I just got payment from Oliver Hoger for the money he owed me for a year for the attorney fees after he had his injunction denied. Just to make everything clear, the order for the …
Read More »ICA asks ICANN to stop the .Org registry sale
ICA calls for ICANN to withhold approval of purported .Org registry sale. The original justification for awarding the .Org registry contract to ISOC was its public interest focus and commitments. If ISOC is no longer …
Read More »Oliver Hoger still owes me the attorney fees
Oliver Hoger still owes me the attorney fees after 1 year since he lost in the Greek courts. If you don’t know what happened then please read these 3 articles: Namejet domain name auction front …
Read More »Screwed: .ORG gets sold to a private equity firm called Ethos Capital
I am mad so all I can say today is that we got screwed as expected. .ORG just got sold to a private equity firm called Ethos Capital. Prepare for the $200 per year .org …
Read More »Buyer psychology: similar offers for different domains
In the past couple of days I have received 3 similar offers for 3 completely different types of domains and extensions. All 3 offers were for $10k but the domains and my asking prices are …
Read More »Front-running and domain names
What is front-running and how does it apply to domain names? Last month the 10-day auction for domain name detour.com was supposed to end at GoDaddy. The bids were above $30k but the domain was …
Read More »No respect for intangible things
Many people have no respect for intangible things. Many people don’t understand how and why intangible things can cost (a lot of) money or simply pretend not to understand and play stupid to get a …
Read More »Front-running ignorant spammer
I got an email that quickly summarizes what is wrong with some newbies (and sometimes not newbies) in domaining. From: alexisq0yeuclark @ gmail.com Hello! I noticed you have copyrightfilters.com. Are you interested in rightfilters.com? If …
Read More »News from Rick Schwartz and Mike Mann
Here are some news that came out over the weekend from Mike Mann and Rick Schwartz. Rick Schwartz Rick announced that he will be using Rick.tv as the home of all the videos he has …
Read More »Herb Waye, ICANN’s Ombudsman, called our 3,200 .org comments SPAM
ICANN’s Ombudsman, Herb Waye called the 3,200 comments we, the registrants, submitted for the .org contract renewal (and the removal of price caps) SPAM. Or at least many of them were SPAM: “As far as …
Read More »Domain inquiries and email deliverability problems
Do you ever wonder why some of your potential buyers go MIA after you reply to a domain name inquiry? I did and I realized that I had an email deliverability problem. But how did …
Read More »3 weeks without replying to domain inquiries
It has been 3 weeks since I last replied to domain inquiries and I feel fine! During the year I reply to all domain inquiries within 24 hours. It doesn’t matter if it is a …
Read More »So I did the right thing and I got screwed…
I sold a domain name using the Escrow.com domain name holding transaction service for about $10k. You can read all the details here: “What to do? A default in a domain name holding transaction“. Long story …
Read More »What to do? A default in a domain name holding transaction
So I need your opinion on an ethical matter. I sold a domain name using the Escrow.com domain name holding transaction service for about $10k. The buyer agreed to purchase my domain name with a …
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