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June 2010
What off the beaten path websites do you visit regularly?
(June 30, 2010)Someone asked me recently what my favorite website was. It’s an interesting question really because I rarely have time to use the web as entertainment. To me the question implies that industry related sites don’t count. I’m also discounting the must visit sites like Google, Facebook and your favorite news site. So my question to [...]
Top Domain Name News Stories of June
(June 30, 2010)A look back at June in domaining. It’s the last day of June, which means it’s time to review the top five stories on Domain Name Wire over the past month. They are ranked by total number of views. 1. Yahoo Settles Lawsuit and Gets Flicker.com Domain Name – After many years of neglect, Flicker.com can [...]
Hostgator.com Sponsoring # 87 Joe Nemechek In NASCAR
(June 30, 2010)Hostgator.com the web hosting company that host over 2.5 Million domain names has announced a 5 race sponsorship deal with Nemco Motorsports and the #87 NASCAR team owned and driven by "Front Row Joe", Joe Nemechek. Hostgator stated "We are proud to announce that we have inked a deal with Joe Nemechek for our very own [...]
Verisign Price Increase Takes Effect Tomorrow, July 1, 2010
(June 30, 2010)I want to give you a friendly reminder that the Verisign price increase of 7% for .com domain names and 10% for .net domain names will go into effect tomorrow, July 1, 2010. I’ve known about it for a while but haven’t started taking any action until the last couple of days. As a result of [...] Related posts:
- GoDaddy Price Increase Announced for .Com & .Net Domain Registrations I just received an email from GoDaddy, the world’s largest...
- Industry Wide Price Increase I just received an email from Moniker notifying me of...
- Antitrust Lawsuit Against Verisign I read about this litigation briefly in a domain forum...
Wooot.com: UDRP Canceled Domain Now For Sale on NameJet
(June 30, 2010)In April, I wrote an article about the Wooot.com UDRP that was filed by the company behind the popular Woot.com website. Surprisingly to me, the UDRP panelist ruled in favor of the complainant, but instead of giving the domain name to Woot, it was canceled. By canceling the domain name, it would go through the [...] Related posts:
- Wooot the Hell? I was looking through a UDRP decision today regarding the...
- Did UDRP Decision Get Revision After Publication Without Notification? I read something pretty surprising on CircleID this morning pertaining...
- Rihanna.com Offered for Sale on DNForum; UDRP Filed Months Later The domain name Rihanna.com was offered for sale on DNForum...
Domain Companies Head to Austin for HostingCon
(June 30, 2010)HostingCon comes to the Lone Star State. The web hosting industry is descending on Austin, Texas next month for HostingCon. The event will take place at the Austin Convention Center July 19-21. Tickets are still available, starting at $489 for the entire three day conference. I’ve identified a number of domain name related companies that [...]
Competitor Sues Experian, Says It’s Cybersquatting
(June 30, 2010)Credit report companies spar over domain names. Adaptive Marking LLC has sued ConsumerInfo.com, an Experian company, over its use of the FreeCreditScore.com domain name. Adaptive Marketing uses the domain names FreeScore.com and FreeTripleScore.com. You’re probably familiar with TV commercials for the latter domain, in which people are asked to say “Free Triple Score dot [...]
Final Day Before Verisign Domain Price Increase
(June 30, 2010)We all like to put things off but today is the final day to renew your domain names before the Verisign price increase on domain names! GoDaddy.com is almost always the cheapest when it comes to renewing domain names and for new registration and they are now as well. Today is the final day to get [...]
GoDaddy to Launch x.co URL Shortener
(June 30, 2010)Coming soon, x.co URL shortener. Domain name registrar GoDaddy is releasing a new URL shortener at x.co, according to a tweet by company founder and CEO Bob Parsons: This is likely a .co “founder’s program” deal. .Co has already done a deal with Twitter for t.co, which will be Twitter’s own URL shortener services. .Co [...]
Rick’s Definition of “Magic” and “Opportunity” and Absolute Proof Behind it
(June 30, 2010)Morning Folks!! Sometimes people make fun of me when I talk about things like “Window of opportunity” and “Magic”. Let’s face it, most folks don’t believe in this. They are the masses. It is expected. I guess I never expected it out of such a select group that has proven it can think out of the box. But even domainers are divided in much the same way. Only difference is the percentage among domainers is much, much, much higher. Many successful domainers were successful before domains. They have done it before. They know the path. They know the signs of success and also the warnings of failure and how to either avoid or abandon or go all in and do...
A Brief History of DNS
