Goldkey, ActiveAudience, and SmartName offerings to be reviewed. Frequent readers of Domain Name Wire may wonder why I don't often mention any of Name Media's domain name parking services. It's nothing personal; I've just never explored their ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reviewing Name Media’s Parking Services
· ServicesNetwork Solutions to Launch Domain Name Auction Service?
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsTrademark creates suspicions about Network Solutions' plans. Network Solutions has applied for a trademark on "NameJet". According to the application, filed on September 24, NameJet's trademark class includes: "On-line auction services; on-line ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Modern Domainer Ships Second Issue
· UncategorizedSecond issue sent to 10,000 domainers today. The October issue of industry magazine Modern Domainer was shipped to 10,000 domain industry professionals today. The issue is 56 pages and features Name Intelligence President & CEO Jay Westerdal on the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.NYC on the Horizon?
· Policy & LawGroup in New York wants a .nyc domain. A non-profit organization in New York City -- connecting.nyc -- wants to secure a new top level domain (TLD) for the city. The TLD, .nyc, would allow the city, its businesses, and residents to brand themselves as ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Moniker Adds Name Media, DDN Domains to Marketplace
· Domain SalesMoniker Marketplace now has 3M domain listings. Moniker has announced the addition of domains from Name Media and Domain Distribution Network (DDN) to its Marketplace and domain search results. With the addition of these listings, Moniker's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Demand Media Raises Another $100M
· Services, UncategorizedCompany has raised $320M to date. According to several blog and media reports today, domain name company Demand Media has raised an additional $100M in capital. That brings its total to a staggering $320M. Demand Media was founded by former MySpace ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker Releases Initial TRAFFIC Domain Name Auction List
· Domain SalesList includes 3800 domain names ranging from no reserve to over $5M. Moniker released a tentative list of domain names to be auctioned at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East, which kicks off October 9 in in Hollywood, Florida. The list of about 3,800 domain names ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy May Have to Stop ’60 Day’ Transfer Policy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawICANN advisory would clarify the circumstances when a registrar can deny a domain name transfer request. Many people who have tried to transfer a domain name from GoDaddy to another registrar have faced a hurdle. If they've changed their whois ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Iraq is For Sale (Well, the Domain Name at least)
· Domain SalesIraq.com is up for sale, current bid over $500,000. The domain name Iraq.com is up for auction at domain name aftermarket Sedo, and is currently bid up to the equivalent of $560,000 USD. Eight bidders have staked a claim, but the reserve price hasn't ... Continue Reading3 Comments
TrafficClub Delays Payments Due to Click Fraud
· ServicesDomain parking service's payments delayed from upstream providers. Publisher payments for Moniker's TrafficClub domain name parking service will be delayed due to questions about click fraud. According to a notice on the TrafficClub site, the ... Continue Reading3 Comments