Speculators lose a fortune betting on Greek matters

Got to love domainers and their opinionated one liners: Greece is finished! It's Greece's fault! Greece out! As a Greek transplant in the US with family in Greece, I have the advantage of being more objective than those that rely on spectacular media photos and television mumbo-jumbo in order to … [Read more...]

NameJet: Did a domain speculator cause trouble with another man’s won auction?

Mike Berkens over at TheDomains.com blogged about how the domain Switch.net - a generic term pertaining to several uses - was sent to the WIPO days after it was won at a NameJet auction. Dorian Banks, CEO and co-founder of Metro Bridge - a Vancouver, Canada based company that provides broadband … [Read more...]

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...]