It’s really a shame seeing AEIOU.com pull out of the minisite business, simply because it appeared that the company – led by Rick Latona – had a streamlined process in place and many satisfied customers. The truth is, Rick’s statement that “there is no money in web desi...

There’s a new gaming application for the iPhone called Canabalt. The great news is, that you can download it from the Apple store for just $2.99 – or play the online version for free on the web at Canabalt.com The game features multi-level parallax scrolling action, miniature but detaile...

The image was too hard to comprehend; there was a dead man in my pool and he was floating, half-naked, face down, along with thousands of dollar bills scattered in the water. So I stood half-frozen in the middle of a warm, yet indifferent Florida night that felt confusingly surreal; the domain confe...

Let’s face it: our day is long, tiring and full of unpleasant things. We need some good, wholesome fun to take away the daily stress. To get away from the daily monotony we need some parody, some mindless reading, some quirky info about nothing in particular. Domainers are in a serious business â€...

Watching District 9 is like witnessing the first atomic bomb explode over Hiroshima and living through the nuclear onslaught to talk about it. The movie is one gigantic message about humanity’s past, present and uncertain future. It’s delivered through a science-fiction wrapper that slow...

The Bible tells us of God resting on the 7th day of his creation of the world – if only God was aware of the way things would evolve. Life no longer holds a resting moment, as every instance of the seven-day week is filled with work of some kind. If it isn’t the newest trends and [...]...

After reading Rick Schwartz’s latest blog post about how Google AdSense closed down his account over minisite content, I had an obvious question: why did Rick pay TENS of THOUSANDS of dollars for 10 minisites? The term “minisite” was coined as an obvious bait for the domain communi...

This is the plea of Karen, a 27 year old Danish mother, seeking to locate the unknown father of her baby, August, aged a little over a year old. Karen lives alone with her son, baby August in Copenhagen, Denmark. The YouTube video has become popular, as the Danish mother explains the circumstances ...

Buildings rose higher Than clouds Standing on courage Of all the tons of metal And cement Crushing so may lives The heaviest legacy Is freedom From one’s own fears In memory of the human loss caused by the 9-11-2001 attacks. ...

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...