Tim Anderson's recent opinion piece for ITWeek, titled "Domain Names are so last year", gets it half right. Anderson talks about UnifiedRoot, the latest company to offer an alternative web address system. He discusses how it's not worth registering a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Church tries to register Sex.eu
· UncategorizedHere's an interesting story from the Netherlands. A Christian church was one of the applicants to register the sex.eu domain name. They filed a few minutes late and won't have a chance at the domain. There were 232 applications for the sex.eu ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2006 Domain Name Survey
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Expired Domains, Policy & Law, Services, UncategorizedDomain Name Wire is doing a study of the domain name market and where we're headed in 2006. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey. Survey results will be provided free of charge at the conclusion of the survey period. If you have a domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Name Wire Site Redesign
· UncategorizedAs you may notice, Domain Name Wire has received a facelift! Please take a look around and let me know if you discover any problems. If you notice something out of whack please send an email to me including the browser you are using. Thanks! ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Name Wire traffic sets record
· UncategorizedGreat news! Domain Name Wire set a personal best in November with over 15,000 unique visitors. Pageviews were similar to October with about 55,000. Here are the most visited posts in November: VideosGratis.com sells for $66,204 The bottom just fell ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex stock up 15% week-over-week
· UncategorizedOne of the domain industry's biggest company's, Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), has seen its stock rise 15% since one week ago, from $19.13 per share to $22.08 per share. To see how fast it's growing, consider that its trailing price-to-earnings ratio is almost ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Business 2.0 Article about domain name industry
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedJust days after a story about the domain name market appeared in The Wall Street Journal online, Business 2.0 has 6 page spread about the domain name business. (See December 2005 issue, page 138). Using the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference held in Florida ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Cyber Monday may bring increased domain parking traffic
· UncategorizedThe Monday following Thanksgiving is quickly becoming a major online shopping day according to a Shop.org study, which dubs it "Cyber Monday". This could mean increased PPC revenue from domain parking on November 28 as consumer flock to the web looking ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Wall Street Journal covers domain name industry
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedThe Wall Street Journal Online has a story about the booming domain name industry. As the article explains, the current boom in domains is based on current cash flows, not just speculation. Click here to read the story. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain name company Communicate.com announces earnings
· Services, UncategorizedDomain name investment company Communicate.com (OTC: CMNN.ob) announced earnings today. Communicate.com owns high profile domains like Importers.com and Perfume.com. Communicate.com's results point to the good health of the domain name industry: - ... Continue Reading3 Comments
