December 2010

Employee Misuse of Moniker WhoIs Privacy Data Harms Customer But May Spur Needed Change

(December 31, 2010)

Earlier today Rick Schwartz & Michael Berkens both wrote about an unfortunate incident at Moniker.com. I heard the details about this incident a few days ago in an off the record conversation. While the customer is understandably angry he is also focused on seeing changes made that will help prevent such incidents from happening again.

An Interview With Mike Fiol – The Man Behind Innovative Domain Auction Platform Boxcar.com

(December 31, 2010)

Our latest monthly newsletter is being emailed to opt-in subscribers this weekend. It is also available online. This month we have a special interview with Boxcar.com founder and domain industry veteran Mike Fiol. Mike talks about his innovative new domain auction platform as well as his work at DomainConsultant.com.

How To List Domains For Sale on Sedo (Video Tutorial)

(December 31, 2010)

Posted in Domain AuctionsDomain IndustryDomain NamesDomain SalesVideos

This will be the first in a series of brief video guides aimed at providing excellent domain sales exposure. In each tutorial I will explain the process of listing your domain names for sale…

How To List Domains For Sale on Sedo (Video Tutorial)

2011 New Years Resolutions & Goals

(December 31, 2010)

The new year is coming, and I want to share some of the goals I’ve set for myself and for my company. Perhaps seeing some of the goals I set for my business can help you with your own goal setting. - Grow the traffic and advertiser base on DogGroomers.com. Establish new partnerships with dog [...]

Deflecting Domain Purchase Inquiries to Network Solutions

(December 31, 2010)

A simple way to weed out bad domain name offers. If you receive a lot of inquiries about purchasing your domain names, then you probably get frustrated about responding only to have the person disappear after the first contact. There are many ways you can manage this, but I thought I’d pass along a tip [...]

The Registrar Privacy/Trust Issue…Who Has Access to That Info & What They Can Do With It??

(December 31, 2010)

Morning Folks!! This is no way to end a year nor way to start a new one. But not my choice. It has been lingering for 2 weeks now and this is very difficult as I know everyone involved. As I stated in the earlier post, this does not directly involve me but if Privacy and Trust is something important to you, than you might want to pay attention. These are the facts as I know them. This is an unfortunate event that cannot be swept under the rug and ignored even though it should have been told 2 weeks ago when it happened by the company involved and not me. I agreed to hold this until December 31 which...

FansFightBack.com E! VS Dish Network

(December 31, 2010)

Many of us have seen TV contracts be brought to the public eye and FansFightBack.com is another site being made available to TV viewers to fight back against a television provider. E! and Style networks are in a contract until 01/01/2011 with Dish Network and they have yet to reach an agreement, so channels E! [...]

BREAKING!!! Another Day, Another Domain Industry Scandal

(December 30, 2010)

Evening Folks!! In the hours/days ahead the Domain Industry will be rocked by yet another MAJOR scandal by a MAJOR industry company. It’s not my place to state what it is tonight. It will come out soon enough. I am not involved directly. We may all be involved indirectly and the ramifications are serious. I have been reluctantly sitting on this story for more than 10 days now and what happened should NOT be coming from me and hope it does not. Either way the facts will be coming out tomorrow. Business as usual will not survive 2011. Things will and must change. Have a GREAT Day! Rick Schwartz

Domain Roundtable Returns to the Conference Wars in a Spectacular New Setting

(December 30, 2010)

After taking a year off in 2010, Domain Roundtable is open for business again. Registration opened today for a 2011 show that will be held March 1-4 in a spectacular new setting on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. You can save $300 by registering early. Plus, we have background on our latest Cover Story profile.

New Rio.com Website Now Live

(December 30, 2010)

A little over a year ago at the TRAFFIC auction in New York City, Keith Levenson of Acme Media purchased Rio.com for $450,000. This significant acquisition marked a changeover for Rio.com, as it went from a tech company website to a tourism website focused for people looking to visit the city of Rio de Janeiro, [...]

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