I was looking through a list of domain names to potentially back order on NameJet a couple of nights ago when I came across something I found interesting that I hadn't seen before. Listed above the NameJet search results were two other domain names with the same keyword in a different extension, and there was The post Afternic and NameJet Partnerin...

This is a big weekend for us retailers.  Especially us stuff for the home guys.  People will be spending hundreds of dollars on their yard and I'll be taking it all in.  Tired, sunburn, and ready for Vegas. That's what I'll be on Tuesday. Enjoy the day. "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary"  -? Serbia.cc  I would muc...

About.me launched a new premium service plan this week and as a big fan of Ryan's I wanted to show my support for the amazing things they've been doing for free for so long now. I also think that they make some of the most simple and elegant one page bio sites out there and

As we head into a long holiday weekend in the U.S., we have news and information from several fronts today. The people & companies in the news include Bill Sweetman, David Castello & Bree, TRAFFIC Las Vegas, Hilco IP Auctions, Afternic & Directi.

I want to once again thank all of those who bid on domain names and services in the Domain Boardroom and Escrow.com sponsored auction that will benefit the American Red Cross. I especially want to thank the people who offered up their domain names and services. The auction raised a total of $5,655 in bids. The post Charity Auction Raises Over $5,60...

The auctions will end today at 5 PM EDT, so if my calculations are correct (I'm not from the US), there's only about 1 hour and 7 minutes left at the moment of writing. As mentioned on the 22nd of May, DomainBoardroom.com and Escrow.com, together with Elliot Silver, are organizing a charity auction (everything will be

Thought Convergence's domain marketplace will integrate domain parking and the company has switched ad feed providers. Aftermarket.com, the domain name sales platform by Thought Convergence, is getting ready to launch a combined parking and selling platform. In a blog post today, the company said it will start offering a parking platform integrated...

According to Bloomberg.com, Google is facing a new Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission According to the story the FCC is looking into "into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition" The story goes on to say that the investigation is in the pr...

John Berryhill, Esq, PHD says that the UDRP panel in the Ron Paul Domain name case got its right. The decision has garnered a lot of Strong opinions, but Mr. Berryhill who has won more reverse domain name hijacking cases representing domain holders says the panel got it right and says that the UDRP panel that awarded HillaryClinton.com to Hillary C...

U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in the way that it handles some ad sales. It is unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission has sent out civil investigative demands in relation to the probe, which would

Jay Chapman, President of Digimedia, a Oklahoma-based domain investment and development company, announced that the company launched Thankful.com this morning. Thankful.com is an aggregation of Twitter and Instagram messages from people expressing their gratitude for the support in the wake of the devastating tornados that struck Moore, Oklahoma. T...

Some expensive spring chickens and a cruise company were among last week's end user domain name buyers at Sedo. Here's a selection of end user domain sales from Sedo last week: A UK company called Spring Chicken Direct Limited bought SpringChicken.co.uk for a whopping 12,000 GBP. Online game company Greentube Internet Entertainment bought Greentube...

Everyone loves their own domain names. As Tim Ash would say, "It's hard to admit that your baby is ugly" but sometimes you just have to do it. Now Tim is talking about websites when he says this because, like domains, people also love their own websites, even if they are incredibly ugly, they've grown

For a second day a UDRP panel has denied the claim of a famous person to their matching .com domain name Back in February we told you that Joan Collins had filed a UDRP to gain control over JoanCollins.com Although the ruling has not been published as of yet today, the decision is in and its a loss for Ms. Collins. As we noted back in February, Ms....

Afternic signs a big distribution agreement. Before jumping into this week's list of Afternic end user sales, Afternic made a big announcement today. It inked a deal with Directi to sell its premium domains through Directi's registrars. This means Afternic has deals with 9 of the top 10 domain registrars. OK, on to the sales.

According to an article on Media Week this morning, "The Guardian is set to change its numerous domain names including guardian.co.uk to theguardian.com as part of a shift to a global digital newsbrand and ongoing expansion in the US and Asia-Pacific." This is a wise move for the company, and I am sure the acquisition of The post Guardian Newspaper...

Starting to get excited about TRAFFIC next week merely for the fact I can use a break.  It's also been a while since I've been to Vegas.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and to making a little money with Cyger at the craps tables. Gotta make it through the busy sales weekend known as memorial day.   Here are today's names and the daily quote...

Applicants flood ICANN with responses to GAC advice on new top level domains. ICANN has published applicant responses to the Governmental Advisory Committees "Advice" on new top level domains. 722 responses were filed in total. Many applicants submitted the same comment on each TLD they believed was affected by the advice. The overarching theme in...

The .ORG domain manager Public Interest Registry (PIR) recently announced that they will be increasing their annual registration fee for registrars on July 1, 2013. Unfortunately, we have to pass on this registry price change and our registration/renewal fee for...

Former congressman guilty of reverse domain name hijacking, says WIPO panel. Earlier today I wrote about how Ron Paul lost both of his domain dispute brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization. The disputes were filed against RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org and were both heard by the same arbitration panel. The panel ruled that in the...

Afternic, announced their partnership with Directi, the largest domain registrar in Asia and seventh-largest registrar in the world. Directi will join the Afternic reseller network as a Premium Partner, incorporating Afternic’s vast inventory of premium domains for sale through their BigRock brand. This exclusive relationship brings premium domains...

Another .Co is in the news today as H2.co announced its holding its inaugural meeting at LinkedIn's global headquarters in Silicon Valley in October 2013. Talk about name dropping. Lets start with Reid Hoffman who is a Partner at Greylock and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at LinkedIn Then we move over to Nayan Patel and Jeff Merkel who between ...

They're not as big, but several applied-for TLD strings get invalid queries. ICANN is investigating internal names used by corporations and how they might conflict with applied-for top level domains. .Home and .Corp are frequently among the top 10 queried invalid top level domains, but they aren't the only ones. ICANN hosts a page that...

Apple has been under a lot of scrutiny lately over offshore profit shifting to Ireland. The tech giant apparently dodged $13.8 Billion (yes billion with a capital B) in taxes thanks to a tax shelter aka office in Ireland. Of course the company is vehemently denying these charges but they are going to have to

In the last month, seven applications have been withdrawn from the new TLD process, rounding out the to-date withdrawal number at 62. (For a full list, click here.) It may not seem like it in the face of 1,900+ applications, … Continue reading →