On May 23rd, Google temporarily removed .info domains from its search index. While there has been no official statement from Google, speculations about the reason have been ranging from an attempt to ban “cheap” domain registrations (the .info registry is known to run promotions) to a mere technical glitch.
[via SEO Book]
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This is Day 2 of our Domain Game contest. Answer our trivia question for the day and you’ll be entered to win a signed, hard cover copy of the new book The Domain Game .
Today’s question: How much did Google pay for Applied Semantics ? Submit the answer here
Yesterdays question was : How much [...]

Danny Dover of SEOmoz wrote an interesting article, “Know Your Playing Field: The Real Top 100 Domains.” By studying the habits of the top internet companies, he figures other people can apply what has worked to their own websites in order to achieve success. Here’s what he found:
Big Guys Rule: 60% of the [...]

A story about entrepreneur Richard Gordon was published in the Herald Tribune today. The article mostly focuses on how he makes money on processing charges for porn sites and at the same time is involved in more “socially acceptable” endeavors. Not really any of our concern, but a little snippet of the article [...]

Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the reported mistress of former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against MRA Holdings, producers of the popular Girls Gone Wild videos. Among the many allegations, the filing cites violations of the Lanham Act including cybersquatting domain names. Other Lanham violations include profiting from trademark infringement, false [...]

As reported by Tech Crunch, Citizen Hawk, a “digital brand management” company is now funded with $3 million courtesy of Maveron LLC.
“CitizenHawk helps companies protect their online brands by targeting cybersquatters.”
The interesting angle that goes unmentioned at Tech Crunch is that Maveron already has a history of investmenting in the domain space with their funding [...]

Following the reported sale of Pizza.com, mainstream media is once again picking up on domain buzz. Boo and Huffy, the animated commentators at Minyanville.com, do their take on domain names and naming trends. Check out the video on the right side of the article.
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WOW ! I just woke up to an earthquake in my home town of Springfield, Illinois, 1 day before I leave for the earthquake capital of America (San Francisco, CA) to attend Domain Roundtable. According to the USGS the earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude centered at 38.501°N, 87.898°W which appears to be 173 miles [...]

The Vulcan Golf vs Google et al (including IREIT, Dotster, Sedo and Oversee) case has been green-lighted by the court to move forward. However the court has ruled in favor of the defendants to dismiss some of the other charges including the conspiracy, consumer fraud and RICO charges
The court has made a ruling that will [...]

Back in 2006, Wall Street Journal reporter David Kesmodel began work on a book about the domain space. Kesmodel also released his own blog publishing news and insight into companies and players in the space.  Kesmodel announced he was shuttering the blog and heading back to  a reporting gig in Chicago.  So, what happened to [...]