What is an Exact Match Domain Name? Exact Match Domain Names are just that–domain names that contain an exact match of a keyword or keyword phrase. So, an instance of an exact match domain name would be “books.com” or “travel.com” or perhaps Keyword1Keyword2.com exactly where “keyword1″ is 1 word and “keyword2″ is an additional keyword. [...]

How do you know whether or not you should renew your domain name? I personally tend to think that if you’re in doubt, you should renew it. But, there is a better way. Here are fourteen questions to ask yourself to help you decide on whether your should renew your domain name or not.

I have recently posted 24 internet domain names (most are keyword rich domain names) for sale on Godaddy’s domain name auction service. These domain names are going to go to the highest bidder, with no reserve on them. There are a few pharmacy-related domain names, including DallasPharmacies.com, AirportPharmacies.com, and even AustraliaPharmacies.com. There are a few [...]

Google recently quietly made what I would call a “significant” domain name, plus dot com (+.com) (the plus symbol dot com). This is an IDN domain name. The problem is that +.com, aka xn--dra.com is not allowed. It’s an illegal domain name under the current IDNA2008 rules. In fact, pretty soon, that character will not [...]

Google Acquires Illegal Google Plus +.com IDN Domain Name In an effort to protect their Google+ Plus social network, Google recently acquired +.com. The problem is that +.com, aka xn--dra.com is not allowed. It’s an illegal domain name. IDN characters are not allowed or available in the .com TLD. Google, what were you thinking when [...]

It is not very often that you come across a situation like this. The domain name JeffBezos.com has been sold at a domain name auction and then promptly returned to its rightful owner: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com. I recently interviewed Bob Olea, the guy who bought the JeffBezos.com domain name and returned it to Mr. [...]

3M Corporation has filed a trademark infringement and anti-cybersquatting lawsuit over domain names that appear to be similar or confusingly similar to their trademark. But in this case, it appears as if they’re suing everyone, not just the domain name owners.

In April 2011 I first reported that Microsoft had acquired 47 domain names related to something (a brand or a company) named Synsup Labs. Those domain names had previously been pointed to the Bing.com search results. Now, the total number of domain names related to Synsup Labs that Microsoft owns is an even 50 domain [...]

In an interesting acquisition today by Microsoft, the company acquired 47 domain names and has pointed them to the Bing.com search engine. I usually watch the list of Microsoft domain names and have not seen such a large acquisition of new domain names in a long time. Perhaps this is the indication of a new [...]

Overall, today Google registered 40 domain names. There are a few domain names that have piqued my interest today, including several domain names that are related to a possible Google deal advisor service, where Google may advise you on the best deals. Of course, this is only speculation on my part.

Chase Bank is mining domain name whois data in the pursuit of credit card customers. When they encounter whois privacy on a domain name, they are ignoring it and instead sending the credit card offer to the domain name’s web hosting company instead.

The Frager Factor has a interesting blog post today, featuring yours truly, where Owen Frager talks about domain names. It’s all about domain name questions. Before you buy a domain name, it is extremely important to ask yourself five questions. You may think that you can just go out and buy a domain name, but [...]

I just posted a blog post about invalid whois and the problem with people putting false information on their domain name record of ownership. If you are not aware of this, you might be interested in knowing that there is a rule by ICANN that says that you have to have accurate data in your [...]

Want a chance to own the trademark and domain name of Infoseek, a former internet search engine? Here is your chance. The Infoseek trademark and domain name will be part of a trademark and brand name auction being held on December 8, 2010. Learn more about the auction of this former search engine by reading [...]

Wow, what a day it has been. First, the Dallas Cowboys somehow forgot to renew their internet domain name DallasCowboys.com and now they have fired coach Wade Phillips right in the middle of the football season. The Dallas Cowboys domain name fiasco brings back memories of their other Dallas Cowboys Domain Name incident and how [...]