Tobby visited DomainHeadlines.com for the latest news about the industry. Keeping an eye on his stream of twitter messages, he started typing up the summaries on his blog, that more or less read like this: “VacantParkingSpots.net sold for $500k on Febo – what a bargain for the 3rd buyer...

Recently I’ve been reading a lot of “doom and gloom” posts – the equivalent of “the sky is falling”. If it’s not PPC declining, it’s the tm holders over-reaching – the new trend seems to be filing a UDRP with little supporting data. Furthermore, ...

About 10 years ago I wasn’t fully aware of the domain world around me; I felt like a blind mole sniffing the cold air of opportunity at night. There was little, if any, education about what tools to use other than the rudimentary WHOIS at Network Solutions. To this day, I recall battling bored...

On Friday, I had an interesting conversation on twitter with Justin Hayward, communications director of TelNic – the registry of the .tel domain TLD. For a person in an upper management position with the TelNic Registry, Justin came forth as being very defensive of his product, forgetting how ...

There is something that I detest losing more than money, and that’s time. Time comes in the form of dedication of energy, creativity and personal essence, to pursue or achieve something, or assist someone. The amount of time dedicated to assist a person is tied even more to a number of persona...

As I reported in my previous blog post, Sedo.com responded to my reaction towards their pornographic banner invasion, by removing the text referencing certain adult domain names for their upcoming adult auction. In a nutshell, their amendment of the original ad retained the main image, which display...

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...

Revenue is severely down across the domain parking industry, as PPC companies slowly but surely pass the “benefits” of trickle-down economics to the domainers. Meanwhile, the main advertising providers, Google and Yahoo post record revenue while they’re reducing ad revenue paid to ...

No matter what you do, don’t offer a free service. Ever. Unless you are prepared to wade through an ocean of ingratitude. Time is money, or at least, virtual money invested against your very own lifespan. Especially if your time is dedicated to making a living, you should never consider offeri...

Fireworks are lighting up the sky as millions of Americans celebrate Independence Day – the anniversary of July 4th, 1776. More than 230 years ago, the people decided that paying ransom to a king across the ocean would no longer be considered a necessity of their existence in a land that, whil...

I am happy to announce that Francois of Domaining.com has acquired DNGator.com – the Domain News Aggregator – to further expand the offering of services, including delivering up-to-date news related to the domain industry. Domaining.com recently launched a domainers’ profile servic...

Yes, I know – it’s a Friday Funny on a Tuesday; but I haven’t done one lately and some people are having severe withdrawal symptoms. This one is about Facebook’s introduction of usernames this past Saturday; in case you were under the proverbial rock and missed the entire eve...

Anything that I do, someone else might do better, faster, cheaper. Or, at least, I am bound to be matched within 95% by someone who is seeking the same opportunities, has similar ambitions and is driven by similar or a competing cultural background. It’s a law of the nature. People think alike...

In my original post titled, “Selling ice to the Eskimos” I talked about the high expectations and low returns of domainer-to-domainer auctions. When you sell a product to those that don’t have a real need for it, you’re not making the money you should be making. The strategy ...

Right at a turning point for the economy with good signs of improvement, Sedo begins a week-long themed auction of “Career” domains. With more Americans looking for employment than ever, it’s a good opportunity for businesses and individuals to invest in domains that represent a la...

In the early days, Network Solutions was the only place to register domain names, each time having to shell out an outrageous $100 for two years of registration. Once the monopoly was lifted, the introduction of alternate registrars brought ample competition to the field of domain registration and p...

Traveling domainers carry with them the “domain virus” and often attempt to apply it to real life events. Rick Schwartz’s recent trip to Greece and neighboring Turkey inspired the following Friday Funny ...

I admit it, I am a Star Trek fan. I discovered the series in the late 70’s, long after Space 1999 and right after the success of Star Wars. I’d rush home from school and I’d turn on the TV to watch - in glorious black and white - the adventures of Starship Enterprise and [...]...

TGIF! Here we go with the 2nd cartoonized photo in the “Friday Funnies” series. This time, it’s about food at domain conferences. For the price of the ticket, it’d better be good! And it is - no complaints. But some vendors or attendants should watch their diet - or poke a co...

With the week almost at midpoint, I had a fun one-hour session on twitter, with regards to humoring the fears of swine flu epidemic. Consider this to be my first (and hopefully not last) session of twitter stand-up comedy. All the jokes below are mine. If you don’t like them, I will gladly ref...

I like social gatherings. Parties, conferences, meetings, galas. It’s part of my personality and nature, as I am eager to communicate, to reach out to others and exchange ideas and share information. Plus, the drinks, food and further “opportunities” are there, especially when one ...

Things get too serious sometimes. In order to instill some fun into the serious business of domains, I’m starting the “Friday Funnies” section. Each Friday, a cartoonized photo will attempt to deliver some humor without - hopefully - hurting the feelings of those it depicts. Toda...

I read a very informative and full of substance blog post today, from fellow domainer and web developer, Tia Wood. It offers a concise analysis of a strategy often overlooked by domainers, who opt to park their domains: Lead capture. Tia explains what the two basic categories of lead capture, incomi...

What is wrong, America? You think your children can play safe at the park, right outside their homes. You think your sons and daughters - on break from school - can do what children are expected to do: play, not having to worry about life. But God-damn it. A little girl takes off to do just [...]...

On occasion, I stray away from domains and technology, to comment on society and politics. And the recent gathering of world leaders in London for the G20 summit is one such occasion that I’d like to comment on. The other day, I was reading random historic facts on Wikipedia. It’s fascin...