Consumers care about brands

The consumer world runs on brands. Household names are associated with products and services, not because of their dot or TLD, but because of the creative part that tags them. Products and services are in turn familiar items due to relentless advertising, that generates familiarity with the name. … [Read more...]

Goodbye, Moniker

I've never been a heavy user of Moniker; not even in the "good old days" when Monte Cahn ran the show. Moniker's interface always left something to be desired, and it was always a few steps behind the practicality and efficiency of other web interfaces, such as that of eNom. These days, even … [Read more...]

Dot .Sexy domains: What you need to know

The definition of "sexy" is more or less global: something or someone attractive, due to their looks, appearance or behavior. It's a term that's deep-rooted into the human psyche, and it just so happens to be a new gTLD from Frank Schilling's Uniregistry. I won't ponder why dot .Sexy was chosen - … [Read more...]

101Domain processes refunds for failed Uniregistry registrations

Before the general availability launch for .Sexy and .Tattoo I placed pre-orders with 101Domain.com and another domain registrar, for dot .Sexy domains. The registrar that failed to secure these domains for me, issued a refund within an hour of failing to do so. In addition, I attempted to … [Read more...]