Domain exchange Afternic is steadily improving its solid domain trading platform. I had the opportunity to sit down with Roger Collins, president of domain exchange Afternic, during Domain Roundtable in Seattle last week. Afternic is one of the two ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Monetization at Domain Roundtable
· ServicesTo park or not to park, that is the question. The "Domain Monetization" session at Domain Roundtable featured a common question: should I park my domains or develop them? The answer, according to almost all 9 panelists, is "it depends". Most ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Open Source Parking
· ServicesOpen Source Parking aims to cut Microsoft's perceived server share. I came across an interesting site called OpenSourceParking.com today. OpenSourceParking urges domain name owners to park their domains on open source servers as opposed to Microsoft ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Communicate.com announces record revenues
· ServicesDomain name and e-commerce company Communicate.com (OTCBB: CMNN.ob) announced record revenues for fiscal year 2005. Communicate.com, owner of premium domain names including Perfume.com, Body.com, Brazil.com, and Boxing.com, announced record revenues ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrafficClub RPM tops $50
· ServicesMy TrafficClub domain name parking results from March 2006 were the best ever. As I always do at the beginning of the month, I am dislosing my paid parking results with TrafficClub. TrafficClub is a unique domain name parking service that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2006 GeoDomain Expo
· ServicesAssociated Cities is holding a geographic domain names conference June 2 & 3. The conference, called "2006 GeoDomain Expo", will focus on issues facing domain name and web site owners of geographic domain names. Associated Cities has members owning ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CMNN launches Body.com
· ServicesDomain name and e-commerce company Communicate.com has launched Body.com. The site at www.Body.com is going through some launch pains but offers products in nutrition, fashion, frangrance, fitness, and beauty categories. Communicate.com (OTCBB: ... Continue Reading1 Comment
More ICANN at Domain Roundtable
· ServicesCEO and President of ICANN to keynote Domain Roundtable conference. In addition to Vint Cerf, Domain Roundtable has rounded up another ICANN representative for next month's conference. ICANN CEO and President Dr. Paul Twomey will deliver a keynote on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoldKey parking service acquired
· ServicesPaid domain parking business GoldKey has been acquired. According to an e-mail sent by Theo Antoniou of GoldKey, Domain Services LLC has acquired the GoldKey parking service. Domain Services LLC is a subsidiary of YesDirect which also owns BuyDomains. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The rise and fall of Pool.com
· ServicesA new article in The Ottawa Citizen features Pool.com and the challenges it faces. The article covers Pool.com and its rise from nowhere in 2003. But it also discusses a grave threat to its business -- and one I've mentioned numerous times -- both ... Continue Reading1 Comment