I read these 2 posts a while back and I really enjoyed them but for some reason I just never got around to mentioning them. Aaron Wall from SEO Book makes some veeerrry interesting observations about Barack Obama’s use of domain names and the effect that it is having on certain niches in the S...

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As reported last week, the Miami Dolphins filed a UDRP for the domain name, Dolphins.com. According to domain registrar and brand protection company, Mark Monitor, Dolphins.com is now owned by the National Football League (see screenshot below), although the DNS has not been changed nor the domain f...

Providers of local directory services are helping domain owners ramp up development at a rapid pace. High profile projects like America.us and Missouri.com are drawing attention to one of the most prolific providers, Denver-based LocalMatters.com....

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Rick Latona Auctions has announced its upcoming Themed CPA - Lead Gen - Affiliate Marketing Auction and we are currently seeking submissions, which can be made at: ricklatona.com/auctions/submission-form/. The online only auction will take place August 21st through August 28th, 2009. The CPA - Lead...

The .cm domain name registry announced, today, that the landrush (first come,  first served), domain registration for  .cm domain names, originally due at 00:00 UTC tomorrow, has been postponed due to technical problems. “”Unrelated to the widely reported cable fault affecting Internet...

Seems like everyone has an opinion on the Yahoo-Microsoft deal. Here are some stories you might want to check out: New York Times. The CEO Of Microsoft is surprised at the stock market’s reaction to the deal. The CEO of Microsoft says the market undervalues the deal to Yahoo Google VP: Deal Ma...

For a while, I wasn’t happy with the event calendars on Burbank.com, Lowell.com, and Newburyport.com. Because of the way the default calendar was used, I couldn’t index event listings, and there were also duplicate page issues due to the functionality. The calendar featured pop-up events...

I have heard someone said before that people who commit crimes do so because they thought they could get away with it. Then there is the classic, “Innocent, until proven guilty”. I have seen a few blogs highlighting the “error” over at Wikipedia, where it is redirecting searches for the term...

Mozilla’s popular Firefox web browser has reached one billion downloads today. Currently, the download counter stands at 1,000,066,665. The downloads have been counted since the release of the first official version of Firefox in November 2004. I was actually a happy user of Microsoft’s ...

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Adam Stetzer of HubShout discusses domaining and SEO, and how they fit together. By Adam Stetzer, Ph.D. [Editor's note: It always amazes me how far apart the SEO and domainer worlds are. The two combined could have tremendous power. All traffic - whether type-in or organic - is valuable. Adam Ste...

As reported by Andrew from Domain Name Wire yesterday, Wikipedia has been redirecting searches for the terms “Domainer” and “Domaining” to its entry about cybersquatting. This shows once again what people from the outside think about the domain industry and the people making ...

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Seekingalpha.com, a site that follow public companies, gave a very positive  review of Tucows.com shares this morning, (a member of our Domain Parking Stock Index) calling it a “cash rich” company, saying in part: “All told, Tucows strikes me as a relatively low margin business wi...

Here is a list of domain name generators that i have put together. I have been asked in the past about them and suggest them to people just looking for a unique brandable domain name. These are great and sometimes make me laugh at what they come up with. Some of these i have used [...] Related pos...

We believe the best way to build a successful online business is to find a niche and fill it. Missouri's Bruce Marler believes that too and he is doing it right now by building a statewide network at Missouri.me that makes online advertising for businesses in Missouri's overlooked rural communitie...

I have done the extensive research, and it is now time to start putting things into action. As per my blog post on Sunday, I will be seeking to get at least 2 brands off the ground by year-end. After browsing through our extensive domain portfolio, and conducting extensive research, I have decided t...

The Fool.com, had some good news for Marchex, in its analysis of the Yahoo-Microsoft Deal. The Fool.com, which follows public companies, in analyzing the Yahoo/Microsoft deal said about Marchex: “”Advertisers paying more for leads, as a result of Yahoo! shutting down its self-serve platf...

OpenSRS, the wholesale reseller services group of Tucows, has announced that it will be adding “Sub-Resellers Support” to its platform on August 6, 2009. The new addition is expected to give domain resellers the ability to brand their business, handle account funding and commissions, con...

Last week I wrote about buying my first .us domain name. After losing a Bido auction for SuicideHelp.org which sold for $207 I hand registered the .us version. As promised I would create a mini-site to help those that may be suicidal. My future plans are to do some SEO work and continue adding art...

When Sedo.com introduced themed domain auctions, it was clear that they are targeting a particular segment of the domain market. For example, their Geo Auction was about geographic domains, the Jobs Auction was related to domains pertaining to the employment industry, and so forth. Themed auctions a...

You need to check out a very interest article just published by Michael Palage, who is an adjunct Fellow with The Progress & Freedom Foundation, entitled “New gTLDs: Let the Gaming Begin, Part I: TLD Front Running” The article talks about how certain companies, which are prospective...

Two big companies fail to impress domain arbitrators. To big companies — merchandiser Sears and credit provider Diners Club International — found themselves on the losing end of domain disputes yesterday. Sears lost a challenge for the domain names my-gofer.biz/info/net/org and mygofer.i...