Last week there was no Domain Stories for the Throne post, so this Sunday we’ll compensate for this utter constipation, by squeezing out more useful stuff for your enjoyment.
As most of you know, this past week’s news headlines were occupied by posts about the launch of .XYZ and lots of ensuing controversy over the numbers claimed.
So sit tight on your favorite toilet seat and enjoy the select domain headlines from this past week. 😀
Daniel Negari Predicts 1 Million .XYZ Registrations In First Year ; “Its My Gift To The World”
Mike Berkens started this barrage of news about XYZ fresh on Monday. Was that headline pompous enough to make you take a big dump? Constipation factor: 2%The new Moniker: Love it or Hate it?
Andrew Allemann first noticed that good old Moniker changed their user interface. Then the gates of Hell opened wide as the biggest registrar clusterphuck since Registerfly ensued. Lots of comments. Constipation factor: 25%Career change? Abdu Tarabichi leaving Domainsville !
Popular domain investor calls it quits – as far as the domain news aggregator is concerned. Why? WHY? We are speculating that a sale of the project is about to take place. Constipation factor: 1%7 Costly Mistakes Business Owners Make Developing Websites
Tia Wood takes no prisoners in this educational post about business, domainers, and domain development. It’s a long but worthy post. Stay on your throne for a while! Constipation factor: 15%Was I wrong? .xyz claims 31,000 regs on day one
Kevin Murphy’s investigation of the XYZ zone files showed that something’s fishy going on with the number of registrations: they took a quantum leap. Sit tight and read. Constipation factor 7%Did NetworkSolutions.com Give Away Free .XYZ Domain Names?
Mike Berkens takes Murphy’s spark into a forest fire, pointing out Network Solutions gave XYZ domains to the ‘dead’ – almost. Pretty scary that this can happen. Constipation factor: 15%Bienvenue.Paris on Eiffel Tower
Elliot Silver’s French connections – he’s been to beautiful Paris before – notice a large gTLD promo on the very Eiffel Tower! C’est magnifique and vive la France! Constipation factor: 1%Be honest: Did you register any .XYZ domains?
After the XYZ numbers came out with much fanfare, we ran a poll about the number of XYZ domains readers registered. The results might make you squeeze one out fast. Constipation factor: 0%.XYZ Moves Into 4th Most Registered New gTLD Topping 38K But 72% Are From NetSol
Mike Berkens drills down further into the Network Solutions numbers of XYZ registrations. He confirms that robo-registrations occurred in a massive scale. Constipation factor: 13%.XYZ is DEAD – DISASTER! Daniel Negari Exposed! .XYZ down to 34th place! Where is Deals.xyz?
Konstantinos of OnlineDomain won hands down the award for the uber-sensational headline of the week, and without lack of reason! Epic content ahead. Constipation factor: 35%Goodbye, Moniker
Acro waves farewell to Moniker, taking his only domain out for a swim in the Cayman waters and Uniregistry. Thus a sad, short love affair ended. Constipation factor: 3%Ntldstats.com Updated Registrant Distribution Feature
Mike Berkens points out that nTLDStats now discloses private information on domain registrants, in apparent violation of European privacy laws. Rick Schwartz gets on that list. Constipation factor: 8%An Apology To My Readers + Sponsors
Morgan Linton pulls the plug on XYZ ads and comes clean about the XYZ fiasco, visibly disappointed. Morgan is straight as an arrow and his post is a must-read. Constipation factor: 12%.Whatever! My Take On The New gTLDs
Jamie Zoch adds his personal opinion to the general pool of domainers that aren’t sure what to do with gTLDs. His final statement invited the usual gTLD haters to comment anonymously. Constipation factor: 3%Future Media Architects (FMA) dropped 4,726 3-letter .biz domains (most are now available)
Konstantinos analyzes Elequa’s final admission that even millionaires see domain hoarding is bad for your wallet. Elequa never sells, but apparently, he does drop domains. Constipation factor: 4%HosterStats calls it like it is: .XYZ domain registrations look odd
The best analysis over the XYZ domain numbers came from HosterStats, an industry expert. The “domain DNA” analysis of XYZ points out some very interesting conclusions. Constipation factor: 8%Papering the House Backfires on New gTLD Registry But Who is Really to Blame?
Ron Jackson at DNJournal provides a fair and balanced analysis of the XYZ debacle. Will that make Daniel Negari “come clean” about what really ensued with Network Solutions? Constipation factor: 12%.xyz is now the biggest new gTLD (kinda)
Kevin Murphy experty analyzes why being #1 can be just a matter of tweaking the numbers. XYZ is not yet off the hook, but don’t take our word for it – read the article. Constipation factor: 10%Rick Schwartz bursts the XYZ bubble on epic Domain Sherpa video!
The best analogy about what the claimed XYZ domain registration numbers are like, came from Rick Schwartz, on a Domain Sherpa video. The Domain King ruled! Constipation factor: 1%It’s 10:00pm. Where is your Net Neutrality?
Jason Schaeffer breaks down the latest about the Net Neutrality debacle, over at Domain Crunch. Don’t let that issue slip out of focus, a must read. Constipation factor: 5%My Interview with Daniel Negari Addressing Reported Inflated .xyz Registrations
The Domain King offers XYZ CEO, Daniel Negari, the opportunity to explain what happened on launch day. Did Negari do that? Find out. Constipation factor: 48%My T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014 Experience
Mark Hershiser breaks it down about TRAFFIC Vegas 2014, in an epic post that contains photos and candid descriptions of the fun time he had at the domain conference. Read it! Constipation factor: 38%
And that concludes this week’s Domain Stories for the Throne. If you’re still on the potty, you might want to read the previous installment of domain stories as well. Or take a damn laxative!
