CEO 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
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· ServicesPoker domains closing soon at Afternic
· Domain SalesThree poker domains are closing soon at Afternic, along with a few other quality domains. Both Poker.sh and Poker.vc will close in about a week and have bids of $1,500 so far. .Sh is the country code domain for Saint Helena. .Vc is the country code ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain scams increasing
· Policy & LawIt appears that the number of domain name scam e-mails is increasing. Over the past few days I've received a number of emails from people that received solicitations to sell their domains but the buyers turned out to be scammers. With the large number ... Continue Reading2 Comments
RegisterFly $4 domain coupon code
· Domain RegistrarsDomain Registrar RegisterFly is offering $4 domain transfers and other discounts. RegisterFly says it became the 8th fastest growing registrar last week and is offering the transfer special to celebrate. You must enter coupon code "FLY6PROMO" to get ... Continue Reading3 Comments
New Dotster Happy Hour
· Domain RegistrarsDotster is having another happy hour-- this time for hosting. Dotster is having another happy hour this Wednesday at 4PM EST. Instead of selling cheap domains, this happy hour will offer the first 1,000 people a coupon for $1 per month webhosting. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
9trillion.com
· UncategorizedThe US government increased the debt ceiling to $9,000,000,000,000.00 last week. Feedback is instant on the internet today. So I registered 9Trillion.com to give my opinion about this sad event in American history. And as any good domainer would, I ... Continue Reading3 Comments
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
Domain bill finally gets press coverage
· Policy & LawA story I discussed almost 6 weeks ago is finally hitting the mainstream press -- Sen. Max Baucus of Montana has introduced a bill to require adult web sites to relocate to a .xxx domain. As I discussed on February 6, the bill is a threat to all domain ... Continue Reading1 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
VeriSign spin machine moves into high gear
· Policy & LawAn article about denial-of-service attacks is actually a well-placed VeriSign PR campaign. Earlier today I wrote about an op-ed by a Verisign Internet Advisory Board member that suggested that VeriSign needs to hike .com prices in order to handle ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment