*WebNames.ca offers a sensible explanation regarding the .Tel TLD.No bull.Scroll down to "About the .Tel Domain."* [...] Continue reading →

Despite a downturn in the economy, the business of being a domainer (those individuals that buy and sell domains and make money from ppc advertising on parked domains) is booming. While domain names continue to sell for big money, the real advantage comes with the advertising on the parked pages. Because ppc advertising is so [...] Continue reading →

A cranky letter from the NTIA to ICANN (PDF), submitted in late December during ICANN’s comment period for new top-level domains, has encouraged the awkward coalition of those opposed to new TLDs. The NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration), a division of the Department of Commerce, is the agency tasked with [...] Continue reading →

Dr. Kevin Ham's Reinvent Technology and the company's domain parking service provider, HitFarm.com, are planning to open a new office in Dubai. Dr. Ham and Dr. Chris Hartnett, who serves on Reinvent's Board of Directors, just returned from Dubai and Dr. Hartnett filled us in on their trip to the Middle East. [...] Continue reading →

*Yesterday, I reviewed telnic's new TLD .Tel, now in Sunrise.Today, I want to discuss .Tel's possibility for succeeding.This TLD's success (as an app) will depend on these factors:1. Advertising the concept to the masses and convincing them that this cell phone app is desirable and will get them where they need to be fast. Success [...] Continue reading →

*Yesterday, I reviewed telnic's new TLD .Tel, now in Sunrise.Today, I want to discuss .Tel's possibility for succeeding.This TLD's success (as an app) will depend on these factors:1. Advertising the concept to the masses and convincing them that this cell phone app is desirable and will get them where they need to be fast. Success [...] Continue reading →

Michael Collins has resigned as Executive Director of the Internet Commerce Association in order to work on transitioning a retail business he owns from brick and mortar to the Internet. Collins delivered the news in an email to ICA members. [...] Continue reading →