With so much negativity going on this week, I always think it's right to find balance and highlight some good. The work Michael Sumner (Namebio) has done as an unrelated, unbiased participant in the NameJet situation has been excellent. Here is the latest research he put together I think most on Namepros have come to appreciate the time he has put in to help those who really don't … [Read more...]
What do you see as the biggest problems in the domain industry?
There are many opinions on what's right and what's wrong with the domain industry. In this post give your comments on what you think needs to be changed about the domain industry. What do you see as the most glaring problems or concerns? If you have suggestions for fixing them, please add that as well. Keep it respectful, no ad hominem attacks or accusations you cannot prove. … [Read more...]
A lot of shady things coming to light this week
The thing about domaining is there are always people in the know on certain topics but they don't go mainstream. It takes a post on a blog or Namepros for the majority of domain owners to see the full picture. DomainNameWire wrote about a topic today that has pissed me off for awhile and I think the same as we are demanding answers and changes from NameJet and GoDaddy, we need aftermarket sites … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Trustwork.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Trustwork.com led the way at $30,000. SeedCompany.com was right behind at $28,000. The new gtlds had a few sales this week, Token.sale sold for 9,999 Euros, the domain was registered by a German registrant in 2015. Crypto.company sold for $2,999. Snowflake.de was the top cctld at 15,000 Euros. Domain … [Read more...]
Domain violence – Burglar tries to force a domain transfer, shots ring out
Interesting article from The Gazette about an incident in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A burglar actually shot a man to get him to transfer a domain name to someone else, the burglar was also shot by the home owner. From the article: “(Hopkins) then forced Deyo to log on to his computer and tried to coerce Deyo to transfer a domain name to a third party,” the complaint states. The complaint does not … [Read more...]
Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet?
WebQuest started a thread at Namepros that is picking up steam fast. The topic is on people bidding on their own names at NameJet. Once in awhile I see people bidding on their own domains at NJ. I would think it would be frowned upon. Today's seems more obvious than normal. Or am I missing something here? Airlinejobs.com owned by Andy Booth at Booth.com and high bidder is BQDNcom (James … [Read more...]
Who is the greatest domainer of all time?
Last July we asked who was the greatest domainer of all time? Things change from year to year, some people raise their profile, others sail off into the sunset or have a setback in their domaining career. Last year Rick Schwartz ran away with the vote, now every possible person who could have been nominated was not listed in the choices, so as not to snub anyone feel free to list your … [Read more...]
