Archives for 2011

The insatiable hunger of the Chinese for numeric domains

A few months ago I mentioned how a domain of mine got hit with 4,000 WHOIS queries while it neared its expiration date. After reading Shane's post about the sale of 55.com to a Chinese company, I noticed that one of my numeric domains accumulated almost 1,000 WHOIS queries - again at … [Read more...]

The Fall Colors of Domaining

Last week was long and busy and in more than one sense, counter-productive. Domaining is not a science and yet, it appears to require more energy than being creative and artistic. What a better way to flush out all negativity and non-constructive thinking than take a mini vacation to Asheville, … [Read more...]

Back to business as usual

As TRAFFIC Ft. Lauderdale ended, it's back to business as usual. Some liked it, some did not. Those that loved it have a reason, those that didn't get what they wanted by attending seem to have a specific agenda to ponder over. The bottom line is: business goes on, with or without mass … [Read more...]

Trolling on the ‘Best Domain Blog’

The domain blog of Mike Berkens has been voted by the TRAFFIC attendees as the "best domain blog" for 2011. That's probably fair and square, given the amount of daily traffic TheDomains.com commands. Mike seems to put a continuous effort into it, publishing a variety of daily content. He has … [Read more...]

Being the Technical Assistant at Sedo

Since Sedo implemented their transfer center for domain transactions, things have improved tremendously. No longer dependent on email and the security issues that they entail, the transfer center offers a direct and up to date line of communication between the buyer, the seller and the Sedo … [Read more...]