The anniversaries of these milestones remind us of the economic and social returns we have seen from ambitious Federal research and development programs. Early ARPANET sketch, showing UCLA and SRI nodes(Source: DARPA)On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar lander and set foot on the moon. On October [...] Continue reading →

The future of .io domains may have been cast into doubt, following a ruling from the UN’s highest court. The International Court of Justice this afternoon ruled (pdf) by a 13-1 majority that “the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible”. [...] Continue reading →

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Packle.com, KeepCalm.com, Undisclosed 6 letter LastName.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Kannah.com SkillsCenter.com GoodConduct.com...• Get your bids in soon for Unitar.com GetExtreme.com HowToBeGreat.com...• Plus, much more!We're joined by Amanda Waltz, Shane Cultra [...] Continue reading →

As all of you are well aware, RSA (which is arguably the largest information security conference) is just around the corner. This event is a great opportunity to connect with... [...] Continue reading →

The Domain King talks about his upcoming meetup and the state of domains. The Domain King is back! Rick Schwartz talks about the domainer meetup he’s organizing in Asheville, North Carolina and why he feels it’s time for this type of meetup. We also talk about how Rick is investing in domains these days, brandable [...] Continue reading →

Morning Folks!! Well, it’s been an incredible 17 days. Who says you can’t move mountains? In less than 24 hours we have already surpassed anything I expected. Signups have been pouring in. If this continues we will expand the program. I did not anticipate sponsorships for a show where I am discouraging sponsors. However, we [...] Continue reading →

The number of TLDs a domain is registered under can be a misleading statistic. Domain investors use lots of metrics when valuing domain names and figuring out which ones to buy. A common metric is how many other TLDs the second level domain is registered in. For example, if you’re considering buying example.com, you’ll [...] Continue reading →