A client of Epik recently pointed out to me that I have apparently annoyed the people at Legitscript. They referenced this post that appears on the Legitscript blog: https://www.legitscript.com/blog/2017/03/us-registrar-epik-plays-dange rous-game/ Since their attorneys will likely advise them to take it down quickly, I kept a copy should anyone need...

Over the last couple ofweeks, more than 10,000 .CITY domains were registered by a single registrant called DigitalTown.comat Epik registrar. This is actually the other major company besides Epik where I serve as CEO. As DigitalTown does have some relevance to the domain industry, in this post I will outline what DigitalTown is doing. ...

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Announcing the Epik Content Dashboard: Integrated Content Provisioning and ManagementEpik is pleased to announce the Content Dashboard, a unique new feature that offers integrated content creation, provisioning, and management to all our users. Users can scalably order and manage high quality, original text content for any properties in their domai...

Epik's Next Chapter: The Future of Domain Name Asset ManagementEpik has been a pioneer in the area of developing domain names into income-producing intellectual property assets — a role which continues to this day and which has been chronicled both on this blog and elsewhere. ?Now that summer has ended, it seems an appropriate time...

Why you probably don't have what you think you haveThe November 2011 bankruptcy of MF Global and the subsequent global search for the million $1+ billion in customer deposits is looking increasingly like the tip of the iceberg. There is a much larger risk scenario that is beginning to unfold.? Pay attention now or suffer

The "Give a Sh** Factor"One of the people that has been making the rounds lately in the financial media is a hedge fund manager named Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital.?? The guy is often on the right side of the trade, particularly when it comes to his bets in credit markets — notably mortgage-backed securities

Transferring Domains from GoDaddy into Epik RegistrarThe recent launch of the Epik Marketplace has generated a great deal of interest in registering domains with Epik.? Why?? Aside from offering a full-service customer-friendly registrar, domains that are registered at Epik are able to list in the Epik Marketplace commission-free and be visible to ...

Epik completes acquisition of IntrustDomains to add registar management platformI am pleased to announce an exciting development at Epik — the completed acquisition and integration of the IntrustDomains registrar management platform. The acquisition adds advanced domain management technology, integrated backorder capability, a significant cus...

Why new gTLDs are GOOD for domainsThe long anticipated? announcement by ICANN about opening up the namespace to new gTLDs has received a great deal of attention in the domain industry.? A number of people have asked for my assessment.? My bottom line is that more TLDs is fundamentally good news for domains.   Why

Introducing Masterbucks: Epik's Online Barter CurrencyEpik is pleased to announce the general availability of Masterbucks?. Masterbucks is both an online barter currency and the "stored value" digital wallet in which those monies are stored. With Masterbucks, you can purchase goods and services not just within the Epik Network but from any site tha...

Launching Product Portals 3.0, Where Content is KingThe new Product Portals platform, version 3.0, has now been rolled out to all domain owners! The feedback we've gotten from the early adopters has been overwhelmingly positive, to say the least. The 3.0 platform offers a cleaner, updated UI for the storefront, a brand new admin system,

Steve Jobs: Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.With graduation season in full swing, I extend my congratulations to the graduates, and also to the parents who helped them to get there. Steve Jobs' 2005 Commencement address at Stanford is still a classic and offers a perspective on life from one of the most prolific innovators of this

Back in February 2011, I stated that the Double Dip had arrived. That was a somewhat bold statement in February. However in June 2011, that assessment would appear to be indisputable. These 2 charts tell the story of life in uncharted territory. The Macro Story in just 2 charts There are many economic charts —

Product Portal Preview: Putting You in the Driver's SeatAs some of you know, we are in the midst of a redesign of the Product Portal platform, everything from the storefront itself to the admin system, from the reporting tools to the processes in our Ops center. Even though it will not be launching until next

What's with the media blackout on increased earthquake activty?There has been a lot of mainstream media coverage of Charlie Sheen and his Godess-enhanced clan lately (#winning).? What not gotten nearly as mch attention is something that matters more: increased earthquake activity.? In Epik's 2011 Outlook, we said to expect increase seismic activity...

Crackup Booms, Boiling Frogs and Real GDPA Crackup Boom is a term you may hear more often in the next 18 months. The concept refers to what happens when the "velocity of money" suddenly accelerates as money goes to work to escape the impact of currency debasement through massive purchases of alternate stores of value.?

The **** is hitting the fan – Hedge AccordinglyAs predicted, the price of silver has continued to rocket.?? The story is being chronicled in near real-time by ZeroHedge, Max Keiser and Turd Ferguson.?? Silver is up a whopping 22% in the last 30 days. A massive short squeeze appears to be under way and picking

Inflation has arrived — Specifically Food InflationIn Epik's 2011 Outlook, we said to expect inflation this year. Well, that did not take long. The headlines these days are? full of news of inflation — specifically inflation in the things you need (food, fuel, clothing) and deflation in the things you don't (a larger house or...

Domains Expire. EpikBucks Don't!Veteran domainers know the drill.? We buy domains. We hope for a return, either from operating the domain or from selling the domain at a premium.? However, n the last 12 months, the economic equation of Buy and Park got tougher. As a result, a large number of marginal domains are being

Why $200 oil and $5000 gold is good news if you are a Domain InvestorI just returned from an excellent DomainFest 2011 in Santa Monica. Hats off to the Oversee team who continue to set the standard for the Industry. During the conference I had an opportunity to meet with an institutional investor that is

Braden Pollock joins Epik Board of DirectorsI am delighted to announce that Braden Pollock has joined the Epik Board of Directors. Braden's company, Legal Brand Marketing LLC, is a recognized leader in the field of lead generation markets.? In addition to making a financial investment in Epik, Braden and Epik will be advising Epik on

New Year, New SiteWith a new year comes the opportunity for renewal and change, an opportunity that we at Epik have grasped. The end of 2010 was a very busy one from a product development standpoint, essentially doubling the number of development platforms over the past six weeks. We launched two entirely new platforms ?

What to expect from Epik in 2011: Outlook, Predictions, Principles and To-do List Happy New Year! In a blog post last week, I outlined the main achievements in 2010. Although our first full year of operation was not without its challenges, overall it was a productive year, particularly for a young company that has yet

A Late Great Hit for 2010 — Comments.comEarlier this week, I published what I called Epik's Greatest Hits for 2010.? One of the projects that I did not mention is Comments.com.? It is part of the larger Epik Ecosystem that is designed to leverage a single-sign-on framework called Identity.net.? The idea here is that you

Epik's 2010 Greatest HitsAs 2010 winds down, I thought it would be helpful to look back at the past year and review what was accomplished.? Without question, 2010 was a year of tremendous productivity. 2010 has set the stage for what I believe will be an even more exciting 2011.? This post recaps highlights from

New Platform: Epik|VideoCertain domain names naturally lend themselves to a particular use. HardDrives.com, for example, is naturally suited to be an e-tailing site that sells hard drives, whereas a site like DenverRestaurants.com would tend towards a directory of restaurants in, yes, Denver. Such natural tendencies are true not just for domai...

Epik | Recipes: Now We're Cooking!As some of you may know, I'm a foodie, which is to say that I love to cook (when I have the time), enjoy any opportunity to expand my understanding of food and wine, and that I have a rather debilitating cookbook addiction. I am therefore especially pleased to announce

Usually, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is a productivity black hole, with very little getting done. But we at Epik like to march to a different beat, and so we have formally launched not one but two new platforms, both of which are now being used to produce customer sites in scale. eCommerce Most

11% growth per DAY?It has been a good week for the Epik Product Portal platform.? Design changes made during late-October are taking effect.? On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday we have seen average DAILY growth of 19%, 8% and 6% in network revenues (a 3-day average of ~11%), breaking all previous daily records for the network.

Amazon – Does the Goliath have an Achilles Heel?The recent launch of Epik's eCommerce platform has prompted me to study eCommerce models very closely.? Any eCommerce strategy ultimately is not complete without a thoughtful discussion about the industry Goliath, Amazon.? I know that many people view Amazon as being invincible.? I will disagree...

Innovating in a land of GiantsRecent news and developments are a reminder that we walk among Giants — and by this I do not mean the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. I am talking about corporate behemoths like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft whose treasuries are overflowing with cash and who are systematically reinforcing

Is November 3 the planned kick-off day for QE2?There was an interesting read on ZeroHedge a few weeks ago. The article made the case for announcement of a $3 trillion wave of Quantitative Easing starting on November 3 — the day after the US mid-term elections, and also the date of the next meeting of

Bidding at SwapFest — here is how it will lookThe pre-bids continue to roll in for SwapFest-Miami on 10/20.? As of Monday evening, Pre-bids for SwapFest-Miami already exceed the total bids for SwapFest-Seattle.? Since the SwapFest Dutch auction bidding format will be new for most of the participants, this blog post will provide a brief

Pre-bidding is active for SwapFest-MiamiThe weather in Miami is perfect and the pre-bidding for SwapFest is heating up. One bidder has already submitted more than 100 pre-bids. With more than 5,000 auction lots in this SwapFest, there is something for everyone. Whether you are attending SwapFest-Miami or not, Pre-bidding for SwapFest is a good stra...