When the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference returns to Las Vegas next week it will be the 6th time the pioneering domain conference has been held there. We take a look back at the five previous Las Vegas shows that set the stage for next week's big event at the Bellagio Hotel.

I received word this afternoon that the auction for the Tweeter.com domain name and related assets has been pushed back. The new auction date has not been set by Hilco Streambank, the company running the auction on behalf of the domain owner, a lender to Tweeter. According to Hilco Streambank's David Peress, "There has been significant The post Twe...

Microsoft launch Xbox One without owning XboxOne.com Everyone was pretty sure the new XBox was going to be named the XBox 720 however at todays press release which is still running they have announced that there new XBox system shall be called the XBox One. Doing a quick whois using Domain Tools it appears the… Continue reading...The post Mic...

The domain name Tax.com has been put on the proverbial ‘chopping block‘, after the "world's #1 domain broker", Ryan Colby, announced its availability for purchase. Recently, the domain name Tax.info failed to attract high bids, selling on NameJet for a lowly $10,805. On top of being a popular financial keyword, tax.com is also a three...

Hello and welcome to the Startup CTO Corner, a new column I'm adding to the blog that you can find here every Tuesday. As many of you know my days (and nights) are spent as the CTO of Fashion Metric, an LA-based Fashion tech startup. This is my first time as a CTO and so

I was checking out some three letter .com domain names this morning, and I came across an interesting landing page on AHH.com. The landing page says "There are over 34,755 ways to explain how Coca-Cola makes you feel, and one way to describe them: Ahh." There's a button below the graphic imploring people to click The post Coca Cola Acquires AHH.com...

Help pick the next logo for Domain Name Wire. I ran a logo contest on 99Designs and now need to select which logos go on to the final round. I've learned a lot with this logo contest, and I'll share some of my insight later. But for now, I'd like your help. Please take a

This is something that's on my mind this morning. I had a few people ask me about the $25,000 mistake I made when I jumped aboard the .mobi fiasco 7 years ago. Wow, was that really 7 years ago?!  May of 2006.  … Continue reading →Related Posts:Quality Content: The Foundation of SEO and DevelopmentAuthenticating Your Website and Business...

ETM.com sees early bidding action, but Bargain.com is the headline domain. ETM.com has attracted three bidders and 12 bids at the Hilco Streambank auction that ends tomorrow. As of now the domain has been bid up to $15,058. So far the more expensive domain names haven't received any bids, but I'd expect interested parties to

I have to admit my domain business has taken a hit with my busy May schedule.  My overall work schedule has not. Sunday I rode 45 miles, had breakfast with my family, went in to work for the day, came home and planted our spring garden completely full of grafted tomatoes and peppers, and then called 3 people about domains   Every single minute of t...

Today TRAFFIC organizers announced the addition of two one-day pass options for the TRAFFIC Vegas show coming up next week. Their decision to offer these passes was based on requests from potential attendees who wouldn't be able to make it for the entire show. I am definitely a fan of getting as many people to

Company suggests ICANN is only posting letters that "will advance its positions". Verisign has sent a letter to ICANN questioning why it isn't publishing certain correspondence on the ICANN.org web site. ICANN has a section on its web site where it publishes many letters it receives and sends. But Verisign says ICANN hasn't published three...

This is the first GoDaddy coupon code I have seen to offer three domain names discounted to just $0.99! The discount applies to both new registrations and transfers. I've tested and it works for me. I happened to come across this while noticing a banner for the GoDaddy promotion. The savings are significant, so I ... Continue Reading

The domain name TextAlerts.com was on sale at BuyDomains.com just a week ago with a buy it now price of $250. There were no takers. Instead the domain name which was owned by Domainbox Limited of the UK, when it was listed at Afternic.com/BuyDomains.com,  expired, dropped and went into a SnapNames.com auction where it sold on Friday for $3,505!!! I...

Lots of ground to cover in the Lowdown at DNJournal today - most centering on the launch of new businesses. Email.biz, Directi's .IN.NET and Michael Cyger's SEOBlog.com all joined the growing ranks of new online enterprises. Elsewhere, Traffic Las Vegas offers 1-day passes.

So you're venturing into the unknown, yet wonderful world of domaining! Congratulations; the world is your oyster. The road is wide but paved with strange temptations. Like a modern Odysseas on the way to Ithaca, you're presented with melodic, new TLDs, "premium" domains and other such attractive elements. Fresh domainer, beware! What is the single...

In the event that you were planning to be a bidder on the Hilco Streambank auction for the domain names and intellectual property package related to 1800mywebsite.com, I want to let you know that the auction has been canceled. Included in this auction were the 1800mywebsite.com and 1?800?mywebsite.com domain names as well as matching vanity The pos...

A mobile friendly website for restaurants that doesn't have any of my pet peeves. On Friday I received a press release from GoDaddy about how its website builder had new functionality and specific templates for restaurants. It was Friday afternoon and I generally don't care much about small business website builders. The combination of these...

Subdomains are great, but beware the typos. Have you ever come across a Google information page that's a subdomain of WithGoogle.com? If you just go to Withgoogle.com you'll be forwarded to Google.com. But type in certain third level domains, often referred to as subdomains, of WithGoogle.com and you'll find specialized product pages. brasilfreewif...

Search engine optimization continues to be one of the most discussed topics online for web developers and publishers. Every second there is an average of 3.5 searches about the topic on Google, and there are over 3,000 books about SEO on Amazon. SEO is a booming business, and many millions of dollars are spent by The post Michael Cyger Launches SEO...

Worldwide, there are about 150 million new businesses being started up each year.With some startups being funded to grow as quickly as possible, many are interested in purchasing killer domain names so they can create a memorable brand. Noted venture capitalist Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures suggests to start-ups he invests in that they alloc...

Did would-be new gTLD registry services provider GMO Registry fail its ICANN technical evaluations? The Japanese company has made a deal that will see CentralNic take over the back-end operations for all 27 of the applications it was signed up to service, it has emerged. In a letter, provided by GMO to ICANN last week Related posts: Another 44 ne...

Portland-based developer Fly9 launched last week, offering new gTLD registries a broad range of software designed to make it easier to sell domain names. The company, founded by SnapNames and Afilias alum Ravi Surya, hopes its platform will help new gTLD operators tap into registrars' customer bases in a soon-to-be-flooded market. "The problem with...

I wanted to pass along the news about the TRAFFIC conference offering one day passes to those who can't attend the entire conference or don't wish to pay the full amount to attend. There are two options for the one day pass, which will go on sale tomorrow (Monday, May 20). In case you are The post TRAFFIC Offering One Day Passes appeared first on E...

The board of directors at Yahoo approved the acquisition of the popular [photo]blogging platform, Tumblr, for $1.1 billion dollars. It is expected, that Tumblr's managers won't bargain any further as this is truly a god-sent offer. Tumblr will continue to operate "as before", with the same corporate leadership. By having such an extreme stash of...