Archives for 2014

Oscar night: gTLDs are like chick flicks

Oscar night tonight, and while the event isn't always spectacular, there are plenty of movies worth reviewing. I've gone through the list of nominees, and I will provide my favorites, based on movies that I personally watched. The world of movie preferences varies, in the same way that some … [Read more...]

SnapNames under Web.com management: What will change

Web.com is a technology incubator based in Jacksonville, Florida - a city with a huge sprawl and a lively metro, that I enjoyed living in. As a personal parenthesis, I've great memories from Jax, some of which I shared in this documentary about stolen domain names; at some point, I even owned … [Read more...]

101Domain processes refunds for failed Uniregistry registrations

Before the general availability launch for .Sexy and .Tattoo I placed pre-orders with 101Domain.com and another domain registrar, for dot .Sexy domains. The registrar that failed to secure these domains for me, issued a refund within an hour of failing to do so. In addition, I attempted to … [Read more...]

Domain Name Sales and GoDaddy Escrow update

Two weeks ago, I reported yet another positive experience with a domain sale that facilitated via the Domain Name Sales brokerage, and by utilizing GoDaddy as the escrow. The transaction was an assigned brokered sale that did not originate at GoDaddy. Because the amount involved exceeded … [Read more...]

Domain volatility index: Bitcoins or gTLDs?

The media attention given to Bitcoin, as opposed to the new extensions of the Internet name space, is severely disproportionate. Never before in the history of gaming was 'Monopoly' money more popular; bitcoin has been used to buy homes, cars and even domain names - all without a backing … [Read more...]