Iraq.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
Iraq is For Sale (Well, the Domain Name at least)
· Domain SalesTrafficClub 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
Will TigerDirect Flip Computer.com?
· Domain SalesDomain may be on auction block at TRAFFIC East Auction. This is bad news for the domain industry. Rick Schwartz, the face behind the domain industry's popular T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences, sent an email this morning saying that Computer.com will be ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Salesforce.com Buys Force.com Domain Name
· Domain SalesSalesforce.com, known for its CRM application, changes brand to Force.com with domain purchase. Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is now branding itself as simply "Force.com" with the acquisition of the domain name. According to a search of Whois history at ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Afternic Refreshes Web Site
· Domain SalesDomain aftermarket simplifies home page, targeting featured listings and auctions. Domain name aftermarket Afternic, a Name Media site, has simplified its home page design. The new design is simplified and focuses on featured listings and domain ... Continue Reading5 Comments
DomainSponsor Expands Domain Leasing Program
· ServicesParking company leases domain portfolios for 6-12 months, pays cash up front to owner. At last month's Domain Roundtable Conference in Seattle, DomainSponsor's Director of Business Development, Ron Sheridan, said that his company is aggressively ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Televisions.com Sells for Six Figures
· Domain SalesNameDrive brokers sale of premium domain Televisions.com. Domain name parking and sales company NameDrive has brokered the sale of Televisions.com for a substantial six figure price tag, Domain Name Wire has confirmed. Jakob Knightly, VP Sales - ... Continue Reading9 Comments
So Long, Overture Scores
· ServicesAt long last, it appears access to Overture data may be gone. In January I wrote about how Yahoo's updated search marketing platform would mean the end of "Overture Scores". (See The Death of Overture). After nine months, it appears the nail if ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Internet Commerce Association Publishes Member Code of Conduct
· Policy & LawInternet Commerce Association releases eight guidelines for members. Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a non-profit group created to represent the rights of domain name owners, has released a code of conduct its members must abide by. By addressing ... Continue Reading1 Comment
dotMobi to Auction Premium Domain Names Through Sedo
· Domain SalesdotMobi will auction premium domains including ATM.mobi and Cars.mobi through domain aftermarket Sedo. dotMobi announced today that it will auction a number of premium domains through Sedo. dotMobi's "Premium Names" consist of 5,500 commonly used ... Continue Reading7 Comments