Auction sells 34 domains including Perth.com for $200,000. Moniker's first ever GeoDomain live auction sold $479,550 worth of domains. But this is an auction where the silent portion may out perform the live one. The live auction was at the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
GeoDomains Auction Sells $480,000 Domains
· Domain SalesSnapNames Opens Submissions for SnapNames Live Auction
· Domain SalesSubmission period for January 22-23 auction ends December 11. SnapNames has opened submissions for its first live auction to be held at DOMAINfest Global in Hollywood, California next January. Both SnapNames and DOMAINfest are operated by ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domainer Profile: Stuart Wood
· UncategorizedA profile of a virtual (and real world) real estate investor. In an industry of self-promoters, Stuart Wood maintains a low profile. "I prefer not to toot my own horn," he claims. You may not have heard of him, nor his hometown of Racine, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Vista.com Sells for $1.25M
· Domain SalesBusiness card and printing company buys domain from software company. Vista.com has sold for $1.25M. So, did Microsoft buy it for its Vista operating system? No. The domain was purchased by VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq: VPRT). VistaPrint is famous ... Continue Reading4 Comments
A Run on the (Domain Name) Bank
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawCould a domain registrar face a "run on the bank"? Shockwaves hits the financial world yesterday when an analyst said financial institution Etrade (NASDAQ: ETFC) may go bankrupt. This creates a so-called run on the bank, in which people pull their ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Qtags Pitch Shows How to Use .Mobi
· ServicesAn elevator pitch for qtags shows a good use of .mobi. I've already ranted about bad web 2.0 naming from the Rice Alliance Information Technology and Web 2.0 Venture Forum at Rice University last week. But I also saw a good use of the .mobi domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Bad Web Site Naming, Part XVI
· UncategorizedMore examples of bad web company names. It seems like I write about horrible web company domain names all the time. I have no idea how many times I've written about this, but I have a new crop to share with you. Yesterday I attended the Rice ... Continue Reading3 Comments
“Not Sold!” GoDaddy Signature Auctions Final Day Fizzles
· Domain SalesGoDaddy can learn from mistakes in its first Signature Auction. When GoDaddy sent out a press release announcing the auction lineup for its first Signature Auctions, the headline boldly stated: 'Sold!' Go Daddy Offers Live Auction for Premium Domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Google Slap hits Developed Domains
· ServicesAn updated from Leonard Holmes of ParkQuick. Search engine ranking gets more important as more domainers develop their domains. SEO experts may debate whether Google's PageRank number is really important for search engine ranking; but it is important ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy Adjusts Signature Auctions, No Change in Results
· Domain SalesAfter first day failure, GoDaddy lowers reserves. After the first day of its premier Signature Auctions, GoDaddy made changes. According to the company: Thanks to everyone who gave us feedback on the first day of the Signature Auctions. We have ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment