Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]
Can NameSilo hold off GoDaddy?
Every 18 months or so there has been a best registrar poll on Namepros. GoDaddy won the last two, the last one was closer with @namesilo coming in second, 253 votes vs 191 or 29.8% vs 22.5%. The previous big poll saw GoDaddy run away with it 303 votes or 52%. This time around NameSilo and Dynadot are the leaders, NameSilo has a decent lead with 26% of the vote. Dynadot is actually second and … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Shuts Down 15,000 Subdomains used for scams
GoDaddy shutdown over 15,000 subdomains where surprisingly the legitimate owners of the domain did not even know they were hacked. The websites had fake endorsements from celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, and Shark Tank to name just a few. Gadgets360 on NDTV.com reported Spammers continue to find new ways to lure unsuspecting users on the Web into clicking malicious links or … [Read more...]
Who is the best registrar in 2019 and why?
I am asked every week who is the best domain registrar? My answer is always it depends on your specific needs and interests. For me it's Epik, GoDaddy, Name.com. Epik.com for the pricing, all the tools provided such as escrow, free privacy, marketplace, payment plans, etc... GoDaddy for their reach, their auction platform and that for a lot of people outside of domaining, GoDaddy = Domain … [Read more...]
Pain.com sells for $399,999
The one word .com sales just keep coming, Plants.com, Files.com and now Pain.com sells on Sedo for $399,999 the seller looks to be Dannemiller Inc. out of San Antonio. The name has been parked at Sedo and registered since 1996. … [Read more...]
John Berryhill explains why moving to an offshore registrar is not always a good idea
One of the thoughts behind the reason why Gab.com moved to Uniregistry was that they wanted to get out from U.S. jurisdiction, a common thought among many when dealing with a controversial website. John Berryhill explained why that is not really a great idea. In the case of Uniregistry which resides in the Cayman Islands, Mr. Berryhill wrote: Kate said: ↑ Uni is offshore, that must have … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by TL.net
Sedo released their weekly sales and TL.net was the top sale at $40,000. DuoLab.com was the top.com sale at 33,000 Euros,($37,934). Not a lot of sales this week, 50 in total. 38 .com sales 9 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain … [Read more...]