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What is a domain hack?
2008-04-22 14:50:00 A lot of people send me emails asking what is a domain hack? A domain hack is an unconventional domain name that may combine a sub domain, a domain name and a domain extension (tld - top level domain) to spell out the full name of a domain, making a kind of play on words. For example, ... More About: Domain , Hack
How to use NameJet to catch expiring domains
2008-04-22 11:20:00 I have been using NameJet, SnapNames and Pool for my expired domain acquisitions and I have to admit like everyone else I have had mixed results. SnapNames and Pool have been quite good in getting general pending-delete domain names but the thing that makes NameJet stand out is the fact that they get exclusive access to ... More About: Domains , Catch
DomainerCon - a new domaining conference
2008-04-22 10:41:00 What is DomainerCon? It’s an open invitation domainer networking conference. Meet, greet, and network to your hearts content. Where’s it going to be held? It’s being hosted in a social room in the Blue Ridge Grill in Atlanta. How much is it? It’s free. Just register and you’ll receive the invitation and event information. Who’s hosting this event? Ryan MacDonald & Peter ... More About: Conference , Domaining
Spain?s .es domains move close to a million
2008-04-22 10:31:00 The .es domain count went past 907,821 in March this year Spain ’s registry announced. The registry recorded huge growth during the first three months of 2008 with 102,494 domains registered representing a growth of 12.7% compared to December of 2007. There were 21,942 new .es registrations in March alone. .es domains have been more popular than ... More About: Close , Domains , Move , Million
Hacked Barack Obama?s website redirects to HillaryClinton.com
2008-04-22 02:17:00 A cross scripting security vulnerability on Barack Obama .com community blogs has been exploited to redirect visitors to HillaryClinton.com. Visitors who viewed the Community Blogs section at Obama’s site were instead presented with Clinton’s website as a result of the vulnerability. A YouTube video by zennie62 demonstrates the vulnerability. A xssed.com (cross scripting attacks information website) user named Mox, from ... More About: Website , Barack Obama , Hacked
Moniker Coupons / Moniker Discount
2008-04-22 01:49:00 A lot of people come to my blog looking for Moniker Coupons or Moniker Discount s. Well, I have some excellent news for readers of DNXpert. I have managed to convince my contacts at Moniker.com to provide readers of DNXpert.com with a substantial discount. As you all know Moniker is one of the safest and most well supported ...
Network Solutions is at it again
2008-04-22 01:38:00 A while back I blogged about the dodgy domain front running practice of Network Solutions . Well, they were at it again recently - doing something similarly shady. Since the revelation by techcrunch NetSol seems to have backed off and stopped doing this, but it is still important for the public to know what was going on. Network ... More About: Network Solutions
Ebay makes Paypal mandatory
2008-04-21 11:29:00 I read some interesting news for Ebay users the other day. If you are Australian you will find that Direct deposits, personal cheques and money orders will no longer be payment options from June 17 on Ebay. This is the first time these restrictions will be imposed by eBay anywhere in the world and ... More About: Paypal
Death - are you prepared?
2008-04-21 10:58:00 Death is a topic most of us avoid - the usual thoughts are “I am still young, I still have a long way to go”. The thing is though, even with a will, an insurance policy or whatever else, you domains will drop if not renewed. Are you prepared? Do your loved ones have all ... More About: Death
DomainRoundtable, Matt Cutts and the DomainTools Live auction
2008-04-21 10:29:00 As you all know the DomainRoundtable domaining conference got under way over in San Francisco on the 18th of April and is being wrapped up with the DomainTools Live auction today. Some really big domain names including Iraq.com and Holiday.com are on the auction block so we can expect some fireworks there. In other news, I saw ... More About: Auction , Matt , Matt Cutts
I have caught the Twitter craze
2008-04-21 02:34:00 I have jumped in the deep end and created my own Twitter account. Wow, Twitter is so cool! I am just starting to realize the amazing networking power of this simple to use social tool. By a couple of clicks of a button I am following Guy Kawasaki, Rand Fish, Shoemoney, ProBlogger and a whole host of ... More About: Caught
Last week on dnxpert.com
2008-04-21 01:49:00 I am adding a new feature to DNXpert.com. Every Sunday I shall recap the week by posting a summary post outlining some of the more interesting posts that I made during the last week. It will help me keep track of things and it will also help you all catch up on anything you may have ... More About: Week
Why I love e-junkie.com - my e-junkie review
2008-04-20 21:33:00 I recently authored a domain ebook and since ebooks by definition are in electronic form I had to figure out a way to properly manage product delivery. Simply placing the ebook file on a server and letting people download it wouldn’t do as that would allow everyone to download it - including the people that didn’t ... More About: Love , Review , Junkie
Godaddy poster girl Danica Patrick shows she is not a one-trick pony
2008-04-20 19:54:00 She made it on various magazine covers, she made it on Godaddy’s front page and now she has won her first Indy 500 race. In 2005 Danica Patrick became only the fourth woman to ever race in the Indy 500. She finished fourth and took rookie of the year honours. She also holds the distinction of being ... More About: Girl , Trick , Poster
Auda announces date for transfer policy update
2008-04-20 19:42:00 I recently blogged about the impeding changes to the Australian registry (auDA) domain transfer policy. Well, auDA have come out and announced the launch date for the new changes which will allow .com.au domain owners to transfer ownership of their domain names. The new policy will take effect on the 1st of June 2008. Key features of the ... More About: Policy , Update , Transfer
Safe use of Paypal for domain transactions
2008-04-20 18:09:00 A while back I posted a list explaining how you can protect your domain transactions. A lot of people have raised concerns over Paypal payments what with the increasing number of chargebacks and the lack of support afforded to sellers from Paypal and their registrars. An article on DotWeekly has brought to attention an interesting thing ... More About: Domain , Transactions , Safe
Essential Domaining Resources
2008-04-20 17:49:00 Following my recap of informative free articles on Domaining How To a few days ago I thought I’d put together a list of domaining resources you may find interesting. Domaining Forums ******************** DNForum NamePros DigitalPoint DomainState IDNForums Domain Parking ******************** Parked WhyPark Sedo NameDrive Fabulous Trafficz Traffic Indicators ******************** Alexa Compete Quantcast Keyword Research Tools ******************** Wordze Wordtracker Domaining Ebooks ******************** Domaining Manifesto Domain Graduate ... More About: Resources , Essential
How do you like your domains? I like mine shaken, not stirred
2008-04-20 17:02:00 If you are wondering why the sudden reference to the phrase made immortal by one James Bond - I just read an article on sky news referring to the impending sale of Bond.com. The auction concludes this coming Thursday. With the reserve price of $1 million Sedo expects to see interested bids. Popular as the Bond movie ... More About: Domains , Mine
Avoid fake rank when purchasing domain names
2008-04-20 16:36:00 When purchasing a domain name website or blog a lot of people turn to aged domains by registering expired domains or purchasing a domain from a reseller. Aged domains are domains that have been in use or at least registered previously. Logically, aged domains are a sought-after commodity. Besides the fact that the aged domain probably ... More About: Domain , Domain Names , Rank , Fake , Avoid
The future of domain ownership
2008-04-20 15:01:00 There has been a lot of talk in recent times about the future of the domaining industry. With pretty much all dictionary domain names now registered and new tld premium domain names quickly snapped up during their landrush periods, the price of domain names can only go up in the coming years. More savvy investors are ... More About: Domain , Future , The Future
140 Expired domains
2008-04-19 19:26:00 I sent my newsletter subscribers another list of expired domains today. I found some 140 domains this time. Because you are not subscribed to my newsletter you only get to see a sample of that list. All is not lost though as you can subscribe to my free newsletter using the form in the top right ... More About: Domains
DNForum.com 50% off membership special!
2008-04-19 18:36:00 DNForum, the #1 domaining forum is having a Spring Season Sale. I just received an email from them indicating that until Friday April 25th 2008 they are running a special where you can get any membership for 50% off the usual price. If you are serious about domaining then you really have to have a membership ... More About: Special , Membership
DNJournal releases weekly sales report
2008-04-18 13:27:00 DNJournal has released the weekly domain name sales report. Last week saw a lot of big sales in both .com and the various country code tlds. Worth a look. More About: Sales , Report , Weekly
Columbia to launch .co extension in 2010
2008-04-18 13:26:00 Columbia’s telecommunications ministry has announced that their namespace will get a new registry moving away from the current registry run by the Los Andes University. Under new management it also promises a full relaunch with the following “tentative launch agenda”: * May - August 2008: Drafting of .CO launch procedure rules * August - November 2008: Contracts to ... More About: Columbia , Launch , Extension
Britain.co.uk for sale
2008-04-18 13:09:00 The domain name Britain .co.uk is one of a number of showcase domain names for sale at the Internet World show in Earls Court at the end of April. “The market for top .co.uk domain names has never been stronger,” says Edwin Hayward of MemorableDomains.co.uk, the trader offering the domains for sale. January, for example, saw the sale ... More About: For Sale , Sale
Alexa alter their ranking system
2008-04-18 08:29:00 Alexa have announced they have altered their ranking system. They change made everyone’s Alexa rankings tumble. This blog went from 110,000 to 150,000. I noticed my neightbour DotSauce went from 50,000 to 149,000. More popular blogs like ShoeMoney were also affected. In the past, the Alexa ranking was calculate by counting users that visited your page ... More About: Marketing , System , Alexa , Ranking , Alter
Top 10 Things Shoemoney, ProBlogger And Britney Spears Have In Common
2008-04-17 19:15:00 1. They all have a blog / website Britney Spears .com ProBlogger.net ShoeMoney.com 2. They each sported a shaved head at some stage of their life. 3. They all sell t-shirts with their name / slogan printed on 4. They all wear glasses. 5. All three have a book in the works, either already published, or coming soon. Britney Spears - Heart to Heart ProBlogger: Secrets ... More About: Common , Things
Free domain names from Dotster this Thursday!
2008-04-17 14:36:00 I got some excellent news from Dotster this morning in the inbox. They are holding a “Happy Hour” this Thursday April 17 at 1 pm PDT / 4 pm EDT. ( That is in about 6 hours from the time of this posting! ) When the hour hits 1 pm PDT / 4 pm EDT, Dotster ... More About: Domain , Domain Names , Free , Names
Associate Domainer position at Tucows
2008-04-17 14:25:00 Tucows are looking to hire an Associate Domainer. If you think you are an experience enough domainer that could do wonders with a valuable domain portfolio then you should perhaps apply?!? Position Title: Associate Domainer Reporting Manager?s Title: General Manager, Domain Portfolio Department: Product Management Main Purpose: The Domain Portfolio Analyst is responsible for monitoring, measuring, and managing a ...
dotMobi joins forces with DomainsBot
More articles from this author:2008-04-17 14:19:00 DUBLIN, Ireland, April 16 dotMobi, the consortium behind .mobi — the only Internet address created specifically for mobile phones — today announced that DomainsBot, the leading domain name suggestion and search engine company, will now include .mobi in their domain name search and suggestion tool, used by the majority of the world’s best-known Internet domain name ... More About: Forces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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