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In my last Lowdown post I asked readers to help us identify some people in our massive industry photo archives that I did not have names for. I started the quest with a shot of two lovely ladies. As I expected, our readers came through like champs!

Sedo makes a consistently strong showing on our weekly Top 20 Domain Sales Chart but the company outdid themselves this week, turning in the best showing by anyone EVER on our all-extension leader board. Sedo's sales blitzkrieg gave them 18 of the 20..

Over the years I have taken thousands of photos of domainers at industry events around the world. I noticed in going through our massive photo archive recently that we have hundreds of photos of people whose names I don't have. I would like to change..

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Breitling sure does an excellent job marketing their watches. I notice more of them out and about around the town than most luxury watches. Perhaps it is because the watches themselves are so noticeable. After one of my guys saw my post on the Rolex..

I was particularly excited about creditcardmachines.com when I saw the agreement come in. I myself have had small businesses with a physical presence and know how expense these things can be. In late August, at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Dublin we’ll be..

This watch is a chronograph which means it tracks time, like a stop watch. What makes it unique is its tachometer. That’s why they call it a driver’s watch. The bezel helps you measure the elapsed time over a pre-determined distance. You..

Afternoon Folks! Folks are DROWNING in Pigeon Shit. They can't pay the renewals, nobody wants them, wtf would you call it?? I am NOT riduculing anyone that has their domains and does not sit there and complain. My POINT is that if you have something..

Morning Folks! Let's define chutzpah. I am still shaking my head but it also gave me one hell of a laugh. I took this just minutes ago coming back from breakfast. So I can testify to the authenticity. This is the type picture you see on Leno or the N..

Morning Folks! Yesterday I exchanged emails with a small group. A successful group. Guys I have known for a while and we are all a bit controversial to say the very least. We began talking about the new folks that are struggling and what was really g..

I think this is the first public auction in years that has attracted the quality of domain names listed here. I have to congratulate Monte and Moniker on putting this [...] Related posts:GreatDomains Auction Starts Today. How Can They Call This A..

Slow week due to the july 4th holiday here in the US. For some reason, safetysupplies.com @ 29000 USD and serialkiller.com@ 7000USD seems interesting. Highlights include 363.com leading .com sales at 41,000 [...] Related posts:Capture.com at $53,20..

“The Call” which is a popular CNBC show will have Jeff Kupietzky on today speaking about domain values. A must watch if you can. Here’s the email I’d like to pass [...] Related posts:The Multi-Million Domain Auction That No..

As a domain developer, I have tried to concentrate my efforts on building my sites with the aim of selling services that I can complete myself, or act as a sales agent, facilitating a sale rather than just providing a sales lead. There’s a huge..

I don’t really use Google Adwords or other pay per click advertising in my own business and generally don’t click on sponsored listings when conducting searches, unless the advertisement is spot-on for what I’m looking for. In fact,..

Over the past couple of years, one domainer has provided me with more input and help than any other. We’ve never met, though we have spoken on the telephone a couple of times. That domainer is Owen Frager. Like myself, his approach to domaining..

Global Upgrade Makes Internet More Secure: Helps defend users against specific types of cyber crime | Did ICANN just imply that the new gTLDs process will snub trademarks? | After 3,000 Emails, No Consensus on Registry-Registrar Separation | Australi..

The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom: The FCC's move to treat broadband providers like phone company monopolies could spur international efforts to regulate the Web | Public Comment: Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Regist..

US influence on the internet worries EU body | Corporate TLDs - Why Keeping Mum Seems to Be the Order of the Day by Tony Kirsch | New gTLD Survey Shows That Many Intend to Apply, But That the Majority Are Undecided | Obama internet 'kill switch' prop..

Just a quick  evening post to let you know where I am at with the development of Bahamas.co and the steps I’ve taken so far. I want to show you how development doesn’t have to be time consuming. 1) Posted a coming soon page on Bahamas.co..

I received an email from Rick Schwartz this morning with the subject, “BIG News from T.R.A.F.F.I.C.” and I immediately read the email.  Rick and Howard are expecting a big show in Florida in October (I am not surprised about this), and t..

I haven’t heard anything from or about Internet REIT in a while, but I received an email this afternoon from Lisa Box who is Vice President of Sales for iREIT. Lisa wrote to let me know about the launch of DomainMarketplace.com, a website that..

It appears that Google.com is offering a new layout for some adwords advertising spots on it’s search engine. I just noticed this today and below is the screen shot with several new things that I noticed. One, is the "pink" colored back..

Here is a list of expired domain names that are currently on auction at GoDaddy Auctions that I went through and picked out for one reason or another. There is a decent mix of domains and  even several with Buy It Now’s that are "close..

Sorry for being light on posts yesterday and today but my mother had some complications during a knee surgery yesterday, so it has been a pretty crazy past 24 hrs for me. (Aspiration Pheumonia) is what happened when she was under for the surgery. So..

Tonight’s guest will be Jonathan Johnson III, President of Overstock.com. We will be discussing the companies recent purchase of O.co for $350,000. Be sure to join me and my co-host Morgan Linton tonight at 7pm EST LIVE on Domain Masters Radio..

Some of you may have already heard this, but Victor Pitts is no longer the host of Domain Masters Radio. Victor Pitts has done a phenomenal job the last few years hosting over 100 episodes. More on this tonight. The new host is….(drum roll)R..

Just a quick note to let you know tonight I will be co-hosting Domain Masters radio show with Victor Pitts. This will be my first of many appearances as the new co-host of Domain Masters. Be sure to tune in tonight at 7pm est as we do a LIVE show. Gu..

from the New York Times Less Than 1 Year Until The Internet Runs Out of Addresses The Internet will run out of Internet addresses in about 1 year’s time, we were told today by John Curran, President and CEO of the American Registry for Intern..

This is the story of enterprise in hard times. It is the story of a teen who dedicated himself to improving his lot. It is the story of how one young man turned an old cell phone into a Porsche. Without any money changing hands. See full story at cne..

From PCWorld Pornography will have its own top-level domain, dot-XXX, the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided Friday. The proposal was made under ICANN’s rules for “sponsored” TLDs, through wh..

The trademark typo domain, Linkdin.com just sold on SnapNames.com today for $22,000. $22K There were 50 people in the auction but there were 10 active bidders (bidders that put in a bid above the minimum). Its amazing in this day and age there are so..

I just ended the week long poll I was running on which domain you thought would sell at the live domain name auction at Domainfest, which will be held in New York on August 18th, of those domain names with a reserve price range of $250K-$500K . The p..

A new post by Fortune.com, entitled Google: The Search Party Is Over” is an  interesting read especially for domainers who do any significant domain parking. The article which in large part discusses the business operations of Google says abou..

When it comes to getting a domain name, should you register a new domain, get an expired domain, back-order a dropping domain, bid on a domain name at auction, or buy a domain name for sale or make an offer to a domain name owner? Well, the answers t..

This Bloomberg announcement caught my attention this morning. Its about a company called Bankrate who provide information on creditcards and mortgages. The article speculates that Bankrate: “may sell $280 million of five- year notes to help pay..

In Australia, we have some consumer protection legislation called the Trade Practices Act (TPA). The Trade Practices Act “prohibits conduct by a corporation that is misleading or deceptive, or would be likely to mislead or deceive you. It makes..

UDRP on the docket for ICANN meeting next week. ICANN’s Board of Directors will again consider its contractual relationships with Uniform domain-name Dispute Resolution Policy providers at its August 5 meeting, as well as consent to post an app..

Publicly traded Quinstreet acquires Insurance.com. Lead generation company QuinStreet has purchased the Insurance.com web site and domain name. A notice on Insurance.com states “Insurance.com has changed ownership. Click here to review our upda..

This video will resonate with a lot of domainers. If you’re a domainer, you’re probably an entrepreneur. Maybe not a full time entrepreneur, but at least you take your future into your own hands. Which is why I think you’ll apprecia..

The joint ccNSO and GNSO IDN working group (JIG) is pleased to announce the publication of the working group’s Initial Report [PDF, 192 KB] on the introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs. This Report is intended to be a stocktaking of the po..

Deadline: 6 September 2010 – 23:59 UTC The Affirmation of Commitments calls for a periodic review of four key ICANN objectives, namely: Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users; Preserving security, stabilit..

Deadline: 6 September 2010 – 23:59 UTC The Affirmation of Commitments calls for a periodic review of four key ICANN objectives, namely: Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users; Preserving security, stabili..

WIPO Domain Name Decision for birkenstock-de.com..

WIPO Domain Name Decision for jacksonnationallifeinsurancecompany.com..

WIPO Domain Name Decision for herbalifebestellen.nl..