You ever wonder how a person can end up with a long list of wrongdoing, things that span long periods of time with multiple crimes or unethical actions?  It could be anything, sexual harassment, political corruption, embezzlement, maybe even promising to build websites and not delivering while keeping the money. These things start [...] Continue reading →

On 27 October 2017, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) held a face-to-face meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to further discussions on Work Stream 2. 52 members and participants attended in-person, and many others joined the meeting remotely using the virtual meeting room. As a part of Work Stream 1, [...] Continue reading →

When I first got started in the Domaining world back in 2007 I was like most new investors. I saw a list of domains that had recently sold, got excited, and started hand-registering domains like crazy. So, yeah – that was the first time I lost a meaningful amount of money in the domain [...] Continue reading →

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 29, 2017.  If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only showing where [...] Continue reading →

Government representatives from several countries in the Amazonas region clashed with a team of lawyers and communication officers of the global retailer Amazon over the top-level domain .amazon during the Annual Meeting of the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names Numbers (ICANN) in Abu Dhabi today. Monika Ermert reporting in Intellectual Property Watch: "The ICANN Board [...] Continue reading →

Here’s what I dealt with on Friday. The moment you register a domain name you need to be prepared for a barrage of phone calls, emails and texts from companies trying to sell web design services. For this reason, I now register domain names using a Google Voice number and a special email address. This [...] Continue reading →

/me done with junk food I’ve considered myself part of the startup scene for the past ten years or so, and I’ve learned a lot, met some amazing people, and still love helping others succeed by passing on what others have taught me. But lately, the ongoing hype and global desire to copy the [...] Continue reading →