People who have invested in the regional TLD, .asia will be disappointed to know that their domains probably aren’t worth much. Recently sold at auction were five generic .asia domains, which did not sell for substantial amounts, considering what they … Read More
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.info (Information) and .es (Spain) Domain Registration Specials
If you want to register a few domains and are willing to wait, keep an eye on the big domain registrar, such as Moniker, GoDaddy & EuroDNS, as they often have specials. Currently, GoDaddy and EuroDNS have some excellent specials … Read More
URL Shortening Services & Short URL’s
Short URL’s are helpful when a user is limited to a certain number of characters, such as on Twitter. When using most Twitter applications, whenever a long URL is entered in a tweet, it is automatically shortened, using a shortening … Read More
City of Paris Sues Paris.org Owner
The City of Paris has recently filled a lawsuit against the owner of Paris.org, who has owned the domain since 1995. A UDRP dispute would not be effective, as the domain is not parked or being used in bad faith, … Read More
VeriSign to Raise .COM & .NET Prices
VeriSign has recently announced that they will be raising .COM and .NET annual fees as of July 1st, 2010. ICANN has an agreement that VeriSign is allowed to raise their .COM fees by up to 7% per year. VeriSign took … Read More
Register, Registrar, Registrant, Registry.. What does it all mean?
These are terms you’ve probably heard used, when talking about domains. But what do they mean? What’s the difference? Although they sound similar, they refer to very different things. When talking about domains or reading articles about domains, these terms … Read More
Be a Registrar Without Becoming a Registrar
Ever wanted to own your own registrar, but either do not know how, or cannot afford the expense to become accredited with ICANN? Some existing registrars offer what is called a reseller account. This allows you to set up your … Read More
DNS Errors
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a naming system for computers or resources connected to the Internet, or a private network. Its most important function is to translate domain names into the numerical identifier (usually and IP address) of the … Read More
Reverse domain hijacking
Domain hijacking is the process of transferring ownership of a domain name without the permission of the registrant (domain owner). This is usually done by hacking into their registrar account or tricking them into giving away their password, by pretending … Read More
The Future of Domains
As dot com domains become more scarce, the value of generic domain names rapidly climbs; many shorter generic domains selling for several million US dollars. I often wonder if this value increase will continue at this rate, or if, as … Read More
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