VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), announced that approximately 2.3 million domain name registrations were added to the internet in the fourth quarter of 2016, bringing the total number of domain name registrations to approximately 329.3 million …
Read More »Results of the fashion .nyc domain name auction: Shop.nyc $33.5k
The fashion .NYC premium domain auctions ended today at Snapnames and 23 of the 24 domains sold. Fashion.nyc and Shop.nyc were the top sellers. (UPDATE: Fashion.nyc and a few other domains were not paid for.) …
Read More »Rick Schwartz: “Underwater domain investors FORCED to sell cheap.”
Rick Schwartz is not a big fan of New gTLDs as I guess you might have heard over the past few years. He had been very critical on new extensions on his blog but then …
Read More »What is happening with the @dotnyc twitter account and today’s .nyc domain auctions?
Sometimes I am just amazed at how some companies do digital marketing. This is one of these days. The 2nd premium .nyc domain auction ends today and little effort has been given to promote the …
Read More »Mike Mann shares his most trafficked domain names (Tasty .com, Office .co, etc)
Mike Mann shared the most trafficked domain names from his large collection. These 28 names (seen below) average about 2000 visitors per day while the top ones have about 10,000 visitors per day. The list has …
Read More »Fashion .NYC domain auctions end tomorrow and bids are disappointing
Fashion .NYC premium domain auctions end tomorrow at Snapnames and bids so far are disappointing. Only 7 of the 24 domains have bids and these bids are just above the $500 opening bid. Auctions.nyc and …
Read More »DomainMarket.com new domain brokerage and appraisals
Mike Mann just posted a lot of details on the new DomaiMarket.com domain brokerage and appraisal process on his Facebook page. You can see what we knew up to today (including how the landing page …
Read More »Trainer Heidi Powell loses cybersquatting claim (still tries to steal the domain HeidiPowell.com)
One Heidi Powell, a trainer, is trying to steal the domain name HeidiPowell.com from another Heidi Powell that has had it and have been using it since 2005. You may have heard this story before. …
Read More »The .org registry (PIR) is pausing development of “UDRP for copyright”
The .org registry made a short announcement that it is pausing development of the new dispute policy that many are calling “UDRP for copyright”. Public Interest Registry (PIR) has been developing the policy (called ”Systemic …
Read More »The usual dilemma! What is the best birthday gift? A domain name or a Sonos system?
So here is the usual dilemma that everybody has. (or may be not!) What should you buy your girlfriend or boyfriend as a birthday gift? Should you buy them a domain name or a Sonos …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales