Domain Name Groups on LinkedIn

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As social networking goes, I am not all that active on LinkedIn, although I check in every once in a while. It appears that there are many popular domain name related groups on LinkedIn, and some of them boast hundreds of members.

Discussions in domain name groups range from issues related to domain names, domain name sales, gTLD expansion, domain name management, auctions, and pretty much everything else in between. Some of the groups are private and need special approval to become a member, and others are fairly open.

When you sign up for a LinkedIn group, you will most likely receive emails linking to recent discussions and threads from each group. You’ll most likely want to edit your privacy functionality to limit the number of emails you receive on a daily basis. I would personally probably block those emails, but that’s me because I get so many emails in the morning (To block Group Emails, go to Email Preferences —->  Set the frequency of group digest emails)

Anyway, here are ten of the most active domain name related LinkedIn groups (Keep in mind some of these are specifically targeted groups, ie European domain investors only):

Follow the Adventures of Brian and Charlie Gilbert

Elliot Silver
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If you’ve been to a domain conference or have been involved in the domain industry for a while, you probably know Brian and Charlotte (Charlie) Gilbert. Brian works with Innovation HQ and Charlie is a web developer.

Brian and Charlie (who were both in the US Air Force) decided to do something very cool. They’re renting out their home in Tennessee and  traveling throughout the US for the next two years in their camper.

The Gilberts set up a website for their friends and family to follow along with their travels. You can visit TraileRVania.com to see a map of where they’ve been and where they are currently spending time. They will also be sharing stories of their travels.

Safe travels to the Gilberts!

What Are Your Top 5 Domain Names?

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I think one thing is pretty universal when it comes to domain investors… we are all proud to own a few specific domain names. Without a doubt, I have a few favorite domain names among the 500 +/- domain names that I own.

Here are my top five domain names (you can see more on my website):

  • EventManagement.com (would sell it)
  • Torah.com  (not for sale)
  • Burbank.com  (not for sale)
  • SHS.com (not for sale)
  • DogWalker.com (not for sale)

What are your top five domain names, and are they for sale?

Employee Ratings and Reviews of Domain Companies

Elliot Silver
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Glassdoor is a career website that gives current, past, and prospective employees an inside look at employers and jobs within many companies, and there are a number of companies in the domain industry listed on the website.

One of the most interesting features of Glassdoor are company reviews from former employees, and I was alerted to this when someone posted a review of a domain industry company. It’s pretty interesting to read about some of the larger companies in the domain industry from the perspective of a former employee.

Check out the employee ratings below for some domain industry companies, and click the link to read some of the reviews. Some of them seem pretty nice, but others are brutal. Keep in mind that some of the companies don’t have  many reviews, and of course, not all former employees are happy when they lose their jobs or when they go to work elsewhere.

Domain Industry Ex-employee Reviews:

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Doma.com Now Used as Domaining.com “URL Shortener”

Elliot Silver
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It was just announced that Doma.com was recently acquired by Francois Carrillo, and it is being used as a URL shortener of sorts for Domaining.com. Instead of typing in Domaining.com, you can simply visit Doma.com and end up in the same spot.

In Russian, Doma means “at home,” and it wasn’t cheap.  In January of this year, Sedo reported the $7,500 sale of Doma.com. According to Carrillo, the domain name was acquired by his company via domain swap (using Carrillo’s eCop website), although I don’t know what was traded to get this particular domain name.

Francois owns a number of domain industry serving domain names and websites including the aforementioned Domaining.com, Cax.com, NumericDomains.com, DomainHacks.com, eCop.com, and others.

Congratulations on the acquisition.

Quidsi Acquires Vine.com, One Of The First Domain Names Registered

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Quidsi  is the new registrant of Vine.com, and a beta website has already been launched by the company. Vine.com is now home to a completely “green” website. According to the about us page:

“At Vine.com, everything’s green. Shop thousands of Vine-reviewed products from paraben-free skin care and natural cleaners to organic snacks, sustainably-made décor & more.”

Vine.com joins the ranks of Quidsi’s other descriptive domain names such as Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com, YoYo.com, and Casa.com. Because it appears the transaction was completed in private, a sale price was not released.

The domain name came into the possession of Quidsi just last week, on September 27, 2012. Prior to this, it was registered to a Delaware based company called Gaugin, LLC, which took possession of the domain name on September 11, 2012. Just prior to that (on September 10, 2012), the domain name was registered to DNStination, Inc.

According to DomainTools, at the beginning of September, Vine.com was owned by Vine Technology, a company based in Sherman Oaks, California. The company appears to have been the original registrant, dating back to April 23, 1987.  Vine.com holds the title of one of the 100 earliest domain names ever registered, coming in at #68 on the list.

Thanks to  George Kirikos  for the tip

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