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May 2010
Top Domain Name Wire News Stories of May 2010
(May 31, 2010)May domain name news in review. Memorial Day is coming to a close, and that means May is wrapping up. Here’s a look back at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked according to total views. 1. Breaking: Sedo to Sell Sex.com Domain Name – Sedo had been in talks with some [...]
Dan Warner’s Wild Ride: He’s Been Up, Down, Over & Out – But He’s Still in the Race
(May 31, 2010)New DN Journal Cover Story: The life of former Fabulous.com leader Dan Warner. He has done a hitch in the Navy, worked as a carpenter, paramedic, fireman, software developer & pharmaceutical salesman + survived a near fatal accident & a thieving CFO who wound up in jail after destroying Warner's multi-million $ company.
Original Registrant of CamRoulette.com Sued
(May 31, 2010)CamRoulette.com subject to lawsuit. It’s the deal that keeps on giving. The domain name world was shocked with CamRoulette.com sold for $151,000. The original registrant of the domain name was kicking himself for selling it for only $1,400. But now he has bigger problems: another person says he had an agreement to buy the domain [...]
Lead Generation on Targeted Domain Names
(May 30, 2010)I know there are a lot of successful domain investors who are using their targeted domain names for lead gen, and I am thinking about trying it. Instead of selling a key domain name or spending time and effort building the site fully, I could reach out to one of the main companies in the [...] Related posts:
- Help Us Support Ronald McDonald House! On May 2, 2010, my wife and I will be...
- Top Picks for the Targeted Traffic Conference Domain Auction Rick Latona announced the final inventory with reserve prices for...
- Promote Your Websites Locally & Help Good Causes Lately, I’ve been running in more races to stay in...
In the News: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver & Milan – DOMAINfest Europe – Nelson Brady – E.co Auction
(May 29, 2010)A holiday weekend news roundup from DN Journal includes: The latest update on T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver - Photos from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan - DOMAINfest Europe Releases Agenda and Opens Registration - Former SnapNames VP Nelson Brady Admits Shill Bidding in Response to $33 Million Lawsuit + E.co Goes Up for Bid
Florida Company Loses Grab of BGT.com, But No Reverse Hijacking?
(May 29, 2010)Panel gets decision right, but misses mark on RDNH. Burn World-Wide, Ltd. d/b/a BGT Partners of Miami, Florida, has lost a UDRP case to get the domain name BGT.com from Banta Global Turnkey Ltd, which is now part of RR Donnelly. The facts of the case are pretty egregious. Banta was founded well before BGT Partners [...]
Beware GoDaddy Whois Update Phishing Scheme
(May 29, 2010)Scam makes its rounds with a new phishing URL. [Updated: Go Daddy has successfully shut down the phishing site. But the offender will surely just set up another. So here are a couple points from Go Daddy: -Official Go Daddy e-mails will always address you by name, unlike those from phishers (who do not know [...]
Have A Safe Holiday Weekend & Watch Auctions
(May 28, 2010)In the US we are coming upon the Memorial Day holiday weekend with this being the "official" kick off of summer so many families take vacations or simply get away on day trips. Many of these people are also domain name investors that take time off so I always express to my readers during holidays [...]
Two Liquor Company Follies
(May 28, 2010)When I go out with friends, I am generally a beer drinker, but if I am drinking liquor it’s usually a Ketel One and soda or Ketel and Red Bull. If I am having a “tropical” drink, it will usually be something with Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum. I want to share what I think are [...] Related posts:
- Generic Domain Names Bolster Strong Brands Quick… without taking much time to think, what brand of...
- “Mingle Sticks” are Hot, But Company Doesn’t Own Matching Domain Name An article appeared on CNN today talking about a product...
- Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Launches Company Named Square on SquareUp.com TechCrunch reported today that Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, has...
Domain Security: Dynadot Offers Two-Factor Authentication
(May 28, 2010)Dynadot secures domains with mobile phone security. In April I wrote a few stories about domain name security tools offered by various registrars. One tool I missed was Dynadot’s SMS security tool. It works like this: Account holder receives a 6-digit code (sent via SMS) on his cellphone and then enters the code in his Dynadot account [...]
A Brief History of DNS
