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All About the Domain Industry, Part 4: The Domain Aftermarket

The Domain Industry is complex and is made up of many different entities, from regulatory bodies to registrars to the end customer.  The following is part four of a multi-post series on the domain industry and its structure – intended to give a broad overview and some basic insights into the industry.
Posts: Part 1: ICANN, [...]

Avoiding the High Cost of Domain Hijacking

Recently, one Internet pioneer had dozens of domains hijacked, while another domain investor successfully helped law enforcement make its first ever arrest in a domain hijacking case after an extensive two-year effort involving several experts.
So, what is domain hijacking and what does it have to do with you? As the term implies, domain hijacking is [...]

The Power of a Good Domain

Are domains still going to be important in 5 years? Not surprisingly, we answer: Yes. Definitely.
If you think back to the late 1990s, jumping into the internet revolution and securing the perfect .COM name was a big deal. Now it’s just an accepted way of life online, but it seems that two [...]