Moniker has released information about some of the premium domains to be auctioned at next month's TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas. The next live domain name auction from Moniker will take place during the TRAFFIC conference March 5-8 at the Venetian ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Archives for February 2007
Sedo hit by DDoS Attack, Adds New Listing Feature
· ServicesDomain aftermarket and parking service Sedo was hit be a distributed denial of service attack on February 12 and 13. The DDoS attack hit many sites parked on Sedo's nameservers. The attack prevented access to most of Sedo's Name Server-parked domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NameBio Launches Domain Appraisal Game
· ServicesSales database site livens up the numbers with entertaining valuation game. NameBio.com, a searchable database of domain name sales, recently launched a new domain name appraisal game. Here's how it works: you are presented with ten different domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
It’s Tax Time for Domain Name Owners
· Policy & LawDomain names are uncharted territory for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Tax time creates headaches for domain name owners, especially those with large portfolios. Sure, we know we need to report parking income on our tax returns, but how do ... Continue Reading1 Comment
TRAFFIC Domain Name Auction to be Open to Public
· Domain SalesThe next TRAFFIC conference live domain name auction will be open for bidding by non-attendees. TRAFFIC Las Vegas is only weeks away. This year's Las Vegas event will be March 5-8 at The Venetian. The highlight of the show will once again be ... Continue Reading9 Comments
It’s Time to Fix Domain Name Authorization Codes
· Policy & LawDomain authorization codes, which are required to transfer domains between domain name registrars, should be easier to obtain. It's been only a few months since domain authorization codes were instituted for popular domains like .com and .net. These ... Continue Reading6 Comments
ManHunt.com Sells for $72,222
· Domain SalesDomain aftermarket Afternic has completed a number of big transactions over the past week, including ManHunt.com for $72,222. The ManHunt.com sale represents one of Afternic's biggest transactions in 2007. The whois record for ManHunt.com shows Domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Adam Dicker Keeps Pig.com, Keith Urban Goes After KeithUrban.com
· Policy & LawCommon sense prevails in Pig.com case; Keith Urban is misguided in KeithUrban.com case. This week Rogers Cadenhead won his UDRP with MGM over the domain name WarGames.com. Although I believe the decision was correct, there were some gray areas that at ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Network Solutions Acquired
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar Network Solutions has been acquired by a private equity firm. Private equity firm General Atlantic announced that it is acquiring domain registrar Network Solutions from Najafi Companies (formerly Pivotal Private Equity). Since this ... Continue Reading4 Comments
MGM Loses Bid for WarGames.com
· Policy & LawMGM loses UDRP decision to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of WarGames.com. Last month I analyzed MGM's UDRP attempt to get the domain name WarGames.com from registrant Rogers Cadenhead. Cadenhead just contacted me to let me know he won the ... Continue Reading5 Comments