GoDaddy abrubtly suspends registration. GoDaddy chief Bob Parsons is a big supporter of free speech. He's also a big supporter of privacy as a way to do this by promoting domain whois privacy services. That's why the internet world was shocked today ... Continue Reading26 Comments
GoDaddy Faces PR Nightmare Over Domain Suspension
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawNameMedia, Fabulous Hook Up
· ServicesFabulous will list its domain name portfolio on BuyDomains, Afternic. At first glance, NameMedia and Fabulous seem like competitors. Both NameMedia's BuyDomains and Fabulous offer a huge portfolio of premium domains for sale. But the two companies ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
MyDomain offers $4.99 .mobi domains
· Domain RegistrarsMyDomain.com is offering a coupon for a $4.99 .mobi domain registration. .Mobi is hot. The domain, designed for mobile devices, has seen lots of aftermarket activity since its release last year. The best known sale is Flowers.mobi, which sold for ... Continue Reading4 Comments
MGM’s Battle for WarGames.com
· Policy & LawMGM wants the domain WarGames.com. But it faces an uphill battle to win this war. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., better known as MGM, wants the domain WarGames.com. MGM owns the rights to the 1983 film WarGames and the company is gearing up to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Eric Schmidt Was Right
· Policy & LawA perspective on why click fraud won't ruin the domain name industry. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt learned an important lesson in July 2006. When asked at an economics conference if there was an economic answer to click fraud, Schmidt said ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Yahoo! Pay-Per-Click Rankings to Change in February
· ServicesPaid listings will no longer by ranked solely on bid. Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced that the rankings of pay-per-click search ads on its network will change February 5. Prior to that date, ads are ranked according to the maximum bid per click ... Continue Reading3 Comments
2007 Domain Name Wire Survey Opens
· UncategorizedParticipate for your chance to win a free domain name registration. Domain Name Wire announces the official launch of its 2007 Domain Name Wire Survey. This is the second annual survey undertaken by Domain Name Wire. Last year's survey attracted ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Understanding Domain Name UDRP
· Policy & LawA primer on domain name arbitration. Later this week Domain Name Wire will cover the pending spat between Rogers Cadenhead and MGM regarding his domain name, WarGames.com. I have procured a copy of MGM's original complaint and Cadenhead's response. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
BuyDomains Approaches 1 Million Domains
· Domain SalesBuyDomains now has 800,000 domain names for sale. In the arms race of acquiring domain names, BuyDomains might be at the top of the pack. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has added 200,000 domains to its portfolio over the past year. According to a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domainer’s Magazine Interview
· ServicesJerry Nolte tells domainers about Domainer's Magazine, the new print publication for the domain name industry. Domainer's Magazine will debut at the upcoming DOMAINfest conference. I recently asked magazine founder Jerry Nolte about the ... Continue Reading7 Comments