An excellent article from the Miami Herald about some domainers that have probably lost millions of dollars collectively in the .mobi craze of a few years ago should act as the ultimate cuationary tale for those looking to make a few bucks from the buying and selling of domain names. Many domainers at the time who were interested in .mobi, fully expected that those domain names would be on par in terms of value as .com’s in the long as .com’s bought hundreds (in the case of the domainer in the article around 500 .mobi’s). The problem is that the demand has not really been there for...

Sedo, a domain name marketplace for domain names, is powering an auction for the new .CO extension. The domain, the proceeds of which will be given to the charity of the buyers choice, is E.CO. The auction runs from June 7 at 12 pm EDT to June 10 at 4pm EDT and will be hosted by .CO INternet S.A.S. at Internet Week in New York. The last hour of bidding will be shown on a live broadcast and simulcast at Internet Retailer and TRAFFIC in Vancouver....

Research and Marketers seems to be preying on the fears of big brands with the release of an audio conference titled “The Instant Impact of Colombia Opening Up Registration of .co Domain Names on IP Lawyers and Protecting Your Clients from Cybersquatters.” If that’s not the most terrifying bit of linkbait then I’m not sure what is. The 60 minute webinar addresses the impact of Colombia removing the restrictions for registration of third-level domain names, starting to offer second-level registration directly under .co, starting to market .co as a generic top-level domain, and...

: When Selecting a Domain, Make Sure It is a .COM :  Most of the premium (best) .com domain names are already taken but the chance that you will find a domain with extensions such as .net, .biz, .us or any of the other domain name extensions is not really the way you want to go. There is certainly a place for these extensions in a domain name portfolio, but .com’s have earned the trust of Web consumers and have the highest resale value. For this reason, when selecting a domain, stick with the .com extensions. Thank you for visiting SelectingDomains.com. If you are looking for a domain name,...

When Selecting a Domain, Make Sure It Does Not Contain Hyphens  It is not uncommon for those selecting domain names to find the domain they want is already taken. The result is they often include hyphen to get as close as possible. This presents a number of problems including domain names that are neither memorable or short. Selecting a domain name with hyphens which closely matches another without hyphens could also create some legal troubles down the road so make sure when selecting a domain name that you simply avoid those with hyphens altogether. Thank you for visiting SelectingDomains.com. If you...