.CLUB CMO Jeff Sass gave a keynote speech at NamesCon Europe 2018. “Fake words in names can be like Fake News – they can lead you to something other than the desired result. So-called “brandable” …
Read More »Welcome to domaining 2.0 – The version where you don’t have any domain ownership records!
Friday, May 25, 2018 was the start of a new, shittier, internet. Welcome to domaining 2.0. The version where you don’t have any domain name ownership records! Yes, that is right. No one knows from …
Read More »Some domain name investors are being idiots
Some domain name investors are being idiots. Plain and simple idiots. Well, most are probably idiots, including myself, but regarding this issue below maybe not so many. I hope… So I sent out an email …
Read More »Some words you don’t want to hear from domain buyers
These are some of the words or phrases that you don’t want to hear from a potential buyer of your domain name. This goes beyond the usual cheapskate pretending to be a student, people making …
Read More »ICANN people think they are rock stars spending millions on meetings around the world!
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the ICANN61 By the Numbers report, which includes technical, demographic, and attendance statistics. Why did ICANN wasted so many hours to create this 54-page report …
Read More »Where did the domain name investors go?
I have been wondering in the past few weeks where the domain name investors have gone. It seems that a significant percentage has left the industry. This happened in the end of 2017 so it …
Read More »A few domain name registrars that are already masking or blocking whois
We are less than 2 months away from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and it seems that a few domain name registrars are already masking or blocking whois details. Blocking has been going on …
Read More »ICANN must reduce its budget now!
Göran Marby, President and CEO of ICANN, seems to pretend that he doesn’t understand how much more money than it should ICANN is spending every year. He published a blog post called “Budget Discussions at …
Read More »Empty legal threats and/or the passive aggressive domain name “buyer”
Some people think they somehow deserve a domain name so they try to acquire it using baseless and empty legal threats and/or subtle indirect threats. I received an inquiry for a 2-word .com 2 weeks …
Read More »Top 10 domain articles in February: DigitalTown, Mike Mann, domain name value, domain appraisals, .blog
In February the most popular articles were about DigitalTown, Mike Mann, domain name value, domain appraisals, .blog, a new domain name organization, GoDaddy and some other subjects. See here the Top 5 domain name articles …
Read More »Sometimes you just get lucky and you forget to bid on a domain auction…
I remember it very vividly. I wanted to buy a domain name that was in an auction in 2014. I totally forgot to bid for the domain name and I was bummed. The domain name …
Read More »“Α domain name is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay”
Another clueless “buyer” has arrived. What else is new? He asked if I was selling one of my domain names and what the price was. I replied with a $9,500 quote. All good this far… …
Read More »Top 10 domain articles in January: Topcoin, GoDaddy, CryptoWorld.com, New gTLDs, Home.Loans
In January the most popular articles were about Topcoin, GoDaddy violating ICANN rules AND having no mobile APP, CryptoWorld.com selling for $195,000, New gTLDs, Home.Loans selling for $500,000 and some other subjects. About 220 comments …
Read More »Top 5 domain name articles of 2017 (Frank Schilling, bitcoin and .xyz, Rick Schwartz, Uniregistry, .XYZ)
These are the top 5 domain name articles from 2017. It was a year full of controversial news and opinions and few people got distracted from domains but that is another story. It was a …
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