Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames' "April Deals" auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have no reserve ... Continue Reading1 Comment
At least 38 domains will sell in Dotster auction ending tomorrow
· Domain SalesNearly half of domains in auction have already hit their reserves. It's genuinely refreshing to see a domain name auction with good quality mid-market domain names and reasonable reserves. That's how I'd describe the current Dotster auction on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster moves domains to Domain.com credentials
· Domain RegistrarsCompany transfers domains between registrar accreditations. If you start to see domain name registrar Domain.com growing in registrar ranking reports, there's a good explanation for that. Dotster, which owns Domain.com, has transferred the domain ... Continue Reading11 Comments
The Worst Domain Name Promotion of All Time
· Domain RegistrarsWhatever happened to the Dotster Dots? There have been a lot of bad stunts, publicity attempts, and ads put out by domain name registrars. But one of them stands out as perhaps the worst of all time: The Dotster Dots. Dotster was one of the first ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Blockbusters: Russia.com Sells for $1.5 Million, Marchex Sells Dominio.com for $250,000
· Domain SalesTwo big domain name sales over holiday week. In what should have been a lackluster week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, Sedo turned in one of its best performances of the year for domain sales. Leading the pack was a sale you've probably read ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Sedo Paid $825,000 for RevenueDirect
· Domain ParkingAcquisition was small in monetary terms, but important in its signal. According to public company financial reports, Sedo paid $825,000 for its acquisition of RevenueDirect in February. The purchase price included the customer base, RevenueDirect ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Sedo Acquires RevenueDirect and Why It Makes Sense
· Domain ParkingSedo has acquired RevenueDirect, Dotster's domain name parking service. Sedo has acquired domain name parking company RevenueDirect. For established domain parking companies, acquiring another domain parking company usually doesn't make sense. ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Dotster Picks Up Domain Names from BestRegistrar.com
· Domain RegistrarsDeal provides new home for 5,400 domain names. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected Dotster to receive of bulk transfer of domain names from de-accreditated domain registrar BestRegistrar.com. BesRegistrar.com had ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Review: “The Domain Game” Book Released
· UncategorizedLong-awaited book about the domain name industry released today. What do you get when you take current reporting about the domain name industry, put it into the hands of an accomplished journalist, and give him a year to research and write about it? ... Continue Reading15 Comments