Record-breaking domain sales, acquisitions, and growing industry credibility all highlight a critical year for the domain name industry. The domain name industry had a heck of a year. It's impossible to rank the top news stories of 2006, but I'm going ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Top Domain Name News Stories of 2006
· Uncategorized.Org Domain Names See Big Sales
· Domain Sales.Org domain names saw eye-popping sales values in 2006. A good friend e-mailed me earlier this week about a one word .org domain name he owned. "I just received an offer for $4,500," he wrote. "Do you think I should take it?" If he would have ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Moniker Reports Record Growth in 2006
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesDomain registrar's aftermarket sales grow 265%, led by live domain name auctions. Domain name registrar Moniker today announced a record year for its domain name brokerage operations. The company saw its brokering of existing domains jump 265% ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How Much Did Nintendo pay for Wii.com?
· Domain SalesNintendo purchased this prime domain name from Weyerhaeuser Co., but for how much? When Nintendo announced the name of its new video game system, the Nintendo Wii, earlier this year the company went on a Wii domain registration spree. But one domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy offers $5.99 .Com Domain Names
· Domain RegistrarsPromotional offer for $5.99 domain names ends December 31. The world's largest domain registrar, GoDaddy, is offering special pricing on .com domain names through the end of the year -- $5.99 plus $.25 ICANN fee, or $6.24 total. The pricing is not ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Details Released for New York City T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Name Conference
· ServicesThe World Association of Domain Name Developers, Inc. has released details about its upcoming New York City show. This will be the first TRAFFIC domain name conference held in New York. Previous events have been held in Florida, Las Vegas, and Silicon ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google Offers Domains from GoDaddy, eNom
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle (NASDAQ: GOOG) is offering domain registration services from GoDaddy and eNom. Google is an ICANN-accredited registrar. So why has it partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to offer domain names to customers? That's exactly what Google is doing. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Tasting in the Spotlight
· Policy & LawAn article in BusinessWeek discusses "domain tasting" and its effects on major brands. The article, titled "The Great Internet Brand Rip-Off", discusses so-called "domain tasting" and how major brands are being exploited through domain tasting combined ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Vodka.com sells for $3M
· Domain SalesRussian Vodka company buys domain; one of the biggest domain name sales ever. David Kesmodel, who contributes to Domain Name Wire and is writing a book about the domain name industry, has uncovered the sale of Vodka.com for $3M. Domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Donating Domains to Charity Isn’t an Instant Tax Break
· Policy & LawWant to donate a domain name to charity to take a deduction on your tax return? Not so fast... As the end of the year approaches many United States residents are receiving solicitations for donations before the end-of-year cut off for tax deductions. ... Continue Reading5 Comments