Falling U.S. dollar makes domain names cheaper to those outside the United States. Domain name sale prices seem to go up and up, but that's not necessarily the case. The cost of buying domains may have decreased for people in countries with currencies ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Exchange Rates Affect Domain Name Values
· Domain SalesJohn Wants His Domain Name
· Domain SalesThe domain name John.com is in fierce bidding at Sedo. What about John? The generic domain name John.com has received 17 bids at domain aftermarket Sedo and has met its reserve. The auction will end February 23. You can expect this one to go ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Dotster Settles with Neiman Marcus over Typosquatting
· Policy & LawDomain registrar Dotster has settled a lawsuit brought by Neiman Marcus. David Steele, an attorney with Christie, Parker & Hale LLP that represented Neiman Marcus, said Neiman Marcus has settled with domain registrar Dotster over typosquatting charges. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Moniker Releases Partial Domain Name Auction List
· Domain SalesMoniker has released information about some of the premium domains to be auctioned at next month's TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas. The next live domain name auction from Moniker will take place during the TRAFFIC conference March 5-8 at the Venetian ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Sedo hit by DDoS Attack, Adds New Listing Feature
· ServicesDomain aftermarket and parking service Sedo was hit be a distributed denial of service attack on February 12 and 13. The DDoS attack hit many sites parked on Sedo's nameservers. The attack prevented access to most of Sedo's Name Server-parked domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NameBio Launches Domain Appraisal Game
· ServicesSales database site livens up the numbers with entertaining valuation game. NameBio.com, a searchable database of domain name sales, recently launched a new domain name appraisal game. Here's how it works: you are presented with ten different domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
It’s Tax Time for Domain Name Owners
· Policy & LawDomain names are uncharted territory for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Tax time creates headaches for domain name owners, especially those with large portfolios. Sure, we know we need to report parking income on our tax returns, but how do ... Continue Reading1 Comment
TRAFFIC Domain Name Auction to be Open to Public
· Domain SalesThe next TRAFFIC conference live domain name auction will be open for bidding by non-attendees. TRAFFIC Las Vegas is only weeks away. This year's Las Vegas event will be March 5-8 at The Venetian. The highlight of the show will once again be ... Continue Reading9 Comments
It’s Time to Fix Domain Name Authorization Codes
· Policy & LawDomain authorization codes, which are required to transfer domains between domain name registrars, should be easier to obtain. It's been only a few months since domain authorization codes were instituted for popular domains like .com and .net. These ... Continue Reading6 Comments
ManHunt.com Sells for $72,222
· Domain SalesDomain aftermarket Afternic has completed a number of big transactions over the past week, including ManHunt.com for $72,222. The ManHunt.com sale represents one of Afternic's biggest transactions in 2007. The whois record for ManHunt.com shows Domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment