When someone first sent me the link to the site using the domain Trololololololololololo.com, I thought I might just nominate it for the worst domain of all time. That was until I…
NY Post Rips Godaddy On Its Drop Auction & Its Backorder Program
The New York post today has a story ripping Godaddy.com process of charging customers $18.99 to “backorder” an expired domain and then placing the domain into auction once it “drops”. First we…
ICANN Comment Period Closes Today On “Registration Abuse Policies” Report
Your chance to comment to ICANN on the “Initial Report (IR) of the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (“RAPWG”) ends today, March 28, 2010 According to ICANN, the Report includes concrete recommendations…
Minds + Machines Estimates New gTLD’s Won’t Be Opened For Registration Until 1st Q 2012
A new report by Minds + Machines a company heavily involved in the new gTLD space, just published a report of the its estimated time line for the roll out of the…
The Perfect Marriage Of Online & Offline Business: The Domainer Profile You Have To Read
There are not too many people I have met in the domain business who have managed to put together an online and offline business that is so perfectly integrated, as Braden Pollock,…
WeddingCarHire.co.uk Sold For Six Figures?
According to a press release today a company in the UK, limobroker.co.uk said they recently purchased the domain name, WeddingCarHire.co.uk for six figures. “Although we paid a hefty six-figure sum for the…
FourSquare Forgets To Renew Their Domain Name & Site Goes To Godaddy Parked Page
Seems like even the highest flying tech companies can screw up on the simplest of things, including forgetting to renew their domain name. FourSquare one of the hottest apps on planet website…