Angels.com is up for sale at a reasonable price. Yesterday Major League Baseball passed on buying Athletics.com, one of seven team names it does not own the domain for , at the DOMAINfest auction. But next week it's getting another chance at ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Archives for August 2010
For Domain Auctions, Online Component Still a Challenge
· Domain SalesDomain auctions have a history of technical glitches. Shortly after Moniker's domain name auction at DOMAINfest in NYC concluded yesterday, I saw a couple blog posts heralding it as a great success. I was a bit confused, because I didn't see the same ... Continue Reading2 Comments
DOMAINfest NYC Wrap Up
· Domain SalesDOMAINfest draws a large crowd. DOMAINfest's Power Networking day in New York City attracted more than 200 people for the all-day event. The morning started with Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky delivering a strong talk on five myths of the domain ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Jeff Kupietzky’s 5 Myths of the Domain Name Industry
· UncategorizedOversee.net CEO dispels five myths in the domain name industry. Today at DOMAINfest in New York, Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky tried to dispel 5 myths about the domain name industry. 1. The PPC Market is Dead -Oversee.net now has 1 million ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Moniker Sells Tshirts.com For $1.265 Million
· Domain SalesAhead of Wednesday's auction, Moniker brokers blockbuster domain name sale. Moniker has sold Tshirts.com and four other related domains prior to Wednesday's auction for $1.265 million. The domains include tee-shirts.com, t-shirt.com, t-shirts.com, and ... Continue Reading19 Comments
Intriguing: An Escort With Your Domain Registration?
· Policy & LawA new business model or just a mistaken trademark application? A Chinese company has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for: Which the applicant says is equivalent to Sai Bo Na, which has no meaning. But its ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Company Wants Trademark for .Secure
· Policy & LawWill we see a .secure? A Wisconsin company has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to get the service mark ".secure". The application from Asif LLC says it will be used for "Domain name registration services", which likely ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Live Current Media Revenues and Losses Shrink
· UncategorizedPerfume.com owner announces revenue and earnings for first half of 2010. Live Current Media, who's primary business is now running Perfume.com, announced shrinking revenue numbers for the second quarter 2010. But its losses also shrunk. For Q2 the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Go Daddy Marches Toward $1 Billion
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar will get close to $1 billion in cash flow this year. The juggernaut continues its onward march. The world's largest domain name registrar, which manages four times as many domains as the second largest registrar, is quickly ... Continue Reading5 Comments
David Clements Buys Cheesecake.com, Launches Site
· UncategorizedWell-known face in domainer circles launches ambitious ecommerce operations. David Clements, former business partner of Rick Latona, has launched an e-commerce site at Cheesecake.com. The domain name was originally listed with Latona's for an ... Continue Reading17 Comments