Peter Francis-Macrae is currently on trial for alleged death threats he made as police closed in on his domain name scams. Francis-Macrae ran two domain name scams: 1. .EU registrations. He sent spam to thousands of people offering to register ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
UK domain name scam artist in court
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All Video iPod domains registered
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedApple officially launched its new iPod today with video, dubbed by fans as the Video iPod. But Apple doesn't own the VideoiPod.com domain. It was registered over 2 years ago. Here are VideoiPod.com and iPodVideo.com domains and when they were ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Harriet Miers dot.com domain name for sale at Sedo
· Domain SalesSedo has just listed HarrietMiers.com for sale. According to a press release from Sedo: "Brian Wolk of Plantation, Florida, a lawyer and web enthusiast, figured the experts had it wrong when their lists of potential Supreme Court candidates did not ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
So you want to be a registrar?
· Domain RegistrarsA number of domain name investors ponder the question "should I apply to start my own registrar?". There are obvious benefits, not the least of which is being able to return domains for a refund within 5 days if you decide you don't want them. If ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.US domains continue to sell, King.com grabs $155,000
· Domain SalesCan anything stop the incredible string of sales of .US domain names? This week saw two more 5 figure domain sales, according to DNJournal. GourmetFoods.com sold for $10,750 and OrganicFoods.us sold for $10,000. There's only one catch: the buyer is the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
MSN readies pay-per-click system MSN adCenter
· ServicesMSN is gearing up for its entry into the pay-per-click search engine market to compete against Yahoo and Google. This will also create another option for paid domain name parking services to provide relevant ads. I am participating in the MSN adCenter ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Sedo to host UK domain name conference
· Services, UncategorizedThe T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name conference is next week, but traveling to the event from overseas is cost prohibitive for many people. I just received a message from Sedo that they are holding a UK conference this fall that will focus on the future of the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ParkingSite upgrades templates
· ServicesParkingSite has just updated its templates. Now you can have the same images on the top header as the side column. See an example here. This is much better than the old style which had sometimes irrelevant graphics on the right side (see ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Riding on Expiring Domains – my opinion
· Expired Domains, Policy & LawIn a recent article posted on CircleID, author "Talented Fool" writes about registrars taking over domains when they enter the expiration grace period in an article titled "Riding on Expiring Domains". These registrars replace the domain owner's site ... Continue Reading3 Comments
DomainSponsor to add non PPC links?
· ServicesA note at DomainSponsor says that its paid parking program is adding new features to boost revenue for domain name owners. The changes will integrate DomainSponsor with Oversee.net, which owns DomainSponsor. After reading the note, my guess is that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
