What are the up and coming domain superstar tools, blogs, forums, scripts, etc.?

New tools? New sites? Big improvements?

[Webwork]

As you may know I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to link drops, tool drops, etc. However, if you've been around for awhile, you also know that from time to time I actually invite tool drops. It's kind of like "Can we get this all done at once and then move on?"

Now is such a time. (Keep in mind that you can always sticky me about a great new find.)

Rules for the current invitation to spam . . I mean inform the members:

1. Do good, not bad. (That's enough rules for now.)

So, what's new in the domain word? Anything?

Anyone start a domain blog I might want to read?

[edited by: Webwork at 5:30 am (utc) on Jan. 12, 2006]

[Webwork]

Okay. I'll start.

I've noticed the ubiquitous DaveZan just about everywhere I visit. Nice even keeled guy. Always helpful.

Now - no surprise - Dave has a blog by the same name.

I'm looking for good things from you Dave. Original thought and insights. I've read a bit of your blog. I can see you are putting in some effort. More! More!

DNJournal just revamped their layout. Not a big change, but the quality of the industry overview articles and select domain issue and domainer articles is without a peer (at least that I'm aware of).

So, when will the big aftermarket players and domain parking players get their acts together and step up to the job of being domain media and domain intelligence outlets? Any particularly noteworthy creative writing by any of them?

Have I missed a blog set up by the equally ubiquitous Monte Cahn or Dan Warner or any other the other players? Any gems I've missed? Clue me in. :)

[davezan]

Thanks, WebWork! :)

I finally decided to create a blog and post whatever comes up in the hopes that domain registrants can have a degree of understanding how and why things happen in the domain name industry. I aim especially to help newbies out.

Unfortunately a recent stupid move on my part ruined my blog. I was fortunate to salvage most of my material, and will work on improving it.

It seems to be a reality that many domain owners out there don't seem to know or even care how these things go. The only time they'll pay attention is if some problem crops up and can eventually require a lot of time and money to resolve...

...if it'll even be fixed at all.

I'm in the middle of writing some articles I'll eventually post in my blog, especially again for newbies or those who don't really know the devil-in-the-details about domain names they oughta know in the first place.

When I first signed up in 2 domain name forums, I felt there had to be more. So I looked around, found and joined some, and just help out as much as I can with whatever spare time I can find.

I'll gladly keep writing about domain name developments that can be relevant to domain owners like you and me. I ain't perfect of course, but that's why there are extra eyes like yours. :D

On the side, CircleID [circleid.com] is another good resource to check for domain name info, both technical and legal. Don't miss it!

Almost forgot this since you're allowing peeps to mention other forums as well: DNTango [dntango.com] is one domain forum which, while it talks about things happening to generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), it gives as much info as possible on .uk domain names, something I've been meaning to learn more about.

Its owner is even kind enough to list any .uk domain name that's available for the taking. Any of you who want a resource to check for .uk domains, go to it!

[Edwin]

acorndomains.co.uk is the busiest forum I know of devoted to the .co.uk cctld extension. Even has some folks from Nominet participating!

idnforums.com is the first forum (that I know of) dedicated specifically to IDN domains i.e. domains with non-English characters in them (umlauts, Japanese, Chinese, Korean characters, etc.)