An article just published in Forbes asks the question, "Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?". It's a must read article for all domainers. The article is written by David Teten who is "Partner with ff Venture Capital and Founder and Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York. I'm cofounder of the Venture Capital Access Program" The "ff Venture … [Read more...]
UseACondom.com Gives Away The #1 Movie In the Country, Pain & Gain
The highest grossing movie at the box office this week is Pain & Gain. The movie is based on a a true story which took place in 1995 in Miami Florida, however in the first minutes of the movie a billboard advertising the domain name UseACondom.com is show prominently. which is great for the domain name owner, but horrible for a movie trying to sell itself as … [Read more...]
UltimatePoker.com: “America’s First Legal Online Poker Site”
According to ctvnews.ca, UltimatePoker.com has become the "America's first legal, real-money online poker site and it was launched in Las Vegas" "There was black Friday, and now we're going to have 'trusting Tuesday,"' said Ultimate Gaming CEO Tobin Prior. "Players won't have … [Read more...]
Here We Go Again: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Domains Registered
Again we have another tragic situation in west Texas near Waco where a fertilizer plant exploded causing many death and injuries in and around the plant. CNN is reporting as many as 40 people may have died. Since news of the explosion hit, over 60 domain names have been registered around the event. As always there are various reasons for registering such a domain. Some registrants are … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Now Over 125 Domains Related To Boston Explosion Including “Relief” Domains
There are now at least 125 domain names that have been recently registered relating to the explosions at the Boston Marathon today and most troubling many that look like charitable domains that can be be used to raise money for the victims. Over 20 of the domain .com/.net domains registered today sound like they could be used for fundraising efforts for the victims so we need to watch those to … [Read more...]
Mintues After Explosion Domains Registered: bostonexplosion.com, bostonbombing.com
Just minutes after the first report of 2 explosions at the Boston Marathon today, several domain names were already registered and some are already parked. While many of the domains were registered under privacy some of the registrants were brave enough (orstupid enough) to put their name as the registrant of these domains. We at TheDomains and as a domainer hate to see these type of … [Read more...]
Regions Bank Fails To Renew Regions.com Taking It Offline
Regions Bank (RF) failed to timely renew its domain name Regions.com which expired on April 13th sending scustomers of the bank to a Network Solutions landing page. The domain was updated today April 15th, after Regions renewed the … [Read more...]