The Domain Registrar EnCirca announced special pricing for X-Rated top-level domains. EnCirca is offering brand owners special pricing to protect their trademarks in the new X-rated top-level domains launching this spring for just $13 per …
Read More ».Sucks Registry Makes $200k+ Selling Domains To Taylor Swift, Apple, Google, Microsoft
We are just 7 days into the sunrise period for .sucks and there have been quite a few .sucks domain name registrations proving that the .sucks New gTLD is a lucrative venture. Only trademark holders …
Read More »Sedo Sells 669 Domains For $1.3 Million: Car.info $76,000, Portfolio.me $10,700
In the past week 669 (674 in the previous week) transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 million ($1.2m in the previous week). Only 236 (258 in the previous week) domains …
Read More »Flippa Weekly Domain Sales: Due.com $130,000, Goliath.com $60,000
Highest sale this week at Flippa was the domain name Refer.ly that was sold for $4,900. It was by far Flippa Domains’ best overall week, which capped off their best overall month — with over $540,000 …
Read More »Daily Domain Sales (4-01/02-2015): Spotty.com $4,154, Events.info $3,650
Double report today with 27 4-figure sales. I can’t stand these people that think they deserve a domain name just because. “Now check to see what reverse domain name hijacking is or just look at …
Read More »Daily Domain Sales (3-29/30/31-2015): Mercari.com 100,000 EUR, California.co $4,360
Triple report today with 1 6-figure domain name sale, 5 5-figure sales and 23 4 figure sales. California.co at $4,360 seems like a very good deal. What do you think? I can’t stand these people …
Read More »“Now check to see what reverse domain name hijacking is or just look at the mirror.”
I got an inquiry from a guy that went from offering $10 to threateting with a UDRP, then offering $100 and finally saying he will get a .int domain name instead! The inquiry was for …
Read More »Daily Domain Sales (3-26/27/28-2015): MyBooks.com $11,100, 3202.com $11,000
Triple report today! I have trouble keeping up with the reports in the past few days. I have been working with AEK B.C., one of the top basketball teams in Greece that has 2 European titles, …
Read More ».ORG Up 1.3% in 2014 To 10,5+ Million Domain Names
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain, released the results of its bi-annual domain name report “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org in 2014. The report reveals that the number …
Read More »I Just Hate Moniker
Yes, I know. Hate is a strong word but that is what I feel every time I log into my account at Moniker.com. I can’t stand the level of incompetence and indifference. Every time there …
Read More »GoDaddy’s CEO Blake Irving Publishes “About Us” & “Our Company Values” Videos
On the day of Go Daddy’s IPO, Blake Irving, GoDaddy’s CEO, published 2 videos on You Tube. One called “About Us” and one called “Our Company Values”. Here are the 2 videos:
Read More ».CLUB Hits 200,000 Domain Name Registrations In Less Than One Year
The .Club registry announced today that in less than a year from its launch, more than 200,000 .CLUB domain names have been sold. Namestat.org reports that there are 190,554 .club domains in the zone file, …
Read More »Sedo’s Commission Increases To About 18% For Europeans Without A VAT Number
On April 9, 2015, Sedo will be changing the minimum fee and minimum bid amounts for the first time. For customers liable for payment of VAT, there will also be changes in how the sales …
Read More »Are Domain Names Like Books?
Is it possible for a registrar to efficiently promote 1000 extensions? Bookstores usually rotate the top book sellers on their homepage. But these change as new books are released. Maybe that is true these days …
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