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If you found anything decent at Godaddy today, you're a better man than me. The last few days have been abysmal over at GD auctions. Looks like nobody lets their domain expire during the holiday. Namejet on the other hand has been loaded. I imagine there are few portfolios coming through from the looks of all the decent domains. Here are today's ...
SUY.net – Nice pronounceable with no horrible letters. This one is a public auction and the reserve isn't met yet, but it is still cheap. TimesharesDirect.com – Great brand for a company that sells timeshares. Domain is 16 years old. StarvingActress.com – Nice name for a blog. Domain is 14 years old and only at [&hellip
It's no secret that there is a lot of money in the insurance world. Insurance has long been one of the hottest markets online and one that certainly has been ripe for disruption. I'm pretty sure most people would agree that if they see another annoying Progressive commercial they'll go insane. Now Austin-based TheZebra.com is […]...
GoDaddy issues its pricing for jumping the line for Donuts' domain names. Last month I wrote about how Donuts was eschewing a traditional "landrush" period for its domain names in favor of a so-called "Early Access Program". The Early Access Program (EAP) charges significantly higher prices the earlier you register a domain name. It was […]...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Dec. 9, 2013) –The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation is raising the stakes in order to help even more injured or critically ill military service personnel by doubling the matching fund limit from $1 million, up to $2 million … Continue reading →
Domain domain investors have made good money with bitcoin domain names. Bitcoins are hot, and some domain name investors are cashing in. Not by investing in Bitcoins, but by investing in Bitcoin domain names. Here are some recent sales involving Bitcoin domain names: Bitcoin.us 17,500 Bitcoin.de and Bitcoins.de for 29,750 EUR Bitcoin2014.com $1200 ...
Godaddy.com is now taking Pre-registrations on 14 new gTLD's of Donuts.
The new names are .ESTATE, .PHOTOGRAPHY, .VENTURES, .GURU, .BIKE, .CLOTHING, .GALLERY, .SINGLES, .CAMERA, .LIGHTING, .PLUMBING, .EQUIPMENT, .GRAPHICS and .HOLDINGS.
Godaddy is accepting normal Pre-Registrations starting at $24.99 up to $99.99 which varies by the extension, but ...
On this weeks list of brandable dot coms available to register there is short 5 letter brandable DEKLY, one for all the weed heads out there BONGIFY, future branding company name BRANDINGX and non-brandable but great for web designers GET YOUR FREE SITE plus many more available names..........
ORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SnapNames, a KeyDrive S. A. company and leading provider of domain name buyer and seller solutions for every stage of the domain name lifecycle, announced today that .CO.UK and .CN domain names … Continue reading →
Christmas came early for us today when we learned that Domain Hall of Famer David Castello will be bringing bree (the rapidly rising Nashville-based rock trio he manages and plays drums for) to our town (Tampa, Florida) for the first time when the band starts a USA tour next spring.
It’s the final month of the year, and we have some great domain discounts to pass along. Some that carry over from November, but one great new one—.BE. .BE is the domain extension for Belgium, and is perfect for...
Mind and Machines duped you all. They got exactly what they wanted with every blogger calling them out. I wouldn't really even know who Mind and Machines is if it wasn't for all these "they are wrong" posts. Sometimes we bloggers are like putty in the hands of people that want attention. I was always told that if your kid eats squirrel poop to ...
As a domainer or let's say as an investor in general, if negative opinions make you feel angry… you're doing it wrong.
Through this post, I'll try to explain why.
I decided to write it because I've noticed that new gTLDs are starting to generate strong emotions on both sides of the fence.
On the one hand, lots
Last month panelist Eduardo Machado ordered the transfer of Ovation.com in one of the most poorly reasoned UDRP decisions ever issued. Stephen Gilfus, the owner of the ovation.com domain, has filed in Federal Court in Florida to prevent the transfer by seeking a declaration under the Anti-Cybersquatting Protection Act that his use of the domain [&...
This afternoon, I received a tip that Sedo's sale RSS feed is showing Pizza.nl as being sold for 75,000 EUR, which is approximately $103,000 at today's exchange rate. A few minutes ago, I was sent Sedo's weekly sale report (posted on TheDomains.com), and the top ccTLD sale was Pizza.es. The domain name sold for a reported 35,000 EUR, which is just ...
.Com registry offers $2 discount on deleting domain names. Verisign is testing lower wholesale prices for deleting .com domain names later this month. From December 15-31, registrars will be able to register .com domain names on the day they delete for $5.85. Regular wholesale pricing is $7.85 per year. The domain names must be registered […]
Sensationalism in the media isn't something new; it has existed since the time someone printed a newspaper and sent out hordes of barefoot, underpaid kids to distribute copies of it. Headlines that are controversial catch our attention – that's the nature of the human brain; we are attracted to things that are different, that stand […]...
It's T minus 24 hours today, as Uniregistry – one of the biggest investors in the gTLD namespace – is preparing for a Sunrise launch for both Dot .Sexy and Dot .Tattoo. After ICANN confirmed the go ahead signal, Frank Schilling‘s first two gTLDs to go live will be available to those able to reserve […]
Minds+Machines, one of the biggest investors in the gTLD namespace, is upping its ante with an aggressive marketing promotion geared towards domain investors, and indecisive end-user buyers alike. After announcing the "death of dot .com" on a Facebook ad, a funeral ceremony will take place this coming Sunday. "We are not disrespecting the body of [...
This week at GoDaddy & Afternic total sales are $1,760,202 led by HealthAdvisor.com for 40K, followed by ContractControl $24,479 and ChinaTextile.com for $22,750 the top non .COM sale was CTDO.org for $9,977. Below is the full list of published domain names sold over $1K Whats your favourite form the domains sold below? .com Sales Price healt...
Miami, FL — (SBWIRE) — 12/09/2013 — OutsBranding, an innovative new marketing and branding service that allows businesses to buy a domain name that is creative, fresh, meaningful, memorable and powerful, is pleased to announce that they have launched a … Continue reading →
Demand Media, Inc., proposed spinoff of its new gTLD registry, and registrar business Rightside.co just released an introductory video on its business and the new gTLD's program.
The video highlights many of Demand Media, Inc. own gTLD's it applied for including .Ninja
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Morning Folks!! A fool and his money are soon and easily parted.As I should know. I have been broke in my life. As Made money and pissed it away. I did not know the difference between an investment and a gamble. Maybe I can share this lesson with my readers and how you can avoid this pitfall. […]The post Domain Investing vs Domain Gambling. I...
I think there are many people that have an interest in the domain space, and some would prefer to work on the service side rather than as a full time domain investor. From time to time, I'll share a job opportunity that I found somewhere that looks like it could be of interest to someone reading my blog. There are many companies hiring right now. I...
Verisign loses another string confusion challenge. Verisign, the registry for .net domain names, has lost a string confusion objection it brought against M-Net and its application for the top level domain .mnet. M-Net is a pay-TV channel in South Africa. It applied for .mnet as a closed .brand domain name, and the closed nature weighed […]
It is cold, real cold here in Los Angeles. I am sure a number of you in other parts of the country and world would probably laugh at the fact
Professional wrestler and entertainment icon Hulk Hogan’s Hostamania (http://www.hostamania.com) is now offering its customers access to cPanel’s world-class web hosting management platform, so they can quickly and simply manage their websites and servers, and take advantage of cPanel’s array of … Continue reading →
.UNO's 60-day Sunrise Period starts and runs until Feb. 6, 2014 Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) December 10, 2013 It is with much anticipation that Dot Latin LLC, the .UNO Domain Registry, announces today that their 60-Day Sunrise Period starts and … Continue reading →
Amazon details some of the concessions it was willing to make to governments in the Amazon region. One of the more peculiar new top level domain name battles is the one between Amazon.com and and governments of the Amazon area, including Brazil and Peru. At the request of these countries, the Governmental Advisory Committee has […]
Leading brandable domain names marketplace BrandArrows has created the heat in the domain name market by listing five single letter .pw domain names for sale. (PRWEB) December 10, 2013 Brand Arrows has emerged as a one stop brandable .com domain … Continue reading →
SnapNames, a KeyDrive S. announced today that the ccTLD domain names for the United Kingdom, .CO.UK and for China, .CN are now available for backorder services.
"As the world's third and fourth most popular country code top-level domain (ccTLD) extensions, demand for .CO.UK and .CN is aptly reflected in top worldwide internet usage penetration rat...
USAToday.com, is reporting that Art.com, a leading online seller of prints, posters, frames and canvas, is discuss plans for a possible initial public offering (IPO) next year
If Art.com's IPO plans work out, it will likely try to go public toward the end of 2014.
"A surge in Internet stocks this year and the successful Twitter IPO has many privat...
Dot Latin LLC, the .UNO Domain Registry, announces today that their 60-Day Sunrise Period starts and runs until February 6, 2014.
The Sunrise Period is when trademark owners are eligible to register a domain name containing their owned mark. In order for Trademark Holders to apply for a domain during Sunrise, they must submit an application and obt...
ParkLogic founder, Michael Gilmour reflects on the past 12 months and what has transpired in 2013. Everything from outsourcing domain management, increasing revenue, domain sales and the new tLDs is discussed.
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You seen Google Doodles, the whimsical cartoons the search giant uses in place of their standard logo to mark special occasions. Today's Doodle stumped me so I looked into what the toon represented and was introduced to a women who named the computer bug almost 70 years ago!
We've got five (FIVE!) free tickets to NamesCon to give away to lucky DI readers. NamesCon is "a pro-new TLDs conference" happening at the Tropicana hotel in Las Vegas from January 13 to 15, 2014. It's being organized by domain investor Richard Lau, Jothan Frakes (Domain Roundtable, DomainFest), and Jodi Chamberlain of 32Events (TRAFFIC, Domaining ...
Panelist finds another company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby has found Aero Club of New Delhi, India guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP. This is Willoughby's second RDNH finding in under a month. In both cases, it appears that the respondent did not specific...
Okay, so you've probably never heard of Lazada but that's just because your based in the US or Europe, if you live in Asia you've definitely heard of it. While Amazon may have built a huge market in the US, Lazada is building an eCommerce giant in Asia that really is "the biggest online shopping […]
It’s an exciting time in the domain world, as hundreds of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) are coming in the near future. Right now, our catalog is up to 481, and that number may rise as more are announced....
Aero Club of New Delhi, India, represented by Lall & Sethi Advocates, India was found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) by a one person UDRP WIPO panel on the generic domain name Woodlands.com
Aero Club operates under the domain name woodlandworldwide.com which they registered in 2002 and tried to grab the shorter Woodland.com doma...
I hope everyone is well? I haven't been online for the past week, well that's not entirely true – I haven't posted on RobbiesBlog.com for the past week as I was in New York on a family holiday to celebrate my mums birthday. This was my first visit to New York, I have been to […]The post I'm Back… oh and incase anyone is wondering Dot CO...
CentralNic is one of the world’s largest domain registries, currently distributing popular domain names such as .uk.com, .us.com and .cn.com. But their portfolio is rapidly expanding with 60 gTLDs coming soon, including .wiki, .bar and .xyz. To get some...
Amazon.com prevails in dispute over three music related top level domain names. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has ruled against the American Association of Independent Music's (A2IM) community objections to Amazon.com's bids to run the .music, .song, and .tunes domain names. A2IM is backing a rival bid for .music by Constantinos Rou...
Check out "The Impact of gTLDs on the Internet" http://t.co/N2GlPa38HC via @eventbrite — Josh Bourne (@joshbourne) December 9, 2013 Fairwinds and The Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society are hosting an event next week called "The Impact of gTLDs on the Internet," and the event is open to the public. This free panel, moderate...
Domain investor and application developer, Bruce Marler, isn't phased out by the current snow and sleet in Missouri, where he is located. The busy developer is very popular among domainers; in our past coverage, we pointed out how he could easily be the next Pope. Having co-developed Grape.com for the Castello Brothers, Bruce Marler's latest [̷...
Almost everyone is talking about the Minds+Machines ad that said dot com is dead, without understanding that what they're doing is marketing 101 and there's nothing inherently wrong with that.
Their ad can be considered click bait and it also ended up being a good example of link bait. Let me explain.
The concept of click bait
If you have been in the domain industry for any length of time, chances are you've come across Bruce Marler. Over the years, he's been interviewed by several of the major domain blogs. Bruce is the founder of LocalTek, LLC which provides web development, WordPress development, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, web hosting,...
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