Tag: Domains

Domain name scammers get sneakier

Long ago scammers discovered that they could trick domain name owners into paying grossly inflated fees for domains they already owned. They would send official looking letters to domain name owners telling them their domain name was about to expire…

Are All Domainers Cybersquatters?

Question: So what is a domainer and domaining? It’s a pretty hot subject with everything that’s going on on the internet right now. ERIC: I think that we’re still working on an exact definition, but a typical domainer has some…

outter space domains for sale and rent

ARTIFICIALPLANET.COM Some writers, scientists and artists have speculated about artificial worlds or planet-equivalents……The closest we can come to an artificial planet, near term is the ISS = international space station. ORBITALSPACESUITS.COM Think about how you suit up when you go…

The world’s 500 biggest companies have all fallen victim to typosquatting according to OUT-LAW research. Their research found that the fast-growing trend of making ad money from web domains similar tofamous brands affects all the world’s biggest firms.OUT-LAW.COM analysed web…

Gibraltar.com sells for US$360,000

Sedo sold Gibraltar.com for US$360,000 last week, by far the largest sale according to Ron Jackson’s Domain Name Journal. This sale easily outdid the next largest sale, rey.com (sold by Afternic/BuyDomains), which sold for $80,000, closely followed by spend.com (HuntingMoon.com)…