A new promotion sent to Afternic members offers 15% off any domain purchase. Name Media, which owns BuyDomains, recently purchased Afternic, a leading domain name aftermarket. Today the company sent a coupon to people who have purchased or made offers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
BuyDomains offers 15% off Domain Names
· Domain SalesSex.com Battle Becomes Deadly
· Policy & LawThe lawyer for the thief of Sex.com domain name survives assasination attempt. The lawyer for Stephen Cohen, who stole the domain name Sex.com in 1995, has survived a gangland style assasination attempt in Mexico. This is the latest twist in what is ... Continue Reading3 Comments
WV.org sells for $38,000
· Domain SalesWV.org has sold on Afternic for $38,000. The whois record for the domain recently changed to Wolfgang's Vault and the domain now forwards to WolfgangsVault.com. WolfgangsVault.com is a music memorabilia store. The sale represents one of the biggest ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit Against GoDaddy Goes to Trial Tuesday
· Domain RegistrarsA job discrimination lawsuit against domain registrar GoDaddy is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning. The lawsuit was brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and charges GoDaddy with national origin and religious discrimination. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
RevenueDirect Offers $5,000 Domain Parking Bonus
· ServicesPromotion gives 50 cent bonus per domain parked with the service. RevenueDirect, a domain name parking service provided by Dotster, is offering a bonus of 50 cents per domain name parked with the service, up to $5,000. The deadline to enter domains ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The High Cost of Cheap Domain Registrations
· Domain RegistrarsThere's a price to pay for cut-rate domain name registrations. In November 2005 I wrote about a seemingly great offer from a webhosting company and domain reseller called IPOWER that was offering domain registrations for $2.95 with no strings attached. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sedo’s Offices Struck by Fire
· ServicesAll Sedo employees are safe, but others in the building injured. The building housing the U.S. operations of Sedo, the domain name aftermarket and parking company headquartered in Germany, had an intense electrical fire last Friday in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Where do Country Code Domain Names Go to Die?
· Policy & LawICANN seeks to update policy on country codes no longer in use. Country code domain names are surging in popularity. .de, Germany's domain name, is the second most popular domain behind .com. .UK is more popular than .org. Five country code domains ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Sedo Knocks Afternic off Dotster Search Results
· Domain RegistrarsSedo has signed an agreement with Dotster to place its listings in domain search results. The agreement between Sedo and Dotster comes less than a year after Afternic signed a similar agreement with Dotster. Dotster likely receives a commission on any ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WorldofWatches.com sells for $410,000
· Domain SalesOdimo Incorporated has sold the domain WorldofWatches.com and associated trademarks for $410,000. According to an article on International Diamond Exchange, Odimo Incorporated has sold the domain name WorldofWatches.com and associated trademarks for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment