Uniregistry announced its affiliate commission program a few days ago; the process is also explained in a step-by-step manual for Domain Name Sales users. Just how much is Uniregistry paying for domains that are registered via an affiliate link referral? The earnings vary according to the TLD, and there is a useful table that explains […] The...

GoDaddy, the biggest domain registrar in the world, isn't shying away from the use of performance-enhancing (but legal) substances. The infamous GoDaddy commercial aired during the Super Bowl, was a precursor to the first gTLD by GoDaddy: dot .roids. Aimed at lifters, meatheads, pumpers and steroid fans, dot .roids will utilize Danica Patrick in he...

Today's list is making me hungry! I think I might have to grab a little Kung Pao chicken for lunch! It's another great day out here in Los Angeles. I

As much as I hold the partial title of a ‘domainer', it's more for an inner city reference than for public identification outside of that circle. The world, in fact, retains very little respect for domain investors, that are often labeled with ‘squatter' or ‘opportunist' and other such negative epithets. As a developer, I am [R...

Intent-to-use trademark does in complainant. Neal & Massy Holdings, a business conglomerate operating in the Carribean, has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name Massy.com. Massy.com is owned by domain investor Gregory Ricks. Ricks defended himself without counsel in the UDRP. He made a good defense, pointing out that the domain name is...

It's not a secret that Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu, founders of TRAFFIC, like to entertain their guests, during the domain conference's parties. They also enjoy dancing, and we're not talking about silly bopping here – it's jump ‘n jive like it's 1955! Proof comes in a new video where Rick, Howard and their spouses […] The post W...

First day .Marketing numbers seem rather low. Donuts launched .marketing and .holiday into general availability yesterday (post the Early Access phase), with both picking up over 2,000 registrations in the first partial day. .Marketing picked up 2,564 domains to hit 2,970 and .holiday added 2,125 to reach 2,341. These numbers are from the zone file...

The debates are beginning to heat up when it comes to new gTLDs and during such debates, a lot of domainers are unfortunately using strong words without realizing that they're far from objective when it comes to the matter at hand. Let's be honest, almost nobody is unbiased. All of us have more or less hidden agendas,

Google Glass may only be the first step as Google smart contact lenses could turn average human beings into the Six Million Dollar Man.  Adriana Lee on ReadWrite.com just published a story on some patents that Google filed with regard to their smart contact lense technology. From the article: Imagine the Google Glass headgear, which […]

Remember when I said yesterday was a good day.  Looks like we are even.  I have my nephew staying with me (and working at the nursery to earn some money) for Spring Break and since I work late he went home.  I get a text "Where do you keep your plunger?".   After various thoughts of Along Came Polly running through my head I tell him and 15 minutes...

PeopleBrowser has decided to cancel the landrush phase for its forthcoming .best new gTLD, citing "very little engagement" from registrants. The TLD is due to go to sunrise today. Two days after it ends on May 19, it will go directly to general availability. VP of operations Michael Deparini said in an email: Many of […] Related posts: .xxx ...

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The pace remained quick in the aftermarket with a trio of 6-figure sales at the front of the pack. In addition to leading this week's all extension Top 20 two newcomers cracked the first 20 on our Year to Date Top 100.

There are quite a few domain brokerage listings this week, and they have been posted below. As always, I am not involved in any of the sale listings, so please contact the domain broker directly to discuss a domain name. You may list one domain name for sale. It has to be new to the market and have a buy it now price listed. If you post more than o...

Victoria Wagner Ross wrote a piece on  Examiner.com about Facebook getting into the money transfer business. One analyst stated that they see this as a potential boost to Bitcoin and crpyto currency in general down the line. Facebook is advancing its reach to provide a money transfer service in Europe from a base in Ireland. […]

A UDRP against the domain name H-D.bike was decided recently, with the Complainant awarded the domain name from a non-responsive Respondent. Harley Davidson, world-famous for its motorcycles – affectionately called "bikes" – owns a trademark for "H-D" since 1984; that's 30 full years. The registrant of the domain, H-D.bike, wasn't shy a...

London Evening Standard dedicates half of front page to .london web address. .City domain names are popular with local press, and here's a great example. Michael Blend (formerly with Demand Media) snapped this photo in London today. It's the front page of London Evening Standard, and it looks like half of it is devoted to […]

I was evaluating a domain name today, and I searched my email archive because it seemed familiar. The first email that mentioned it was from the owner who was asking if I'd broker his domain name and he provided his asking price because I was interested in buying it. I directed him to a domain broker since I don't broker names, and two emails later...

My weekend starts tomorrow and I am looking forward to it! I can't wait to start blogging more. Having a full time job doesn't always allow me to blog as

TRAFFIC 2014 in Las Vegas is approaching fast; Rick Schwartz has just sent out an update on extending the free nights at the Bellagio offer: Back by popular demand! Domainers like the Free Room nights at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and we have received dozens of requests to extend that offer because many of […] The post TRAFFIC extends ‘f...

Company held back thousands of domains and has not activated and parked them. If you take a look at Uniregistry's zone files for its TLD launches so far, you might think yesterday was a huge day. After all, its previously launched .sexy domain jumped from 6,849 to 12,318 registrations. That's an 80% increase. .Tattoo jumped […]

The total number of new gTLD domains broke through half a million for the first time yesterday, but it seems to be due to Frank Schilling obtaining tens of thousands of names in his own TLDs. Uniregistry's .link became the fifth-largest new gTLD, moving almost 20,000 names, but it appears that the vast majority are […] Related posts: Schilli...

ICANN is about to hold its 50th meeting in London from June 21st. June 25, 2014. Looking back at the previous 49 ICANN general meetings and where they have been held.  I figured I would point out 10 spots around the globe that its pretty hard to believe ICANN has not held a meeting in. […]

Not bad! According to RegistrarStats.com, there were 19,954 dot link registrations yesterday. Dot photo also did well, with 5,196 registrations and the same thing can be said about dot gift (4,392 registrations yesterday). Dot pics didn't do as well as dot photo but still, it got 2,210 registrations on the first day of general availability....

Now sure, the "super premiums" probably won't be affected but let's be honest, not even the best domainers have portfolios that consist only of amazing domains. Pretty much everyone has "so-so" domains and it's precisely those domains that will be affected by new gTLDs. Let me explain why. Put yourself in an end user's position and let's...

A couple of interesting UDRP filings today Hershey's just filed a UDRP on the domain name ChocolateWorld.com The domain name was registered in back in 1997 however it is going to a blank page and according to Screenshots the domain may never have resolved to any type of site or page, not even a parked […]