February 14, 2012 Posts

Easily my biggest list yet. I'm experimenting with the idea of listing a daily bagful of my favorite Godaddy expiring domain auctions and then following that up with a longer list of closeout BIN names in the same post. I can cover both in that manner and fit it in the workflow. Some of my

Latecomers may need to tag along with companies that have already registered for TLD application system. As of yesterday 100 people or entities had registered with ICANN's TLD application system. Each registered user can apply for up to 50 TLDs, which means technically 5,000 top level domains could be applied for with just the existing

They won't tell you this, but domain registrars kinda like VeriSign's annual price hikes. (Just about) every year VeriSign hikes the price of .com domain names 7%. The registrars publicly moan about the price hikes and send notices to their customers about how they have to pass the along the costs. But consumer domain registrars

Register.com offers below cost registrations. I usually don't post special domain registration offers and coupon codes, but one landed in my inbox this afternoon that's worth promoting. (Actually, my spam box.) Register.com is offering one year new registrations for $3.95 each. It's only good for the first year and there's a limit of three domains....

Based on several new domain name registrations by Rubbermaid® it appears they will be launching a new "Clean And Dry Plunger" in the near future but things have went down the toilet with the domains they didn't register! Rubbermaid registered the following domains yesterday: buyclean-and-dry.com buyclean-and-dryplunger.com buyclean-n-d...

I want to share a little "trick" if you own a directory website that lists public destinations or places, and it may be able to help drive targeted traffic to your website. In a fashion similar to Google, Facebook has something called "Places," which includes the address, a map, phone number, website, and fields for

Sedo just released its sale report for the week and in all sold  917 domain names through their marketplace, totaling over $1.9 million. 32% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. : Highlights of public sales include: 7t.com at 17,000 EUR k.to at 40,000 USD lotto.net at 32,500 EUR Here is a list of the reportable sales     ...

Afternic.com just released its sales report for the week and sold $976,000 in domain names. The reportable sales were led by the domain Let.com which sold for $100K The previous owner was Gerard Brady of Ireland the Buyer seems to be Lorne Pascal of France. In Europe the word Let is used in reference to renting Flats or apartments. Here is the list...

It's days like today that make me feel like the luckiest person on the planet. It took 24 years to find the love of my life and looking back, I'd spend another 24 if that's what it took to find Daina. My best friend, wine blogging partner, algorithm designer, and lover – I couldn't be

There are two different approaches to running your business.  One is to keep a keen eye on your competitors and make sure that you're always staying one step ahead.  The other is to keep with your plan and don't worry about what the others are doing.  When it comes to auctions I use both methods.  I've compiled a list of the top bidders at namejet ...

The Dot .CO Registry – managers of the .CO domains that can be used effectively as alternatives to the overpopulated .com – are changing their logo for Valentine's Day. Inspired by the love and adoration shared among millions of couples around the globe, the new logo reflects domainers' love for the .CO TLD. "We're absolutely...

Kate Upton is making the news as the new Sports Illustrated girl, gracing the magazine's edition with her slender body and killer natural curves. The 19-year old beauty was raised in Melbourne, Florida and is being touted as the next supermodel. A video of Kate Upton has surfaced, showing her dancing in her stadium seat

It's Valentine's Day, so perhaps it's appropriate that ICM Registry has just revealed that it's in talks to settle the .xxx antitrust lawsuit filed by one of the world's biggest porn networks. ICM and Manwin Licensing may soon resolve the case, which Manwin filed in November over the "extortion" it saw in the launch of Related posts:ICANN: antit...