Leonard Holmes of ParkQuick updates us on domain name parking. May was a very busy month for domain monetization. Google announced early in the month that that they would no longer monetize adult domains as of June 1st. Some of the major Google-based ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google Flip-flops, Auction Ads Take off
· Services, UncategorizedOversee.net To Acquire SnapNames
· Expired DomainsDomain company Oversee.net buys expired domain leader SnapNames. Just a few short years ago SnapNames was selling expired domains for $60 each. As it pushed for the domain wait listing service it would have been a political problem to use competitors' ... Continue Reading7 Comments
How Much is a Three Letter Domain Name Worth?
· Domain SalesPrices range from a couple thousand to millions. I was just scrolling through Sedo's auction page and came across a listing for a three letter domain, Pat.com, which has a bid of $62,000 with its reserve met. Sedo sold a number of three character ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Registration Opens for 2007 Domain Roundtable
· ServicesName Intelligence event returns to Seattle in August. Registration for Name Intelligence's 2007 Domain Roundtable is now open. This year's conference will again take place in Seattle but this year will be in Summer (August 13-15). Early registration ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
It’s Official: GoDaddy to Take Over RegisterFly’s Domains
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy to manage over 850,000 domains registered at RegisterFly. GoDaddy, the world's largest registrar with over 20M domains under management, is picking up another 850,000 registrations. The company inked an agreement with ICANN and RegisterFly to ... Continue Reading5 Comments
New York Times Covers Domain Name Industry
· UncategorizedArticle features NameMedia, parent company of BuyDomains. "THINK you have a good handle on the Internet economy? Try this one. What Internet business has raised $120 million in financing in the last year, owns 725,000 Web sites, and has as its chief ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Auction.com, How.com Among Domains at TRAFFIC NYC Auction
· ServicesMoniker just released an initial list of domains to be auction in June at the TRAFFIC auction in NYC. Auction.com, HorseRacing.com, and Slots.com are the three domains with the highest reserves, each slotted at over $5M. Other high-profile domains ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Los Angeles Angels Lose Fight for Angels.com Domain Name
· Policy & LawAngels lose UDRP for Angels.com. The Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball team has lost its fight for Angels.com. The organization filed for a UDRP in February claiming rights to the trademark "Angels" and that the current registrant was using it ... Continue Reading17 Comments
GoDaddy Launches TDNAM .Mobi Site
· Domain RegistrarsDomain auction fans can access TDNAM and bid on domains from their mobile phones. It's only fitting that a domain registrar is making good use of the .mobi domain name. If registrars don't use .mobi themselves, why should anyone else? GoDaddy ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Net Still Second Choice For Domain Registrants
· Uncategorized73% of survey respondents say they'd register .net if .com was taken. Finding good .com domains is getting harder and harder. Respondents to Domain Name Wire's 2007 survey were asked "If a .com is taken, what's your second choice of a TLD?". For the ... Continue Reading1 Comment