This evening at 7pm, Jess Bookstaff and I will be interviewed by Victor Pitts on WebmasterRadio.FM. Jess is a highly accomplished geodomainer, and she is the owner and operator of PigeonForge.com and Durango.com.  Jess was previously Chairman of Associated Cities. The interview focuses on geodomain...

For those of you who run a blog, this might be of interest.  Someone posted a comment on my blog with a fairly unique nickname, which he uses in domain forums and other places. Having seen his “handle” before, I approved the comment after briefly reviewing it. Shortly after posting the ...

MiniSites.com to provide website development services to domain name investors. Washington, D.C. - March 25, 2009 – DN Media Corp. and Telepathy, Inc. announced today the creation of a joint venture called MiniSites.com. The new company provides mini site development services to domain name inves...

I was watching the show How I Met Your Mother on CBS last night, and the characters discussed a website that they visit, which is all abo0ot (pun intended) Canadian Sex Acts - CanadianSexActs.org.  The site lists the made-up names of a whole bunch of comedic “Canadian Sex Acts,” and cli...

From the New York Times this past July: Newburyport and Plum Island, at the mouth of the Merrimack River, combine shops, boutiques and maritime heritage with breathtaking views and beaches. The sea captains of 200 years ago are gone, but in town, the charm of their stately homes and commercial build...

In addition to a variety of domain news sources, there are a number of domain tools that I use daily when buying and selling domain names, and I wanted to share some of them with you.  If you use other tools, I would be interested to know what you use, and what they do for [...] Related posts:Hij...

Is anyone planning to attend SES New York this week at the Hilton in Manhattan?  The show is billed as a search engine marketing and optimization event. I am planning to hit the exhibition floor tomorrow and/or Wednesday, so please drop me a line if you are attending the conference and would like t...

Sahar Sarid has announced that his domain auctionhouse Bido will run a charity domain auction for  Hacienda de los Milagros, an animal sanctuary and rescue center that is supported by my friend and private domain board founder Donna Mahony. The auction is for a small portfolio (and growing) of anim...

I was on Gmail today and saw the Google Labs button was red, indicating that Google has some neat new products and features under development they want to show off. Here are my favorite experimental Gmail features, although I haven’t used all of them yet: Muzzle Conserves screen real estate by...

I am in the midst of a discussion with one of my blog readers, Bruce Gittleman (who gave me permission to use his name and domain names), and the discussion centers on whether Rick Schwartz’s pending sale of Candy.com will lift the values of four domain names Bruce owns, CandySweets.com (reg&#...

This silver AIG-branded piggybank is my favorite memento from when I worked at AIG. Related posts:Bank Launches .mobi Website In one of the first examples of a large company... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Related posts:Bank Launches .mobi Website In one of ...

Here’s a simple web development tip that foolishly I didn’t do completely until today.  Using Google Analytics, find all of your site’s 404 errors. Locate the internal errors by seeing which internal pages sent the error traffic, open the pages up, and search for broken links. It ...

Rick Schwartz has announced that he reached a deal is set to sell Candy.com for $3,000,000 + an ongoing percentage of sales. The domain name was is said to be purchased by an undisclosed US candy maker. Several months ago, I believe Rick had been forwarding traffic from Candy.com to Hersheys.com, bu...

Now that I am committed to attending the GeoDomain Expo in San Diego next month, I want to make a few suggestions about what I’d like to see on the agenda to get the most out of the conference. There are many changes that have taken place in the geodomain business, and I think [...] Related...

When I wrote my original post about WhyPark’s services (actually an interview with WhyPark CEO Craig Rowe), a number of comments and questions ensued. I think it’s great to have the opportunity to openly communicate with people like Craig and Stephen (VP of Development). I just saw that ...

A few weeks ago, I heard that Delaware may do something to permit sports gambling, which is only legal in Las Vegas in the United States.  I did some research, and I saw that DelawareSportsbook.com was dropping, so I backordered it.  I just found out that I was able to acquire the name, one of [.....

For the last few weeks, well before the questions about the Expo arose, I’ve been trying to figure out if I will attend the GeoDomain Expo. Don’t get me wrong, I had a fantastic time at the GeoDomain Expo in Chicago last year. The issues I am trying to resolve are multi-faceted. I’...

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Rocky Mountain News staffers whose jobs were axed when the 150 year old paper announced its closure hope to start a new Internet venture, InDenverTimes.com.  If 50,000 people sign up and agree to pay $4.99 per month for access to the subscription-based website by April 23, 2009, the group will move...

SES is coming to New York in a little over a week, and if you are in town for it, you should know about a charity party that is being held on March 23.  The event is organized by an Internet marketing networking group in New York.  Below is some information about the event from [...] Related pos...

Yeah - that would suck, right?  Well, what would happen to all of your domain names?  How would all of your Internet-based colleagues and friends find out about your demise? There’s an article on Yahoo News discussing how some online gamers have dealt with death, and how their families had t...

I was reading Mike’s Blog today about WIPO wanting domain registrars to be held responsible for their registrants’ trademark infringing domain names, and I give it a thumbs up.  In fact, I said the same thing back in March of 2008, “Registrars Should Help Prevent Cybersquatting.&#...

I am sure you know it already, but as a reminder, taxes are due in one month from today, April 15th. If you have been procrastinating, now is the time to buy the Domainer Tax Guide, the resource I gave to my accountant in order to figure out my tax obligation. The guide is written [...] Related po...

I received confirmation this evening that Associated Cities’ GeoDomain Expo will go on as scheduled in San Diego. The event will be held April 23-25, and the conference agenda should be posted in the coming days. Josh Metnick, Director and largest shareholder of Associated Cities, has assured ...

Here are some names I am selling for just $40/each.  They’re all registered at Moniker.  First person to post “sold” will get the name(s).  Buy any two domain names for just $70. PartyDecor.org CancerTreatmentClinics.com - SOLD CelebrityBabyVideos.com CheapSnowboardRentals.com C...