2007 started with a bang in the domain name industry. January symbolizes a fresh start and a new beginning. For the domain name industry, January 2007 was another month of (mostly) positive news. Here are some of the top stories from ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Names: January in Review
· UncategorizedMyMag.com Sells for $48,888
· Domain SalesMagazine-related domain name sells on Afternic for close to $50,000. The domain name MyMag.com sold on domain aftermarket Afternic for $48,888. The Whois record for the domain changed to an individual in England yesterday, indicating the sale is ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Third Time is the Charm for Saddam.com
· Domain SalesThe domain name Saddam.com has sold for $16,551 at Sedo, after exchanging hands a couple times in the past year. Think it's too late to buy domains and then quickly flip them? Here's a good example that proves it's not too late. Saddam.com sold on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Digging into GoDaddy’s Terms of Service
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawTaking a look at GoDaddy's Terms of Service (TOS) It's been a few days since GoDaddy became the center of controversy over its abrubt decision to change the DNS of one of its customer's domains. We still haven't heard from GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Part.com Snags $100,000 Bid
· Domain SalesThe domain name Part.com has received a $100,000 bid and is in auction at Sedo. The auction for Part.com, which will be one of the biggest sales of the year if successfully concluded, ends on January 31. Although the biggest deal on the docket for the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy Faces PR Nightmare Over Domain Suspension
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawGoDaddy abrubtly suspends registration. GoDaddy chief Bob Parsons is a big supporter of free speech. He's also a big supporter of privacy as a way to do this by promoting domain whois privacy services. That's why the internet world was shocked today ... Continue Reading26 Comments
NameMedia, Fabulous Hook Up
· ServicesFabulous will list its domain name portfolio on BuyDomains, Afternic. At first glance, NameMedia and Fabulous seem like competitors. Both NameMedia's BuyDomains and Fabulous offer a huge portfolio of premium domains for sale. But the two companies ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
MyDomain offers $4.99 .mobi domains
· Domain RegistrarsMyDomain.com is offering a coupon for a $4.99 .mobi domain registration. .Mobi is hot. The domain, designed for mobile devices, has seen lots of aftermarket activity since its release last year. The best known sale is Flowers.mobi, which sold for ... Continue Reading4 Comments
MGM’s Battle for WarGames.com
· Policy & LawMGM wants the domain WarGames.com. But it faces an uphill battle to win this war. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., better known as MGM, wants the domain WarGames.com. MGM owns the rights to the 1983 film WarGames and the company is gearing up to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Eric Schmidt Was Right
· Policy & LawA perspective on why click fraud won't ruin the domain name industry. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt learned an important lesson in July 2006. When asked at an economics conference if there was an economic answer to click fraud, Schmidt said ... Continue Reading2 Comments