GoDaddy.com, said in a press release today, that it recently discovered a huge surge in the registration of domains named after street addresses. Comparing 2005, around the time the housing bubble “burst,”…
Month: September 2009
Yet Another Reason To Support The ICA: The Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Is Knocked Out (For Now)
According to the Internet Commerce Association (the ICA), the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proposal, will NOT be included in the third version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook for new gTLDs to be…
Our First Annual “Worst Use Of A Great Domain” Award
As we all surf around the net, in search of the next great domain to acquire, you come across those domains that you just shake your head at in disbelieve that someone…
Why Do Lawyers Spend Thousands a Month Renting Billboards & Don’t Spend A Dime For A Good Domain
In a recent 4 week period, I was up and down the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando, several times a week. I noticed as a “industry” no one group advertises on…
Porsche Loses UDRP On Porscheexperience.com & Porscheguides.com Even After The Owner Offers To Sell Them
It’s becoming very frustrating for domainers to know what the status of the law is regarding UDRP’s, as decisions are all over the place an seem to have little consistency. In a…
Another $100 Million For Twitter
According to the Wall Street Journal, Twitter is about to get another $100 million from investors. The new money is coming from mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price, private equity firm Insight…
Some .CM Prices In Free Fall, As Bidders Pass On NameJet Auctions
We told you about the earlier results of the .cm auctions at NameJet.com at the beginning of the month. However, the prices of many of the .cm domains selling at NameJet.com, have…