How frequently do you see a line item for "Gain on domain names repurchase agreement" on a company income statement? EasyLink Services (NASDAQ: EASYE) has such a line item on its recently filed 10-Q. The company reported a one time gain of $1.9M from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company declines buy-back of Asia.com, India.com
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Google might clamp down on typo-squatting
· ServicesThe writing is on the wall for domain name typo-squatters who register domains and then park them on Google or Google-fed programs. An article in this week's eWeek talks about Microsoft research of typo-squatting and how Google hasn't done much to ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Afternic gets ICANN accreditation
· Domain RegistrarsOh, how far we've come... Domain name aftermarket Afternic just received accreditation as a registrar from ICANN. Those who've been in the domain business for a long time remember when Afternic originally applied for accreditation prior to being ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Huge domain sales are in closing!
· Domain SalesThere are some big domain sales in the pipeline! First, over at DNForum, it appears there is a tentative deal for Racing.com. The details are subject to a non-disclosure agreement, but it appears the sales price is around ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afternic’s “Or best offer”
· Domain Sales, ServicesWhen you receive a bid for a domain name listed at Afternic you are presented with a number of options. First, you can accept the offer as is and execute the sale. But the bidder probably offered your minimum amount and you might want to get more. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NameDrive Domain Parking
· ServicesI've had a chance to give paid domain parking service NameDrive a thorough testing and I now feel comfortable endorsing it. I received my first payout this month. Ad Feed: NameDrive uses Google Adsense ads to monetize your domain traffic. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy offers free Whois privacy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawDomain registrar GoDaddy just announced a special offer for free domain name Whois privacy. To take advantage of the offer you must register or transfer 3 or more domains (no limit). Whois privacy services typically provide fat margins to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tim Anderson is half right
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedTim Anderson's recent opinion piece for ITWeek, titled "Domain Names are so last year", gets it half right. Anderson talks about UnifiedRoot, the latest company to offer an alternative web address system. He discusses how it's not worth registering a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Do shorter ads get more clicks?
· ServicesOne of the driving forces behind increased interest in domain names is pay-per-click advertising. Pay-per-click listings are the number one revenue source for domain parking services such as DomainSponsor. GoTo, which later became Overture and now ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.EU domains and the sunrise period
· Policy & LawWhen new domain extensions are introduced to the market there is typically a "sunrise period". During this period companies can claim to have rights to certain domains, usually because of trademark ownership. For example, Microsoft can claim rights to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
