When Freelancer.com acquired Escrow.com last spring many were relieved to hear the new owners would keep management at the company in place. That has abruptly changed with word that Escrow.com President Brandon Abbey has left the company after 11 years on the job.. [...] Continue reading →

Do you have an idea for a new way to use DNSSEC or DANE to make the Internet more secure? Have you recently installed DNSSEC and have a great case study you can share of lessons learned? Do you have a new tool or service that makes DNSSEC or DANE easier to [...] Continue reading →

Company says .Com domains must be used commercially, and offers to pay money in return for getting a domain name through UDRP. BURRI public elements AG of Glattbrugg, Switzerland has filed one of the most misguided UDRPs I’ve ever seen. The company filed a UDRP against Markus Burri, also of Switzerland, to try to get [...] Continue reading →

Here’s why you shouldn’t have sellers remorse. With the rapid rise in values for three and four character domain names, I’ve read some commentary from people kicking themselves for selling domain names too soon. Call it seller’s remorse, and it’s a feeling I think we’ve all had. But comparing the price you sold a domain [...] Continue reading →

Earlier this month we learned that LasVegas.com sold back in 2005 for what could be up to $90 Million Dollars. In August the sale of Vegas.com was announced to a public company in a deal that could be worth $38 million dollars. In both instances, Vegas has consistently set the record valuation marks as the most valuable destination-specific website [...] Continue reading →

Fort the first time, my name is starting to cost me money. I have to admit I go to Namepros several times a day now.  Mostly to see what the crowds are thinking.  I don’t follow them but I certainly pay attention. I have spent years trying to build my name, build trust.  But once [...] Continue reading →

As I surfed YouTube today,  I realized most of the precursor advertising videos leading into my chosen Tubes were identified by domain name brands/company names.  It is now officially sanctioned that a domain is a destination experience, like a television show or movie screening, yet more instantly accessible. This was the outcome of a domain [...] Continue reading →