Domain Name Journal - located at DNJournal.com - is the domain industry's premier trade publication. This award winning online magazine features industry news and information that is updated on a daily basis. http://www.dnjournal.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:58:48 -0500 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:53:10 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.dnjournal.com/images/ronjackson-50x71.jpg http://www.dnjournal.com/ Domain industry news and information updated daily. 50 71 At a raucous party on the closing night of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under in Australia, Thought Convergence COO Ammar Kubba made a $10,000 bet with Fabulous.com COO Dan Warner. Because of the bet Warner is bald today (and we have the pictures to prove it). Find out what happened in the Lowdown. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-21-08.htm DF8878F1-C59C-4826-992E-9AE4F2D2252B Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:53:10 -0500 DN Journal's Lowdown has closing day highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference in Australia, including news of a new T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show in Europe next year, two live auctions, a cautionary tale about the proposed new gTLDs and an unforgettable tropical island experience! http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-20-08.htm C8C9D647-4E64-4B48-B8DA-9843AB883ECD Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:48:45 -0500 DN Journal's Lowdown has Wednesday's highlights from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under in Australia, including one cheeky photo that you really might not want to see! If you do look, see if you can guess who the domain industry visitor to Booti Booti National Park is (and why he may not be welcome there again)! http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-19-08.htm CFEF11C9-B12F-4EDD-A3E7-85D0736878C6 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:41:03 -0500 They were all featured on the Tuesday schedule at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference in Australia! We have photos and highlights from Dr. Twomey's keynote address, a panel on Australia's rapidly growing .au ccTLD and a dinner party that featured fire dancers and koala bears! http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-18-08.htm A4BC6461-5098-4815-B55A-AB3F43C83EF0 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:02:12 -0500 The first T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference ever held outside the U.S. is now underway on Australia's Gold Coast. We are at the Sheraton Mirage Resort in Queensland to cover it for you and have posted some photos and highlights from the first day of activity - a day devoted entirely to fun before things get down to business Tuesday http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-17-08.htm 85A94FCE-8985-4E70-88B3-CC496F031E2F Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:59:27 -0500 I'll be spending the entire weekend flying to Australia to cover next week's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference for you. I posted some show notes before heading out and also details on a well deserved promotion for Oversee.net's Jeff Kupietzky who has been named company President. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-14-08.htm 14022C00-6564-414A-A42B-8208B53214CE Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:56:25 -0500 Domain development is attracting more and more domain owners who are looking for ways to offset their PPC revenue declines. Well-known domainers Page Howe, Andrew Allemann and partners Ari Goldberger & Larry Fischer have all rolled out new websites. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-13-08.htm 3962BB6D-3691-4CFC-B11F-058EECFFD5A4 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:18:32 -0500 In 2003 Australian entrepreneur Michael Gilmour found himself broke after losing a fortune overnight. He took his last $100 and bought a domain name. Five short years later Gilmour is one of the most successful people in this industry. In DN Journal's November Cover Story we'll tell you how he made it happen. http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/november.htm 463B115F-18C8-43EC-87D8-19525044DCD0 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:52:07 -0500 George Kirikos, a veteran domainer and long-time ICANN observer, has spotted language in new gTLD contracts that could pave the way for Verisign to charge domain owners anything they want for .com and .net registrations or renewals - with prices depending on what Verisign decides individual domains are worth. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-12-08.htm 4DE1E802-12EC-47A2-B917-F1CBF288669D Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:12:55 -0500 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Four big six-figure sales, totaling well over a million dollars, lead the new Top 20 chart. There was a lot of variety on the all extension Big Board with six non .com global TLDs and four country code domains joining 13 .coms on the leader board. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales11-18-08.htm 54FC59ED-F1F8-4253-B613-897C0EA45189 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:22:21 -0500 Forecasters are predicting a bad Christmas season for retailers with one exception - online sales are expected to easily surpass last year. In another win for the web, the editor of our local newspaper, following another round of layoffs, admits that many print publications now have to play second fiddle to their websites. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-11-08.htm 941C1CE1-74DB-4EA7-9224-A36652B52FC5 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:03:57 -0500 DN Journal's next weekly domain sales report (due out tomorrow night) is shaping up as a strong one, especially after two big six-figure sales were just closed at Sedo today. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-10-08-2.htm E17D78D0-E9C8-45B1-B202-04B6AFD3F76C Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:24 -0500 "If you do SEO for a living, you will be out of business or irrelevant in 3 years" according to Lijit Networks exec Micah Baldwin. A lot of domain owners who want to develop their names have been thinking about SEO but on his LearnToDuck.com blog Baldwin says there is a better way to go. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-10-08.htm 0131DD51-EFD2-4F0B-A59C-72198ACC3488 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:24:49 -0500 The business pages are filled with bad news but here is some positive information for domain owners to mull over this weekend. Veteran online advertising exec Joe Apprendi has seen it all and he says online publishers will fare far better than others in the current recession. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-07-08.htm B95B85C9-5605-42E5-AB2B-F54F137D21FA Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:50:27 -0500 The Internet Commerce Association has responded to a press release issued yesterday by the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) that erroneously portrayed cybersquatting as a criminal offense. We have the full text of ICA Executive Director Michael Collins's comments setting the record straight and detailing basic trademark principles you need to know. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-06-08.htm 90E87F99-AF9F-4D02-96A1-4DE91053FA51 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:56:55 -0500 DN Journal's latest monthly newsletter breaks down 3Q-2008 domain sales to see what the numbers reveal about the health of the aftermarket. Plus, more info and photos from Kevin Ham and Chris Hartnett's adventures at Harvard Business School. http://www.dnjournal.com/newsletters/2008/september-october.htm 9881B3C0-425E-4410-AC3E-2053A2B5D8CE Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:54:44 -0500 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Another big wave of completed live auction sales from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference dominates this week's domain sales chart. Moniker swept the top three spots and four .me domains crashed the all extension leader board. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales11-11-08.htm 5BCE11DA-2A6E-44A6-9335-2A220BB6C4E7 Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:35:10 -0500 Today in The Lowdown at DNJournal.com: The scoop on why social networking site GeoDomainer.com has been inaccessible the past two weeks, details on a big .mobi auction starting tomorrow at Sedo and the reason why Afilias VP/CTO Ram Mohan was appointed to a special position on ICANN's Board of Directors. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-04-08.htm 896F2E8F-6389-4EB5-93BC-10DF11841D9A Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:22:12 -0500 Doctors Kevin Ham and Chris Hartnett have become Harvard Business School graduates after completing the school's intensely demanding Advanced Management Program. Also, our take on Media General's purchase of Richmond.com. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-03-08.htm 265A5AE4-0C63-418B-8B3F-E408E50CEFD5 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:00:06 -0500 BoycottKentucky.com is asking domain owners to call the office of Kentucky governor Steve Beshear en masse today to express their displeasure with his attempt to take over 141 gambling related domain names through a highly controversial claim that the state has jurisdiction over those names. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-31-08.htm E561AE7B-742B-49DC-876C-391198B1BC52 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:00:20 -0400 The U.S. presidential election won't be held until Tuesday but thousands of web surfers have been casting their votes in online polls for weeks now. We'll tell you about a couple you can participate in and a little about our experiences voting for real this morning (our state is one of 31 that allows early voting). http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-30-08.htm 85C1223B-66E2-465F-9BE3-2372F2BA7F20 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:01:34 -0400 Lizzy Grant, the daughter of veteran domainer Rob Grant, is making a splash in the music business. Lizzy has just released her first record (available on iTunes) and also has a new video out that is creating quite a buzz in the music blogosphere. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-29-08.htm E09C764E-03A9-4A67-8B82-2839FF2BDB72 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:11:29 -0400 The new weekly DNJournal.com domain sales report is out with four six-figure sales and a flood of completed live auction sales leading the aftermarket hit parade. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales11-04-08.htm C83E07EA-9DA6-4533-B490-79F157EEB2B4 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:49:44 -0400 Ari Bayme, is taking over as CEO at Movie Times, Inc., a company that owns a portfolio of several thousand movie related domain names and operates the popular entertainment portal MovieTimes.com. Chairman Dan Pulcrano (a giant in the geodomain space) stepped out of the CEO role to make way for Bayme. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-28-08.htm D18EF1C8-6BF5-4C56-9FFB-F7B5318FD2C5 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:44:35 -0400 We're on the first leg of a one-week vacation trip but before heading out we added an exclusive new Photo Gallery to our T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York coverage. We also posted a preview article that let's you know what to expect from next month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference in Australia. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-19-08.htm 2F1524E7-9090-4B3B-8CE8-E2DF28B5DE41 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:41:17 -0400 The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference heads overseas for the first time November 18-20 when Fabulous.com hosts the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference on Australia's famed Gold Coast. To get the inside scoop on this event, we talked with Fab execs Dan Warner and Michael Robertson. http://www.dnjournal.com/events/2008/traffic-down-under-preview.htm 2A6F9D0E-E076-4C63-BD8D-1B6C621E684F Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:35:00 -0400 Internet Real Estate Group President Andrew Miller and CEO Mike "Zappy" Zappolin were among the Harvard Business School graduates who got to meet luminaries like Bill Gates and Meg Whitman at last weekend's Global Business Summit marking the 100th Anniversary of the HBS. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-17-08.htm E08B0546-75B4-4CFB-B2EB-A87D5D56B02A Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:23:57 -0400 Bulletin from DNJournal.com http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-16-08-3.htm B85B0377-31BC-4022-8958-7756F3E1959F Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:02 -0400 Reinvent Technology CEO Dr. Kevin Ham, who was the subject of DN Journal's May 2008 Cover Story, has been named winner of the Pacific Region's prestigious Ernst & Young 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Technology category. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-16-08-2.htm 85350666-0FF4-4B7D-B8D2-3CFC3626AD31 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:42:10 -0400 The DOMAINfest Global 2009 conference coming up in January has scored a major coup by landing Apple Computer Co-Founder Steve Wosniak as their keynote speaker. The show, sponsored by Oversee.net's domain monetization unit, DomainSponsor, will be staged January 28-30 in Hollywood, California. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-16-08.htm B7CCFA0F-A5E0-4F1C-BA9C-4D4E46FBBAED Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:09:37 -0400 In a new column today, USA Today business columnist Gladys Edmunds told her readers that NOW is the time to get a domain name and build a website to promote your company. A web address allows you to generate extra sales by making your product or service available around the globe and with the economy bogged down that added reach is more important than ever. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-15-08.htm 9069931F-A02F-446B-A072-D4B174CDED9B Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:22:20 -0400 The domain aftermarket got back on track this week with a solid outing led by one of the year’s five biggest country code sales at an eye-popping $300,000. A second six-figure transaction was booked as the first wave of completed live auction sales from last month’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference was reported by RickLatona.com. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales10-21-08.htm D20A1645-3713-4207-8ED2-2AE3040E9982 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:30:24 -0400 Big city geodomain owners will be facing some tough new competition as NBC-TV begins converting their local station websites into broad based city portals complete with new geo-oriented domain names like NBCNewYork.com and NBCChicago.com. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-14-08.htm 841999FD-844A-4170-B124-49C32F474252 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:42:28 -0400 Fabulous.com has announced a charity live domain auction to benefit the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) will be held November 19th during the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference that Fab will be hosting on Australia's Gold Coast. Rick Latona Auctions will conduct the fund raising sale. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-13-08.htm 36E77D46-665A-465E-8F97-4545A860510D Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:29:51 -0400 Domain registration rates around the world continue to grow at a double digit pace. A new report from the Latin American region says total registration soared nearly 18% in the past year with Brazil and Argentina leading the growth spurt. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-10-08.htm 25E8213A-FC47-4069-A551-5CAF8F4156D9 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:41:23 -0400 Two key members of the award-winning Branson.com team have left to help Skip Hoagland develop his portfolio of prime U.S. and International geodomains. Their first joint project will focus on turning Portland.com into the premier portal to Portland, Oregon. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-09-08.htm E0CEF125-070B-4369-948B-C57440049871 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:20:34 -0400 DN Journal has exclusive photos from the MeetDomainers conference held in Cracow, Poland last weekend - including a live domain auction that saw some .pl (Polish ccTLD) domains fetch nice prices. Also - the ICA summarizes yesterday's Kentucky court hearing on gambling domains. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-08-08.htm C6652CA4-5490-4B4F-B95C-01957AC1862B Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:55:27 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. This wound up being the weakest week of the year. There are two likely reasons for that, one being the meltdown in the general economy and the other being the fact that nearly $5 million worth of domains were sold at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference week before last, drawing a load of money out of the market at once. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales10-14-08.htm 75B045A4-0D2A-4DED-9D99-2B828AAC7B46 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:17:20 -0400 The Kentucky hearing into that state's attempt to confiscate 141 gambling related domain names was held today with the judge deciding he would need 7 days to consider the issues before announcing a decision. We have a link to a blow by blow account of today's hearing. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-07-08.htm 7E61F11F-0B4A-4604-9E56-0CFAA5EBE985 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:30:12 -0400 The Internet Commerce Association is in Kentucky today, protesting that state's attempt to confiscate 141 domain names from their rightful owners. Elsewhere, Forbes Magazine says the current credit crunch could accelerate the slide of newspapers into oblivion. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-06-08.htm A9FE3B39-6D53-438A-9E4D-C02C224F7620 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:49:02 -0400 The new October Cover Story is out at DNJournal.com. Our comprehensive review of the 2008 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference explores why show goers felt so optimistic at a time when the financial world at large was (and still is) on the edge of disaster. http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/october.htm 37576261-48DF-4315-B74E-99F753B0D900 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 02:33:08 -0400 Moniker has released the results from their T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York online auction. Coupled with their two live auctions in the Big Apple, Moniker wound up booking close to $4 million in domain sales. Also, a new trade association for Canadian domain owners is set to launch Oct. 7. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-03-08.htm E5EE422F-9C3F-4111-85DD-219A5B2D69B9 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:24:10 -0400 Former Domain Roundtable producer Stephen Douglas has settled a lawsuit against Name Intelligence, the company behind the 2007 conference he directed, and its CEO Jay Westerdal. Elsewhere, NameMedia announces a further expansion of their AfternicDLS domain aftermarket platform. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-02-08.htm C1F45252-7ECD-4485-B2DA-8E145872F248 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:55:03 -0400 Some of the .mobi registry's best domains, including cellphones.mobi, games.mobi, blackjack.mobi, doctors.mobi, quotes.mobi and xxx.mobi will be auctioned off by Sedo on November 5. The registry says winners will be required to have a developed site online within 9 months of transfer. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/10-01-08.htm E78286EC-B19A-44AD-9AA5-E446635774F4 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:05:07 -0400 We were away covering the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference last week so our usual weekly domain sales report was delayed until today when we published an expanded double length report that will bring you up to date on all reported sales since our last column Sept. 16. A million dollar sale tops the list. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales10-07-08.htm 8D1052E8-EF78-4AA4-B5EE-10702F2F2D3B Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:19:22 -0400 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York is over but two more domain conferences will get underway outside the U.S. over the next 7 days. We have details on those events in Poland and Canada (both of which will include live domain auctions) as well as info on a pair of online auctions worth taking a look at. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-30-08.htm F0987BFE-EC65-4354-88CB-3562612F0A64 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:08:42 -0400 Sedo has just completed the first seven-figure domain sale since the first quarter of this year - moving Invest.com for $1,015,000 through their GreatDomains premium auction site. The news come from Sedo's Kate Donahue who is preparing for some big changes in her life. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-29-08.htm D4C2B545-FC06-4626-9AE5-89130D240440 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:59:14 -0400 Organizers of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference completed their 12th successful run this morning in New York City. We have photos and highlights from the past 24 hours, including presentation of the annual T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards last night and also clue you in on show plans for 2009 and beyond. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-26-08.htm AAEAD56E-6481-42B2-BD7C-3EC405E65A54 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:26:59 -0400 Here are DN Journal's photos and highlights from the first full day of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York Wednesday, including two live auctions, Barbara Corcoran's well-received keynote speech and TrafficZ's official show party that ran into the wee hours of the morning. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-25-08.htm 4028935D-8959-4582-BB2D-78FC55DCC6BB Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:26:58 -0400 The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference got underway last night. DN Journal has some photos and highlights from the opening activities and a look ahead at today's agenda for the first full day of the event. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-24-08.htm DBBDC4DF-0E1D-4986-89D3-E972526703BE Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:24:43 -0400 Here's a rundown of what's on tap for day 1 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Tuesday and some notes on why this conference is shaping up to be an especially interesting one. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-22-08.htm 19288761-C856-40D4-AF02-AFFAF2B57D31 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:55:27 -0400 Between the latest premium domain auction currently underway online at Sedo's GreatDomains and the quartet of live auctions coming up at next week's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York, a remarkable number of high quality domain names could change hands over the next seven days. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-19-08.htm BD7E706B-80F7-4F4E-8D38-FAECDA45A1D1 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:09:52 -0400 Research firm Borrell Associates has added their voice to the chorus that believes .com city domain names are superbly positioned to one day succeed local newspapers, radio and TV stations as the preferred media platform in their respective communities. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-18-08.htm BBAA43FC-6E2E-431E-891D-0917BA36E97C Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:50:10 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. We saw a 2-letter .com change hands for $500,000 in one of the year’s 10 biggest sales as well as a country code deal that ranks as the year's 6th biggest ccTLD sale, GeoDomains also had a strong presence on the Top 20 chart. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-23-08.htm 4E255AE1-BB99-417E-B2EC-DE46C5CF5D92 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:58:38 -0400 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York is just seven days away. We run down some of the anticipated highlights as show organizers promise to shake things up in the Big Apple. There's also more information on the Mardi Gras conference coming to New Orleans in February. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-16-08.htm B87648C7-D74C-41B0-84C1-50A3865F6689 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:49:51 -0400 Divyank Turakhia gives new meaning to the term "meteoric rise." As a 16-year-old high school student in 1998, he co-founded the Directi Group with a $600 investment (a seed that sprouted a global conglomerate that is believed to be worth over $300 million today).Turakhia explains how he did it in DN Journal's new September Cover Story. http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm EDE39083-E7C1-464A-8D6E-7E7940DCD960 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:37:16 -0400 California real estate loan broker and domain investor Daniel Negari has been named one of America's Best Young Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek magazine. The public will choose five finalists that will be announced at the end of this month. We'll tell you how to cast a vote for the 22-year-old whiz kid. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-15-08.htm 8A8B63CF-E1A1-4ED0-B38A-61C7CB0C8207 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:55:55 -0400 Every two years Pew Research releases a definitive survey showing where the public goes for news and information. The first report since 2006 is out and it has some stunning data that underscores why a tsunami of ad dollars will continue to flood the web and help underpin domain values. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-12-08.htm FE30C644-1D26-4428-8919-EB0D21B79B5E Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:08:56 -0400 Another owner of a top generic domain name has taken his asset to another level by teaming up with a partner that brought site development, capital and business relationship expertise to the table. The end result, just two months later, is a potential category killing website. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-11-08.htm B1ED5B5A-243D-4B7F-90E9-247E015C8ABD Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:19:34 -0400 The domain aftermarket continues to hold strong despite the downturn in the general economy and falling PPC revenues in the domain industry. Sedo CEO Tim Schumacher said, "We have seen increased participation each month, a higher percentage of domains sold and higher average sale prices, and this latest auction will build on our success." http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-10-08.htm 9D87A367-AF4B-42C6-B414-653C08F8DAC9 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:56:45 -0400 It was another solid outing for the domain aftermarket with a trio of six-figure sales leading this week's DN Journal sales report.. One of those, a two-word .com, rang up $325,000 to rank among the 20 biggest sales reported so far in 2008. Three country code domains qualified for the all extension leader board as did an IDN and a pair of .nets. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-16-08.htm CF17F68A-E5C1-4402-8A00-1CA6D88CA134 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:23:35 -0400 Internet Commerce Association Co-Founder Rick Schwartz announced his resignation from the domain industry trade group today. ICA independent board member Ron Jackson comments on the departure and where the organization stands now. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-09-08.htm 1A8C36C5-B253-4606-8394-14F08FFCBE50 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:26:29 -0400 If at first you don't succeed - relaunch. That is what the .Pro registry did today, hoping to lure buyers in with lower prices. Elsewhere Bido.com is out of the live auction line-up for this month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York, a mobile-centric conference is coming to San Jose and Skip Hoagland scores a coup with Cairo.com. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-08-08.htm D8E91A8B-DA2B-4DAE-A1DA-4A01FE869134 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:52:50 -0400 In the kind of local gathering that will become more common as the domain industry continues to grow, Parked.com brought Florida domain owners together for a dinner party Thursday night in Tampa. Here are some DN Journal photos and notes from the event. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-05-08.htm 7F58AB27-54D6-4DC0-B997-FFB109E880AB Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:52:04 -0400 Verisign has released their latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief covering the second quarter of 2008. The new report shows demand for domain names continuing to surge at double digit rates. We have the key numbers from the latest brief. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-04-08.htm CDE509FD-BE61-4AB6-8A39-7DB2F51452E4 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:35:24 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A six-figure sale at SnapNames led the hit parade and headlined a new all-extension Top 20 chart that saw a pair of country code domains among the top ten. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-09-08.htm F0D9E334-E5AF-41E7-BC2C-469302126E03 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:11:14 -0400 Is the world ready for still another domain conference - especially one that will be staged on just four weeks notice? Before you run screaming for the exits, hear me out. This one will be staged in an underserved location and led by industry veteran Frank Michlick http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-03-08.htm 46F870DC-CAD5-44B3-9761-9F7EC7F357A4 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:29:51 -0400 David Kesmodel had to overcome a string of obstacles to get "The Domain Game" into print. He tells DN Journal how he managed to keep the book alive after the original publisher bailed out, what he would do differently if he had a second chance and what the domain industry can do to clean up its image. http://www.dnjournal.com/articles/people/domaingame.htm C7A75FFB-74A3-4E44-9937-939D704ED414 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 15:17:29 -0400 As Hurricane Gustav is slicing through Louisiana today, an Intercosmos Media Group team including Parked.com CEO Sig Solares is currently in New Orleans where they are posting storm information on a live blog at GustavBloggers.com. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/09-01-08.htm A3B4015D-E4B2-43C5-9BBD-BCCC465D2EEB Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:34:42 -0400 Rick Schwartz is on the warpath. In an exclusive interview for our new August newsletter previewing the Sept. 23-26 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York, Schwartz laid into cyber squatters, PPC companies, registrars and even "show fatigue". Find out why he has taken off the gloves. http://www.dnjournal.com/newsletters/2008/august.htm A54EFABC-0ADC-421F-ABF0-5B1F93DA0D75 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:39:36 -0400 A prominent newspaper columnist has abruptly quit because he said sports journalism has become "entirely a website business." Jay Mariotti, who also appears on ESPN, said of the sinking newspaper industry ship, "I don't want to go down with it.'' http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-29-08.htm DA888F3D-F24A-4310-9BCF-FDACDA32B434 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:50:17 -0400 A new feature in Microsoft's latest browser, Internet Explorer 8, (released in beta yesterday) could spell trouble for their arch-rival Google. Here how "InPrivate Browsing" could short circuit Google's plan to get even bigger through display advertising. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-28-08.htm 2F33BF02-B456-4587-96DA-4695EA79F4DE Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:28:52 -0400 Two of the best-known figures in the domain industry are heading back to college this fall even though they both already hold doctorate degrees. Here's our exclusive report on Harvard's new BMOCs (Big Men On Campus). http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-27-08b.htm 920C36E2-B5E7-4D1E-BB30-73D7F1416EFA Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:50:06 -0400 Two well-known domain companies have filled key executive positions by naming new Vice Presidents. Stephen Douglas joins WhyPark.com as VP of Business Development and Sam Nunez moves from Oversee.net to Sedo to become VP of Product Management. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-27-08.htm 95C21115-3D54-4B04-8780-0D341E12481C Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:37:02 -0400 The usual summer doldrums were sent packing again this week as a quartet of huge six-figure sales led another banner outing for the domain aftermarket. Two of those transactions rank among the ten biggest sales of the year, weighing in at $800,000 and $579,900 respectively. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-02-08.htm B4175A7D-644C-46A5-9986-58DE0422688D Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:10:28 -0400 Some old friends who are worried about their jobs disappearing have been asking me if there are still opportunities to make a living with domain names or on the Internet at large. This is what I told them... http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-26-08.htm B3AA2950-10B2-460C-B1C5-7F9104664495 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:16:37 -0400 First it was newspapers, then magazines, then TV. Now it's radio singing the declining ad revenue blues - but there is one bright spot on that industry's latest report card - rapid growth online. With all branches of traditional media declining, only the Internet continues to enjoy double digit growth rates. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-25-08.htm F993E6D6-68FD-4F64-B143-F0B5FCAA66A0 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:23:03 -0400 A week after ordering it, my iPhone 3G showed up today. Here are some initial thoughts on whether or not this is the .mobi killer some claim it will be. Also, the agenda is posted for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under and an upcoming charity domain auction looks like a win win event for everyone involved. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-22-08.htm C6DA47B8-59CF-4360-A7BF-605D3A451A71 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:25:42 -0400 In today's tardy Lowdown post Moniker's latest live auction fails to stir an SEO crowd, we spend a day at a local car lot and Page Howe takes over administration of an interesting geo domain sales letter. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-21-08.htm 89C90C51-60A7-43EF-966C-3834FAEFAB6F Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:45:41 -0400 A second straight day of technical snafus has led Bido.com to pull the plug on the online auction service for the time being. Elsewhere Name.com will start offering 800,000 AfternicDLS domains to their customers. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-20-08.htm C5B18BD2-6888-44B5-8C0F-7F227F10BDF6 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:28:31 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com and it is a jaw-dropper. We saw a half-dozen six-figure sales this week and all of those domains were purchased by the same person. In fact the Aspen, Colorado based buyer wound up spending over $1.1 million on a total of 11 domains for a cryptic new project his company is working on. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales08-26-08.htm 1D9CAFA5-2807-49B4-BF7E-4556E6E1D69F Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:36:03 -0400 Rick Latona, one of the world's most successful .com investors, spends a lot of time traveling around the globe. While hopping from one country to another he has been seeing ccTLDs and IDNs blossom before his eyes. Latona doesn't miss many boats - did he really miss one here? http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-19-08.htm 4DBD8065-2BE3-4177-95CA-1C54C1EBD29D Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:07:40 -0400 One of the world's leading domain companies, Oversee.net, reduced its workforce by 10% Friday. Oversee VP Mason Cole spoke with us about the tough decision to lay off team members. http://www.dnjournal.com/lowdown.htm E1189A2E-3962-4E21-A0E6-05C385251BF1 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:04:25 -0400 Sendori.com has come up with an innovative domain monetization system that bypasses Google and Yahoo by allowing advertisers to bid directly on traffic from high quality domain names. Since the traffic is sent straight to the advertiser's site, they pay for every visitor, not just the ones that click through. http://www.dnjournal.com/articles/companies/sendori.htm C3D27C9A-7AD5-4F1E-897B-1E4FA85477AF Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:19:51 -0400 Attorney John Berryhill has foiled another reverse hijacking attempt, perpetrated this time by a Swiss company that makes Beech-Nut foods. They tried to use the WIPO process to steal the domain Hero.com from its rightful owner. Here's our take of the bungled heist. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-15-08.htm E160D01D-95E0-41F6-A981-029626B828CF Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:58:53 -0400 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York is just five weeks away and the promotional drumbeat is starting to build. Show sponsor TrafficZ is offering their customers two free nights at the conference hotel. Meanwhile Moniker has given a sneak peak at some of the top names being considered for their live domain auction at the show. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-14-08.htm E47F9126-3DFA-4FF9-9E16-4902F46E108D Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:18:21 -0400 In four short years Page Howe has become the poster boy for the amazing things that are possible in this business. This is the previously untold story of how Howe discovered domains and went on to become one of the industry's key players. Get the story in DN Journal's new August Cover Story. http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/august.htm BA7C4BBF-75CE-4AA3-93E0-B23CFB9ABA37 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:21:10 -0400 "A a struggle of epic proportions." After laying off 36 more people, that's how the publisher of a local newspaper owned by the New York Times described their battle to survive in a media world increasingly dominated by the Internet. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-13-08.htm BFED5CF4-6CA4-478B-A847-912224288AC1 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:08:24 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. One of the largest three-word domain sales we’ve ever seen took the #1 spot on our Top 20 chart after changing hands for $260,000. Another six-figure blockbuster from the geodomain category passed the $150,000 mark. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales08-19-08.htm 93EBD9AB-1A65-4F17-AFA4-1A0D8615D324 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:53:12 -0400 As the foundations of traditional media continue to crumble, print magazines are the latest to find their necks in a noose. A new report covering the first half of 2008 showed big declines in both circulation and ad pages in nearly all subject categories. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-12-08.htm 3085D453-8E3B-4D25-AFDB-573FB3A67A15 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:38:46 -0400 Forbes.com writer Charlie Foster just posted a new article about the domain business and he says it became the top-ranked story on the influential business news website today. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-11-08.htm A40F630C-38E8-41D4-A918-E69D74E8969D Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:19:00 -0400 The general economy is sputtering but the media industry continues to be among the fastest growing industrial sectors in America. Better yet, a new study says the biggest waves within the media business are all breaking in favor of those of us who operate online. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-07-08.htm 54D0E787-616A-4A9E-B967-F2912F15E93C Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:47:29 -0400 August is shaping up as one of the busiest months ever for domain auction activity. You will need several scorecards to keep up with the action and we have links to where you can find them. Also today, Sedo announces a plan to help build wells in drought stricken Ethiopia. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-06-08.htm 0528BC50-9712-4C42-91A5-A2595D8CFFAA Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:16:14 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The top domain is a Dutch country code name that ranks among the 12 biggest ccTLD sales so far in 2008. The new all extension Top 20 has 14 .coms and a pair of country codes with the final four openings divided evenly between a .net, a .org, a .info and a .mobi. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales08-12-08.htm 550EA825-EF88-4F8F-ACD6-08F126EED803 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:23:15 -0400 The 2009 Domain Roundtable conference will be held in Washington, D.C. at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 14-17. This will be the first Roundtable on the east coast and the first staged by new owner Thought Convergence. We will tell you why it's a smart move. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-05-08.htm 4E39DF65-62A3-49CD-BCF6-AC5B90C7F399 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 23:09:47 -0400 As PPC revenues continue to sink, solutions to improve domain monetization are springing up from within the domain community. Portfolio Help from Bido.com and a quick and easy domain development plan from AEIOU.com are tackling the problem from different angles. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-04-08.htm 5A9D153A-507C-402F-85A9-30B845193C60 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:31:35 -0400 Entrepreneur Magazine has published a very nice article on the domain business by Laura Tiffany titled Imminent Domaining. The piece does a nice job of explaining this industry to the magazine's audience of serial entrepreneurs - a group that is always looking for new opportunities. http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessideas/article195880.html DC87FB4F-A216-451E-A9F4-1653246286A8 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 09:34:16 -0400 With the rise of domain name values in recent years people who would like to separate domain owners from their assets without paying fair market value for them are coming out of the woodwork. Even generic names are increasingly at risk. In our latest monthly newsletter, attorney Brett Lewis details a disturbing trend. http://www.dnjournal.com/newsletters/2008/july.htm 59746E7C-E2DA-4791-A842-2BF1E149BD59 Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:14:51 -0400 If you are ready to tackle developing one or more of your domain names, Stoney deGeyter has written a concise new series of articles called "Seven Building Blocks of a Destination Website" that will help you craft a winning game plan. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/08-01-08.htm E6087FAD-F203-4115-BF5C-5A6AFDD2B554 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:43:12 -0400 The United States has made clear that it has no intention of giving up oversight of the Internet's Domain Name System and they let ICANN know that was the case in a letter sent to the oversight body Wednesday. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-31-08.htm 94D50A58-E636-4FB1-9998-BAC26F3804C6 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:26:45 -0400 The next traditional ad medium likely to be slain by the Internet is the Yellow Pages according to research firm Borrell Associates. "Over the next five years, we are expecting 39% of the ad spending on print yellow pages to vanish," Borrell reports.They also predict video will be the #1 online ad format by 2012. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-30-08.htm 27C42492-45BB-471A-ADDF-FC870831EEA7 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:33:26 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The top dog this week was a one-word .com domain that attracted close to a quarter of a million dollars in one of the year’s 20 biggest sales. Country codes also fared well again, taking four spots on the all extension leader board. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales08-05-08.htm 57338E9E-FC3C-4F4E-9468-9BAD34D06119 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:02:47 -0400 Effective Friday (August 1), Matt Bentley is leaving his post as Chief Strategy Officer at Sedo. In his 6 years with the company Bentley has compiled an exceptionally impressive record of success. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-29-08.htm D8511184-C469-46EF-9D94-FD7F87FB5736 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:35:21 -0400 When I returned home from the GeoDomain Expo my home computer refused to start. Needing a quick replacement but finding nothing but plastic junk in the big box stores I set about building my own. Here's what's under the hood now. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-28-08.htm 347399E3-9827-403B-8C54-C7B69C0AA73A Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:54:36 -0400 MySpace.com is wildly popular but Peter Chernin, the President of parent company News Corp, says ads on the site don't generate the kind of money they should. He thinks video and mobile may be the key to ramping up their (and your) website revenue. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-25-08.htm E1046048-8A6E-4795-851C-789802A35AE5 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:01:19 -0400 Drop Wizard Gordon Martin is back in the saddle. After closing his popular drop catching service in 2004 he quietly switched his focus from .com to country code domains and now he has rolled out a new business centered entirely around ccTLDs. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-24-08.htm 52D2D9C6-A311-4EBA-BE78-699D583F05A7 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:45:38 -0400 Buyer Brad Geisen, the founder of Foreclosure.com, plans to roll out a revolutionary new real estate marketplace on Property.com in 2009. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-23-08-2.htm E1F9E335-2D07-4AEA-97B7-CA03CDDC84E3 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:12:56 -0400 .ME is the country code for Montenegro but when the extension was relaunched in a new disguise last week half of the registrants came from the U.S. See more early .ME stats at DNJournal.com. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-23-08.htm 2276ECD6-C90A-451C-998B-DB2987E1A4F6 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:41:42 -0400 6-figure .org sales are rare but this week TWO of them hit the top of the chart. It was also a huge week for the country codes as seven ccTLD domains made the all extension Top 20. The country code charge was led by TWO big French ccTLD sales, http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales07-29-08.htm 79FA3D03-52EB-40FE-8470-D874B297813B Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:28:27 -0400 Our local daily continues its anorexic decline. Meanwhile another major publication hopes to survive with a new model that will debut tomorrow. As the future unfolds geo domain owners may be in the catbird seat. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-22-08.htm DA9A3974-F48C-4EBF-B698-91C3ED020027 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:38:05 -0400 Major congratulations go out today to long-time domain investor Howard Hoffman (who also operates PPCIncome.com). In addition to his domain endeavors Hoffman owns a fast-growing bottled water company that distributes an oxygenated spring water called O2Cool. Mariel Hemingway discovered it, loved it and now she wants to help Howard make sure the world hears about it. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-21-08.htm 976CE370-CC97-4BCC-83A1-70F4A6D6D524 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:38:28 -0400 DN Journal's comprehensive review of the 2008 GeoDomain Expo in Chicago has just been published. We have behind the scenes details and dozens of photos from the landmark event that you won't find anywhere else. http://www.dnjournal.com/events/2008/geodomainexpo.htm 5007590A-E21F-4E3F-963E-333D00767363 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:21:58 -0400 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York sells a fourth live domain auction seat for their September conference to Bido.com, the domain business heats up in Brazil, .pro gets ready to relaunch and a fish tale from the latest domainer's outing in the Adirondacks. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-18-08.htm 0FA54767-D558-4F04-878E-8F722E015FE4 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:24:19 -0400 Moniker.com has always been the only live auction provider at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences but the show's organizers have decided to let up to five auctioneers set up shop at the next show in New York City Sept. 23-26. The third spot was taken today by RickLatona.com who chose to Go Big rather than Go Home. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-17-08-2.htm 0B4F339C-C348-4C3B-8C69-75358EAFB314 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:09:43 -0400 Registration of .ME domains opened to the public today but a lot of potential registrants are crying "woe is me" after paying for domains at GoDaddy only to learn later that someone else got the names they thought they had purchased. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-17-08.htm C0B16B8C-3476-4BB0-8966-36107258F617 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:02:08 -0400 DN Journal has compiled and released the latest domain sales data for the first two quarters of 2008. We give you the facts and figures on how the domain market has been faring at a time when the general economy is in disarray. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-16-08.htm 499F2F8E-E663-4E41-B075-4D911EFE7CEE Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:02:10 -0400 The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com and once again it was a solid week for the aftermarket. A trio of six-figure sales included one that ranks among the year's 12 biggest sales. There was also a major deal in the country code category that ranks among the ten biggest ccTLD sales so far in 2008. http://www.dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm E6CCB906-7D5F-409B-A3F6-BE21EA215A29 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:46:09 -0400 For the third time in 15 months, the highest valued .us domain to date - Video.us - is up for grabs. The two previous owners had the name stripped from them by the registry for WhoIs or Nexus violations. Will the third time be the charm for this star-crossed domain? http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-15-08.htm 2DAC5F2F-F380-43AC-B216-5829D6EEF6FB Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:02:29 -0400 The 2008 GeoDomain Expo closed in Chicago Saturday (July 12) with a 12-hour day packed with big events. It opened with a morning session featuring stories from five geodomain pioneers and also included Moniker's live domain auction and the 2008 GeoDomain Awards dinner. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-13-08-2.htm 77D2498C-8A5B-4BF5-964C-7BFDF62BF579 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:15:09 -0400 Parked.com and Modern Domainer Magazine will sponsor a show in New Orleans during Mardi Gras week February 19-21, 2009. Parked.com and Modern Domainer share New Orleans roots though Parked.com moved most of their operations to Tampa, Florida (also our home base) after Hurricane Katrina. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/07-13-08.htm 67B03B5A-B04F-432B-9F6E-94055AE1400F Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:15:10 -0400