A few stipulations in Moniker's broker agreement for next week's TRAFFIC auction have raised questions in the domain name community. [Updated 10/19 4:15PM CT: I had a chance to talk to Moniker CEO Monte Cahn and get clarification on a number of items ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Moniker auction contract generates outcry (UPDATED)
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesCoverage of TRAFFIC Conference
· ServicesDavid Kesmodel will be covering the TRAFFIC conference for Domain Name Wire next week. The buzz about next week's TRAFFIC conference in Florida is growing. Moniker has announced a superb line up of domains for the auction and the lineup looks ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Sedo auctions coming next week
· ServicesSedo'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
Kansas 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