There aren't many available, it turns out. A new website helps people find available one-word domain names—and proves just how rare they are in popular top level domains. Steven Tey, a data science student at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Review of three-letter domain sales from a Chinese perspective
· Domain SalesHere's how these three LLL .com domains, all sold in December, could be used in China. Three-letter .com domains are sought after in corporate China because they can be used as upgrades for 3-pin names that are long or difficult to pronounce. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GGRG short domains report bolstered with Escrow.com data
· Domain SalesEscrow.com contributes $16 million of sales data to industry report. GGRG has released its first quarter data report on short domain names and it has become a lot more useful. For the first time ever, Escrow.com has contributed sales data to make the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Chips, mistakes and opportunities with Shane Cultra – DNW Podcast #109
· PodcastsCan you still make money with short domain names? Shane Cultra has had his share of successes and failures in the domain name business. On today's show, Shane gives his assessment of how you can still make money with short domain names and his public ... Continue Reading8 Comments
All LLL.com domain names worth $2 billion, new report says
· Domain SalesA new report sheds light on the health of the domain name aftermarket for short .com domain names. Domain name valuation service EstiBot and short domain name brokerage GGRG have released a report on the state of the market for short domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Parking dooms owner of F5.net in UDRP
· Domain ParkingWhy would you park a domain like this one? There are several reasons that the Chinese owner of F5.net just lost the domain name in a UDRP to F5 Networks, Inc. But one of them should be a warning for owners of short domains: the ads on the parked ... Continue Reading6 Comments
ETH Zurich might need an intellectual property degree program
· Policy & LawCompany loses two disputes over ETH domains but picks up ETHZ.com. I'm sure that Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) is a fine institution. Albert Einstein once taught there. But the technology university apparently doesn't ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
· UncategorizedCompany continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing ... Continue Reading2 Comments