by Crystal Peterson [ICANN's 39th Public Meeting is headed to Cartagena, Colombia this December. While much of the world pushes through frigid winter, .Co Internet Senior Marketing Manager Crystal Peterson promises it will be nice and warm in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Archives for August 2010
Google May Change Domain Parking Requirements
· Domain ParkingDNS parking may be required in the future. A few days ago Sedo informed its customers that its primary advertising provider (read: Google) may change the way it allows domains to be parked. URL forwarding will be out and all domains will need to be ... Continue Reading6 Comments
10 Reasons You’re Not Selling More Domains
· Domain SalesHere's what's stopping you from selling more domain names. 1. The distribution market is still fragmented - we're still at a point where we have a fragmented market of domain listing distribution providers. There's AfternicDLS, Domain Distribution ... Continue Reading22 Comments
DNS.com Charges Ahead Thanks in Part to Great Domain Name
· We Get ItDNS company gets marketing kick with DNS.com. Last month at HostingCon I met with Cloud.com to learn how their great domain name has propelled their business. I also got to spend time with domain industry show regular Sean Stafford, who's latest ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy Still Growing on Inc 5000
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar continues growth, lands on Inc 5000 again. GoDaddy continues its growth, landing on the Inc 5000 again in 2010. As the company gets bigger it makes it harder to turn in huge percentage growth numbers, but Inc reports 153% growth over ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Incredibly Simple Domain Registrar Innovation
· Domain Registrarsby Michael Goldstein [Sometimes dead simple innovation can have big results. In this post, Michael Goldstein discusses Hover's "No-Hassle Renewals". By implementing this simple feature the company has been able to reduce support costs while improving ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Domain Industry Phrases That Make Me Cringe
· Uncategorizedby Brian Null [Brian Null has built and sold a number of successful businesses on category-killer domain names. His latest venture is MO.com, where you can learn from other successful entrepreneurs. In this post, Brian talks about a couple phrases ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Catching Up with The Internet Commerce Association
· Policy & Lawby Philip S. Corwin, Counsel, Internet Commerce Association [Asking a lawyer to keep a guest post to 600 words or less is impossible. So Phil Corwin's ICA update is a bit longer. But it's a great update, and it's good to know that ICA is still ... Continue Reading1 Comment
I’m Taking Some Vacation, But DNW Is Not
· UncategorizedA much needed break, but plenty of domain content to hold you over. It's really hard as a blogger to take vacation time. The world doesn't stop just because you want to take some time off. But this week I'm throwing down the gauntlet and taking some ... Continue Reading3 Comments
No Grand Theft Domain: Take-Two Interactive Loses Battle over BioShock.com
· Policy & LawVideo game publisher loses arbitration for BioShock.com domain name. Take-Two Interactive Software, publishers of the Grand Theft Auto series and BioShock, have lost a domain name arbitration case to get the domain name BioShock.com. Take-Two filed ... Continue Reading8 Comments