DomainSponsor's parent company has acquired 10 domain portfolios in the past two months. At the beginning of this month I wrote an entry titled Acquire or Die: the future of domain parking companies. I suggested that domain parking companies will ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Oversee.net continues acquisition spree
· Domain SalesNewYork.info sets another mark
· Domain SalesNewYork.info has changed hands again, setting a new record for .info sales. According to DNJournal's latest sales report, NewYork.info has sold for $46,392, setting a record for the highest reported .info sale ever. The domain made headlines when it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Saddam.com shows power of Press Release
· Domain SalesAfter selling on Afternic for $2,000 several months ago, Saddam.com is being auctioned on eBay with the help of a press release. Saddam.com sold on Afternic several months ago for around $2,000. The seller then tried to sell it on DNForum several ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.travel wants a DNS wildcard
· Policy & Law.travel registry Tralliance Inc. wants to introduce a Site-Finder-esque service. Tralliance runs the .travel domain name, much like VeriSign manages .net and .com. According to Computer Business Review Online, Tralliance wants to start a DNS wildcard ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
· Domain RegistrarsIs the GoDaddy Girl selling domains? Dotster just announced the "Dot Girls". Apparently selling domain names is a lot like selling beer. GoDaddy started the trend with the "GoDaddy Girl", Candice Michelle, which the company prominently featured in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Political domain challenges on the uptick
· Policy & LawWith elections in the US quickly approaching, candidates are finding their domain names are already registered. Politicians aren't always the most web-savvy individuals. (Just ask Alaska's Ted Stevens how the internet operates.) As the next set of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
MovieTheaters.com attracts attention
· Domain SalesMovieTheaters.com has been bid up to $12,500, but still has room to go. A listing for MovieTheaters.com has attracted 7 bids on Afternic since I placed an initial bid last month. The latest offer is $12,500, but the seller has not indicated a reserve ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Mid-tier domains gaining ground
· Domain SalesDomains priced $1,000-$10,000 are picking up steam, as evidenced by recent sales at Afternic. Big, 6-figure domain sales get all of the press. But let's face it, most of us can't afford to play that game. I typically buy domains under $10,000 and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo parking changes putting more money in our pockets
· ServicesSedo's better-late-than-never parking changes are benefiting domainers. It took Sedo a while to upgrade its domain parking program, but domain owners are starting to see the results. On August 17 I wrote about some of the changes to Sedo's program, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
40 bids on Afternic
· Domain SalesAn auction for ThreePieceSuits.com shows the value of Afternic's "Closing Soon" section. Have you received an offer on a domain listed at Afternic that isn't quite as much as you'd like? One option is to lower the reserve for your domain to the offer ... Continue Reading6 Comments