April 20, 2009 Posts

The following domain names have expired and dropped today. They were all available for registration at the time of this post. Nearly all of them have search volume according to the Google Adwords Tool. The domains with the highest search volume are as follows: FreeStreamingMusic.net 12,230, StringTrimmer.net 11,260, HotelsInJacksonville.net 6,470. ...

The domain name TechSupport.Mobi, one of the better dotMobi domain names out there, is up for auction on Bido today. US $1.00, No reverse. Many wonder what is the state of dotMOBI these days, are domainers still chasing them? Are they still optimistic about their future? I think in the next couple of hours we will find out much about the state of d...

With the severe downturn in the general economy this might not seem like the best time to open a new business but that hasn't stopped a trio of veteran domainers from starting up three new companies this month. Plus, a San Francisco group announces plans to pursue a .radio extension.

BRS Media — the operator of the .FM and .AM registries — has announced its intentions to apply for the .radio top level domain through the ICANN gTLD application process in early 2010. "We're thrilled and ecstatic to announce our intention to secure, operate and promote the new .Radio top level domain," said George T. Bundy,...

Recent auctions show that platform can deliver good prices. I've been a fan of domain name auction platform Bido for awhile, even though I've had my reservations. My most recent complaint was domain quality. But Bido seems to be picking up the slack in that category. And a funny thing has happened as

Non-profit launches new job site. Domain parking revenue in the dumps? Worried that changes by ICANN will hurt the long run stability of your domain portfolio? If you can't beat ‘em, join ‘em. ICANN just launched a new job site that lists over 20 job openings. Positions range from Chief Executive Officer (to replace

iLounge.com tries to get iLoungeOC.com from its neighbor. Here's an interesting domain arbitration case in Orange County. iLounge.com, a web site about iPod and iPhone accessories and software, started getting communications that were meant for a restaurant and bar also in Orange County called iLounge Orange County. The restaurant uses the domain ...

Poll questions are back! I always enjoy sharing domain name related polls and have been doing so every now and then on Twitter.? In the past I had done regular poll questions on DotSauce, but somehow that feature was forgotten. Well I've updated my fancy WP-Polls plugin and will now begin sharing more domain and development This article is from Dot...

There are really only 2 main sources that give a website traffic, but those two forms bloom out to many other forms from there. The two main forms of how people go to a website are either: Hyperlink (Link) Direct Navigation From each of these two ways, blooms into other forms but those are the two main ways. Link: A link

I had wrote about this error on SnapNames.com back on April 02 but I am once again in an auction that has been affected with this problem. The basics of the problem: A domain name is listed as a "Pre-Release" or also known on SnapNames as a "Partner Domain". (Available Soon) Available Soon Partner domains DO show

Ask.com has decided to bring their butler "Jeeves" back into the fold in the UK. This aligns with the search company reverting back to its previous name, "Ask Jeeves." The company also intends to leverage social media outlets to give Jeeves a personality. According to the Reuters article, "Jeeves will have an account on social network Related po...

A number of recent INDRP cases have raised concerns in the domaining community about loss of generic domains.? To understand these decisions, it is important to understand how Indian law considers trademarks, particularly well known trademarks.? While this blog post is a little bit technical I think anyone seriously invested in the Indian domain ma...

What could you do with the domain shows.com? Would you focus on Broadway? Vegas? Television? Wednesday April 28th you might have a chance to make that decision. Rick Latona Auctions will be putting this name on the block at no reserve at the Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show in Silicon Valley. It should be exciting seeing how this name

A Brooklyn teen found a novel way to land a job in a terrible job market, he launched a worm against Twitter last week, actually four worms. Michael Mooney, a 17-year-old living in Brooklyn, N.Y., told CNET.com,? that he wrote the worms because he was bored and wanted to bring Twitter's attention to the security holes. Michael

According to a post on a gambling blog, theOnlineWire.com, the site formerly known as Bodog.com is getting its domain, Bodog.com back. Terms of the return of the domain were not disclosed. 1st Technology, a Nevada Corporation, wound up with the domain through a $49 million dollar judgement, when Bodog failed to file response in a patent dispute. Bo...

Not sure if he's going to reveal before me, but many are already hot on the trail from the clues we've provided so far. Just follow the clues by following ME on twitter and subscribing to our VIP community where a major clue went out in this morning's e-newsletter.Here are two more. When solving this puzzle please consider that these domains may ac...

We are often asked with Registrars are liable for cybersquatting, domain theft, trademark infringement, negligence in failing to process domain registrations and other issues. Under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, registrars have some protection from cybersquatting allegations, but they are...

This is the third article in the series on my journey in developing downwind.com.au. You can read the previous articles by clicking on the following links: Part 1 - Development - the business model (index.php/20090409524/Developing-Domains/Part-1-Development-business- model.html) Part 2 - Development - getting users (index.php?option=com_content tas...

Thanks to Bruce Marler for the recent interview published on his site. It was fun, Bruce! Read "Interview with Web Developer and Domainer Tia Wood"

I'll be trotting down to San Diego later this week for the GeoDomain Expo. This will be my FIRST domain conference — first of many if all goes well. While I'm there, I'll be twittering, blogging and chatting on my new social platform that I'll be rolling out later today. I really believe in GEO – not just because I'm a cartographer by t...