There'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
The High Cost of Cheap Domain Registrations
· Domain RegistrarsSedo’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
Domain Capital recapitalizes SanDiego.com
· ServicesDomain Capital has refinanced the SanDiego.com domain name, providing $1M of working capital to the site. Domain name financing company Domain Capital has refinanced SanDiego.com with a transaction value of over $1M. Based on the deal's press release, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Registrar Moniker Gets a Facelift
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker has updated its web site for easier nagivation; the new version is more targeted to it core types of customers. Usability of most domain name registrars' web sites is pitiful. Ordering a single domain takes a long time and a lot of clicks, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
HotelDeals.com Sells for $171,250, .Mobi Domains Continue to Sell
· Domain SalesAn auction at SnapNames for HotelDeals.com closed for $171,250. The sale was one of the largest domain name sales of the year, according to the latest domain sales report from DNJournal. BuyDomains sold GatherRound.com for $40,000. I purchased a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Aplus.Net (Abacus America, Names4Ever) Acquired
· Domain RegistrarsWebhosting company and domain name registrar Aplus.Net has been acquired. Aplus.net has been acquired by Catalyst Investors. Aplus.net is mostly known as a webhosting company, but the company is also an ICANN-accredited regsistrar through its parent ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
E-Commerce Times Covers Afternic, Sedo
· ServicesE-Commerce Times author Anthony Mitchell has published an article that gives an overview of domain name aftermarkets. The article is a high-level overview of Afternic, Sedo, and other alternatives for selling domain names. It also covers the domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments