Survey shows everyone looking for something different in expired domain services. Last year SnapNames handily won the expired domain category in the annual Domain Name Wire survey. I anticipated that NameJet would take over the top spot this year ... Continue Reading6 Comments
GoDaddy Makes It Harder for Woman’s Husband to Find a Job
· Domain RegistrarsWith missing www., site shows page full of ads. [Updated: It looks like the web site may not be hosted at GoDaddy. It's on the company's nameservers, but the IP address on the site shows Apple. GoDaddy says it's not hosted with them. That would mean ... Continue Reading24 Comments
Survey: Sedo Top Online Domain Sales Site
· Domain SalesNo surprise in online domain sales category. Once again, Sedo has taken top honors for "Best Online Domain Name Sales Site" in the annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 48% of respondents to the fourth annual survey selected Sedo as the top site, roughly ... Continue Reading5 Comments
What Should Domain Registrars Do with Expired Domain Names?
· Expired DomainsPerhaps letting domain registrars do as they please is OK. For the 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey I added a new option for the most important factors when selecting a domain registrar: what they do with expired domains. With all the commotion over ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Survey: Go Daddy Top Domain Name Registrar
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy tops survey for fourth year in a row, eNom continues slide. For four years running, GoDaddy has topped the list of domain name registrars in the annual Domain Name Wire Survey. GoDaddy took home top honors in this year's survey with 43% of the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
AfternicDLS to Expand Promotion, Improve Integrity
· ServicesNameMedia platform getting two major improvements. NameMedia will notify customers of Afternic later today about two major enhancements to its platform. First, the company will be greatly expanding the reach of domains listed on Afternic with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hells Angels Sue Alleged Cybersquatter for $2 Million
· Policy & LawClearly ignorant cybersquatter can now answer question "What's the worst that can happen?" There are two types of cybersquatters: big, systematic cybersquatters and small, just-don't-know-any-better cybersquatters. Sometimes it's the big guys that get ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Twitter Can’t Take Down GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsTwitter backlash at GoDaddy ads is amusing, but it won't add up to much. The Monday after the Super Bowl is filled with analysis. Not about the football game, but the commercials. Domain Name Wire received literally thousands of search visitors ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GoDaddy Charges Own Customers with Cybersquatting
· Policy & LawDomain name registrar files UDRP complaints for its trademarks. You won't believe where the domain names are registered. Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com and its parent company have filed 4 UDRP cases with World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading19 Comments
GoDaddy Promotes Its Own Service When Switching Nameservers
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar offers its own competing service when changing nameservers. Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com is promoting its own domain parking service "Cash Parking" to customers who attempt to change a domain's nameservers to a competing domain ... Continue Reading10 Comments