The Korean government is to set up a new body to oversee the management of the .KR country code Top Level Domain, says a report in The Korea Herald.

SnapNames has just released the list of domain names to be auctioned on its Monthly Showcase for November.

Snapnames announced that everyone who bid on their auctions will be abel to view all auctions in which they participated.

American political commentator Glenn Beck has lost his case against a satirical website which parodies him, in a ruling from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

The House of Gucci founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921,submitted a complaint with WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center,claiming rights over guccitube.com .

Michelin ,the world's largest tyre manufacturer submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,requesting the domain name,michelintires.org ,to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.

The results from Sedo’s historic 1, 2, and 3-Character .de Pre-Auction are in and it was a resounding success! With over 250 domains sold for a value of over $1.1 million, the demand for these brand new .de domains is clear.

An African initiative to create a .AFRICA generic Top Level Domain is gaining ground, with discussions taking place at a meeting of African communications ministers in Johannesburg this week reports TechCentral.

Nominet,UK's domain name registry, has just released its 2009 Domain Name Industry Report .

In my never ending search to bring readers the newest domaining tools to hit the scene, take a second and familiarize yourself with Domize.com.At first glance, Domize looks like your regular Ajax instant domain search tool but one thing that sets it apart is the "trail" of results that are instantly displayed as you type. Pretty cool.Notice when I […]

This post is for all the domain newbies out there.Here's a simple little trick you can use to utilize Google and only search for keyword results using a specific domain extension such as .tv, .asia, .mobi and such.First, get to the Google Homepage and click on "Advanced Search" to the right of the search bar.Next, find the area that states […]

"If newspaper carriers, cartoonists, doctors and hairstylists all have their own day, it's time for Webmasters to receive the same recognition. That's why, to honor the professionals responsible for the content on Web sites across the world, GoDaddy.com is declaring April 29 Webmasters' Day."Good karma on Go Daddy's part by hono […]

Oh how the domain industry needs a hero.It is now being reported that LinkAdage and the Pickering Institue have teamed up to open up a blackhole of unscrupulous actions by offering anyone blog space for rent...on an .edu domain.  This in effect allows ANY average-joe-schmo to post their blogs under a .edu sub-domain without actually being affiliated with any […]

Are you an Investor?  What about a Flipper? You might be a Monetizer? Found a fun post over at Media Wizard's blog that divides domainers into 7 general categories according to how they proceed with a domain after purchase.  The categories are:- The Investor- The Flipper- The Developer- The Builder- The Monetizer- The Broker- and The ProviderHere's […]

At a New York press conference today, Disney-Pixar Films unveiled their highly-anticipated upcoming lineup of 10 new animated feature films to be released through 2012.Over the past 30 days, Walt Disney-Pixar Films has began to register a ton of new (and interesting) domain names not only for these specific future planned films, but also for some rumored upc […]

Over at TiaWood.com, Tia has created a brand new domaining tool named the Domain Idea Box that helps domainers generate domain name ideas from a simple keyword or phrase search while also allowing unique data type parameters to be set .  It's free and I'm already addicted. The look is clean, simple, fast, powerful and straight-forward and this is w […]

Some speculation has begun regarding the proposed new name for the Minnesota Twins baseball team's brand new $544.4 million, 40,000 seat stadium set to open in Spring 2010. Recent purchases of some domains by the Twins, such as LandOLakesPark.com and LandOLakesField.com have baseball fans everywhere suggesting that the Minnesota-based company, Land O […]

Google has recently unveiled a new web search engine platform named, Suggest Labs, that has is causing a lot of negative chatter among business and company owners that rely on web exposure to drive traffic to their website. Let's take a second and review exactly how Google's new search tool works and is why domainers need to be aware of this new ex […]

Searching for the newest global trends is a relentless and time consuming task. All over the world, each minute of the day, new trends are emerging that unsuspecting consumers will be influenced by because of their of their "newness or freshness" and flock to find out more information about that certain product/service or fad.   As a domainer, it i […]

It can be pretty frustrating when you try to choose a domain name for the first time. At first, it is exciting because you have made up your mind to "publish" a site to the internet. That is a big deal!

A domain name can be a very valuable asset for your online business. When promoted regularly, it can become a powerful brand that helps to boost sales. Visitors learn to trust a domain name given enough time.

When starting a new business there are a number of items, which the online entrepreneur must consider before they can actually start trading, one of these is the Domain Name selection. Selecting your Domain is just as Important as selecting your Business name, and undoubtedly you will experience the same problems as selecting a business name.

Are you a business owner with a busy website recording thousands, maybe even millions of hits a day? Have you noticed lately that the numbers seem to be falling precipitously for no good reason? Maybe you should look more closely at your domain name servers.

There are several factors to consider before you run out and plop down your hard earned money to buy a domain name or name your website. You've found a host for your Ecommerce site and the price is right. $7.99 is a good price considering that you could actually spend thousands of dollars for websites. But you want to immediately attract business to you […]

Acquiring and registering a domain name is the the first step in the process of developing any Internet site and it is comparable to buying a land plot to construct a house on. What is a domain name, how do I properly choose it and where do I buy it?

Article talks about the use of marketing keyword phrases in your business domain name. Includes tips on researching keywords and searching for available domain names.

Ouch! You just discovered the domain name you'd been dreaming about is gone. Of course you had been visualizing it with a Dot-Com extension; but you found you were twenty years too late. It's still for sale but the owner wants more money for it than you paid for your house!

There is great controversy regarding the need for multiple domain name extensions for a web site. This article will help to clear the air so you can make an informed decision about buying domain names.

Everyone wants to avoid scams, but with so many "systems" and "programs" available people are always wondering if you can make money from them. But it seems we have different definitions of what a scam is. I personally think that you can make good money with some "scams." Should you make money this way is the real question.

   What does a guy who is well known for “not selling domains” know about selling domain names?  Well I might just know a thing or two.  As the title of this post states:  Everybody sells. It doesn’t matter whether you’re selling cars, homes, financial instruments, religion..  everyone sells something.  Some of us are hard-sell : [...]

I just spent a few days in Vegas at the TRAFFIC convention..  man that town will chew you up and spit you out if you let it. The night I left town Josh sent me this link which focuses on an interesting observation.   While $4+ million worth of domain names just sold at the Las Vegas TRAFFIC [...]

What a world we live in..  and what a great deal a man (or woman) can learn in a month away from the blog-sphere.. Deals announced, partnerships strategized and all roads lead to the ability to reach our fellow-man.   I’ve been traveling for family issues (nothing serious folks) over the past month –  I’ve been [...]

  It’s wonderful being back after an extended vacation break. I used to scoff at vacationing (vacations are for the weak), but I was amazed that those friends and colleagues who took longer absences around the holidays skated circles around my productivity around March and April of the next year. I won’t bore you folks with [...]

Folks it’s time for me to recharge the batteries..  I’ll be leaving the blog today so that I have some time to wrap up a few left-over items..  then I take to the skies for my Christmas vacation..  I’ll try to upload some shots from the trip and stop in to post if anything major comes up [...]

http://domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=8444324b3e3a6a31b47609a0ffc57499&threadid=84905 We can all feel the changes reverberate across the Web..  Domain names registered by small registrants and large aggregators who create content and take eyeballs/market share away from established media/content co’s are the ultimate disruptive technology. It […]

Elliot blogs about the 3 letter .com realm. http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2007/12/10/b-king-on-three-letter-com-sales/ ***FS*** There are only 17,576 3 letters in .com ..  This piece probably explains which a have gotten scores of spam sales offers for my three letter and 3 number domains over the past few days. Google reduces the importance of sub do […]

   http://www.thedomains.com/2007/12/08/domains-are-cheap/ This piece deserves to be set apart from the Linkfest..  Berkins has that “oh-my-gosh” moment and realizes how cheap domain names are when viewed against overpriced pieces of modern-art. Art hangs on a wall and costs you money..  Domains activate on the Web and “make you money […]

 Beware of Domain Name Traffickers. by John F. Letchford: (From the Archer and Greiner Intellectual Property website.) Excerpt: “”Domain parking sites collect and index additional links where domain name registrants share revenue generated by web traffic but do not directly compete with the holders of similar legitimate trademarks or brand names. […]

Conor writes: “”I am giving fullname.com domains as gifts for Christmas this year. Any suggestions on how to give as a gift? I am thinking about just registering and hosting myself and if they want to take full control I will transfer it to an account they create. Otherwise, I’m not sure how to register in [...]

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