Survey says... The question "Which person has the most influence on the domain industry?" has been asked on the Annual Domain Name Wire Survey for the past two years, making its return again this year. Like last year, it's an open response ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Archives for 2010
These UK Students Must Have a Big Budget to Buy Domain Names
· Domain SalesNew domain purchase inquiry "form letter" making the rounds. I got a suspicious domain name inquiry yesterday. It was suspicious for two reasons: 1. Whenever someone vaguely explains their reason for buying generic domain names, that's a red ... Continue Reading42 Comments
Hover Email Service Hit by Phishing Attack
· ServicesDomain registrar's personalized email service is target of phishers. Hover Personalized Email, a service from Tucows, is reporting that its members are receiving phishing emails. The services lets you sign up for a personalized email address using ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Survey Focus: Which Domain Name Forum is Best?
· ServicesCast your vote for the best domain name forum. For many years, there have been two major domain forums, DNForum and NamePros. Behind that were a number of smaller forums. While that remains true, some shakeup is in progress. DomainState, a smaller ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Off Topic: Hook’em Horns
· UncategorizedTexas plays Alabama for the college football national title this evening. "Punk." That's what I recall thinking to myself when I saw him. It was January 4, 2006. I was at Scholz Garten, a bar just off the University of Texas campus. It was ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Go Daddy Expanding in Iowa
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar expands footprint in Iowa. Domain name registrar GoDaddy is bulking up its customer service operations near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The new customer service facility should be running by this spring. The company is looking to hire 60 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google’s Brilliant Move: Not Buying NexusOne.com Domain Name
· UncategorizedBy not buying NexusOne.com, Google reinforces the power of Google search over direct navigation. Over the past few days I've read numerous stories by my peers suggesting that Google messed up by not registering the NexusOne.com domain name prior to ... Continue Reading34 Comments
Transamerica Dismisses Moniker from Lawsuit, Win for Domain Registrars
· Domain RegistrarsOversee.net and related companies dropped from Transamerica lawsuit. Transamerica has dismissed Moniker, Oversee.net, Domain Systems, and Moniker Privacy Services LLC from its lawsuit over alleged trademark infringement. The parties filed a Joint ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Heading to TRAFFIC or DOMAINfest?
· ServicesStart networking now by posting which shows you're going to. It's hard to believe, but the 2010 domain conference schedule kicks off with TRAFFIC Las Vegas in just 15 days. TRAFFIC will run January 21-23 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Champagne.us: Interesting Use of .US Domain Name
· Policy & LawChampagne Bureau uses .us domain for Champagne petition call-to-action. An ad on the back of this week's The New Yorker includes an interesting use of a .us domain name: Champagne.us. The ad is a call to action to sign a petition asking congress to ... Continue Reading6 Comments