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Yesterday a bunch of new gTLD's went into general availability (GA) meaning domain names can be registered live on a first come first serve basis. All total include any Sunrise registrations and any Landrush/Early Access Program (EAP) registration which took place before GA: .Voting 9.025 .Kaufen which is German for the word "Buy" had 4,325 [̷...
Domain sales charts — expired or otherwise — make for some strange bedfellows. Any given week presents an orgy of bizarre juxtapositions. What else but the domain market can bring together Bill Cosby and French Marxists? Malaysian tourism for New Yorkers alongside Azerbaijani gossip in the ccTLD of Western Samoa? (I'm referencing TheCos...
Over the past week, 506 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: gca.com at 90,000 USD · Top ccTLD: open.tv at 25,000 EUR · Top “other” TLD: matrix.org at 7,999 USD The […]
In the last year, GoDaddy has made three Boston-area acquisitions. The company acquired Waltham-based Afternic, Cambridge-based Locu, and Cambridge-based Canary. Because these three companies were based in the Boston area and are primarily staffed by locally-based employees, GoDaddy recently opened an office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. According t...
Simple video explains what's going on with the U.S. government's role in the internet. Vint Cerf, the "father of internet" and former Chairman of ICANN, now works for Google. Cerf has narrated a new Google video about the history of internet governance, ICANN and the role of the U.S. government. (See video embedded below.) It's […]...
The City of New York is working with Panama-based registrar CCI REG to reserve government-related domains in the new .nyc gTLD, despite imposing residency requirements on registrants. CCI REG director Gerardo Aristizabal tells us it has already handled over 100 registrations during the "City Government-Affiliated Reserve List" phase of .nyc's protr...
I used the new Namejet app for the first time yesterday. I'm not a big app user but here's why I like it. The push notices. I don't need CNN telling me that three people had been shot in Detroit, or that Flappy bird needs me to come play, but getting a notice that I have an auction ending or that I have been outbid. Namejet has been giving me t...
FastCo Labs is out with an article today about Donuts and how they became the world's largest registry overnight. I think the author forgot about Verisign who has many more domains under its wing than Donuts. In the article Daniel Schindler one of the co-founders discussed things like specificity and how they thought long and […]
The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) must be wondering what the heck is going on across the pond in the UK. After years of trying to find the right solution to dealing with piracy, they are going to send citizens letters that are the equivalent to telling […]
The weekly sales were slow this week at Sedo which is normal considering its summer and a busy time for vacations in North America and Europe. GCA.com took the top spot at $90,000. Here's a look at the rest of this week's sales Domain name Price Currency .COMs gca.com 90000 USD logics.com 50000 USD pdn.com 27900 USD vivamedia.com 10000 GBP ghealt...
Flippa has certainly ramped up its domain only auctions since Kevin Fink came on board and jump started things there. There is a special promo running good for one week, that he just released, From now through month’s end, when you list a domain on Flippa, you’ll be given a special link to redeem 1 […]
Why do people still cybersquat ? That was a question posed a couple of weeks back on Namepros, and while I am not advocating it any way, I am going to give an example of how it still pays off in 2014. PluralSight.in sold on Wednesday for $16,000. The domain was registered in July of […]
It's been a while since I registered a new gTLD domain and it's not because I didn't like the extensions but rather because quite frankly, there was nothing much left for me to get.
Therefore, the following question arises: how much is too much?
Here is the second edition of a look at a few recent LLLL.com acquisitions which have been put to use…..with acquisition prices as low as $125. Last week's first edition can be found here. XOVI.com sold for $25,000 in May 2014 and is currently owned by XOVI GmbH. An addition to the .de, which is a separate live site in German. The website tit...
We have now been living in Austin for about a month and a half and thanks to Techstars and the incredible network Jason and the team has built we've had a chance to meet upwards of 80 people involved in the Austin startup scene from VC's to Angel Investors, founders that just had a big […]
Over the next few weeks I'll be testing and writing up my experiences with a range of aftermarkets including: DNS (Domain Name Sales) GoDaddy Auctions Namejet Sedo Flippa A few other surprises While my focus is on selling domains, I'll also be looking at things like: Application process Quality of support Quality of other names ...
The post The Bes...
A recent .ME Premium Domain Program graduate can now be found at http://maps.me/ July 23, 2014 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PODGORICA, Montenegro–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MAPS.ME, one of the latest graduates from the .ME Premium Domain Program is taking the world of offline maps … Continue reading →
After 14 years of on/off relationship with GoDaddy, it's game over and I'm in the process of moving out every single one of my 250+ domains there. GoDaddy failed miserably to acknowledge and satisfy a simple customer request, preferring to keep $14 instead of retaining a customer. The GoDaddy customer representative and their supervisor who […...
I just received word that the Bitcoins.com auction at Heritage Auctions scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled reportedly due to the legal proceeding involving Mt. Gox. Coindesk has the full story sharing this news. I would think this news must be upsetting to Heritage Auctions. The company has spent quite a bit of time (and presumably money) pro...
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This post is written by the website broker team from DigitalExits.com . Reach out to them if you want a value on your developed domains.
So you bought a killer category domain name and decided to develop it into a business. You've put in the hard work to get it developed, drive traffic to it and convert s...
Sin Spirits LLC represented by George M. Dipp, Texas has been found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) making it the third RDNH ruling of the day which must be a record, on the domain name SinVodka.com Respondent registered the disputed domain name on November 9, 1997 as evidenced by the Whois records. Complainant […]
In February we told you about plans Michael Marcovici of DomainIndex.com had to stage the first virtual domain conference online this summer. Well, that event, called Webfair Virtual, finally arrives tomorrow (Thursday, July 24) with the virtual doors opening at 6am U.S. Eastern Time.
CITY BANK (not CitiBank) whose site is CityBankOnline.com and CityBankTexas.com, represented by Kristi Dent of Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated, Texas, USA was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). The three member panel of Fernando Triana, Esq, James A. Carmodym, and Dennis A. Foster, Esq said on the issue of RDNH: ""In the [&#...
Revenue was up 8% in the quarter, some of which is attributed to the company's acquisition of .Co. Neustar reported second quarter earnings after the bell today. Revenue was up 8% and adjusted net income was up 1% compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company's Security Services segment reported 28% growth, 12% […]
The domain name broker listings are published below. This week, domain name submissions came from Sedo, Cax.com, Media Options, and Domain Holdings. If you want to buy or inquire about a domain name listed below, contact the broker. Readers are permitted to list one domain name for sale in the comment section. The domain name must have a buy it now...
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and reaffirmed its guidance for 2014. Results for Second Quarter 2014 Compared to Second Quarter 2013 Revenue increased 8% to $237.5 million Revenue from Marketing Services increased 19% to $35.0 million Revenue from Security Services increased 28% to $34.4 million Ne...
Ukrainian rebels supporting a pro-Russian government, have resorted to yet another act of terrorism. After the downing of the Malaysian flight MH17, commercial flights in the region have stopped; but Google maintains several blimp "balloons" in the area to provide Internet access to millions of Ukrainian farmers. "Ukrainian farmers rely on Google a...
Several domain name auctions end tomorrow, including two online-only auctions. The big fireworks may come from the Heritage Auctions domain name auction tomorrow, but there are two other auctions ending as well. Sedo's monthly GreatDomains auction concludes tomorrow at 12:00 pm EDT. So far three domain names have hit their reserves, including the h...
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People often do some shady things in the domain industry or simply related to the industry, so I find it funny when they try it with me!
Today, I got an email from "Rhonda Starr" using the email address rhondamstarr@gmail.com which included:
Hello,
Any interest in the mybudgethome(com) domain name?
Sincer...
The story regurgitated more often than a goat's dinner, is that Chinese love numbers. Numeric domain names are thus used as coinage, more or less retaining their intrinsic value, but not all numbers are created equal. Chinese domain name marketplace, 4.CN, is taking a bold rebranding move, as number four means "death" in Chinese. "It's […]
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We published a post earlier today that included .Pictures that went into general availability today. We thought we would take a look at some of the more interesting Sunrise and Early Access Program (EAP) registrations for .Pictures keeping in mind some of these had a premium registration and renewal rate in addition to the EAP […]
It's been a full year since the last chapter of ‘MannQuotes‘ – tidbits of conventional wisdom from domain entrepreneur, Mike Mann. Mike's recent sale of MakeSomeNoise.com for $40,000 dollars, a domain he paid less than $1,000 on, shows that Mike possesses a magnificent instinct. When three-word domains produce such a great ROI, th...
Speech lays out what's ahead and why some people are overreacting. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), gave a speech to American Enterprise Institute yesterday about the transition of internet functions away from NTIA. The transition of the IANA functions has been hotly (and p...
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Here is another round of large company domain purchases from the series DotWeekly Discoveries. The following domain names were either recently registered or purchased in the domain name aftermarket or directly from the past owner of the domain name. Big list today with several interesting situations.
Fise...
The Heritage Auction domain name live auction is tomorrow at 2PM EST with live online bidding. The Ha.com, prebidding system is open until 10pm tonight. The auction features some great domains including Bitcoins.com and Bitcoin.club and you can read more about the auction here As of publication 5 domain names have hit reserve and will […]
Back in 2003 I started my own domain name lending site at GetFunding.com (I no longer own that domain, but you can see this screenshot of how my site looked at looked). Now there are a bunch of sites like that, such at DomainCapital.com, Intelend.com, and DigiPawn.com, but at the time I was one of the first. I figured since I was buying domain name...
The .Me registry announced today in a blog post, that MapsWithME.com has rebranded as MAPS.ME The company is the creator of an App which boasts over 4 million users. The App is available for iOS, Android and BlackBerry. This startup uses OpenStreetMap data to provide access to highly detailed offline maps of, virtually, every country […]
Tomorrow the new gTLD .Pictures launches into general availability status meaning it can be registered on a first come first served basis. We have been chatting about plural and singular new gTLD's for a while as well as vertical competition but with the launch of this new domain name extension we can actually start to […]
A three member UDRP panel has found Dealhunter A/S of Frederiksberg, Denmark, represented by Aumento, Denmark guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name DealHunter.com The domain holder was represented by Ari Goldberger and Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com The domain name was registered in 1998. The Complainant was incorporated...
ICANN is looking for a Registrant Services Director — somebody to advocate for the rights of registrants within the organization. It's a paid staff position, reporting directly to Global Domains Division president and ICANN number two Akram Atallah, not a part of the volunteer community. The catch is that the newly creation position is going ...
I've spent this last week in New York working with my co-founder on our company, and also visiting some friends from home and school. I've been all over the city working, walking and eating, but have not seen any sign of the thousands of new gTLD's that are hitting the market in America's biggest city. […]
What if you registered a domain long ago, let it expire, and then registered it again? The date you first registered a domain name is a critical factor in a UDRP. Generally speaking, if your registration predates the complainant's rights in a term, then the complainant can't win a UDRP. That's because it's impossible that […]...
Yesterday afternoon, DNForum owner Adam Dicker shared a new video that that was created to help promote DNForum. The goal of the video is to encourage people to sign up for an account and interact with other domain investors on the forum. I bought and sold domain names for a few years before learning about and signing up for DNForum. I think forums...
Operators of dozens of ccTLDs are said to be furious that they don't have representation on the group coordinating the transition of the IANA functions from US oversight. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has been "captured" by members of ICANN's country-code Names Supporting Organization, which does not represent all ccTLDs,...
I feel like I'm starting to get a crush on the two girls in the Uniregistry ad on all the domain blogs. I especially like the girl on the left with her long brown hair and inquisitive look. I actually am starting to reload the page just to see her again before the content loads. The content has always been pretty boring most of the time but now i...
The .Moe registry predicted that .Moe would get 200 Million domain name registrations in short order, blowing past .Com registration which are at over 113,500,000 registrations. Well after the first day .Moe is well on its way after racking up 1,070 registrations after Sunrise, Landrush and on the 1st day of General Availability (GA). .Moe […...
ntldstats.com updated once again today and the number of .XYZ domain names registered at Network Solutions topped 301,000 registrations. The total number of .XYZ registrations is at over 355,000 However the share of .XYZ registrations attributable to NetworkSolutions (NetSol) is now back over 85%. Network Solutions has been giving free .XYZ domain ...
.Tokyo launched and taking into account the 80+ Sunrise and Landrush application I would say a first day total of less than 10,000 registrations isn't great. The price of a .Tokyo domain name registration was very reasonable priced at around $15, There were no premium registration and renewal priced domains although there were certainly reserved [&...
When Airbnb announced the redesign of their corporate logo to one with combined phallic and vaginal overtones, many could not believe how the designers didn't notice the obvious. Here's a quick explanation. Sometimes, designers get caught up in the concept and attempt to present an abstract image that combines a variety of elements, forming somethi...
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