Sedo's highly anticipated auction system will launch on October 23. Sedo's auction system goes live next week and new details are available. As I suggested last week, the auction system will work similar to Afternic. When you receive a good offer on ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Sedo auctions coming next week
· ServicesKansas county lets domain name lapse
· Expired DomainsReno County in Kansas didn't renew its domain name, creating headaches for its operations. It's a good thing Reno County is a small county. (The rural Kansas county had about 65,000 residents in 2000.) If it were larger, you can imagine the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
dotMobi to auction domains at TRAFFIC conference
· Domain SalesdotMobi announced that 10 generic .mobi domains will be auctioned at this month's TRAFFIC conference. Over 150,000 .mobi domain have now been registered. But dotMobi, registry for the new domain, held back a number of high-value, generic .mobi domains ... Continue Reading4 Comments
eNom adds security codes to .net and .com transfers
· Domain RegistrarseNom, the world's second biggest registrar, is adding security codes for transfers of .net and .com domains. If you have ever transferred a .biz, .info, or .org domain you are familiar with security codes (alternatively called domain secrets, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy account management gets an upgrade
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy has upgraded it's account management system. (Update 10/15 - see comment from GoDaddy; this feature is being rolled out in phases but all customers can access the new account manager). One of my biggest complaints about GoDaddy has been its ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Prime domains go up for auction at TRAFFIC
· Domain SalesMoniker released a partial list of domains available at this month's TRAFFIC auction. This event's auction appears to be the best yet, with a number of premium domains on the block. Among the domains: · Auction.com · Audit.com · ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo to launch auctions
· Domain SalesDomain marketplace Sedo will add auctions to its system. Domainers will often tell you they prefer Sedo or Afternic better. These are the two heavyweights in the aftermarket community. They also have radically different market mechanisms. At ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Landmark Business.com sale: “only” $2M
· Domain SalesThe actual value of the landmark business.com sale was only $2M, not $7.5M. Until recently, Business.com was considered the highest domain name sale ever at a reported $7.5M. (There have since been higher domain sales, pushing business.com down the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Forbes article mentions domain name companies
· UncategorizedThe October 16 issue of Forbes has an article that mentions several domain companies. The most recent edition of Forbes has an article titled "The Google Industrial Complex" that mentions several domain name companies: Firms such as Internet Real ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why do auctions drive up domain name prices?
· Domain SalesFrom expired domains to live domain auctions, auction-fever helps some domains sell for above-market prices. Take a look at some sales on SnapNames this year. SnapNames, a leading expired domain marketplace, auctions off domains to the highest ... Continue Reading2 Comments