http://www.circleid.com/ Postings from Alex Tajirian on CircleID en Copyright 2008, unless where otherwise noted. 2008-06-02T13:25:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/statistical_domain_name_appraisals http://www.circleid.com/posts/statistical_domain_name_appraisals Statistical Domain Name Appraisal: Same as What You're Doing, +/-," I try to demystify the statistical approach by pointing out its commonality with methods intuitively adopted by active domainers. It will also underscore some of the sources of skepticism toward various appraisal methodologies, and point out the advantages and limitations of statistical models. The paper concludes with a list of the conditions that can make a professional appraisal value adding, and with a plea for transparency. More...]]> 2008-06-02T13:25:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/neodomainers_the_domain_game http://www.circleid.com/posts/neodomainers_the_domain_game The Domain Game, irrespective of how it is received, will undoubtedly catapult the industry into a new era: that of the neodomainers, the super crunchers. To analyze the impact of the book on the industry, let's look at stylized exchange scenarios featuring a domainer as intermediary (an intermediary in that he or she acquires from the seller and then hopes to resell to the buyer)... More...]]> 2008-05-31T13:48:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_error_redirect http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_error_redirect More...]]> 2008-05-28T09:09:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/cooperative_domain_name_use http://www.circleid.com/posts/cooperative_domain_name_use cooperative solution to third-party use of brands in domain names. Like any approach that depends on cooperation, the solution will require both sides to change behavior but also allow both sides to take credit for the resulting benefits, i.e. a triangular solution. If not immediately addressed, the problem of third-party use can become a major threat to the industry. But we already know one thing: when it comes to this issue, legal action and bullying don't work. More...]]> 2008-04-26T11:25:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/typosquatting_a_solution http://www.circleid.com/posts/typosquatting_a_solution More...]]> 2008-02-13T13:35:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/7102311_appraising_domain_names http://www.circleid.com/posts/7102311_appraising_domain_names More...]]> 2007-10-23T14:43:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/792713_domainer_subsidizing_tasting_grace_period http://www.circleid.com/posts/792713_domainer_subsidizing_tasting_grace_period domainers agree on is that domain tasting under the current ICANN-approved policy is bad for the industry. For one thing, a healthy portion of the practice involves trademark use that not only is illegal but also destroys value. Of course, particular segments of the domain name ecosystem can suffer value destruction because of tasting that doesn't infringe trademarks. But most criticism is directed, and rightly so, at tasting that raises trademark issues. Litigation over the trademark issues has done little to stop the practice and destroys value for trademark holders and domainers alike... More...]]> 2007-09-27T19:31:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/third_level_domain_name_hijacking http://www.circleid.com/posts/third_level_domain_name_hijacking More...]]> 2004-12-08T13:16:16-08:00