Domaining.com through the years: A Screenshots.com tribute

Popular domain news aggregator, Domaining.com, is currently down, due to unforeseen circumstances. While we all hope that Francois Carrillo will bring his virtual baby back up soon, it's interesting seeing how much Domaining.com has changed, since its launch in 2007. Here's a timeline, … [Read more...]

Does your domain broker know what you’re doing in private?

After reading the tweets of a domain broker and seeing that the domain was also listed on Sedo, I decided to run a little experiment. The asking price for this generic domain, which forwards to a corporate, fully functional website, was in the low 200's - as listed by the domain broker. So I … [Read more...]

Want to sell more domains? Make your own landing pages

Shane Cultra's post about increased domain inquiries at Frank Schilling's Internet Traffic outfit, clearly shows something that Sedo and other parking companies need to take note of. The increased number of inquiries and offers aren't due to the beautifully crafted landing pages that Frank … [Read more...]

Parents: Secure your son’s or daughter’s full name in .com

Congratulations to Elliot Silver, who not only became a father today but performed a very simple task many modern parents forget about: he registered his daughter's name in .com With most if not all first names taken in several TLDs and ccTLDs even, parents often give up their quest to register … [Read more...]

Why some blog trolls chase after Sedo?

It's one thing to have a substantiated opinion about a company and service, and another to troll endlessly about something you simply dislike. A recent single incident of an account mix-up at Sedo unleashed the usual trolls, who started beating the drums to the sound of "burn Sedo!" and "Sedo … [Read more...]