Dot .domains enters general availability in two days. I have not registered any domains in that gTLD and won't be doing so. The reason is simple: unless your business name ends in "domains", or you are in the direct domain brokerage business, this particular gTLD is more of an "inner circle" … [Read more...]
Domain investing business: Brands are in, verticals are out
February 3, 2014 by 3 Comments
Somehow, the notion that registering a series of domains in a vertical can lead to an endless generation of income, has become the Golden Chalice of domain investing. Perhaps that was true in the early to mid 2000's, but the game changed once Google decided to end the game of high payments for … [Read more...]
Is there room for 3 domain conferences and 3 licensed escrow companies?
January 24, 2014 by 2 Comments
In a recent post about change, I mentioned that it is inevitable and basically unstoppable. The domain industry cannot be an exception, and today's core elements are very different from a decade or even five years ago. Change indicates evolution, either through the adoption of new strategies, … [Read more...]
A few words with Duane Forrester of Bing during NamesCon
January 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
I shall be referring to Duane Forrester, manager of Bing's webmaster tools, as a young Steve Ballmer - and that's a compliment. Not just because I'm a long term fan of corporate giant Microsoft, but because he's as energetic on stage as the outgoing Microsoft CEO. He's also funnier, and unlike … [Read more...]
Thank you, Mike!
January 2, 2014 by 6 Comments
In a recent post, Mike Berkens of The Domains, explains in candid detail the process that took him from being in opposition of the gTLD program, to supporting it. Mike's not just another prolific domain blogger, he's an expert domain investor with 75,000 domain names and possesses a law degree to … [Read more...]
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