Paul Sloan's latest Business 2.0 article features last TRAFFIC auction and the people behind the current boom. In a rare interview, Business 2.0 extends its coverage of the domain name market by profiling Kevin Ham. Kevin Ham was early in the domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Business 2.0 Profiles Domain Name Moguls
· UncategorizedICANN Seeks Escrow Provider for Whois Data
· Policy & LawICANN is seeking a company to escrow registrant data for domain names. When domain registrar RegisterFly's crooked activities finally caught up to it, thousands of domain owners were left in no man's land. They had difficulty transferring their ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Satisfaction with ICANN Wanes
· Policy & LawICANN, the global coordinator of the Internet's domain name system, is losing popularity. Approval of ICANN has waned in the past year, according to the 2007 Domain Name Wire survey. Only 24% of survey respondents approve of ICANN, down from 33% last ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Will .Travel Registry Fail?
· Domain RegistrarsFirst RegisterFly died. Will the .Travel registry fail next? A fiasco ensued when domain registrar RegisterFly died. ICANN is learning its lesson. But now an entire domain registry is on the verge of death. The good news is it's only the .travel ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Poker.de sells for 695,000 EUR
· Domain SalesDomain sells during DOMAINfest auction in Amsterdam. Oversee.net's DOMAINfest conference held its first live auction, and Poker.de went home the big winner. The domain sold for 695,000 Euros (approximately $940,000 USD). This may be the highest price ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Geo Domain Names Rise in Value
· Domain SalesGeographic domain names are enjoying the rising tide of localization. I'm writing today from the Atlanta suburb of Buckhead. Buckhead is the world's most expensive neighborhood. Well, in domain name terms, that is. The domain name Buckhead.com sold ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Survey: Biggest Threats to Domain Name Industry
· Policy & LawChanges in pay-per-click market, new registry contracts threaten industry. The domain name industry is worried about changes in the pay-per-click market and new registry contracts that allow for wholesale domain name price increases, according to the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Survey: NamePros Top Domain Name Forum
· ServicesNamePros takes over top spot for domain forums. In a major reversal to last year's survey, NamePros has come out on top in the 2007 Domain Name Wire survey for best domain name forum. NamePros received 55% of the vote compared to only 12% last year. ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Porn.com Sells for $9.5M Cash
· Domain SalesMoniker brokers largest publicly reported all-cash domain sale ever. Moniker has brokered the sale of the domain name Porn.com for $9.5M in cash. This is the largest all-cash domain sale ever reported. The most expensive domain name ever sold is also ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Survey: SnapNames Still Tops for Expired Domains
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsSnapNames is the most popular expired domain marketplace with 47% of the vote. You probably don't need a survey to tell you which expired domain service is most popular. Just look at the 100 biggest domain sales of 2006: 15 of them are from SnapNames, ... Continue Reading5 Comments