Recently, I had to confirm whether a particular, UK-based registrar is ICANN-accredited. Transferring domains to non-accredited domain registrars is important to know; one must be aware of which ICANN-accredited registrar they resell for. The registrar identified itself as a reseller of … [Read more...]
Ten things I brought home from NamesCon 2017
January 29, 2017 by 3 Comments
Late last year, I was not sure if I'd be attending NamesCon 2017, but I'm glad I did. As we grow older, family obligations that were a cinch back in the day, become more complex to resolve; we put in more effort to take care of issues that arise, and it takes more time to do so. But that's … [Read more...]
Quick survival guide for NamesCon 2017
January 8, 2017 by 7 Comments
When Richard Lau launched NamesCon in late 2013, it arrived at the right time. The January 2014 domain conference proved to be a catalyst for the domain industry, and while perfection was not immediately attained, it has been consistently improving its numbers ever since. Before NamesCon 2014, … [Read more...]
Greek domainers : It’s time for Vegas and NamesCon 2017
January 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
It's been almost a full year since the last NamesCon conference took place, and if you thought that it was a huge event, just wait until NamesCon 2017 kicks off in two weeks. Las Vegas is the stomping grounds of the biggest domain conference of the year; and what a year this has been! In … [Read more...]
Sedo : Maybe the domain seller *is* on vacation
January 4, 2017 by 2 Comments
At Uniregistry Market, an ongoing joke is about brokers asking the other party - typically, the buyer - whether they are on vacation. While that statement intends to gauge a response due to its mild but effective non-PC manner, there are times that the statement is true. During a recent domain … [Read more...]
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