Microsoft got control of 7  Xbox One domain names after filing a UDRP with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) a couple of weeks ago: xboxone.co xboxone.me xboxoneforum.net xboxonewiki.com xboxonehelp.com xboxonecheat.com xboxoneblog.com The UDRP complaint has now been withdrawn. Microsoft filed another UDRP today on the domain name  xboxsports....

BREAKING NEWS: The Greek Council of State has decided that the public broadcaster should remain open during its restructuring, requesting that all ERT frequencies and websites be restored immediately. Source link. The shutting down of the Greek national radio and television network (ERT) for reasons of restructuring, was met by immediate resistance...

Like most people who blog about domain names, I get a fair amount of emails from people who have bought more than a few names but just can't figure out how to make money. The problem is they are working under the auspice that the more domains you have in your portfolio the more money

The process of reclaiming stolen domain names isn't easy; the main culprit appears to be the lack of a solid process that would handle such cases. With ICANN rolling out dozens of new gTLDs, it's important to ensure not only the security of the new domain names that will emerge, but to improve and streamline

Morning Folks!! I really think the BIG gamble comes down to whether the new gTLD's will Distinguish a BRAND or isolate that BRAND. And that question MOSTLY applies to .BRANDS. Now that gamble for them is not huge and companies will always find inventive ways to use a As .Apple or a As .Dell. But many of The post Distinguish or Isolate? That it the ...

As I told you in my last Lowdown post, when I was getting ready to head out for Cherry Hill, New Jersey to attend this past weekend's bar mitzvah for Ari Goldberger's son Josh, I was expecting the kind of BIG production that Ari is known for. Even so, the event wound up far exceeding my already high expectations.

Hardware cooperative makes shaky claims in UDRP against webhosting company. I think the best way to start this UDRP analysis is with a couple screenshots. First, here's a shot of hardware cooperative True Value's web site: Now, here's a screenshot for TrueValueWeb.com, which offers webhosting and internet technology services: True Value filed a UDR...

  DomainDiscount24 a registrar owned by KeySystems which is the parent company of SnapNames.com and Moniker has released its top 15 new gTLD pre-orders. The registrar is based in German which probably reflects some of the results and as we always point out there is no cost or obligation to place a pre-order or expression of interest. "Please ...

Bulktopia, a powerful new domain name search tool, combines domain suggestion with useful research, making it easy to find and buy available premium domain names in seconds. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Bulktopia.com, a new domain name search … Continue reading →

At least two new gTLD applicants reckon ICANN has screwed up their Initial Evaluation, flunking their applications due to missing or mishandled communications. Following Friday's batch of IE results, which saw four failures, one angry applicant got in touch with DI to complain about discrepancies in how his bids were scored. Dot Registry has applie...

What a wonderful Sunday it has been, my dear sons and daughters in domaining. This is Father Domainicus, in a late night sermon that will raise your spirits and minds. Often times, I ponder what life would be without our Domainer Church. The Domain Lord makes it clear, and I quote: "It is death, for

Verisign released a new Tool called the Custom Domain Tool at Domaininspiration.com. The site preference is for you to log in with your Facebook account and then randomly generates domain names to match your profile. In my case the Tool "randomly generated 209 domains based on your profile". The results seem to be geared to domain names my last nam...

In a secret court in Washington, Yahoo’s top lawyers made their case. The government had sought help in spying on certain foreign users, without a warrant, and Yahoo had refused, saying the broad requests were unconstitutional. The judges disagreed. That left Yahoo two choices: Hand over the data or break the law. So Yahoo became

Anyone can go out and buy a domain name or buy a portfolio of domain names. Without some basic knowledge though, it's unlikely that a person will be successful investing in domain names. I want to share some advice on what I think you need to be knowledgable about before investing in domain names in The post Things You Should Be Knowledgable About ...

I'm in the market for a new car because my X5 is due for retirement. I am all over the board on what I want. I am torn between the "rich rancher" high end sport utility in the ML550, X5, Touareg range. At the same time I have picked out the classy sedans of M5 BMW , Audi S4, and Maserati Quattroportte.   But I really would love a small little gas s...

The weekends are normally a time where I spend a few hours simply thinking. It allows me to reflect over the week, but even better than that it helps me

316 expired domain names were just posted on DomainingLists.com. If you want to get a head start, head over there right now: http://www.domaininglists.com/expired-domains/free-list/ Quite a few nice names were posted including: vouchlove.com influencesomeone.com votespire.com opiniongator.com launchlytics.com premieracts.com cutleryedge.com golfpla...

I have an AMAZING tutorial planned for monday that will save you HOURS each week so keep your eyes open in a few days. Here's a quick roundup of good posts in the domaining community this week: Media Options flips White.com for a 6 figure profit Do you know which … Continue reading →

David is an American domainer stationed in Japan. He has a lot of stories to share, about life in the Land of the Rising Sun. This is the first guest post from David aka "Gaijin-san Domainer", in an open series; David will be attempting to classify Japanese culture in life and on the Internet among

I had to prepare and schedule this post ahead of time as I'll be on a brief hiatus for the next few days. Because of that, I had to be a bit vague on prices as a lot can change between the time I wrote it and when it goes to press. I dropped the

Almost done selling another 5L.com.  The funny (or not so funny) is it was a domain that a friend let drop because he never got any action on it.  So I picked it up and low and behold I received an inquiry.  My first thought is "why am I getting this email, that's my friend's domain?"  I actually had to do a whois check.  Sure enough it was mine an...

PoopReport.Org Gathers Newsworthy Titles from All Domains with Informative Educational and Entertaining Purposes (via SBWire) PoopReport.Org is a freshly released news blog to present headlines from a diversity of fields in one place, and without the ironic approach of the … Continue reading →

A rather naive Korean registrant, got whiff of the upcoming – at the time - plan that Facebook had, to implement hashtags. The idea of adding the "hash" (#) to keywords, in order to produce linkable search results, was pioneered by Twitter. Now that Facebook has jumped on the hashtag bandwagon, anyone can accompany their

The registries (PIR aka Public Interest Registry for dot org and Verisign for dot net) will be increasing the price of dot net and dot org domains as of the 1st of July. Just thought I'd let you guys know so you can make the proper arrangements. If you can, try to register/renew/transfer domains before the new

I know that Go Daddy, NameJet, and Snapnames are well aware of domain investors who reach out to the owners of expired domain names in an effort to purchase them before they go to auction. This probably annoys the auction houses and it has spurred a debate about this practice on forums and in private The post Is There Something Wrong With Contactin...

In response to an article published by the Daily Muse, fishbat, an Internet marketing company that specializes in branding, affirms that making your brand's voice broader increases your audience. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) June 14, 2013 On June 14, fishbat, an … Continue reading →