gave a domain name back to its former owner. The former owner called me on the phone, told me that the domain name I bought several years ago at a Godaddy TDNAM domain name auction, was their former family-owned website. still owned the domain name and he was wondering if there’s anything he could do. Without hesitation, I told David, the former owner of the domain, that if was serious and wanted the domain back, I would transfer it back to him. There are real people out there who forget to renew their domain names. MORE >>

Snapnames, an aftermarket domain name auction service, has reportedly discovered that a rogue employee set up an account and bid against other bidders. Recently, SnapNames discovered that an employee had set up an account on the SnapNames system under a false name and, under this name, bid in SnapNames auctions. Though on some occasions the employee won the auction, in many instances the bidding caused the ultimate auction winner to pay more for a name than had the employee not participated in the auction. Domain Gang has their say as well. Digg this! MORE >>

The domain name registrar United Domains has officially launched Namecheck.com , new search engine for discovering and registering online names. You can use Namecheck to do a simultaneous search of domain names, trademarks and usernames for the most popular social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The easy to read results page lists available domains, usernames, and word-based trademarks in green, registered ones in red. United Domains acquired the domain name Namecheck.com in November 2010 for $50,000. MORE >>

And when it comes to driving more traffic to your website later on, if you have chosen the right domain name then you will have a huge advantage over your competitors. I’m the guest speaker on July 9, 2009 at Bido.com in their online chat area, come by and we can chat one on one about domain names and SEO. And then there’s the domain name. Never ever underestimate the power of the domain name. The domain name you use could quite possibly make or break your business. What if you wrote about Domain Names. MORE >>

of the Digg front page comes from 50 websites, according to data accumulated on di66.net. To combat the “algorithm gamers&# and “power-users&# on the site, Digg has launched several measures to discourage the practice of blind digging where users digg hundreds of stories quickly in hopes that others will reciprocate.  The most recent restriction allows users to Digg approximately 200 stories in a 24 hour period before getting a “Whoa Cowboy&# message.  Once the limit is reached, they cannot Digg again until they go below the 24 hour threshold. MORE >>