Archives for 2013

Brands: Can you spot the .com ?

Monday is the best day of the week to start afresh. After a relaxing weekend, one gets to see things with a renewed perspective. Often times, from mid-week til that proverbial 5:00pm on a Friday, one's mind gets cluttered with if's and but's. Domain investors are currently lost in a sea of … [Read more...]

Your ‘killer generic’ .com domain might now have a capped worth

I'll keep it simple: ICANN opened the sack of Aeolus, containing the winds, and they can't be stuffed back in - get ready for some extreme turbulence. In other, less lyric words: the introduction of gTLDs is not an experiment, or a partial guesstimate of how the Internet might evolve into … [Read more...]

Apparent SnapNames glitch worked to my advantage

Quite often I use SnapNames as one of the domain backordering services of choice. Although over the years they have lost a significant part of their ability to beat every single competitor in the field, they are still quite reliable. After placing a bid for a domain during its expiration … [Read more...]

NamesCon: My thoughts on an important Domain Industry event

When I attended my second TRAFFIC conference, in January 2010 in Las Vegas, I flew home energized by the benefits I had reaped from the de facto domain industry event. Having established new connections and strengthened established relationships, it was the best way to begin the new year. Jodi … [Read more...]

GoDaddy: Inbound transfers require a double-checking of the WHOIS info

You either love or hate GoDaddy - there is no in-between. Or maybe, there is: when things work as expected, one gets to appreciate the quick in/out transfers. GoDaddy is also the only domain registrar that regularly shares coupon codes for below the cost registrations, in the $0.99 - $2.99 … [Read more...]