NameJet and Pre-Release domains: an on-going Fiasco

I've been using NameJet for the past 3 years; I don't want to even think of the exact amount of money I've spent on old NetSol/Register.com domains auctioned there, but it's in the mid-five figure range. Another registrar that "tosses" its domains onto NameJet is eNom; a domain that was in … [Read more...]

Domainer epidemic: How NOT to get the flu

I've been reading a lot of domain blog posts, since the realization that during Domainfest a lot of attendants got sick from an apparent flu bug. I too got sick after attending TRAFFIC in Las Vegas a year ago and I learned a lot of things from that experience, which kept me sick for two weeks and … [Read more...]

NOT about the Super Bowl: Sedo kicks off the real domain game

I've a headache already from all the things related to the Super Bowl and it's not due to the beer or the zingers. So I'll talk about Sedo's little feat of last Friday instead. Sedo is celebrating 10 years this coming week - and yet the celebrations are modest, although the public "thank you" … [Read more...]

ZFBot leaps forward with 127 Million searchable domains

I've praised ZFBot several times in the past. The "killer app" for domainers is a tool that processes daily the zone files of millions of domain names in various TLDs. Perusing this huge, searchable database of domain names offers a great advantage in determining not only the trends in domain … [Read more...]

Can an expired domain make you a millionaire?

While most great domain names are already taken, hundreds - if not thousands - expire daily. Some of these domains belong to the old batch of registrations, particularly with Network Solutions or Register.com Aged domains have one extra benefit: a lot of them were businesses once, some more … [Read more...]