http://unplain.com Domain Names Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:59:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's another story on the dot whatevers... See Here http://unplain.com/2008/06/25/sex-bidding-war-cnn-story/ I had a recent post up about an auction sale on the name "BusinessCardMarketing dot com". I had deleted the post since the sale was over and successfully sold for $600, I'm happy! The question I want to ask everyone is, was I wrong to post to "goad" those domainers in the ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/21/successful-sale-with-an-anonymous-comment/ Check this article out: It's all in your head, the effect of metaphor on web navigation. Sure we can have a visual location in our heads. How about domain names as a  "physical address" in our heads for those visual locations? Domain names are the "address numbers" over the doors. http://unplain.com/2008/06/21/interesting-read-on-web-navigation/ Namepros has an upcoming domain chat auction starting at 6pm EST today (6/19/08). The great thing I like about the Namepros chat auction over all other auctions are: 1- YOU CHOOSE the names to be in the auction. You have up to 3 lots of names with unlimited names per lot you ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/19/upcoming-namepros-auction-some-info/ Okay I'm gonna do something interesting - I wanna get all your thoughts and postings on this blog subject. This posting should hopefully provide an insightful view into the somewhat private and secret world of domain sales. This sale is not with a domainer, but an enduser. This enduser is now currently ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/16/domain-twist-become-the-fly-on-the-wall-in-this-domain-sale/ Okay, lets take a step back here. Aged domains. Hmmm. If the domain is old , does it make it more valuable? No. If it was the first name ever registered on the net, sure, because its historical - If you can buy it - buy it and then give it to the Smithsonian's. ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/13/value-of-aged-domains-what/ Here are some things that make domainers a mental mess :)  1) If a name is owned by a domainer , nobody wants it - unless its an expired name listed at snapnames, namejet, etc. - We would rather fight and overbid for something not owned by anyone and may not win... 2) If a ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/13/domainers-a-funny-bunch/ The offers for the names from my previous post were close but not close enough. How ‘bout this? I’ll throw in two more names, which makes it a total of four names to make this a ridiculous no brainer. Ready? Its: SalisburyLawyers.com (Big English City, Largest MD eastern shore city nearby Ocean City MD ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/11/a-lovely-kitchen-sink-too/ Okay, here are two great Geo lawyer names for quick sale (personal reasons) - I've priced them low enough to allow for liquidity or it can be kept and developed. Some lawyers spend tens of thousands of dollars in advertisement and are usually looking for an edge to get more ... http://unplain.com/2008/06/09/geo-lawyer-names-for-quick-sale/ I've created a new category called "Obscured Domain Tidbits" to find domain nibbles that may have missed the big headlines. There will also be postings of unknown blogs, domain news and announcements. Some of you may have seen it, some of you may not have. Read about Discovery's acquisition here. http://unplain.com/2008/05/21/discovery-purchased-treehuggercom-for-10-million/