I don’t often write outside the topic of domain names on this blog, but here’s one.  There’s a moral at the end. I ran a race today called the Spartan Sprint.  It’s essentially a race of the ‘Tough Mudder’ variety which I’d guess is a name more folks will be familiar with.  It’s a distance [...] Continue reading →

As I sit in the Orange County Airport awaiting departure back home to Texas, I want to take a moment to say a special and very sincere THANK YOU to all of the wonderfully generous sponsors whose contributions helped make DBRFunFest, not only possible, but incredibly memorable. One of the great things I found in [...] Continue reading →

An age old question, does domain size matter? Common wisdom holds that the shorter the domain, the better.  However there are some examples of very long domains that have sold in the past. According to the DNSalePrice.com record of publicly listed domain sales, the longest domain names that have ever been reported sold contain 7 [...] Continue reading →

I’d like to share a situation I ran into today on a domain forum, that might help anyone new to domaining. Recently I posted a thread in the ‘Domains Wanted’ sub-forum, and today I received a private message from a forum user there who had submitted two domains to me earlier in the week.  In [...] Continue reading →

… and Am I the First Domain Blog To Report On It?  Perhaps I am behind the ball here and ICANN has once again postponed another of its deadlines, but it was projected that today would be the official launch of ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse, and the news of its launch has already been reported by [...] Continue reading →

Shot of te-kill-ya? Two weeks ago, DNJournal reported the domain Tequilas.net was sold on Sedo for $7,800. I recalled researching some wines & spirits domains last year on DNSalePrice.com.  I had the feeling it was not the first time this domain had been reported sold, and memory served correct. In September of 2008, Tequilas.net had [...] Continue reading →

By now its no secret that leasing domains is all the rage in 2013, what with the advent of the Domain King‘s JointVentures.com leading the stampede. As Ron Jackson, editor of DNJournal recently commented, “While it is true that there is nothing new about domain leasing, in the decade I’ve spent in this industry I’ve [...] Continue reading →