There’s no doubt that the most valuable domains in the world are one-word .COMs. From Voice.com selling for $30M, Diamond.com for $7.5M or Ice.com for $3.5M it’s no secret that one-word .COMs sell for six and seven figures all the time. All that being said, I’ve [...] Continue reading →

When a blind offer to buy a domain name is received, assumptions are made about who the buyer could be or how the domain name will be used if sold. This is often the case when a domain broker submits an offer on behalf of a prospective buyer, or an offer is made via Afternic [...] Continue reading →

I have to work an overtime shift tomorrow because one of my co-workers tested positive for covid. He doesn’t have any symptoms, isn’t sick at all, and 3 months ago he tested positive for antibodies, suggesting that he already had covid. We decided that all of us will test positive in the next few [...] Continue reading →

Richard Lau is best known as the founder of the NamesCon domain conference but like many serial entrepreneurs he has his eyes fixed firmly on the future and his next venture. As well as discussing what it was like to attend NamesCon Online as an attendee we talk about his latest venture, logo.com. I recommend that [...] Continue reading →

Two years ago during ICANN63, the ICANN Board approved an eight-year plan to replenish the ICANN Reserve Fund to an amount equal to one year of operating expenses as the minimum target level of the Reserve Fund. Last month, for the first time in ICANN’s history, the Reserve Fund reached the funds required for 12 [...] Continue reading →

As ICANN org President and CEO Göran Marby wrote about in his May 2020 blog, the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team is releasing new content to https://preview.icann.org on a regular basis. This https://icann.org content has been improved with ITI’s enhanced search features. Today, we added new content and improved previously released content including: Correspondence [...] Continue reading →

MarketBeat.com is a website I have stumbled upon a few times while searching Google. I was reading NichePursuits.com and came across a recent podcast interview with the founder. It’s a pretty interesting story and a good listen for anyone looking to start an online business. The founder Matt Paulson was running a bunch of online [...] Continue reading →