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Back to Work: Increasing Productivity + Employee Morale
by Sam Silverman on Feb.08, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: Millions upon millions of dollars are being wasted year after year amongst businesses across the United States. Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers and people in similar positions are sitting behind their desks implementing company policies that they feel are fair and will increase their business productivity. But what…
Even Apple Commits Trademark Infringement
by Sam Silverman on Feb.04, 2010, under News
DNUnderground:
You probably don’t recognize the device on the left. It’s a mobile, touchscreen device that Fujitsu came out with in 2002. What’s special about this device? It’s called the iPad. For those of you not keeping up with recent news, Apple recently announced their new portable “smart screen”. Clearly …
lPhone.com Marked Dangerous: Analysis of Current Auction
by Sam Silverman on Feb.03, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: Reported earlier by DotWeekly.com, LPHONE.com is for sale on GoDaddy’s domain name aftermarket. Unless you’re planning on using the domain to promote a totally different concept, it’s a name that deceives users. Take search engines for example. When you’re searching for X, you’ll get a bunch of results w…
Outsourcing: The Newest Internet Scandal
by Sam Silverman on Jan.31, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: There’s no doubt that outsourcing is hurting U.S. website developers. People are turning to others in countries like India or Malaysia to create applications and websites for them. They have much lower living costs, thus allowing them to provide their services at prices that are dirt cheap. But when a concept or idea gains popu…
$1.17 Domains at GoDaddy: Hurry Before it Ends
by Sam Silverman on Jan.26, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: ProductDomains.com already covered this story, but I’d like to spread the word because every website has a different audience. GoDaddy has a special going on right now for domain names priced at $1.17. There’s absolutely no catch. They do these types of promotions from time to time. The coupon code is…
Mixed Politics: Outrage About Goldman Sachs
by Sam Silverman on Jan.25, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: We’ve all heard the recent outrage at Goldman Sachs for giving their employees a total of $16.2 billion in salaries and bonuses. President Barrack Obama is mortified that the company would give such a large sum of bonuses after the government bailed them out last year. For any domainers who are also outraged about the
The Domaining Community: Like None Other
by Sam Silverman on Jan.21, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: Over the past week or two, I’ve noticed something about the domaining community that I hadn’t before. To put it simply, we’re a tight, connected community. With the earthquake in Haiti and the announcement about Bill Strong’s charity, I’ve seen numerous articles published about each. And it’s amazi…
Outsourcing Content: Just Don’t Do It
by Sam Silverman on Jan.20, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: With the hype in outsourcing anything and everything, we’re seeing an increase of people outsourcing content creation. Whenever there’s a hype, before getting involved in it, it’s important to take a step back and evaluate the costs versus benefits.
We’re all aware that it’s much cheaper to have content …
The Curious Case of Trademark Infringement
by Sam Silverman on Jan.19, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: Some of us have been in the domain industry since domain registrations opened to the public, while others of us are just beginning to invest in domain names. Over the years, or even months, often times, if you’re a good investor who owns a .com domain, the .net or .org will also be registered sometime
The South Butt and the DomainGang
by Sam Silverman on Jan.17, 2010, under News
DNUnderground: The South Butt has received a lot of publicity lately since The North Face filed a case against them for trademark infringement. The South Butt company was formed in 2007 by a high school student named James Winkelmann. The reason Winkelmann actually started the company was to help pay his way through college.
DomainGang.com is proba…