NameBee.com - Recent Articles

Brands are Pool.coms surprise digital archery clients

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:32 AM

DomainIncite.com : Companies applying to ICANN for 'dotbrand' toplevel domains are among those signing up for Pool.com's new digital archery service, according to CEO Rob Hall. The company launched its Digital Archery Engine last month, not too long after ICANN confirmed its controversial method of batching new gTLD applications for processing. Now, Pool is receiving

Appraiso Website Appraisals Now Available on Protrada Plaform

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:09 AM

NameTalent.com : Appraiso, the unique website appraisal tool developed by domain investor Morgan Linton announced its first partnership today. The Appraiso website appraisal system is now available to Protrada.com customers who can start tracking the value of their sites as traffic and revenue continue to grow. This is a fantastic partnership for both parties! This

WordPress Wednesday: Three Great Creative Business Themes

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:33 PM

Domainvestors.tv : Hello and welcome to a little weekly segment I've decided to call WordPress Wednesday's. People always ask me what WordPress themes I like so as per usual I like to turn these into a post rather than just share this information with one person. For my first WordPress Wednesday I thought it would be fun

Domainer vanity and a few words about web development

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:54 PM

Acro.net : Earlier today, Mike Berkens posted about a UDRP case that is about to claim the ‘developed' web site, Vanity.com Because it's pointless to wade through trolling comments in order to relay the type of information that such a post deserves, I'm posting it all here. What does one do with a domain, as soon as

Facebook Investors: Suckerbergs?

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:50 PM

Name.com : People are going bonkers for Facebook's IPO (Initial Public Offering). It'll rock the stock market on Friday. But does anyone remember when Yahoo! was valued at one hundred billion dollars? Well they were and, well, Yahoo! has become the VCR … Continue reading →

Solid Week for Domain Sales With Enough Notable Sales to Fill TWO Top 20 Charts

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:33 PM

DNJournal : It was another solid week for the domain aftermarket led by a 6figure sale and enough in the 5figure range to fill TWO Top 20 sales charts. .Coms (including a Spanish language domain at #2) swept 16 of the 20 chart entries. The country codes and non .com gTLDs took two each with one ccTLD reaching #3 on the Big Board.

Wow Now The UDRP Thing Is Officially Crazy As A Complaint Is Filed Against Vanity.com A Fully Developed Site

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:47 PM

The Domains : A complaint was just filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the domain name Vanity.com.Beyond the fact that an undisclosed complainant is trying to take away a dictionary word domain, the even more shocking part is that the domain name is not parked, not inactive but a fully developed site owned by a company named Vanity.

Moniker/SnapNames.com Brokering FreeSex.com

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:04 PM

The Domains : Moniker and SnapNames, announced today that they will exclusively broker the domain name ‘FreeSex.com.Furthermore, this premium domain name will be available for online bids in the Moniker and SnapNames Premium International & ccTLD Domain Name Auction starting June 21 and ending July 19, 2012 at 3:15 p.m. Eastern.'Given this domain's usa

2011 UDRP Filings Up at WIPO, Down at NAF And Still Infinitesimal

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:38 PM

Internet Commerce Association : The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently issued a detailed press release regarding Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) cases for which it provided arbitration services in 2011 (http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2012/article_0002.html ) and, once again, the number of WIPO filings was up.read more

Freedom of speech? Dot pirate new TLD in the OpenNIC universe

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24 PM

DomainGang : OpenNIC – the alternate root registry has launched .pirate as a TLD that would appeal to free speech advocates. According to Dotpirate.me: 'The .Pirate TLDis a domain space that was born out of the frustration of world governments attempting to dictate what a person can and cannot have on their websites. It's not just

4.cn Reports The Sale of 999.com for $632,772

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03 PM

Domain Shane : I just received an email from 4.cn proudly announcing that they had just finished brokering the sale of 999.com for 4,000,000 RMB or approximately $632,000 which would put it at number two on the annual sales chart compiled over at DnJournal. 4.cn has always been known as the king of the numeric domains and this past year has been no exception.DnJo

Domainmonster joins 123reg stable

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:38 AM

DomainIncite.com : Mesh Digital, owner of the Domainmonster and Domainbox registrars, has been acquired by rival/partner Hosting Europe Group for an undisclosed sum. Operating mainly in the UK and Germany, the buyer says it is the largest privately owned hosting company in Europe, already the owner of large registrars including 123reg/Webfusion, a Mesh reseller. 'The

Your Favorite Account Manager

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:38 AM

Eilliot's Blog : I'm going to give out an award honoring your favorite account manager, account executive, or account representative at a domain industry company. Please post your nomination in the comment section below, and I'll post a poll early next week where you can vote for your favorite, with the winner receiving a yet to be determined

What Happened To DNFBlog?

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12 AM

Domainvestors.tv : One of the newest and most active blogs to enter the Domaining Blog space this year was DNFBlog.com written by Puranjay, a domain investor and blogger. The blog launched in January of this year and quickly ramped up with 58 posts in March and 61 in April. The blog covered a variety of topics from

GoDaddy account holder to sue for physical injury

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52 AM

DomainGang : A GoDaddy user is getting ready to sue the biggest domain registrar in the world, reportedly for millions of dollars. The reason? Physical injury sustained while wading through dozens of pages in order to renew or order domain services. 'My fingers are hurting like a person with arthritis and I'm only 29 years old,' said

Intuit buys Apps.net for 24,100 EUR among 25 end user domain sales

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15 AM

Domain Name Wire : Intuit picks up Apps.net domain name and other notable domain purchases. The biggest name on this week's end user domain sales report is Intuit. The company (of Quicken and Quickbooks fame) bought Apps.net for EUR 21,400 at Sedo. It already owns Apps.com. It offers Intuit Apps for many of its products. Here are other domain

UK insurer first to lose .xxx dispute

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:07 AM

Domain Name Wire : Request for .xxx domain name denied. United Kingdom insurance company BGL Group Limited, better known as CompareTheMarket.com, is the first complainant to lose a UDRP for a .xxx domain name. The company filed the complaint against UK resident Jon Watkins, who registered the domain back in December when .xxx became generally available. But as I've

Should I Publish A Book Of My Favorite Blog Posts?

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:50 AM

Domainvestors.tv : I have been thinking about this for over a year now so decided to share it with all of you before taking the next steps. This idea initially came from a new blog reader who asked me if I had anything with my top blog posts in physical book form. I told him that I

Even when the domains are free, Irish small businesses prefer .com to .ie

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:56 AM

DomainIncite.com : Irish small businesses overwhelmingly chose .com domains over .ie and .eu during the first year of a Blacknight Solutions web presence freebie initiative. Blacknight said today signed up 10,000 Irish small business customers through Getting Business Online, a partnership with Google and the local postal service, which it launched a year ago. The sc

BankAds to Acquire CreditCards.net

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:40 AM

Eilliot's Blog : I just received a press release announcing that BankAds, a company I previously covered, 'has signed an exclusive agreement to acquire CreditCards.net.' Yesterday, the company announced its acquisition of OnlineBanks.com, but I think CreditCards.net is far superior to this domain name. BankAds cofounder Sean Sullivan stated, 'the relaunched CreditC

The Top 1,000 Most Popular Baby Name List Is Out for 2011 & All .Coms Are Taken:

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:18 AM

The Domains : The Social Security administration published the most popular 1,000 boy and 1,000 girl baby names for 2011, on Monday.It probably won't surprise you to find out the all 2,000 .Com domains are taken.Some popular baby names are also the names of cities like Brooklyn and Madison while others are also three letter abbreviations.Yet if you search throug

Nominet involved in seven gTLD applications

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:47 AM

DomainIncite.com : Nominet, the .uk registry, is providing registry services for seven new generic toplevel domain applications, according to CEO Lesley Cowley. Cowley told Nominet's Annual General Meeting today that five of the applications are for dotbrands, a Nominet spokesperson said. The identities of the clients are currently protected by nondisclosure agreemen

Personal Domains Anchor Creative Customization

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00 AM

iWantMyName : It is always exciting to see domain names released into the wild and being put to good use. We've noticed that there is a burgeoning community of artists, designers and makers promoting their pet projects on the web these days....

Wednesdays Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 51612

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:49 AM

Domain Shane : Half of May has gone away and its been a heck of a month. Great sales, great weather, and not any time to spend money so building bank. Speaking of bank. I'm built a little and if you are looking to sell some NNNN.coms for a little cash flow let me know. I'm looking to flip a few names but in order to flip I need a good price. The trade off is I pa

In New gTLDs, The Only Certainty is Change

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:23 PM

Frank Schilling : Watching the news this morning it was hard not to feel bad for the poor Greeks. Yes, their leaders made unwise choices. Yes, they dont work as many hours as their Northern neighbors. Too many Greek countrymen work for their government, effectively draining the public coffers rather than contributing to the real economy and growing

Zimbabwe.com seller takes huge loss

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:10 PM

Domain Name Wire : Zimbabwe.com sells for a fraction of what it sold for in 2007. We always hear stories about people who bought domains and flipped them for many times their purchase price. But the opposite also happens. Take the case of Zimbabwe.com, which just sold for $42,500 at Sedo. The last time this domain (reported) sold was

6 Website HotSpots You May Have Missed

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00 PM

Domain Investing News TiaWood.com : Building a dedicated readership is essential for any blog's survival. Nowadays it isn't enough to link your newsletter, social account pages or promotional messages in the header or sidebar and expect people to take the action you want.You may have missed an upsell or 'call to action' opportunity when:After a User Makes a Comment or Sends an Email'

Social Media Tip #1: Dont Think About It

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:57 PM

Name.com : Welcome to a new series about how to be more than mildly successful in social media. Today's lesson: Stop Thinking. The more you think about a Tweet or a Facebook post, the more it becomes convoluted and uninteresting. The good … Continue reading →

A simple reason I like Bari now at eNom

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:24 PM

Acro.net : Former Moniker account manager, Bari Meyerson, has moved to eNom as a senior bizdev manager, according to Elliot's Blog. That's a great promotion for the very likable Bari, and there is a very specific reason why I like her. Although I was never a Moniker fan – still keeping less than 10 domains there for

Afternic.com Sells $1.2MM In Domains Led By FitnessGuru.com For $45K

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:22 PM

The Domains : Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,209,356 for the week ending May 13, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by FitnessGuru.com at $45K, followed by Mara.com at $28K.Below is the complete list released of publicly reportable sales: .com Salesfitnessguru.com$45,000mara.com$28,000redsteel.com$24,999

Sedos Weekly Sales Surpass $2 Million: Ahha.com Nets $112,000

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:06 PM

Domain Shane : Great week for Sedo and the sellers as the sales hit $2.1 million. Just under 1000 reported sales and 41% of the totals were Buy It Now. Looks like that number is starting to be consistent at 40%. It would be interesting to see what percentage of the top 10 sales were BIN. I'll see if I can find that out Here are the numbers Domain name Price Curre

Sedo sells domains totally over $2.1M USD in the previous week

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:35 PM

Domain Name News : Sedo sales just reported their domain sales for the week ending on May 14th, 2012. This past week, 947 transactions took place on Sedos marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $2.1 million. 41% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: ahha.com at 112,000 USD Top Related posts:Sedo Sales fo

Sedo.com Sells $2.1MM In Domains

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:29 PM

The Domains : Sedo.com just announced its weekly sales data ending May 14th, 2012. In all over $2.1MM of domains were sold. The top seller was ahha.com at $112,000.Other domains topping the list of public sales were onlinefreegames.com for $90,000 followed by w.to for $53,000.In all 947 domains were sold.Below is the entire list of publicly reportable sales in t

Heres what law enforcement wants you to do before registering a domain

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:27 PM

Domain Name Wire : Registering a domain name might become a lot more time intensive in the future. Negotiations between ICANN and registrars to amend the registrar accreditation agreement are ongoing, and law enforcement agencies are asking for some pretty big changes to how domains are registered today. Law enforcement proposals relate to verifying whois information

Bari Meyerson latest to change jobs within domain industry

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:05 PM

Domain Name Wire : Meyerson lands at eNom. Once people discover the domain industry and all it has to offer, it's hard to move to any other industry. The latest move comes courtesy of Bari Meyerson. Meyerson left her longtime post at Moniker as it was being sold to Key Drive. Today eNom announced that it has hired Meyerson

Bari's Back! Ex Moniker Exec Bari Meyerson Takes Business Development Position at eNom

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:16 PM

DNJournal : Bari Meyerson, a popular domain industry veteran who was a fixture at Moniker.com before leaving that registrar last December, is returning to the trenches in a business development position with Seattlebased registration giant eNom.com.

Bari Meyerson Hired By Enom

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:58 AM

Eilliot's Blog : I have some nice news to report this afternoon. Bari Meyerson, my former Account Executive at Moniker, has been hired by Enomas a Senior Business Development Manager. I received an email from Bari today confirming the news, and it looks like she's happy about the move.'Im very excited about joining the Demand Media ‘family.' Demand

ICANN: Relaunch of the entire com/net/org namespace feasible

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:56 AM

DomainGang : ICANN might be facing problems launching the gTLD namespace, what with the TAS Labs product being meticulously repaired – but the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers isn't short of any new ideas. 'People are complaining, that even with the launch of gTLDs there isn't enough opportunity for those born in recent years to

The Difference Between Exact And Broad Match Search Volume (Video)

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:18 AM

Domainvestors.tv : At the beginning of this month I did a post about the difference between exact and broad match search volume. The post was inspired by all the readers who submitted names to my domain contest who didn't know the difference. It was actually sad to see in some ways as there were a good number

Review: Twitter self service advertising tool

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:54 AM

Domain Name Wire : A great way to boost your social presence, but light on analytics. I have a confession to make: I've been buying Twitter followers. 87 of them to date. It all started when I saw a promotional tweet from American Express offering $100 in Twitter advertising credits to small business owners that wanted to try out

StocktonGolf.com Lost In A UDRP Based Off A Common Law Trademark To Golfer Dave Stockton

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:53 AM

The Domains : A one member UDRP panel has just awarded a pretty generic domain name StocktonGolf.com to StocktonEnterprises, Inc. a company owned and operated by professional golfer, Dave Stockton, a 10time PGA Tour winner and a 14time Champions Tour winner.The panel rejected that the domain represented the city of Stockton and terms related to Golf.The panel fo

With 3 of His 5 Daughters Graduating This Week Marc Ostrofsky is Going Plane Crazy

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:48 AM

DNJournal : You will have to forgive domain industry pioneer and best selling author Marc Ostrofsky if he seems a bit disoriented this week. He is crisscrossing the company to attend graduation ceremonies for 3 of his 5 daughters. $1.5 million in college bills to put all five through school is also giving him a few gray hairs!

Guest Post: Chad Fisher

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47 AM

Eilliot's Blog : Chad Fisher helps build and promote web sites in a number of different verticals, everything from finding affordable housing to saving money on insurance. He works at Pyramid SEO and Words For Less, providing client service assistance to business owners. In addition, he works on projects involving electric vehicle charging stations and writes for B

Like I said, TAS problems doom Digital Archery

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:42 AM

Domain Name Wire : IPC questions ICANN's ability to execute digital archery. Digital archery is doomed. The clever way ICANN plans to 'batch' applications for new top level domains will either be killed, or it will be subject to accusations and lawsuits. Shortly after the bug in ICANN's new TLD application system was revealed I wrote about how this

On The Same Week of Its IPO, Facebook Files a UDRP To Gain Control Of Facebook.info

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:20 AM

The Domains : Facebook, Inc. has just filed a UDRP to gain control of Facebook.infoThe domain name Facebook.info was 1st registered in 2004The domain is not parked but rather has a choice of taking you to its Twitter account or to something its calls Forum.Facebook.infoMay of the posts on the 'forum' have such titles as 'Copy Breitling Emergency Watch For Sale',

Domainer Alton Flanders Beats Back UDRP ON CondomWorld.com

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:12 AM

The Domains : Alton Flanders represented by John Berryhill, just beat back a UDRP on his domain name CondomWorld.comThe complaint was bought by Nicholas Perez who claimed he owned an US Trademark on the term CONDOM WORLD and common law rights to the term.The complaint said he uses the term as the name of retail stores that sell condoms and other adultorien

Intellectual Property Constituency Asks ICANN to Reconsider Digital Archery Batching

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:47 AM

The Domains : In memo sent by head of ICANN's Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC),Steve Metalitz On May 9th, which asks ICANN to reconsider its digital archery (DA) methodology for new gTLD batching.Here is the full memo:TO: ICANN Board New gTLD Program CommitteeFROM: Steve Metalitz, IPC PresidentRE: Digital Archery batching methodDT: May 9, 2012I write at

Apple Grabs iPhone5.com Domain Name

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:42 AM

Dot Weekly : Apple Inc. has successfully obtained the iPhone5.com domain name through a WIPO claim they recently filed. The domain name is now registered under the brand protection company Corporation Service Company, which is a domain name registrar Apple has been using lately. I would expect the whois data to update to Apple Inc. shortly. It is

What Are Todays Top Godaddy Domain Auctions 51512

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:15 AM

Bill Eisenmann : Welcome to another edition of my top picks from Godaddy's daily expired domain auctions. Overall, we've got a pretty good list today. DirectFund.com is leading the charge and has already received a fair amount of attention from Godaddy bidders. DentalDesigns.com is another domain I like. Perform a Google search for 'dental designs' and you see

Tuesdays Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 51512

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00 AM

Domain Shane : If you missed the article/advertisement about the history of Mama.com you need to check it out. It's the kind of purchase that I dream of. The dream where you buy an asset, sell off a few of the pieces to pay for the whole thing and then get to keep the main part. Come back and check out the names though. They're below per usual. DirectFund.comSkip