I did it. I bought my first .us domain name today and have to admit it feels pretty good. I purchased SuicideHelp.us. A lot of factors played a role in today’s purchase. One of the domain names in auction today at Bido was SuicideHelp.org. I know I always preach to NOT fall in love with your [...

This weeks video is sponsored by Parked.com. Serving over 4 million happy domain names, mine included. Sorry for the lighting being a little low. Not only was the lighting off but halfway through the video the batteries died. We managed to make it through and have some fun. Links: ICANN - Messag...

I have now been in the domain industry just over a year and still find myself learning new and interesting things every day. Because it’s the weekend I wanted to try something new and share one thing I found interesting during the week. Did you know that Ron Jackson of DNJournal.com was one of...

This is my first comic strip with real world domainers. The Castello brothers are pioneers when it comes to Geo domain investing. Some of their real world brands include PalmSprings.com, Nashville.com, WestPalmBeach.com and many many more. You can read more about the Castello brothers, Michael and D...

I think the biggest misconception with auction services is that domain names will sell for top dollar with zero work from the owners. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. Because of this, Bido asked me to do a video last week with some marketing tips to help their clients promote the auctio...

This is not directed to just the domaining industry but business in general. Over the past few months I have noticed a few domainer feuds going on. They seem to have gone public through blogs. It leaves me pondering one question: Can’t we all just get along?! I’m leaving the discussion a...

Well its finally a done deal. After turning down $44 Billion from Microsoft last year for their company and after reportedly turning down  Billions from Microsoft for just its search business, Yahoo finally made a deal with Microsoft for control of its search business. The final price: Zero. Not a ...

The Yahoo and Microsoft on-again off-again partnership/buyout discussions have been all over the financial and Internet news for a while, so I don’t need to chronicle those here. Yesterday afternoon, news broke that Yahoo and Microsoft were not only talking once again, but a deal was imminent....

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One of the most successful of the ccTLDs and also the most mysterious is Japan’s .jp. Japan as the second largest economy in the world seems like quite an opportunity. However, you need to know Japan and preferably Japanese before you jump into the game. I’ve been there many times and th...

I’m proud to have completed an interview with Loic Damilaville of AFNIC the organization behind .fr, France’s ccTLD. France is the largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest economy in the world as judged by GDP. With a population of over 65 million people it isn’t...

Summer slow down got you down? It’s hot out there if you are in the northern hemisphere. That’s why we are throwing our domain stimulous package in the form of a no reserve auction. We are running the best 100 names that get submitted. There won’t be 101 names or more in the auctio...

Today’s interview is with Sabine Dolderer, the CEO of DENIC which runs Germany’s .de ccTLD. Most of my readers are well aware that Germany’s extension crushes other ccTLDs in aftermarket sales. .de names are also the most widely registered ccTLD. .cn names have had a nice run in ...

I’ve been doing some thinking…. Hide the sharp utensils! Seriously folks, a man has the right to change his mind and the responsibility to admit he’s wrong and explain his decision. Rather than throw a hastily put together no reserve auction with lousy names that would put up medi...

New York is lovely in October. When I started out in the domain business I was just like anyone else. I was trying to buy names that would make regular revenue or flip names as quickly as I could for a profit. My journey has taken another direction over the years. It’s lead me into the center....

Top Level Domain Holdings, Ltd., has announced that it has raised $4.1 million in a private placement. TLDH is currently invested in Minds + Machines, dotNYC, and DotEco and is expected to provide further funding to these initiatives in addition to supporting new TLDs and building up a reserve fund ...

Recently there has been a new service that has launched over at NameFlipper.com. Basically they auction off lists of domain names that have high end-user and generic potential. They are not the actually domain name like you would think but a list of domain names that are going in to auction or dropp...

Sedo has announced a new “industry spotlight” feature where it will highlight premium domain names in a different industry each month. The domain names will be sent to the general media, various domainer contacts, and featured in Sedo’s newsletter. The upcoming industry spotlight p...

Just saw this article in AdAge -- Can a 'URL Killer' Save Our Text-Weary Thumbs?"Imagine a QR code becoming the call-to-action on every print ad or billboard."Uh oh. Do I need to start Good QR Bad QR? Truth is, they all look a bit queer to me....

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The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference bypassed Las Vegas this year but the show will return to the popular desert resort in 2010. Their show dates are still up in the air though and they would like to have you help them decide which of their two options would work best for the majority of people interested ...

Sedo has reported approximately $600,000 worth of domain sales this week including AssuranceVie.com and Assurance-Vie.com for $87,000, Texel.de for $56,000 (€39,500), and Subnet.com for $15,000. This week also featured a premium .info domain worth noting: BodyBuilding.info closed at $13,500. Check...

AfternicDLS has reported over $600,000 worth of domain sales this week including SkyHarbor.com for $35,000, which would be a great fit with the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Other notable sales include MilitaryLawyers.com for $7,500, TradeMarkets.com for $6,400, and AdHelper.com for $6,4...