Get on the list to be notified of an upcoming domainer meetup in Austin. There are a lot of domainers in Texas, and even a strong contingent in the Central Texas area, but we haven't made the effort to all get together. Heck, one of the domain print ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Could Google Chrome Actually Be Good for Domainers?
· UncategorizedWas the initial reaction to Google Chrome's Omnibox wrong? Earlier this week Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its browser Chrome, and my initial reaction was that it will hurt direct navigation. Chrome includes a feature called "Omnibox", which ... Continue Reading6 Comments
LaborDay.com
· UncategorizedIt's the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. Today is Labor Day in the United States. The holiday originated in the late 1800s as a day of rest for working citizens. Since then it has morphed into a day of barbecue, beer, and "insane" furniture ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The Daily Show: All the Good Anti-Obama Domains Are Taken
· UncategorizedJohn Oliver explores anti-Clinton sites, only to find that the best domains are taken. Daily Show fans are getting a dose of the Mile High City this week as the show covers the Democratic National Convention in Denver. On last night's episode ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Dying Business #273: Phone Book Covers
· UncategorizedHere's one more business the internet will kill off. I got an interesting large envelope in the mail this week. On the outside of the envelope was a stamp "IMPORTANT". I opened the envelope to find a thin sheet of plastic with ads on it. I was ... Continue Reading13 Comments
SMS Common Short Codes: A Domaining Like Opportunity?
· UncategorizedCommon Short Codes seems a lot like domain names, but they aren't a good investment opportunity yet. Have you ever seen an ad that read "Text keyword to 55112..."? Or voted on American Idol by sending a SMS text to a five digit number? If so, you've ... Continue Reading11 Comments
5 Sacrifices You Shouldn’t Make in the Name of Money
· UncategorizedGetting rich is one thing. Being successful is another. A lot of rich people think they are successful. But there are a lot of successful people who aren't rich and vice-versa. A friend of mine used to be in investment banking. He worked with ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Live Current (Communicate.com) Starts Trading Under New Ticker
· UncategorizedDomain name company name and stock symbol change go into effect. Domain name company Communicate.com has officially changed its name to Live Current Media (OTC BB: LIVC). It changed its stock symbol from cmnn.ob to livc.ob effective yesterday. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Two Reminders that .Com is Still King
· UncategorizedWhat a baseball game and radio show remind us about domain names. Last night I watched the Cardinals play the Phillies on ESPN. Play-by-play announcer Jon Miller mentioned a .tv web site (I think it was MLB.tv) and sidekick Joe Morgan chimed in "dot ... Continue Reading30 Comments
Del.icio.us Rebrands as Delicious.com: A Lesson for Entrepreneurs
· UncategorizedAwkward domain name slowed growth of site. Social bookmarking site Delicious has flipped the switch on its brand, encouraging users to visit the easy-to-remember Delicious.com instead of the often typod del.icio.us. On its blog, the site ... Continue Reading10 Comments