I was browsing the list of 40 new domains names that Google has acquired today, and while there are some domains that do not make sense, there are others that may indicate possible future Google products and services. A few that caught my eye were domains related to “Google deal advisor” and “Google weekly ads”. [Read more…]

Does Google have a plan to launch a new product or service called Google Anymote? It appears that Google is in the process of working on a new Google product related to Google TV. [Read more…]

Chase Bank is mining internet domain name whois data in the pursuit of credit card customers. When they encounter whois privacy on a domain name, they are disregarding it and alternatively sending the credit card offers to the domain owners’ web hosting companies. If Chase Bank has a credit card offer for you, and you have whois privacy set on a domain name you own, Chase may send that credit card offer to your web hosting company’s mailing address. [Read more…]

The domain name registrar United Domains has officially launched Namecheck.com, new search engine for discovering and registering online names. [Read more…]

In what I would call old-fashioned, archaic, and kind of bizarre, DENIC, the central German registry is going to make available nine short domains for registration. The only caveat? It is all being done via FAX. [Read more…]

When Nikki Craft woke up one morning recently and checked her websites, they were not working. In fact, all 20 of her high-traffic websites were down. After further investigation into the issue, she learned that the domain names had been suspended by the registrar due to invalid WHOIS data on the domain name WHOIS record–here web server was not down. Ms. Craft is among many domain name owners whose domain names have been suspended due to invalid WHOIS data. [Read more…]

One of the best kept secrets of the search engine optimization and search engine marketing industry is the expired domain name auctions that exist out there. If someone does not renew their domain name, it is frequently put up for auction on by the registrar itself, like GoDaddy or Network Solutions. If you do not renew your domain name at Godaddy.com, then there is a good chance that the domain name will appear on their expired domain name auctions. The same goes for Network Solutions, where domains will show up on NameJet. [Read more…]

Snapnames, an aftermarket domain name auction service, has reportedly discovered that a rogue employee set up an account and bid against other bidders. And was doing it for several years. [Read more…]

With the economy being the way it is right now, with everyone fighting for every last dollar, every last cent, trying to make just a little bit more money for yourself and your family, I seems as if everyone is out for themselves–and not thinking of others. Every so often, an opportunity comes up when you can do something good. Yesterday, I had that opportunity. I gave a domain name back to its former owner. [Read more…]

Texas is about to get the first convention dedicated to domain names and web developers; and I have the pleasure of participating in this great event in early November. Not only is it a chance to find out about investing in domain names, it’s a chance to learn about domain names, an essential part of the online marketing mix: you have to have a good domain name to do well on the web nowadays. Furthermore, it’s not all about the domain name: you need web development and search engine optimization. [Read more…]