Verisign released its third quarter Domain Industry The report said there were 174 million domain names registered worldwide (the total across all extensions) at the end of the third quarter (Sept. 30). That is an increase of 3% over the previous quarter and 19% over the total registered at the end of the same quarter [...]

The Internet’s 100 Oldest Dot-Com Domains A look way way back at some of the World Wide Web’s first commercialdomains. 1. symbolics.com: March 15, 1985 2. bbn.com: April 24, 1985 3. think.com: May 24, 1985 4. mcc.com: July 11, 1985 5. dec.com: September 30, 1985 6. northrop.com: November 7, 1985 7. xerox.com: January 9, 1986 [...]

Indexed in Google faster? this is the question for every webmaster. Everyone knows that ranking in Google means traffic, money, income… “indexed by Google” is the first step for web site to be ranked by Google. We create this article to share with you about “”how to” for this first step!  it is based on 10 factors as bellowing: Register a domain name [...]

As reported from DN Journal firt two weeks of March, 2009 Dot Com: The top sale is Toys.com, sold for $5,100,000. This was sold through Bankruptcy Auction. Dot Net: The top sale is Cosmetics.net, sold for $25,000. This was sold through Moniker. (very good price for buyer) Country code TLDs: The top sale is LOL.de. [...]

The term geodomain refers to domain names that are the same as those of geographic entities, such as cities and countries. Examples of geodomains are Atlanta.com, LosAngeles.com, Texas.com and Memphis.org. Since geographical names are limited in number, and have instant name recognition, geodomains are highly valued, with .com extension geodomains valued the most highly. Geodomains [...]

Here is the information about a domain life: 1- From available for registration (1-10 year tearm) 2- Domain expired 3- Grace period (0-45 days, after domain expired date) 4- Redemtion grace period (30 days after grace period) 5- Pending delete (5 days after redemtion grace period) 6- Released available. It is about 80 days from the expired [...]

Registering a domain doesn’t automatically make your Web site appear when visitors enter your domain into a Web browser. You have to upload your Web site to a computer that hosts the site and assigns a numeric address, called an IP address, to your domain. Your domain and associated IP address are stored in a [...]

Hi, I walk around the web and find interesting tips about domain names. I put them here for your information: 1) Create brandable domains by replacing the first letter(s) of a common word. 2) Don’t start work developing an idea around a domain that you don’t yet own  thinking you can grab it when you’re [...]

In addition to a domain placing value on the shortness of the word, ease to spell, commercial appeal, and organic capacity to generate natural traffic, today’s domain names are being valued for the branding potential. The domain name sale iReport although not an organic or dictionary term alone, is actually preferred as a highly brandable [...]

Google recently filed United States Patent Application 20050071741. As part of that application, Google made apparent its efforts to wipe out search engine spam, stating: “Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for more than a year. Therefore, the date when a domain expires [...]