2017 is wrapping up and it was quite the interesting year in domaining. It was a year when many heard of crypto for the first time and then played the part of crypto expert. It was the year of the emoji, one excellent guide written by Michael Cyger and emoji domains were off to the races. Domaining has become to a certain degree a collection of echo chambers. Those seeking confirmation bias … [Read more...]
Social Media companies on notice in Germany as new legislation passes
Back in March we wrote about a proposed German law to fine social media companies that did not remove hate speech. The New York Times reported that the law has passed and things are about to get tricky for social media companies doing business in Germany. There is plenty of speech that is obviously wrong to any reasonable person, but there might be some instances where things are gray. That … [Read more...]
A list of what people spammed Rick Schwartz this week
So the @DomainKing stirred things up this past week asking people to spam him their domains on Twitter. Rick started out with a $5k max and moved onto $25K and then finished up with $100K max. Someone here might see something they like and they can post a comment, I will track down the Twitter account and let them know if there is interest. Here is what was being sent to Rick at various … [Read more...]
When hashtags and domain names collide
The hashtag #Resist and the use of the word has been trending all over Twitter and the media to protest President Trump's agenda and really picked up steam since the Grammy awards aired on Sunday. In many cases hashtags lead people to the matching .com site and in the case of Resist.com, all anti-President Trump people, as well as President Trump supporters and the rest of the world are not … [Read more...]
60 Minutes Covered Vine Millionaires on Sunday; Today It’s All Over
On Sunday the television show 60 minutes covered "The Influencers" "Social media stars are earning big money for pitching products in short, often silly, postings seen by millions of followers." Parts of the 60 Minutes segment chatted with people who said they were making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on Vine. Today Twitter announced they were killing off Vine after they paid $30 … [Read more...]
Buying A Domain Name to Get A Twitter Handle – Wrong or Genius ?
Joel Runyon publishes ImpossibleHQ.com and he wrote an interesting article about getting the Twitter handle he needed by buying a domain name. Some may not agree with the method because Joel did a workaround that did not include getting Twitter to give him the handle. From the article: Here’s how I did it. Background I started PaleoMealPlans.com a few months back – in conjunction with the … [Read more...]
Twitter is interested in the second round of new gtld applications
TrademarksandBrandsOnline.com published an article that Twitter plans to participate in the second round of new gtld expansion. Stephen Coates is trademark counsel for the social media giant, he told the website that he doesn't know exactly which extensions they would apply for, but that he would imagine .Twitter being high on the list. Interestingly Coates said the jury was still out on … [Read more...]
