From NameStall- Mike Berkens wishes he thought of this and we congratulate Mike on his new home! This release actually confirms what Mike and we've been saying all along: "That the number one end user motivation to buy an aftermarket domain is to brand something new or to fix a brand that's broken. [...] Continue reading →

According to Socialnewsdaily.com, King.com has re-branded itself by dropping the .com and going with just King, to celebrate it 10 year anniversary. Here is how the site used to look:                   This is how the site looks today:               [...] Continue reading →

Article discusses cybersquatter who calls himself a domainer. One of the top stories on CNN.com today is about a self-proclaimed “domainer”. Unfortunately, that domainer is a cybersquatter, so the article doesn’t paint domainers in a positive light. The article is about Taikwok Yung. I’ve written about Yung before, when he registered domains related to Bank [...] Continue reading →

Good day and Happy Easter, domainers! I meant to say, cybersquatters! How dare you criticize me and my established brands. I’m just about to teach you a lesson: you’re fired! Want some joint ventures baby? I’m ready to joint venture your ass! People can’t use my name, likeness or domain names to exercise their freedom [...] Continue reading →

Morning Folks!! A "Recognized Group" is something I have never written about until today. A "Recognized Group" in domaining is sort of a franchise with no organization or franchise fee. Just a wave that establishes a stream of sorts and credibility at the same time and is memorable. Many of the domains I registered over [...] Continue reading →

Trademark holders filed a record 2,884 cybersquatting cases covering 5,084 domain names with the WIPO Center in 2012 under procedures based on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). This represents an increase of 4.5 percent over the record established in 2011, the organisation announced. But domain name registrations grew by 12 percent in [...] Continue reading →

By: RH Dan Gillmor is director of the Knight centre for digital media entrepreneurship at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite school of journalism and mass communication. Dan wrote an article in The Guardian that is sure to make any domainer smile. Dan said the following, "My students get extra credit if they can show [...] Continue reading →