Posted by Michael Gilmour , Friday, 11 April 2008
Domain Round Table (DRT) is starting next Friday in San Francisco and I’m sure that it will be an outstanding event. I couldn’t help myself, the allure of all those great domainers in one place was too much with the result I’m once again heading across the Pacific to join with my friends in celebration of our great industry.What a grand statement that was! Happily it’s true! Next Friday I’m boarding a plane to travel to DRT and while I’m there I’ve been asked to moderate a number of sessions relating to domain parking. The two sessions are:
April 19 10:45am
One thing to be expected about the domain market space is the constant emergence of new companies with improved products and fresh perspectives. $1 Million In Revenues, $200 Million Valuation
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Friday, 11 April 2008
So what is wrong with this picture? Are we living again in the dot com boom? Sure seems like it.
Via TechCrunch :
Web chat startup Meebo has been working with investment bank Montgomery & Co. for the last few months to either find a buyer or raise a big new round of financing. The rumor was they were looking for a $250 million valuation. OzDomainer Podcast: Portfolio Management With DNZoom by Bido
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Friday, 11 April 2008
Via OzDomainer :
“Today’ Domain Names Podcast is with Dan Kimball (on the left of photo) & Sean Stafford (on the right) from DN Zoom
DNZoom is a domain software startup backed by a team of domainers and industry insiders with years of experience in building solid, feature packed web applications.
Guest Post: Planning For Success By Michael Weisman (Recall Media Group)
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Friday, 11 April 2008
So you just bought thedomainnameofyourdreams.com for six figures and have developed the business model and your revenue projections make Bill Gates look like a pauper. You have a killer software development team and the best sales department on the planet. You load up your new site to your hosting provider, go live, and your site is an instant hit. 1000 hits the first hour, and suddenly, there’s a YouTube video of your site. 10,000 hits in hour two…you are patting each other on the back, and then hour three…wait…whats’ this? 0 hits. Zero hits ?!?!?
The list of what could go wrong is very, very long.
Registrars Prepare for All-New ccTLD – .ME
Posted by David Goldstein , Thursday, 10 April 2008
.ME Registry officials today announced the roll-out plan for .ME, the new domain name extension. .ME is expected to be utilized as both a personalized Web address and as a catchy business marketing tool around the world.
The registry will begin accepting .ME applications in May, for the start of what is known as the General Sunrise Period, a time when only trademark owners can apply. However, registrars who sign up before that time can start accepting Sunrise and Landrush applications and pre-registration requests, as soon as they’d like. As was the case with .ASIA, multiple parties will be allowed to submit applications for the same domain name. Domain names that receive more than one application will go to an auction process.
New Customer Support Centre for Sedo
Posted by David Goldstein , Thursday, 10 April 2008
Sedo have announced a news customer support centre via the news release below. Sedo’s aim for the new centre is to improve accessibility for new customers and reinforce their position in the industry.
Com.au – A Rich Resource for Domainers
Posted by Michael Gilmour , Thursday, 10 April 2008
It is wonderful to see a prediction come true. The Australian domain governing body (AUDA) has finally taken the first steps to liberalizing the com.au namespace. Several years ago I predicted that this is the direction that AUDA would take simply on the basis that there is too much money to be made by liberalising the com.au namespace. This change means that domain name owners will be able to sell .com.au domains to anyone, not just if the name is in dispute.
With a stroke of a pen (or a tap of a key) AUDA has endorsed an aftermarket for Australian domains. If you read the fine print there are a few restrictions though:
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Thursday, 10 April 2008
If you remember, not long ago I wrote a post called “How To Ruin Your Health”. One thing about this post that I added in the comments area, it is mostly what I went through in the last 7-8 years on the computer. Now, trying hard to fix many of these issues.Here are some products which have helped me along the way. Maybe, if you have similar issues, you will find them useful as well. Dot TK Introduces Virtual Fish
Posted by David Goldstein , Thursday, 10 April 2008
Dot TK have announced the following new initiative:
Internet users can earn fish; very similar to the residents of Tokelau.
Dot TK – the registry for .TK domain names, today announced the launch of the Dot TK Ambassador Program – an affiliate system where users can earn Virtual Fish. The Ambassador Program is not a clickthrough referral service, but a system that enables new registrants to register a Dot TK domain name without leaving the Ambassador’s website.
ICANN posts Schedule for Paris Meeting 22-26 June
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Thursday, 10 April 2008
ICANN today posted the schedule for its public Meeting to be held in Paris 22-26 June.
"With two and a half months to go, there are some important changes to the schedule that attendees need to know." said Paul Levins, Executive Officer and Vice President, Corporate Affairs. First, the meeting will end on Thursday the 26 of June. Historically the Board meeting has been held on the Friday morning of these meetings. That has involved an additional day’s time and expense by participants. In response to feedback and in the interests of economy, this meeting will see the Board meeting take place on Thursday evening with the meeting ending that night". Mr Levins said.
