We all started hearing the phrase “front running” when Network Solutions got caught with their pants down on a few domain name registration issues. Now what does it mean? With all the news and coverage, not many bothered to explain.
Domain name front running would be the practice of using insider information to register domains …
For once a term in web hosting that says what it means and means what it says. Type-in traffic is when somebody types in a word or phrase and just adds .com (or some other domain name extension) to the end of it into the address bar instead of searching for it.
For example, if …
Ready for the Online tool that promises to provide you with the quickest domain name searching ever? Domize.com is promoting themselves as the “better” instant domain search tool. Do they live up to that hype? Yes, they do!
There is no rocket science needed to use it either, which as you all know if something I …
There are often odd terms thrown about in the web hosting and web development worlds that just don’t make any sense the the common man on the street. Phil drops me in an e-mail asking… “What is domain kiting? I have heard it is related somewhat with domain deletion and AdSense from Google. Do …
Need a quick and easy way to do domain name lookups without the fuss of finding a good Online whois resource or domain name register? I have yet another solution to solve this problem (found via the FEGB) – and this one is for Firefox fans. The Domain Lookup addon for Firefox is …
In my opinion, the worst thing that could ever happen for the web hosting industry as a whole would be if Google bought GoDaddy. Now before you write me off as being some crazy anti-corporation loon let me explain the web hosting industry’s doomsday scenario.
The Merger Begins
Lets say in this alternate reality, Bob …
Whatever you do, be very careful before you search for your next domain name at Network Solutions. They have jumped in on the game of pre-registering domain names based on user searches. The hook? You decide you want that domain, you’ll have to register it with them.
Now I am not usually the …
From time to time, I get a damned good e-mail that I have to share. This one from Phil asks a question that I thought was well worth looking into:
Hi Mitch, great podcast I try to download each show weekly. I was bitten by the RegisterFly.com problems a while back and today …
Related Podcast Link: Listen to Episode 123!
Have you ever gotten one of those letters in the mail from places like the Domain Registry of America? They are nice enough to send you a letter to let you know your domain name is unprotected, about to expire, is going to die a horrible horrible death …
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Cybersquatting – Whats is it and Who Does it?
To those outside of the Online world, cybersquatting sounds like part of a work out routine you’d do with a digital Richard Simmons. I can promise you though that this is not the case. It is actually a very important issue that comes up in the world of domain name registrations.
It is registering, trafficking in, …