I am happy to say that my Domain Names Podcast with “Domain King” Rick Schwartz is complete and live to listen to below. Rick is a “tell it like it is” type of guy which is one of the reasons I like to read his blog religiously over at http://www.ricksblog.com The conversation started in [...] Continue reading →

Recently, many companies have begun filing for trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that are geared towards possible new top level domain names in hopes that it will give them a leg up in the upcoming application process with ICANN. What is surprising is that the new TLD process is still [...] Continue reading →

The company behind most versions of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference website that you have seen in recent years announced a major expansion for their domain development and audio/video services firm. Also today - ICANN makes it official - Rod Beckstrom is their new CEO. [...] Continue reading →

The Associated Press is reporting that the former chief of U.S. cyber security is the leading candidate to become the next CEO of ICANN, replacing Dr. Paul Twomey. Meanwhile, an ICANN VP confirms they want to change the UDRP rules in favor of a URS that would drastically reduce your rights. [...] Continue reading →

I have a webmaster secret that I will reveal here for the first time. As far as I know, I am the only webmaster to have ever done this. Here it is: Almost everybody has used a site where you get a username and password, but you probably don’t know what a pain in the [...] Continue reading →

Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star and set the world dancing to exuberant rhythms for decades, died on Thursday, TMZ website reported. He was 50. There was no official confirmation of the reported death and spokespersons for Jackson could not be reached for comment. “We’ve just learned Michael [...] Continue reading →

For the second day in a row, a major entity in the geodomain space has announced a major development partnership deal involving a generic keyword domain. This time it is the Castello Brothers (PalmSprings.com, Nashville.com, etc.) who are joining forces with LZ Domains to build out Suntan.com. [...] Continue reading →