Look for shorter .tel domain names soon. .Tel registry Telnic has formally asked ICANN to allow it to offer one and two character .tel domain names. The company would not offer two letter domains that correspond to an existing country code, nor would ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Archives for August 2010
Tucows Earnings Warped by Currency Exchange Rates
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar's business generating cash, but currency changes skew results. At first glance Tucow's second quarter earnings announcement today looked bad. The company lost a penny a share for the quarter, compared to earnings of 6 cents a share in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
HostExploit Exploits Demand Media’s IPO Filing
· Domain RegistrarsHostExploit report generates more questions than answers. I just finished reading HostExploit's report about Demand Media and its domain name registration business (eNom). Whenever I read a report like this, I try to think about the motives of the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Should Domainers Invest In Their Own Top Level Domain?
· ServicesA new opportunity for domain investors is on the horizon. Domain investing is about to enter whole new era with the launch of new top level domain names. Regardless of if they like the idea of new TLDs or not, a number of domainers are evaluating ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Aftermarket.com Gearing Up for Launch
· Domain SalesTCI is working on relaunching its aftermarket business. Thought Convergence, parent company of TrafficZ, is working on a formal launch of its domain name marketplace Aftermarket.com. Thought Convergence started using the Aftermarket.com domain name ... Continue Reading26 Comments
It’s Showtime! Sedo Sells Showtimes.com for $250,000
· Domain SalesDomain broker has another big week. Domain name brokerage Sedo has completed the sale of Showtimes.com for a quarter million dollars to lead its sales list for the week. The domain name appears to have been sold by Hollywood.com, which previously ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Are Niche Domain Stores The Wave of the Future?
· Domain SalesNew topical online domain stores try a different tact to sell domain names. Most online domain name marketplaces are generic in nature, letting customers search or navigate to the category of their choosing. Does it make sense to have online ... Continue Reading10 Comments
AntiCybersquatting Lawsuit Filed Against ChicagoRestaurant.com
· Policy & LawShunned by UDRP, former domain owner takes his case to court. After losing a UDRP case for the domain name ChicagoRestaurant.com, Chicago Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc., has filed an in rem lawsuit against the domain name alleging ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verdict: $35.6 Million Insurance.com Acquisition Wasn’t Just The Domain Name
· Domain SalesQuinstreet is clear about what it acquired when it bought Insurance.com. It wasn't just a domain name. I just finished listening to Quinstreet's investor conference call from last night, in which the company reported it paid $35.6 million in total ... Continue Reading9 Comments
VeriSign Gets Patent Related to Internationalized Domain Names
· Policy & LawPatent is for method of registering and using IDNs. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. patent number 7,774,432 to VeriSign for Registering and using multilingual domain names. The patent application was a continuation of a 2001 ... Continue Reading3 Comments