterday, someone mentioned the idea about Twitter  buying Tweeter.com, the domain name of the bankrupt electronics chain, Tweeter. I haven’t heard about an auction for the domain name, but I would imagine it will eventually be sold, and ...

Trademark interests, like CADNA,  are actively trying to use the new gTLD process, to obtain substantial changes in current trademark protection to greatly expand their existing rights. Of greatest concern is the fact that they are seeking: 1.   A global brand registry, that has the potential to...

I was looking over the list of domains currently being auctioned at this week’s GreatDomains.com event, and while there are several great names which include your typical LL.com and several LLL.coms, another domain CigarBar.com was brought to my attention several ways. First, the owner took ...

Here are some observations and a recap after one day in New Orleans for Domainer Mardi Gras. First, some observations: It’s deliciously ironic to hold a risk management-focused conference during Mardi Gras… Never eat a funnel cake covered in powdered sugar when wearing a black shirt̷...

We have photos and highlights from the opening day of the Domainer Mardi Gras conference in New Orleans Thursday - everything from the opening cocktail hour to a messy but marvelous New Orleans crawfish boil and eye-popping Mardi Gras parades along St. Charles Avenue....

Morning Folks!!   We have heard about toxic assets that the banks have on their books, this is about toxic domains that domainers have on their books. Domains that are liabilities, not assets. I have long said that the FIRST domain you buy is the most important. So if you had the chance to star...

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comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for January 2009Photo by Ryan Brenzier Flickr.comInternet Domain Names used by the Most Popular Websites in the Top 50:Apple.comWeather.comAsk.comAnswers.comAmazon.comFox.comTarget.comMonster.comCareerBuilder.comReal.comGeneric domains have pric...

Well its another $100K+ performance over at NameJet.com this week. Over the last 4 days, just on the domains I follow, I counted 33 domains selling for over $1,000 each, for a total of $128K.  This works out to an average of just under $4K per domain, not bad in a week that has seen the stock marke...

Seth Godin’s book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us looks like a good read, especially for marketers, crowd-herders, and entrepreneurs. Along with the book, he also started an invitation-only triiibal network on Ning, and got the folks to write an ebook called The Tribes Casebook (free download). T...

In their latest Industry Brief (.pdf), VeriSign announced it is working with other members of the Internet community to provide a way for people of all languages to navigate the internet. The two most notable methods they are pursuing include implementing international domain names (IDNs) represente...