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English is the number one language used in International commerce, regardless of the actual number of native speakers: The number of Chinese Mandarin speakers surpasses that of native speakers of English around the world – a staggering 845 million versus 345 million for English.
Several dozen other languages are spoken worldwide, one...
Domainers are getting more inventive with their marketing, but strangely, their inventiveness uses old technology, like the mail service in order to get their message across.
In the past couple of weeks, I've received two postcards and a letter offering me the opportunity to invest in different domain names.
So far, the domains in question have all...
With domain conferences popping up everywhere these days, show organizers are trying out new locations, formats and pricing plans to attract attendees and spread the "domain gospel". The DOMAINfest conference will roll out a new one-day power networking format for the first time Thursday in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
My good friend and fellow domain investor/blogger Morgan Linton is appearing live today at 2pm EST on Owen Frager's Domain Success show.
Morgan has become a weekly writer for this blog sharing his knowledge of the ccTLD market, an area I am not an expert in.
Morgan will be discussing the following:
Domain Monetization
Domainvestors Television
Doma...
Registrar sells another five figure domain name through Go Daddy Auctions.
GoDaddy has sold the domain name BusinessTube.com through its Go Daddy Auctions (aka TDNAM) platform for $25,000. The domain name was registered back in 2006 and just purchased by a California man. A visit to BusinessTube.com shows a logo with a message that
Facebook files for arbitration to get Facebook.me domain name.
Facebook has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name Facebook.me. The domain name is currently registered to a United Arab Emirates man.
.Me is technically the country code domain name for Montenegro, but has been commercialized to be a pe...
Trademarks might show what domain name registrar is up to.
GoDaddy has filed a number of trademarks in the past couple months — some of which may foreshadow new services from the company.
First, the company filed a pair of trademark applications for its new slogan "Domains, websites, and everything* in between". The company started...
This and other useful stats from HosterStats.com
A few months ago I was introduced to HosterStats.com, a web site with a wealth of domain name data. The statistic in the headline of this post is somewhat surprising, but you'll find it right here in HosterStats' cross domain comparison.
Over 1.4 million domain names that
No strings attached.?This and all future available domain lists will be provided free to the public on a first-come first-serve basis. I've learned that asking for donations simply doesn't work, even when 90%…This article is from DotSauce Magazine.35 Handpicked Expired Domains Available to Register (All Two-Word .Coms)
Telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Orange recently announced a merger, and instead of leveraging either company's hard earned name recognition by taking the brand name of one company (or merging the two brands), the company opted to completely re-brand as a company called Everything Everywhere.
Up until April 29, 2010, the matching EverythingEv...
Earlier today, I wrote about the re-branding of T-Mobile and Orange into a new company called Everything Everywhere. I mentioned that the company also acquired the domain name EverythingEverywhere.com in private, and The Register had a story in which the domain owner revealed that the domain name was sold in private (for a "nominal sum")
Related...
Seriously, can someone please explain? They have taken over our local coffee shops and I read an article a week about them. These things just came out of nowhere and are now the latest fad worldwide.
Today, I got a chart comparing worldwide macaron prices (a dozen, I believe), as if they were to Read more articles on this topic at Green TaxiWhat'...
Internationalized Domain Names and the usability of them is a key aspect of the ongoing introduction of IDN ccTLDs.
ICANN is actively taking part in conferences and events, with a focus on applications and usability of new technology on the Internet. This is to spread information about IDNs and how they work in
We've gotten a lot of press and sold a lot of tickets off our crazy $395 special pricing for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver. Like most things in life, all good things must come to an end. Wednesday is the last day to get a ticket at that price so don't delay.
We are doing everything we can to
The .Me registry auction closes today on SnapNames.com at 3:15pm EST, and with 5 hours to go there is already over $46,000 in bids.
All but 3 domain names, have bids on them although not all of the? domains with bids have met reserve.
Click.Me is currently the highest priced domain at $3,200 followed closely by See.Me
Sedo in listing your domain is supposed to get you the MOST amount of MONEY in the LEAST amount of time using their marketing budget to find you the ideal prospect. How else could they justify taking a hefty commission for doing anything less?But it seems Sedo has a different agenda. A hidden alliance. And that is with the big corporations with who...
Surprise! I'm testing a new video system – uStream.tv and will be doing an initial test and chat session tonight at 6:00PM PST (9:00PM EST). I'm announcing this late in the day because this really is just a test and I'd like to keep a small group to start. In the future I plan on
You want to know the sign you're working too hard.?? In the same night I put the milk in the pantry and the ice cream in the refrigerator.? It's the same night I had cereal and a milkshake for dinner.? My wife is loving me.? I worked 90 hours last week and was a zombie
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I've been busy lately but wanted to say a couple things about what's going on in domaining and of course, my opinions
Morgan Linton I'm always talking about approaching things from a different angle and Morgan "gets it"? He's putting domaining onto film.? I watched him make a who's who of domaining at TRAFFIC and
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The days of being a one man army are over.? Technical advances have provided us with the luxury of paying for outsourced workers to complete tasks which would normally take hours of our precious time.? Cost efficient, hard working and knowledgeable are a few of the words that I use to describe a talented group
Today's domain spotlight Tuesday is a very unique one.? It is so unique that it arrived in my office mail box a few days ago.? The domain name is FeatherPad.com and I am spotlighting it because of the orginial marketing method used to advertise the auction for the domain name which had an asking price
The GreatDomains auctions have been setting up pretty good lineups recently with domain names, though it might have some higher reserves on the best names, Sedo has added many in the bottom reserve range, who have low or no reserve. The list of names currently coming up for auction on May 20 is still under 100 names. On the higher end of the spectr...
People seeking to cash in on the popularity of ChatRoulette.com by purchasing typos of the massively popular website, have seen a momentum in traffic. While ChatRoulette.com will likely not see a drop in popularity anytime soon, the website puts typos at a strong advantage with the somewhatdifficult to spell "Roulette" word in the name.
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Jeffrey Reynolds, who was once featured in Ron Jackson's DNJournal cover stories, has made quite a name for himself in the Domain Industry, most notably in the DNJournal story was his purchase of AmericanFlags.com on Ebay in October 2001 for $2,650 - which he has turned into a successful standalone business.
In addition to operating Precision Mark...
AmeriCorps.org expired on May 2, 2010 and is pending renewal or deletion. If you're not familiar with AmeriCorps, it's the U.S. Federal Government Program created under President Bill Clinton, made up of men and women who volunteer to do work ranging from public education to environmental clean-up. The official web site for AmeriCorps was founded o...
It's a clear indication of a missed marketing opportunity: when you intend to use a term, register the .com in advance.
Oversee is expanding Domainfest into short conferences, lasting one day and costing $175 to attend. While "Domainfest" is the brand, the term "Power Networking Day" is being used as well.
Did they register the .com?
Nope. Both...
The first Russian Internet Governance Forum is scheduled for May 13th-14th. The program can be found here.
As the new Russian Federation TLD, .?? (".rf") has been approved by the ICANN Board for delegation, it is sure to be a focus of the Forum.
The .?? extension has been heavily covered in the Russian media as
I had a look at the various .co (Colombia) registrars, resellers and included their pricing below for the various stages:Global Sunrise: Apr 26 - June 10, 2010 (for Global TM holders)Landrush: June 21 - July 13, 2010 (for top generics)General...
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