Moniker password reset points to apparent mass hacking of accounts

Four months ago I moved my last remaining domain away from Moniker. The timing was apparently right, as today I received notifications of a forced password reset via email. While these emails … [Continue reading]

Perfect numbers revisited

While there is a trend that treats every numeric domain as a coin of sorts, the truth is that not all numbers are created equal. In the course of a decade, I've invested in a limited amount of … [Continue reading]

Lessons learned during the past 100 years

During TRAFFIC 2010 in Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to meet with Natasa Djukanovic of dot .Me and other members of her team. As a Montenegrin, Natasa's excitement over the launch of dot .Me as … [Continue reading]

Domain price quotes should be higher, not lower

In a given week, I receive dozens of domain inquiries for my portfolio, at Domain Name Sales. Not every inquiry is worth responding to, but I take the time to "ping" those that make the inquiry; … [Continue reading]

Offers made around a domain’s expiration date

Over the course of more than a decade in active domain investing, I've experienced that a lot of inquiries are made around the time of a domain's expiration date. There are several reasons why this … [Continue reading]