Afternic's redesigned site, launched this week, is a major improvement. It's been almost four months since I sat down with Afternic president Roger Collins at Domain Roundtable. During that meeting he discussed how Afternic was getting a complete face ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic redesign is a success
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The future of domain parking plus Call.com $250,000
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedCommunicate.com filed its form 10QSB yesterday and it contains interesting information about parking pages plus the valuation of Call.com. The company, which owns a number of premium domains and e-commerce web sites, reacquired Call.com last month. It ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Wrestling.com sells for $500,000
· Domain SalesCommunicate.com has sold Wrestling.com for $500,000. Communicate.com Inc. (OTCBB: CMNN) sold the premium one word domain Wrestling.com in a private transaction for a cool $500k, one of the biggest domain name sales this year. The company is currently ... Continue Reading3 Comments
TDNAM launches premium auctions
· Expired Domains, ServicesGoDaddy's TDNAM domain aftermarket is now offering exclusive auctions to its parking service customers. When GoDaddy launched it's domain parking service "CashParking" two months ago they threw a wrench in the traditional parking scheme -- you have to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
eNom asks resellers to watch their customers
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawAfter the New York-based Anti-Defamation League accused eNom of aiding a terrorist organization, eNom has asked its resellers to watch who they do business with. At the end of July, news broke that the Anti-Defamation League asked US Treasury Secretary ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Bob Parsons and his big fat mouth
· Domain RegistrarsBob Parsons couldn't keep his mouth shut; just one of the reasons GoDaddy's IPO failed. GoDaddy's boss Bob Parsons likes to speak his mind. Although he's done a great job growing GoDaddy, I've often said he wouldn't make a good public company CEO. ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy withdraws IPO
· Domain RegistrarsThe world's biggest domain registrar decided the time wasn't right to go public. Breaking news on the financial wires...GoDaddy has thrown in the towel on its IPO, at least for now. After filing its S-1 in May and exposing its finances to the world, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Moniker Acquired
· Domain RegistrarsIn another landmark domain name deal, Moniker has been acquired by advertising company Kanoodle. Just months after eNom was acquired, popular domain registrar Moniker has been acquired. Kanoodle, known for its contextual advertising services, is ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Analyzing the eNom acquisition of BulkRegister
· Domain Registrars, UncategorizedeCommerce Times has a good article analyzing eNom's recent purchase. The two-part story debuted last week but the second half was just published today. Despite having some inaccuracies (such as saying Business.com is the highest-ever reported domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain tasting hits .uk domains
· Policy & LawThink domain tasting is only a problem for .com domains? Think again. Domain tasting, a.k.a domain testing a.k.a. domain kiting, is the practice of registering a domain only to delete it within the 5 day registry grace period. This allows the person ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
