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  • Hot Domain Auction Alert ~ BankSolutions.com
    Jamie Zoch March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    BankSolutions.com is currently on auction with 3 hours until it ends! Current bid is only $192 USD at time of posting. Bank Solutions has great end user potential and would make for a very strong "brand". Domain name is very clean, looks good and speaks for itself. BankSolutions.com was firs...
  • Head Of ICANN, Twomey Announces Resignation
    MHB March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Paul Twomey, chief executive of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In a prepared statement, Twomey did not give a reason for departing, other than to say he wants to “move on to another leadership position in the private or international sectors.” He said he...
  • ICANN President and CEO Dr. Paul Twomey Announces He Will Leave ICANN at the End of the Year
    ICANN President and CEO Dr. Paul Twomey today announced that he will leave the organization after his contract expires this year. The announcement came on the opening day of the current ICANN meeting in Mexico City....
  • Associated Cities’ GeoDomain Expo Tickets on Sale
    Elliot Silver March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Tickets for Associated Cities’ 2009 GeoDomain Expo, scheduled for April 23-25 in San Diego, California, are now on sale, and the early bird registration fee through March 15 is just $595/person.Registration after March 15 is $695, and registration on site is $995. I believe this is the best co...
  • 35 More Premium .Me Going Up For Auction
    MHB March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    The .ME Registry today announced 35 of the domains reserved by the registry will be auctioned off at Sedo.com. Online bidding for these names begins March 26, 2009 and remains open until April 02, 2009. The full list of .ME domain names available for bidding are: Add.ME Bet.ME Book.ME Clean.ME Compa...
  • Survey: Parking Revenue Down, But Not Out
    Andrew Allemann March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Many domain owners see a drop in income, but few take big plunge. With all the horror stories out there of domain parking revenue down 50%, self-reported results from the 4th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey show parking revenue isn’t that bad. To be sure, 45% of people said their domain parking...
  • PDDW.com
    Hostix March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    - Pending Deleted Domains Watcher So I came Across this site looking for domains to register and was like nce a new site to use. its “Free” so why not? I registered and that was quick and easy. Once inside the control panel I put in the keword selected “.com only”, hit searc...
  • How to list a domain on Sedo with a Price.
    Jamie Zoch March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Not long ago I posted some minor things that I would like to see added to Sedo.com and Sam N. from Sedo just informed me that you can list a domain name with price showing on the landing page and still allow an interested party to submit an offer. It was news to him as [...]...
  • When A Domainer Becomes A Developer: The Tale Of Offers.com
    MHB March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Offers.com officially launched this week.  A great domain, perfectly matched with an application. What makes this story so interesting is that the developer is also a domainer and used both of his skills to launch the site. Steve Schaffer, is the Founder & CEO of Vertive, Inc., a Leader in Perf...
  • UAE introduces Arabic domain names
    IDN News March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    The United Arab Emirates will now allow Arabic domain names for websites, which was previously restricted to using only English characters. The proposal was put across by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority as part of a national strategy to manage Arabic language on the internet. It was offi...
  • ICANN To Spend $1M On Ads - Reports $4.7M Investment Loss
    Simon March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    ICANN is apparently embarking on a million dollar campaign to convince us to buy their story on generic domains. Its reported that the campaign will start in Q4 2009 with a series of announcements and PR. The Australian is reporting that Dr Twomey said an independent panel would be appointed to dec...
  • Are we treating End Users with enough respect! These people aren’t stupid.
    admin March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
      The cry that comes up very often from the domain community is, “they don’t get it, they don’t understand why my domain is worth xxx.” I myself have said just this and commented that we need to educate businesses and individuals on the benefits of owning a good domain n...
  • Names Still Available
    David Carter March 2, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
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  • Psion Wants Intel’s Netbook.com Under Cybersquatting Statute
    Andrew Allemann March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Netbook trademark owner claims Intel violating Cybersquatting law. Last month I warned about registering domain names with “netbook” in them. Although the term is generally thought of us an inexpensive laptop used for accessing the internet and for light computing tasks, a company named...
  • With Love From Costa Rica
    Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    A couple of days ago I posted a comment on Newfound Names that I am in Costa Rica, and will try and post pics on here when I get back. Well.. I’m back, pics below. Enjoy! Breakfast in the mountains Dramatic view from the Costa Rica Marriott Hotel San Jose Darren Cleveland, RMG CEO, and a fri...
  • ZFBot gets new features - A great 4-in-one domain tool gets better!
    Acro March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    During the past few days, Ken’s been busy adding new features to his wonderful tool, ZFBot which now includes the zone files for the .net TLD, in addition to the .com. This brought the daily crunching to a whopping 92 million domains! Currently domains with no nameservers are not included but ...
  • Our SnapNames Top Picks March 1 Edition
    MHB March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Here are out top picks for domains currently at auction or available for backorder art SnapNames.com. As always you can simply click on the link to backorder or join the auction: 9g.com qms.com uneven.com 379.com qzc.com ccp.org beauticiancollege.com v7.net motivation.net geotracker.com vbz.com kjf....
  • Pay Internet TV
    Steve Smith March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Bewkes Pushes TV Everywhere -- As Long As You Pay for It - Advertising Age - MediaWorks NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Time Warner's CEO- Jeff Bewkes hopes to put more TV on the internet, but he's going to make consumers prove they've paid for it.Time Warner, the largest owner of cable networks including T...
  • DotWeekly.com by the numbers: Feb
    Jamie Zoch March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    I like to share the traffic numbers for DotWeekly.com. I do not do this to brag or anything like that, I do this to help. Many people use tools like Alexa, Wordtracker, Link checker tools, Google, Compete.com etc. Using the Exact Numbers that I display can help be a guide when you are using tools li...
  • Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter
    Jamie Zoch March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter is one of those simple inventions that makes you say "Why didn’t I think of that"! The topsy turvy tomato planter is basically a tomato plant that is planted upside down. The bag allows for easy planting and watering. Let’s face it, it’s a bac...
  • Domainer Comic Strip #25
    Will this be your kids? If you have an idea for a comic strip please post in comments or submit via contact form. The comic strip can be anything related to the online world. If your idea is used you will be awarded with a $10 GoDaddy or Amazon gift card, your choice. ...
  • The “4 Hour Work Week” Blog On The Value Of Buying A Great Domain & How To Do It
    MHB March 1, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    James Siminoff, a self proclaimed serial entrepreneur, published a guest post on the best selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, Tim Ferriss blog, entitled How To Buy Domain Names Like A Pro. The blog is widely read with over 183,000 month visitors according to compete.com. Since many non-domainers ...