I sent my newsletter subscribers a list of 126 expired domains today. I practice showing only a sample of that list on my blog here to be fair to the folks that bothered to subscribe to my FREE newsletter. My newsletter is free and you can subscribe at any time though.

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Here is a sample of the list of 126 expired domains I sent my newsletter subscribers today:

I own a whole bunch of domain names and whenever I can, I try to develop them to increase my revenue rather then park them for minimum revenue.

Of course, development can be tricky and takes a lot of time and effort, but every once in a while a great solution comes along that just makes things easy as pie.

If you own a good Geo domain name or two and are tired of parking them for minimum revenue, Brian Gardner has just released a City Revolution Theme for Wordpress that is absolutely perfect for your needs.

Here is a screenshot:

For me, Wordpress is a perfect platform for developing domain names in this Web 2.0 world and combined with Brian’s set of revolution themes, you basically can’t go wrong.

Just plug in your geo domain’s specifics and away you go! To check it out click here.

Two months ago, on 5th of April to be precise, I posted about the sale of Pizza.com via Sedo’s GreatDomains auction for a whopping $2.6 million.

Interestingly, the money didn’t come through as the sale fell through as many folks at DNForum.com predicted.

Finally, yesterday Ron Jackson reported in his daily lowdown that another buyer has come through with a slightly lower price to purchase the domain name. According to the domain’s whois, the new owners are “Philadelphia’s National A-1″. Apparently the new purchase price is subject to a non disclosure agreement so there is very little chance we can find out what it was. Sedo confirmed to DNJournal that they will not release details either.

The seller of Pizza.com, Chris Clark of North Potomac, Maryland, indicated to DomainNameWire that a deal has been done, but failed to reveal the sum.

Sucks that the original bidder didn’t come through with the winning amount, but I sure am happy for Chris for selling his domain and getting his payday. Well done Chris.

Ok, my readers by now know that I really love WordPress and blogging in general. I always look for new resources that can help me improve my online and blogging business. Today I got a nice surprise by email from my friend John Cow - I am subscribed to his newsletter.

He has written a 135 page ebook on how you can build a successful blogging business. It is full of useful advice on marketing and branding and I have to say I learned a thing or two.

If you love free stuff, and if you want to learn from a blogging pro like John Cow, head over there and get your free copy.

Now that the dust is settling following ICANN’s blockbusting approval of a proposal to loosen restrictions on domain extensions under the gTld naming system, I think we have a chance to review the possible consequences of such a move by the controversial governing body.

As a result of ICANN’s rule change, any entity will be able to apply for and receive approval for a gTld of their choice within a 64 character limit - if they come up with the required fee ( rumoured to be between $50,000 and $500,000 ).

I am sure there are certain rules applicants will have to adhere to in order to have their application approved, but that should all be smoothed out by the applicants’ legal team - it’s what they are paid for.

Firstly, I am pretty sure we will see the .xxx top level domain name in the very near future, especially as a result of the the independent review they have requested.

Following that, and more worryingly on a global scale of issues, various regions may start requesting their own gTlds. On that note, how long will IANA stand on their strict policy to only allow countries to register ccTlds? Will regions come next?

ICANN has already messed with global politics by allowing the Spanish region of Catalunya it’s own gTlds (.cat). I have nothing against the region and it’s people, but this allocation has certainly stirred up some political issues in the region.

Following ICANN’s ruling, I am pretty sure many other regions around the world with future aspirations of independence or greater autonomy will be looking to get their own gTld as a sign of their independence - at least on the web. Tibet, Andalusia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia come to mind.

Perhaps Tibet might not be able to get .ti as IANA is responsible for allocating ccTlds, but I am sure they will settle for .tib as a further sign of their independence at the mere cost of $50k? I wonder what China will think about that.

ICANN has certainly opened a can of worms with this one. Thoughts?

I sent my newsletter subscribers a list of 139 expired domains today. I practice showing only a sample of that list on my blog here to be fair to the folks that bothered to subscribe to my FREE newsletter. My newsletter is free and you can subscribe at any time though.

If you want to learn more about domaining and how I find these great expired domain names you should read my domain ebook

Here is a sample of the list of 139 expired domains I sent my newsletter subscribers today:

Mexico City, Mexico has been selected to host the 34th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Public Meeting from 1-6 March 2009. The host proposal was put forward by the Mexican Internet Association (AMIPCI) and was accepted by ICANN at it’s meeting on 26 June 2008.

“ICANN looks forward to its first meeting in Mexico,” said Paul Levins, ICANN’s Executive Officer and Vice President - Corporate Affairs. “Mexico has been a great supporter of ICANN since its inception.”

The dedicated website for the meeting as well as the meeting venue will be the announced in the near future.

Additionally, ICANN’s next meeting will be held 2-7 November in Cairo, Egypt at the Intercontinental CityStars. The meeting is free to attend, and open to any interested person. To get more information about either meeting go to the ICANN press release.