http://www.accuratename.com/blog Accurate Name - domain name news, all you need to know about investing in domain names Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:19:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, the news section of this site has regrettably been neglected over the past few months due to a relocation to a new office and commitments to other domains in development. These include Architectural Ironmongers which is a new, industry-defining portal site and a number of other blogs and sites which ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/return-to-full-force/ 2008 Cybersquatting figures With recent news about the sale of the domain Toys.com to ToysRus for $5.1million making headline news the world over last week, a refreshing perspective was offered on the domain industry, showing the legitimate money to be made by serious investors in generic domains, without any mention of ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/domain-investors-tainted-by-new-cybersquatting-figures/ Godaddy Announce sales of Indian domain extensions Well, with recent news announced that Godaddy will now be offering the .in extension, as well as 3rd tier extensions like .co.in, which are all the country level codes of India, all I can say is I am amazed it has taken this long! ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/bob-parsons-smells-money-in-indian-cctld/ Name a business Corporate branding is now one of the most important aspects of running a successful business and it all starts with a name. Here I will attempt to underline some of the things you should consider when you are researching a name for your business. Choosing or Changing your business name There ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/choosing-the-right-name-for-your-business/ Time well spent Not much is ever really spoken about the monotony of many domain-related tasks, at least, not in comparison to the number of people I am sure scream profanities at their PC daily over another inconvenient administrative email required, or registrar 'cock-up' which needs to be addressed... I guess the ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/clickdragtypeclickdragtype-the-constant-need-for-automation/ Accurate Names This question may seem incredibly obvious to anybody reading. At its most basic level, lets look at it this way My name is Chris, you would not get my attention with a "BOB!" or "PETE!", well, certainly not as quickly! There's very little difference in the fundamental principals of internet ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/how-does-an-accurate-name-help/ Domaining Lessons Well, if there is anybody reading this, (which I do wonder!) you may notice a change in the blog and it's contents as of this post... Earlier in the week, it came to my attention over on the domain forum namepros, that my earlier vision for this blog was not ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/rss-syndication-on-blogs-is-for-idiots-like-me/ Here we go again with another list before Christmas of all the best dropping domain names. As always, do your own research before making a bid, but these should be some of the best names around and the ones dropping at a registrar partnered with a drop service are organised ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/pick-of-the-drops-domain-droplist-hot-picks/ A little later than I'd hoped due to a hectic week, but better late than never - here's my pick of the domains I see dropping today. As before, the domains are organised to show the best place to backorder (if known), and I have tried to demonstrate why the ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/pick-of-the-drops-favourite-domains-in-the-droplists-today/ I just had a great idea to bring a new service to the blog! I'm calling it pick of the drops 'cos that's exactly what it is! I will try and do it every few days (or thereabouts!) - some of the names will be advanced warnings, some you'll have ... http://www.accuratename.com/blog/pick-of-the-drops-welcome-to-a-new-feature/