Archive for July, 2005


Enom’s Club Drop jacks up prices

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Enom’s Club Drop, one of the most successful expiring domain drop catchers, is hiking its fees drastically. Effective immediately:

Changes to Reverse Auction Pricing
The initial price will increase from $60.00 to $120.00. Once the auction starts, prices will drop at a faster rate in order to keep auction closing times consistent.

Changes to Minimum Entries
The minimum entry for Club Drop will increase from $10.00 to $15.00.

This is the second Enom price hike over the past few months. They recently increased the minimum bid for entering an expired domain auction from $10 to $30.

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Is U.S. control of the net all that bad?

Friday, July 29th, 2005

The United States has taken heat of late for announcing that it intends to maintain “control” of the internet and naming systems. Many countries had hoped to loosen the U.S.’s control.

So here’s the question. Is it really that bad if the U.S. maintains control? What’s the alternative? Generally speaking, the U.S. is the most stable country and it already has a tradition of managing the net. What if control got into the wrong hands? China would try to censor traffic and web sites. Other countries are at risk of war. I’m not saying the U.S. is perfect, but “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

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No resellers for .eu domains

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

According to this article, EurID has confirmed that resellers will not be allowed to sell .eu domain names. EurID is the registry for all .eu domains, which should be available for registration in 2006.

Resellers have been blamed for a number of domain hijackings. I think it’s hard enough to maintain quality standards for the hundreds of true ICANN accredited domain registrars. I love the competition and the low prices it brings, but I’m tired of registrars with broken web sites, poor customer support, and non-standardized regulations. Resellers only make it worse. Granted, some resellers do a better job than some of the accredited registrars. But a higher percentage of resellers than accredited registrars create problems.

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Lunch.com sells for $100,000

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Lunch.com sold for $100,000 last week in a private transaction. Coupled with the website.com sale, it was a heck of a week for domain name sales! Other big domain sales last week include Skateboard.net for $29,250 (high for a .net!), TranslationServices.com for $25,500, and eCommercials.com for $12, 138. These three domains sold at SnapNames, which means that someone let these valuable domains expire.

I personally went on a bit of a domain buying spree over the past week, picking up several good names. But nothing high enough to crack DNJournal’s chart :)

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Are hockey domains going to score?

Monday, July 25th, 2005

The National Hockey League is back. Does this mean opportunity for hockey-related domains?

Not if your domain is twolinepass.com, since the two line pass offsides has been eliminated.

Not if your domain is hockeytie.com, since ties have been eliminated.

Not if your domain is oversized-goalie-equipment.com, since goalie equipment will be shrinking.

But hockey back in the minds of North America can’t hurt for other hockey domains. Perhaps someone wants to buy HockeyPeriod.com or HockeyExtra.com from me? :)

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