DNJournal's sales chart this week is aptly named "Sales Explosion Hits Domain Industry With Over 20 Five-Figure Deals This Week". And what a week it was! Not only did CashFlow.com sell for $56,500 at Sedo, but Sedo also sold HotDate.com for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
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“Popesquatting” provides new reasons to register domains
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawRogers Cadenhead opines on his blog about betting on who will be the next Pope. He's not betting money at a sportsbook, but instead by snapping up a half dozen domains that might be the next Pope (e.g. ClementXV.com). He doesn't think they have ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrafficClub adds SBX to paid parking program
· ServicesTrafficClub.com, Moniker's recent entry into the paid parking space, has integrated SBX into its system. TrafficClub is unique by split-testing your domain names across different paid parking services and then automatically optimizing them based on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Yahoo sheds Overture brand
· ServicesYahoo has officially dropped the Overture brand name and rebranded it as Yahoo Search Marketing. Yahoo will soon be launching a Google Adsense-like system for syndicating ads across smaller web sites. My guess that this would happen in mid-April was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo adds new domain name management features
· ServicesSedo, a top domain name sales and paid parking company, has introduced new account management functionality. After logging in to My Sedo, by default users can select the "domain management" link to get a complete snapshot of their account. Each domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Security Concerns Boosted VeriSign’s Dot-Net Bid
· Policy & LawAccording to an article in the Washington Post, security was a top reason Verisign was selected to continue maintaining the .net domain extension. After Telecordia recommended Verisign, message boards were up in arms over the selection. After all, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Diary of an internet millionaire, aged 221 /4
· Policy & LawThe Times UK has a personal piece by Benjamin Cohen, the person at the center of Apple's wrath over the itunes.co.uk domain name. Although the piece is more about Cohen's ability to get positive press, it's worth reading. For more on the itunes.co.uk ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Avoiding domain name scams
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawAvoiding domain name scams isn't always easy. Massive phishing attacks so far have attacked mostly financial institutions. But I suspect we'll start to see phishing attacks on registrars such as Network Solutions and Register.com. TheSpiderTrap ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Pool.com gives in to customer pressure for auction method
· Expired DomainsCandadian expired domain drop catcher Pool.com has given in to customer pressure and changed its auction system. A few months ago, Pool instituted a two-phase auction system. If more than one person ordered the same backorder and Pool snagged it, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cow.com domain name sells for $45,000
· Domain SalesThe latest top domain name sales listed is posted at DNJournal.com, and it was another good week in the resale market! The top sale occurred on eBay, believe it or not. Cow.com sold there for $45,000. Sedo, Afternic, BuyDomains, SnapNames, Pool, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
