Finally. They had it coming on them.

I raised this issue at ICANN New Delhi atleast 5-6 times. Even Steve DelBianco from NetChoice raised an issue similar to mine.

I would have loved to see Mike Rodenbaugh’s proposal for non-refundable ICANN Fee being adopted instantly but it seems no one was interested in taking any action about it as they needed more time to “think” about the issue.

Let’s hope that NetSol stops this unethical and unfair trade practice.

Related: Big Boo to Network Solutions.

I am finally back from ICANN New Delhi. I had one of the best and most productive time of my life at this convention. I made so many friends and business contracts during this time that it is just mind-boggling!

I will start posting videos, photos and posts about all the interactions I had at the event. Some of them include –

1. Trey Harvin from dotMOBI.
2. Peter Stevenson from Fabulous.
3.Tim Schumacher from SEDO.
4. Elaine Pruis from CoCCA.
5. Bhavin from Skenzo.

… and lot more.

Stay tuned.

Skenzo organized this trip to Taj Mahal and it was totally awesome. I have been up since 4 AM today and am dead-tired. Have to be up again at 7 AM tomorrow for the official opening of the event.

During the trip I had a long chat with Divyank Turakhia - President and Director, Skenzo - about Skenzo and Domain Industry in general, would post about that later.

A lot of faces from the domain industry were accompanying me on the trip, including -

1. Peter Stevenson, Fabulous.com
2. Troy, dotMobi
3. Paul Stahura, Enom.
4. Mattias Schonherr, Sedo
5. Bart Vastenburg, SIDN (.nl)
6. Alexa A.S. Raad, PIR (.org)
7. Annebeth Lange, Norid (.no)
8. Elmar Knipp, Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH
9. Amy Mischler, dotMobi

… and over 60 more people!

It was fun meeting all of them and I will be catching up with them tomorrow for more discussions about domain industry.

Anyway, here are some pics.

Stay tuned for more.

I left Jaipur today morning and reached Delhi for ICANN New Delhi. Jaipur-Delhi is a frequent transit for me but this particular trip was different as my driver insisted that I stop by his village — which was on the way.

Take a look at what I shot!

Anyway, I am off to hit the hay. I will be going for an Agra trip tomorrow. Conference starts the day after. Stay tuned for some great pics and coverage.

One of the joys of being a moderator at one of the most popular domaining forum — DNForum — is that you get swamped with private messages from people. One of the question which I get asked the most is How to Sell a Domain Name.

In this post I am going to talk about the strategies I use to sell a domain name or website. Let’s get started, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

Available Domain Names - List for Feb 5, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

There really can’t be a crazier way to spend your Saturday than investigating a Retard Scammer. I can’t get into details right now since we are still working to find more about this retard but till then you can have fun by seeing all the drama that took place on DNForum.com.

1. DNM.com For Sale. The guy has balls trying to sell a name worth xx,xxx for just $600! I mean com’on, anyone can see through this.

2. 007.com For Sale. This name is owned by Sony. Hey Mr. Scammer — Will you sell Sony along with this domain for $50?

I wouldn’t leave you without some inside dirt. Here’s the last PM he sent me at DNF –

Ok,

Sorry,

I will not repeat.

Pls forgive me.

I am very scared now.

Please reply.

Tell me how to resolve it.

Sorry

Sir,

Please reply.

I am really sorry.

Also My exams are near the corner.

I am waiting.

Sorry

Story Developing. Stay tuned for updates.

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[01:13] lordbrar: Quick! I am about to push the publish button.
[01:13] lordbrar:
[01:14] michael1goldman: er wait!!!
[01:15] michael1goldman: ok, you can add “approved by MG” :p
[01:15] lordbrar: lol
[01:15] lordbrar: I am seriously going to do it
[01:15] michael1goldman: haha
[01:15] michael1goldman: then.. paypal@CENSORED.com
[01:16] lordbrar: Congratulations! Your Payment for $44.6 Billion has been sent to paypal@CENSORED.com
[01:16] lordbrar:
[01:16] michael1goldman: yeah, paypal has a limit of $100M i know it sucks
[01:17] michael1goldman: what do you consider a tabloid
[01:17] lordbrar: lol
[01:17] michael1goldman: like all the kinky news?
[01:17] lordbrar: dealbreaker.com is a tabloid
[01:17] lordbrar: you just try to make the news spicy
[01:17] lordbrar: throw more dirt
[01:17] lordbrar: call names
[01:17] michael1goldman: cool
[01:17] lordbrar:
[01:17] lordbrar: something I love doing as such
[01:17] lordbrar: haha
[01:17] michael1goldman: well i think domainers mostly just want to read how to make money
[01:17] michael1goldman: so stuff like interview is awesome
[01:18] michael1goldman: tips, stories etc
[01:18] michael1goldman: ideas advices
[01:18] lordbrar: all that will follow. For Sure.

Available Domain Names - Scanned on Feb 1, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »