ICM Registry, the .xxx registry, has modified the Membership Process for owning and making an .xxx domain name active. Membership Portal has been shut down. So if you need your .XXX Member Token, you simply …
Read More »Insane Premiums: Domain name Window.Glass has a $5,499.99 renewal
A couple of weeks back I wrote about the Premium domains that are offered by Donuts with renewals that range from $1,000 up to $1,600 depending on the registrar and how these are only suitable …
Read More »CentralNic gives update on gTLDs: .ink sunrise starts today
CentralNic Group, the internet platform business which earns revenues from the registration and renewal of domain names, has issued an update on generic top-level domains (gTLDs).CentralNic says that .ink gTLD will be available for trademark …
Read More »T.R.A.F.F.I.C. offer including 2 nights at the Bellagio for $1495 ends on April 4th
I got an email from Rick Schwartz informing me that the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference current offer including 2 nights at the Bellagio for $1495 ends this week on April 4th. Here is the email I received …
Read More ».CLUB Land Rush Starts – English.club sells for $17,500 – Havana.club, MakeUp.club and Beauty.club also sold
.CLUB Domains, LLC announced that the .CLUB* Land Rush period starts tomorrow, April 1, 2014. Its Land Rush signals the 30-day priority period and the company has posted more than 12,000 suggested names at www.landrush.club. Early sales …
Read More »Sedo sells 692 domains worth $1.7 million: nm.org $35k, ntent.com $25k (Mar 17 to Mar 23)
In the past week (Mar 17 to Mar 23), 692 (691 last week) transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 million ($1.5m last week). Only 227 (252 last week) domains from …
Read More »Post Your Best New gTLD Domain Name
This is a post were anyone can post the best New gTLD domain name that they have bought so far. Their subjective favorite purchase. It has been about 2 months since the first New gTLD …
Read More »Afternic/Go Daddy Weekly Domain Sales: Catterton.com $25k, AmericanNational.com $20k (3-17-14 to 3-23-14)
Afternic and Go Daddy published their combined weekly domain name sales. The total sales for week 3-17-14 to 3-23-14 were $1.904.435. A lot of domains sales were not reported because the seller and/or buyer asked …
Read More »ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting Marks the Beginning a New Phase for ICANN
The President and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) says the organization’s 49th meeting that just concluded in Singapore marked the beginning of a new era for the organization and …
Read More »Make sure you delete any Paypal “Preapproved Payments” you no longer need
Most domainers that register, renew, buy or sell domains or doing domaining related business like hosting on the internet use Paypal on a daily basis. There are some registrars that use the Paypal “Preapproved Payments” …
Read More »New gTLDs Reach 400,000 Domain Name Registrations (.email had a good first day)
According to ntldstats.com there are now 391,420 New gTLD domain names in 49 New gTLD strings. These numbers only include domain names that are in the zone files. i.e. they have nameservers. I estimate that …
Read More »How can I tell Google that multiple domains are related?
This is a question that a website/domain owner sent to Google Webmasters: “Is there any way Google identifies “sister” websites? For example, relationships between ebay.co.uk and ebay.com? Does linking from one to the other is …
Read More »New Domain Lock Option For .UK Domain Names Offers Enhanced Security
UK registry Nominet is now offering registrars the option of locking high-value .uk domains at the registry level, adding an additional level of security against Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking. The Domain Lock tool inserts …
Read More »Go Daddy Auctions 150 BuyDomains Premium Domains: Galas.com, USSales.com, OnlineEvents.com
Go Daddy is running a BuyDomains domain name auction that features 150 premium domains with low reserves. The auction started yesterday March 26 2014.The list features domain names such as Deductibles.com, Galas.com, USSales.com and OnlineEvents.com. …
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