Here are a couple news notes from Domainer Mardi Gras and WhyPark. Domainer Mardi Gras special ends today: Domainer Mardi Gras is giving away a 500 GB external hard drive to anyone who signs up to attend by midnight tonight. Registration rates are as ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Rick Latona Auction Ends Today, Sedo 2 Character Auction Starts
· Domain SalesOne auction ends and another one begins today. The extended auction for Rick Latona's TRAFFIC auction ends today, and bidding is open online. A handful of domains have already received bids (which also means they hit their reserve). Notable domains ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Friday Domain News Bytes
· UncategorizedQuick news updates before the weekend. It's the Friday before Halloween and there's a lot of domain news to report. I'll be taking off early today to go to my daughter's Halloween school carnival (she's dressing up as a Flamingo), so here's a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
My Thoughts on Today’s Rick Latona Auction
· Domain SalesTaking a look at today's live domain name auction. The Rick Latona Auctions auction at TRAFFIC starts this afternoon at 4:30 ET. Bidding is available online at proxibid.com/ricklatona. Here are my thoughts on a handful of domains in the ... Continue Reading7 Comments
AEIOU.com Calls it Quits
· ServicesAEIOU getting out of the minisite business. Mini site production company AEIOU, owned by Rick Latona, is throwing in the towel. In a blog post at RickLatona.com, Latona says there's no money in web design. "It's hard. The customers are hard to ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Domain Name News Worth Reading
· UncategorizedTwo articles you should take the time to read. Over the past 24 hours I've read two great domain name articles I want to pass along. The first is an editorial by Jeremy Rabkin, Professor of Law at George Mason University. Rabkin discusses what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Can Rick Latona Save TRAFFIC Conference?
· ServicesLatona will add needed spark to domain conference franchise. TRAFFIC was the first big domain name industry conference. It was also the first to do many innovative things, such as offer a compelling live domain auction. But lately its star has faded. ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Two Unique Domain Conferences on Tap for June
· ServicesTRAFFIC ccTLDs and Domain Roundtable round out first half of year. Domain conference goers have been treated to many options this year, and two more events are coming up next month. These conferences will be very different from the typical conference, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name News Bytes for April 8
· UncategorizedBrief notes about what's going on in the domain world. There are a lot of stories I haven't gotten to lately. Here they are in brief. Don't want your WordPress site to get hacked? Richard Douglas, who helped me yesterday when it happened to me, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rick Latona Auctions Extended Auction Ends Sunday
· Domain SalesExtended auction from Phoenix Forum ends Sunday. Yesterday Domain Name Wire published an interview with Rick Latona about his live adult domain name auction at the Phoenix Forum. Although the auction failed to meet expectations, the silent online ... Continue Reading1 Comment