Category Archives: domain name

Should You Worry About UDRP?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Domain Man

The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a policy established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to put some order to disputes between people who have purchased certain domain names and people who want the rights to those … Continue reading →

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What’s in a CNAME?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Domain Man

As described in RFC 1034 and detailed in RFC 1035 back in 1987, a CNAME, or Canonical Name, DNS resource record is an alias for a host.  By example, let’s take a look at a fictitious host (sigma) in a … Continue reading →

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Website Speed and Its Relevance in Google Rankings

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Emman Alcide

One particular aspect not to be overlooked by web developers is to make sure that the website loads fast. It is a common problem for eCommerce sites such as those developed using the Magento framework. I recently worked with a Magento web … Continue reading →

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3 Basic Tips in Choosing a Blog Name

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Emman Alcide

Blogs dominates the web now. It is the easiest web platform to set up and tons of free blog providers are at our disposal with built in features for interactivity and search engine optimization. The fact that more than 15% … Continue reading →

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Guide to Network Solutions

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Domain Man

The term “one stop shop” is rarely utilized properly. However I would venture to say that in the example of getting and promoting a new online business it may apply here. You can get online, obtain a website as well … Continue reading →

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Basic Website DNS Strategy

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Domain Man

Got a great idea for a website?  Check.  Have the skills to implement the website?  Check.  Have a hosting provider lined up?  Check.  Know what you’re going to do for DNS?  At this point, a large number of website developers … Continue reading →

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Tucows Wins on Appeal and Domains Ruled Property

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Domain Man

Let’s set the stage and here is the background. Always start with the facts. Tucows bought the business Mailbank and in that acquisition they obtained the domain name Renner.com. A company named Lojas Renner S.A. (which is a subsidiary of … Continue reading →

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All About 301 Redirect

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Emman Alcide

There will be a time when we have to move our website into a different folder or a hosting account which will cause a change of permalinks or the URL itself. These changes are critical especially when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Puzzle.com Sold for A Mind Blowing $500,000

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Emman Alcide

I have been using the Internet for more than 10 years now and since my work is in the IT department I could say that my life is connected with dot com industry now. I am familiar with the Domain … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Use For Hosting, Domains, and SSL?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Alex

With all this talk about running a website, it’s worth talking about and exploring the various providers of website services. We’ve certainly went through our share of hosting providers and some of them were a real nightmare to deal with. … Continue reading →

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