Moniker will be accepting submissions for the TRAFFIC conference being held this October
Category: domainers
DomainSponsor Changes / Clarifies Payments
A few weeks ago DomainSponsor emailed their clients to inform them of planned changes to their payment processes. Frank covered it here. While anyone reading the email from a few weeks ago would have got the distinct impression that Paypal was being phased out: We will be phasing out the PayPal payment method Couldn’t be… Continue reading DomainSponsor Changes / Clarifies Payments
Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
A few days ago I posted about the state of the EU. This was prompted in part by the first part of John’s excellent study into the .eu namespace and activity therein and partially by Eurid’s latest promotional campaign. My post here may have gone unnoticed, but shortly after it appeared on CircleID Jay Westerdal… Continue reading Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
DNZoom Closed Beta
I mentioned DNZoom a few weeks ago and was hoping to be able to try it out. I’ve been invited to take part in the private beta with a handful of others. I’ve been playing around with the interface and the various functions while chatting to Dan Kimball, one of the driving forces behind the… Continue reading DNZoom Closed Beta
EU NameSpace is Dead?
The EU sunrise and landrush has probably been discussed to death, but what is the landscape like over a year later? A lot of industry insiders were right to express their doubts about the stability of EU following on from the high profile squats, that have been discussed here at length. Of course any discussion… Continue reading EU NameSpace is Dead?
The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit
I’ve listened in to several domain auctions over the last year or so. Even if you didn’t have the list of domains it could be a lively and entertaining experience. Last night’s auction, however, was terrible. It wasn’t the Adam and
Apple Pays Over The Odds For Iphone.com
Before you launch a new product or service it makes sense to check the domains. If you don’t own them, then maybe you can acquire them before your product launch. Apple obviously didn’t think that one through …. Iphone.com has been registered for over a decade, but they didn’t think to contact its owner prior… Continue reading Apple Pays Over The Odds For Iphone.com
Digg Style Site For Domain Industry Launches
Via Michael Gilmour comes news of a new “digg style” site for the domain / domainer industry – DNHour.com This could be very big or a complete damp squid – it will all depend on the takeup in the community. The site seems to be using Pligg, which is an open source PHP/MySQL script for… Continue reading Digg Style Site For Domain Industry Launches
TRAFFIC Auction
Frank is covering the auction at TRAFFIC today. You can also listen in on WebmasterRadio.fm A couple of sales I noticed: blogging.com – $35k IrishWhiskey.com – $8k
DomainFest Global Returns to LA
Shortly before the close of DomainFest in LA this February the organisers announced that the 2008 edition was to be held in Las Vegas. They’ve since changed their minds, so DomainFest Global will be held in the Hollywood Renaissance hotel again next year from January 21st to 23rd. Full details on their site The next… Continue reading DomainFest Global Returns to LA