Angelina Jolie has shown that she is not just an accomplished actress but also a savvy domainer. The 33 year old superstar celebrated the birth of her and Brad Pitt's twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon, by registering a total of 44 domain names (including 4 .mobis!), increasing her total number of domains owned to […]
"It's too late to make big money in domaining… I wish I had been around in 1995, 2001 or 2005".
That's a very common complaint heard among today's domainers. Who wouldn't want to reach back through time and join the forefathers of domaining when they were just laying the foundation for their future domain empires?
In 1995, […]
I'm continually amazed to see how many new domainers are joining the industry every month. Let's face it: Domaining is the perfect business, and word is spreading quickly around the world. There are no barriers to entry, there's a thriving wholesale and growing retail market, and you don't have to be a superstar to make […]
Domain forums are filled with heated discussions about LLLL domains.
Some domainers say that LLLL domains are a wonderful opportunity to make money, while others claim they are merely a fad that won't last.
What are LLLL domains?
LLLL stands for any four-letter combination, such as LOVE, HWII or XQZV.
There are 456,976 possible four letter combinations (26*26*26*26) and […]
Premium domain names continue to be an outstanding investment. This is nothing new to domain investors, and now the numbers confirm what many of us have known for several years.
Looking at DNJournal's List of Top 100 Reported Sales this year (2007) and last year (2006), the top 100 median sales price has increased from $124,000 […]
It's getting more and more difficult to do any kind of domain research without running the risk of losing your domain ideas to unscrupulous domain tasters.
Back in February, we described the problem as follows:
A perfect domain name pops into your mind.
A quick check at your favorite domain registrar reveals that the domain is still available.
For […]
Paraguayan domainer Chris Chena is in the news again, this time for having acquired 80% of the popular Paraguayan TV channel Canal 13. It looks like he is putting the millions of dollars he made by selling some of his top domains to Marchex and Fox Latinoamerica to good use by laying the foundation […]
In a brilliant victory for domain name owners, a WIPO panel has declared that a Spanish company's attempt to appropriate the domain name FCC.com from its legitimate owner without just compensation constitutes a "Reverse Domain Name Hijacking" attempt.
The Spanish company, FCC Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, had alleged in a WIPO Complaint that the current […]
It's been an exciting week for domainers!
Below is a summary of this week's top stories.
If we missed any noteworthy events, topics or opinions, the comments section is all yours.
RegisterFly's Implosion Nears Its Bizarre End
What's next? ICANN is authorized to transfer RegisterFly's domains to a new registrar "as soon as practical", according to an […]