DNForum Opens Domain Sales for Bitcoins Section

Last night, I happened to come across a new domain sales section on DNForum, “Domains For Sale (Accepting Bitcoins) – Fixed Price.” People who want to sell their domain names for Bitcoins as payment may list their domain names for sale in that specific forum.

According to an unscientific poll I ran the other day, a little more than half of the people who voted in the poll said they

Domain Name Association Membership Overview

Yesterday, I wrote an article about the Domain Name Association, and I was hoping someone from the organization might offer some information about membership benefits to domain investors. Mike Berkens, whose Right of The Dot, LLC company is an Affiliate member of the DNA, shared some of his insight about the organization.

This morning on Twitter, The DNA posted a link to a membership presentation it gave at the ICANN 48 meeting in Buenos Aires in November. For the benefit of those who couldn’t make it to the ICANN meeting, I have embedded the slideshow presentation below for your review. This may answer some of the questions you have about this new trade organization.

If you have membership questions or other queries, you should

Considering a Membership in Domain Name Association

The DNAThe Domain Name Association (DNA) is described as a “new non-profit global business association that represents the interests of the domain name industry.” Major companies like Demand Media, Donuts, GoDaddy, Google, and Amazon are listed as members of the DNA. I think it’s great that a major trade organization exists to promote domain names and the domain name industry.

The mission statement of the organization seems to be fairly broad:

Andee Hill and Gregg McNair Co-Found Escrow Service

EscrowHill.com LogoLast week, I was working on a deal transacted at Escrow.com, and I reached out to Andee Hill for an update. Shortly after sending my email, I learned that Andee was no longer working at the company. This morning, there was a press release to announce that Andee and Gregg McNair have teamed up to establish an escrow services company called EscrowHill.com.

Whenever I’ve needed something or had an issue at Escrow.com, Andee has always been able to provide assistance. Andee worked at Escrow.com since 1999, most recently as Director of Business Development. Based on the press release I received, it appears the company’s focus will be on

Mike Mann to Host Domain Masters Radio Show

 

According to a tweet from Mike Mann this afternoon, Mike is going to be the new host of the Domain Masters radio show on Webmaster Radio. If you aren’t familiar, Webmaster Radio is the largest online radio network dedicated to the B2B marketplace, and it has a wide range of programming, including a show exclusively about domain names called Domain Masters.

Domain Masters was started in December of 2004, and its broadcasts featured some of the most successful domain investors and domain industry experts like John Berryhill, Richard Lau, Ari Goldberger, Ron Jackson, Mark Ostrovsky, and many others.    The show was regularly hosted by Monte Cahn for several years, and then Victor Pitts followed as the host. The radio show stopped its regular broadcasts in March of 2013, but according to Mike,

Brian Null and Mike Sullivan Launch DomainNameAdvice.com

DomainNameAdvice.comYou may have noticed a new website feed on Domaining.com last week. DomainNameAdvice.com (DNA) provides domain name advice to Startups, SMB’s, and Corporations from people who are experienced with domain names. The website was founded by two people with domain investing experience – Brian Null and Mike Sullivan.

The Founders interact with entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs on a daily basis through their other business-related publications such as BusinessInterviews.com (formerly MO.com, a domain name that sold earlier this year for