Still lost in .tel hell in the age of Development

On Friday, I had an interesting conversation on twitter with Justin Hayward, communications director of TelNic - the registry of the .tel domain TLD. For a person in an upper management position with the TelNic Registry, Justin came forth as being very defensive of his product, forgetting how … [Read more...]

.tel sucks? Visit http://telsucks.com

A new forum for both .tel haters & followers has been launched. TelSucks.com is open for discussions on the new .tel TLD, which is rather controversial in its function and usability. There are areas for discussion and for sales listings, link exchange etc. From a domainer's standpoint, .tel … [Read more...]

Fool’s gold Part 5: The onslaught of the zombie TLD

Any TLD that *forces* trademark owners to pay a premium price of $125 per year with a compulsory 3 year registration period, is a few cents short of a Madoff scheme. How many trademark holders bit the bullet and forked out $300+ bucks to ensure that their trademark survived the onslaught of this new … [Read more...]