Comments for DomainNoob.com http://www.domainnoob.com/blog My Trip To Domainland Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Jack Dorsey on Naming Twitter & Square by Jason http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/10/jack-dorsey-on-naming-twitter-square/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Jason Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:12:20 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1398#comment-1219 Twitter transformed a $7500 domain name purchase and innovative idea into a billion dollar venture. Naming a company and going after the domain name is important. You don't want to wait until you generate millions of unique visits per month before making an offer for a domain name. It will cost a fortune to acquire the domain name. Thanks for sharing. Twitter transformed a $7500 domain name purchase and innovative idea into a billion dollar venture. Naming a company and going after the domain name is important.

You don’t want to wait until you generate millions of unique visits per month before making an offer for a domain name. It will cost a fortune to acquire the domain name. Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on WHY The New GoDaddy Bulk Checker Sucks by John http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/03/why-the-new-godaddy-bulk-checker-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-751 John Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-751 Actually, by and large I'm happy with them. When I hit around 300 registrations they assigned me a personal rep. so when I have issues I have a direct number to call. That helps. But they're so large and handling so many registrations (not to mention hosting etc) that it's not surprising that we read more horror stories. Most of the other registrars seem to have issues as well. What I really respect about GoDaddy is that their inventory eventually WILL drop (after the auction process etc). That said, I do get nervous about GoDaddy and more stories like <a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2011/05/27/godaddy-loses-appeal-on-case-holding-them-negligent-in-turning-over-ownership-of-domain-accounts/comment-page-1/" rel="nofollow">this one</a> would cause me to leave. I think I'd go to Fabulous, if they'd have me. In another post, Kevin Ohashi and I <a href="http://www.kevinohashi.com/15/04/2011/domain-registrar-and-customer-interests-are-not-aligned" rel="nofollow">compare current registrars</a>. Actually, by and large I’m happy with them. When I hit around 300 registrations they assigned me a personal rep. so when I have issues I have a direct number to call. That helps. But they’re so large and handling so many registrations (not to mention hosting etc) that it’s not surprising that we read more horror stories. Most of the other registrars seem to have issues as well. What I really respect about GoDaddy is that their inventory eventually WILL drop (after the auction process etc). That said, I do get nervous about GoDaddy and more stories like this one would cause me to leave. I think I’d go to Fabulous, if they’d have me. In another post, Kevin Ohashi and I compare current registrars.

]]> Comment on WHY The New GoDaddy Bulk Checker Sucks by Matt Sharp http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/03/why-the-new-godaddy-bulk-checker-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Matt Sharp Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:59:09 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-750 Everything I read lately about the godaddy team is a negative review , not just here but on multiple blogs all over the internet . Alot of users of godaddy or should I say , former users complain about the bad service and their methods . Everything I read lately about the godaddy team is a negative review , not just here but on multiple blogs all over the internet . Alot of users of godaddy or should I say , former users complain about the bad service and their methods .

]]> Comment on WHY The New GoDaddy Bulk Checker Sucks by John http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/03/why-the-new-godaddy-bulk-checker-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-749 John Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:31:45 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-749 Hi Brad, thanks for stopping by. I'm giving the DomainHole bulk checker a spin. Would like the option of adding a list that already included the tld. Will definitely be back. Good luck and all the best. Hi Brad, thanks for stopping by. I’m giving the DomainHole bulk checker a spin. Would like the option of adding a list that already included the tld. Will definitely be back. Good luck and all the best.

]]> Comment on WHY The New GoDaddy Bulk Checker Sucks by Brad Pineau http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/03/why-the-new-godaddy-bulk-checker-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Brad Pineau Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:23:52 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1152#comment-747 Sounds like you need to try the DomainHole bulk checker. Very clean and quick. http://www.domainhole.com/bulkcheck/ Sounds like you need to try the DomainHole bulk checker. Very clean and quick.

http://www.domainhole.com/bulkcheck/

]]> Comment on How We Got Sal (KhanAcademy.org) His Dot Com by Quora http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2010/10/how-we-got-sal-khanacademy-org-his-dot-com/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Quora Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:39:20 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=920#comment-735 <strong>If a charity or NGO acquires a .org TLD, but doesn`t own the .com TLD, should they try to acquire the .com?...</strong> Yes, especially if it's a company and not a non-profit organization. COM is the king of domains. UPDATE After the poster re-phrased his question I am updating my answer with below. Ok, well, if the COM is not very expensive then I think the NGO could ... If a charity or NGO acquires a .org TLD, but doesn`t own the .com TLD, should they try to acquire the .com?…

Yes, especially if it’s a company and not a non-profit organization. COM is the king of domains. UPDATE After the poster re-phrased his question I am updating my answer with below. Ok, well, if the COM is not very expensive then I think the NGO could …

]]> Comment on How We Got Sal (KhanAcademy.org) His Dot Com by John http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2010/10/how-we-got-sal-khanacademy-org-his-dot-com/comment-page-1/#comment-716 John Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:07:18 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=920#comment-716 Thanks Chris, Agreed, at least, that the private Whois that has become so prevalent over the last few years does the domaining industry a major disservice by disguising sleazy behavior. I want to be quick to point out though that I do think there is room in the world for people who invest in domain names with the idea of later selling them. As long as they are generic or made up words and don't cross the line into someone else's business. If you've been doing business as a non profit for some time you have a Common Law trademark. You might want to send the squatter a Cease and Desist letter. See: <a href="http://www.domainsherpa.com/6-ways-to-recover-a-domain-name-from-an-infringing-cybersquatter/" rel="nofollow">http://www.domainsherpa.com/6-ways-to-recover-a-domain-name-from-an-infringing-cybersquatter/</a> and <a href="http://www.domainsherpa.com/domain-name-cease-and-desist-letter/" rel="nofollow">http://www.domainsherpa.com/domain-name-cease-and-desist-letter/</a> Best, John Thanks Chris,
Agreed, at least, that the private Whois that has become so prevalent over the last few years does the domaining industry a major disservice by disguising sleazy behavior. I want to be quick to point out though that I do think there is room in the world for people who invest in domain names with the idea of later selling them. As long as they are generic or made up words and don’t cross the line into someone else’s business.
If you’ve been doing business as a non profit for some time you have a Common Law trademark. You might want to send the squatter a Cease and Desist letter. See:
http://www.domainsherpa.com/6-ways-to-recover-a-domain-name-from-an-infringing-cybersquatter/
and
http://www.domainsherpa.com/domain-name-cease-and-desist-letter/
Best,
John

]]> Comment on How We Got Sal (KhanAcademy.org) His Dot Com by Chris http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2010/10/how-we-got-sal-khanacademy-org-his-dot-com/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Chris Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:43:15 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=920#comment-715 A Good Deed well done sir! Personally I think the physical address and picture of all domain squatters should be put online for quick resolution. I sit on the board of a non-profit community theater and when one of our board members was late re-registering our .org domain name it got grabbed by a squatter. Luckily for us we were able to get the .com version. Your blog entry shows me some ideas that might help me get going on getting our .org back. Thanks! A Good Deed well done sir!

Personally I think the physical address and picture of all domain squatters should be put online for quick resolution.

I sit on the board of a non-profit community theater and when one of our board members was late re-registering our .org domain name it got grabbed by a squatter. Luckily for us we were able to get the .com version.

Your blog entry shows me some ideas that might help me get going on getting our .org back. Thanks!

]]> Comment on CrowdNamer.com, or is it CrowdName… CrowdNaming? by John http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/02/crowdnamer-com-or-is-it-crowdname-crowdnaming/comment-page-1/#comment-698 John Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:04:33 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1116#comment-698 Thanks for your thoughts Mark! Especially your frank opinion that it might be more trouble than worth. It is very easy for me to get carried away. I used to contribute names at PickyDomains. My names would get 'liked' occasionally, but I never ended up with the prize money, even though the domains often were registered shortly thereafter. I did it more for fun and kept the good names. I hadn't seen SquadHelp, but I see that it's 99Designs for names and logos. It's quite similar to what I had in mind. But while both of those services invite the crowd to submit ideas, they lack in the ability to have the crowd participate in the evaluation of a name. HNTrades is interesting. An HN-like platform that supported voting up might be simple enough to start. Will think on it some more and follow up shortly. Thanks again for your input. Thanks for your thoughts Mark! Especially your frank opinion that it might be more trouble than worth. It is very easy for me to get carried away. I used to contribute names at PickyDomains. My names would get ‘liked’ occasionally, but I never ended up with the prize money, even though the domains often were registered shortly thereafter. I did it more for fun and kept the good names. I hadn’t seen SquadHelp, but I see that it’s 99Designs for names and logos. It’s quite similar to what I had in mind. But while both of those services invite the crowd to submit ideas, they lack in the ability to have the crowd participate in the evaluation of a name. HNTrades is interesting. An HN-like platform that supported voting up might be simple enough to start. Will think on it some more and follow up shortly. Thanks again for your input.

]]> Comment on CrowdNamer.com, or is it CrowdName… CrowdNaming? by Mark Fulton http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/2011/02/crowdnamer-com-or-is-it-crowdname-crowdnaming/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Mark Fulton Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:38:11 +0000 http://www.domainnoob.com/blog/?p=1116#comment-697 Great names John. I prefer CrowdNamer. The service is something that is needed by many, but you will be starting off against several well established competitors. (PickyNames, SquadHelp) I believe this project would end up being more work than there is potential for reward. Though you could start off with something very simple like hntrades.com Modified Q&A script could work well for this. Let me know if you want to talk further. Great names John. I prefer CrowdNamer.

The service is something that is needed by many, but you will be starting off against several well established competitors. (PickyNames, SquadHelp)

I believe this project would end up being more work than there is potential for reward. Though you could start off with something very simple like hntrades.com

Modified Q&A script could work well for this. Let me know if you want to talk further.

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