If you run BuddyPress on one of your WordPress sites, you might have noticed a major change in the latest release (1.6) of BuddyPress: the BuddyPress BuddyBar has been replaced with the WordPress admin bar. When you upgrade to BP 1.6 (when you run the BP upgrade wizard) you are asked whether you want to [...] Continue reading →

DomainTools is well know for providing what its name describes so well – domain name tools. We’ve written in the past about Screenshots.com and Domain Typo Finder just to name a few. Following on that well worn path, DomainTools.com today announced the expansion of reach of its brand monitoring tool BrandMonitor. As the name suggests, [...] Continue reading →

Domain name registrar BarginRegister.com will lose its ICANN registration effective March 21, 2013 according to this (pdf) notice of “termination of registrar accreditation agreement” from ICANN. The termination was pursued, according to above notice document, as a result of BarginRegister failing to “maintain registration data and records” for at least one domain name, and BarginRegister’s [...] Continue reading →

Registry and registrar are both domain name terms, but I find a lot of people do not understand the difference between the two and often misuse the terms in conversations. What is a registry? A domain name registry is a back-end provider at the root of a top level domain name. You cannot actually purchase [...] Continue reading →

DemandMedia announced today it’s intent to explore splitting its operations into two independent entities. The reasoning behind this potential move is the company’s wish to clarify its operations to potential investors. If the move goes through, the company’s two key revenue units – its domain name registry business and its media business – would run [...] Continue reading →

Most if not all successful domainers are self-employed. We answer to noone but ourselves. We don’t work in a cubicle and we set our own schedules. If we wanted to, we could take multiple holidays during the year and our business wouldn’t suffer. Nevertheless, when not out partying or attending fancy conferences , even domainers [...] Continue reading →

If you recently received an email from LinkedIn telling you your profile was one of the most popular profiles on the website, you are not the only one. Millions of LinkedIn users were told how “special” they were this month in what was part of LinkedIn’s celebration of reaching their 200 million-th-user milestone. Just so [...] Continue reading →