There has been a sudden and huge boost in domain registrations for all the color new gTLD’s extensions in the past few days, .Red, .Blue, .Pink each increasing around 25% from its previous totals Each new domain extension that are operated by Afilias, have added thousands of registrations in the 2-3 days. .Blue has added [...] Continue reading →

Got served with a UDRP for your generic, aged domain and don’t want to spend money on lawyers? No problem. Let’s face it: a UDRP isn’t the end of the world, and if you can hit CTRL-C and CTRL-V and know how to send email, you are halfway to success. Most domainers detest the idea [...] Continue reading →

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A lot of people went phishing for domain names in 2014. This is the third in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2014. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes of 2014. It’s a lot easier to steal a million dollar domain [...] Continue reading →

An Internet of Things podcast, with a domain name bonus. On Monday I posted a 2014 Year In Review episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I’m sure you’ve already listened to it by now and are clamoring for an extra podcast to listen to over the holiday. You’re in luck. This week my wife [...] Continue reading →

Aaron and I had a annual meeting and I would like to report the outcome.  The minutes read “We had some fun and we made some money, all good”.  We also decided to keep going strong on the blog.  It’s actually been a great year for both of us.  In both our regular jobs and our [...] Continue reading →

If you are in the market for a domain name, one of the first obstacles that you will face is choosing a domain name. The internet is huge and it does seem like all the good names are taken. Choosing a good domain name is going to take some creativity and a lot of thinking. [...] Continue reading →