The .NET domain name registration and renewal wholesale price goes up on February 1st, 2017. Verisign, the .net registry, announced the increase in the annual fee for a .net domain name registration from $7.46 to …
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Owner of .CO & a 2-day old trademark threatens to steal my 10 year old .COM domain
I have had enough of these bullies. I think it is time we start suing people that threaten to steal our domain names. This is plain extortion: “you sell for $500 or I take your …
Read More »947 1-character new gTLD domains no longer in the zone
Andy Brier of NameStat.org and Name Metrics Ltd made a blog post that lists 947 one character new gTLD domains that were once registered but are no longer in the zone. They are now either …
Read More »Are you using Uniregistry anywhere? (new video)
Uniregistry just published a new video on YouTube titled “Make Money Buying and Selling Domain Names with Uniregistry“. The video’s description reads: “At Uniregistry, you can register, buy, and sell domain names with ease. Whether …
Read More ».NYC to auction 24 fashion related domain names (Fashion.nyc,Shop.nyc)
Auctions.nyc and the City of New York will have their 2nd auction of premium .NYC domains. This time 24 fashion related domain names like Fashion.nyc, Shop.nyc and Makeup.nyc will be auctioned at Snapnames.com. The .NYC …
Read More »Going to NamesCon 2017? You should download the new mobile app!
Are you going to NamesCon 2017? Then you should download the new mobile app. I will be in Las Vegas and I am already using the brand new app. The NamesCon mobile app is powered …
Read More »NamesCon 2017 domain name auction (complete list of the 479 domains)
NamesCon 2017 is just around the corner, kicking off on the 22nd of January, 2017 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. On January 23rd, 3PM – 6PM PST | 6PM – 9PM EST | …
Read More »Top 10 domain articles in December 2016: Mike Mann, ICANN transfer policy, New gTLD sales, Frank Schilling
These are the top domain name articles from December 2016. The most popular articles were Mike Mann earnings, the new ICANN transfer policy, New gTLD domain name sales, Frank Schilling’s advice and other subjects. December 2016 …
Read More »Tropicana hotel changes its email address from @troplv.com to @pngaming.com
Some things I just don’t understand. The Tropicana hotel, the NamesCon 2017 venue, send an email informing past and future guests that they have changed their email address: Happy New Year, Effective immediately, emails to …
Read More »Domain name dispute decision says it is a basic right to register a domain name and sell it at a profit
This is a lesson for everyone that tries to steal a domain name from its rightful owner. A lesson for all people, companies, trademark holders (or not) and their lawyers that attempt a reverse domain …
Read More »Sex.city is the 1st confirmed New gTLD sale of 2017 – Guess the renewal price…
The domain name Sex.city sold at Sedo and is the 1st confirmed New gTLD sale of 2017. The domain was bought for $2,150 and the new owner is (surprise, surprise) from Amsterdam. When I saw …
Read More »Sometimes you just get some bad domain name news!
I don’t usually drop any .com domain names unless there is a good reason to do it. Whether that is a legal reason, a registration mistake (registering a typo), some domains with specific lifespan (e.g. …
Read More »Attorney invests $500k+ in new domains (Dui.attorney for $100k+, etc.)
Here is what domains attorney Charles Gucciardo bought with more than $500,000. Attorney Charles Gucciardo of The Gucciardo Law Firm, PLLC discussed his interest in new TLDs and motivation for registering dozens of domains in …
Read More »NameJet teams up with Select Corp to offer 100s of domains on Select.Auction
NameJet and Select Corp, a Detroit-area digital investment firm, have teamed up in an exclusive partnership to auction approximately 100 domains daily from a variety of extensions including traditional .COMs, premium new gTLDs, and trending …
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