If you absolutely *must* have a particular keyword in the new TLDs, forget about waiting for general availability to kick in. The second that the clock ticked 11:00am Eastern US time today, thousands of domain applications in seven gTLDs by Donuts, Inc. were sent off from various registrars to … [Read more...]
Domain brands: Want a specific keyword in the new TLDs? Use the tiered landrush option to secure it
February 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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...]
Momentum and traction in the gTLD arena: What to expect in 2014 – Plus, NamesCon is on!
January 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
How fast is the mass expansion of the Internet name space happening? Not fast enough, according to several domain investors that are projecting either a failure, or a delayed success of the gTLD scheme. In the end, it's up to the gTLD Registries to invest in advertising and promote their … [Read more...]
Frank Schilling on gTLDs: Greed will trump fear
January 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
I read several industry blogs daily and from each one I attempt to extract key points that they make though their posts and comments. DotWhatever is a new online publication that arrived to fill the current gTLD void, covering the new era in the domain namespace that has irreversibly … [Read more...]
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