Annual domain study sheds light on company's prominence in domain market. We know Sedo is a behemoth in the domain industry. But just how big is it and what is the company worth? Sedo's latest domain market study, along with majority owner AdLINK's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Is Sedo Worth $350M?
· ServicesSnapNames Live Auction Enters Day 2
· Domain SalesFirst day has solid sales; big ticket domains to be auctioned off today. The first day of SnapNames' live domain auction at DomainFEST appears to have been a success. The first day included lower priced domains. Big ticket domains -- including ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Salient, Domain Strategies Team Up on Wifi.com
· ServicesCompanies ink deal to enhance wifi.com web site. Salient Properties, which bought Wifi.com for $225,000 in 2006, has found a partner to help further develop the site. In an e-mail sent this evening, Salient Properties owner Stuart Wood (see Domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Domain Name Stocks Not Immune to Selloff
· ServicesStocks of domain name related companies down sharply since beginning of Q4 2007. Domain values may be on the rise, but domain name related stocks are feeling the heat of stock selloffs. As of just minutes ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sport.co.uk sells for £135,000, Casino.co.uk £3.0M
· Domain SalesCompany acquires domain name for sports portal. British internet media company MediaCorp has purchased Sport.co.uk for £135,000 (approximately $262,000 USD). The company plans to create a sports portal with the site. MediaCorp sold Casino.co.uk ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Are Domain Registrars Web 1.0? Yes, and that’s good.
· Domain RegistrarsDomains are the core of the web. Web 2.0? We don't need that bubble. TechCrunch is known for covering web 2.0 companies. So when the blog recently covered Oversee.net's acquisition of Moniker, one reader commented that this wasn't right for the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
2008 Domain Survey Input
· UncategorizedReaders can suggest question options. It's almost time for the 3rd Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. This annual survey helps get a finger on the pulse of the domain community, covering important trends and predictions for the future. Part of the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
CNN Buys iReport.com for $750,000
· Domain SalesRick Schwartz sells domain name to media company. Rick Schwartz has sold the domains iReport.com and i-Report.com to Turner Broadcasting System, parent of CNN, reports DNJournal. The purchase price was $750,000. The outspoken Schwartz, the ... Continue Reading14 Comments
ItsYourDomain Working to Fix Whois Bug
· Domain RegistrarsBug affects 600 domain names according to company. ItsYourDomain, a registrar purchased by Tucows (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) last year, is working to fix a bug that keeps whois records as "Pending Renewal or Deletion" when domains are won at ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Will Recession Hit Domains?
· UncategorizedWill a recession hit domain values and underlying pay-per-click revenue? When TechCrunch covered Oversee.net's $150M investment (see Domain Name Wire story), the popular blog suggested that a recession could hurt the domain industry: Buying domain ... Continue Reading16 Comments