In a new twist to its expiring domain auctions, GoDaddy is starting to add traffic data to select domains. GoDaddy's TDNAM service is the exclusive source for expiring GoDaddy domains. Several months ago TDNAM listings started being separated for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Tucows acquires domain portfolio
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesDomain registar Tucows had acquired NetIdentity and its portfolio of domain names. Tucows is paying approximately $18M in cash, notes, and stock for NetIdentity, also known as Mailbank.com. NetIdentity holds a large portfolio of surname domains, such ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Bike.com sells for $500k
· Domain SalesDNJournal's latest domain sales roundup is led by Bike.com, which sold for $500,000. Residing in Austin, I'm not at all surprised to see Bike.com sell for such a high figure. I pass by at least a dozen bikers on the way to work each day. On weekends ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Ws domains pick up steam
· Domain SalesA number of .ws domains have sold in recent weeks. .Ws, which is the country code for Western Somoa, has never caught on despite a major marketing campaign to rebrand it as an abbreviation for "web site". But occasionally the domains sell for a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Are you serious?
· Domain Sales"Are you Serious?" That's a question I have for a lot of domain name sellers. I came across a thread at DNForum in November of last year started by the site's owner, Adam Dicker. He was complaining about a big he placed on Sedo and the rediculous ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Vertigo.com sells for $50,000
· Domain SalesAfternic has sold Vertigo.com for $50,000. The domain had received previous bids of up to $10,500, but on May 19 Vertigo Software decided to seal a deal and bid $50k. Vertigo Software is a Microsoft-based development and consulting company. This is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WirelessPhone.com ends soon
· Domain SalesAn auction for WirelessPhone.com sits at $52,500 with under a day to go. Domain market Afternic has been marketing the domain in a special 30 day auction. The auction ends tomorrow afternoon. The domain scores a very nice 1,826 in Overture with its ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Diamond.com sells for $7.5M
· Domain SalesDiamond.com and related intellectual property was purchased by internet jeweler Ice.com for $7.5M. This major deal is unique because the price of the domain and intellectual property were separate from Ice.com's purchase of Diamond.com's inventory and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New USA Today and Wall Street Journal articles
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedAnother day, another series of domain name article is major publications. The front page of today's The Wall Street Journal covers the .xxx debate. It's a fascinating story discussing the US Department of Commerce role in influencing decisions about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DirectMailMarketing.com cashes in $17,750
· Domain SalesSnapNames auctions off a three word domain for $17,750. An auction for DirectMailMarketing.com has closed for $17,750 at SnapNames. Payment is pending. This is a high price for a three word domain, although "Direct Mail" has pay-per-click bids over ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment