DNJournal's latest domain sales roundup is led by Bike.com, which sold for $500,000. Residing in Austin, I'm not at all surprised to see Bike.com sell for such a high figure. I pass by at least a dozen bikers on the way to work each day. On weekends ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bike.com sells for $500k
· Domain SalesBranson.com sells for $1.6M
· UncategorizedIn a sale sure to send shockwaves through the domain community, Branson.com has sold for $1.6M For those who don't know, Branson is a small Missouri town that's a big tourist attraction. It's kind of like Nashville for people that don't want to make ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Celebrities get smart about domain names
· UncategorizedAt 8:27AM Saturday morning, actress Angelina Jolie's lawyers were hard at work -- registering domain names. Having fought to get their names in cyberspace, celebrities are getting smarter about registering their kids' names. Angelina Jolie's team of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy’s Bob Parsons on BusinessWeek.com
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawBob Parson is taking his fight against abuse of the 5-day domain registration grace period beyond his blog. Bob Parsons has written a couple blog entries about abuse of the 5-day domain registration grace period. He has named the abuse "domain ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Dotster named in cybersquatting lawsuit
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawDomain registrar Dotster has been named in a large cybersquatting lawuit. However, it is likely the actions of a rouge employee that put the company in the hotseat. According to an article on CNET, domain registrar Dotster has been sued in federal ... Continue Reading2 Comments
TrafficClub remains strong
· ServicesMy TrafficClub results for May were solid despite a glitch in Skeno's reporting. The paid domain parking business is growing by leaps and bounds and new companies are launching solutions every day. Leonard Holmes of ParkQuick offers great analysis of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ActiveAudience – Goldkey on Steroids?
· ServicesMay saw the emergence of even more new domain parking services. In the latest issue of Domain Parking News we feature Active Audience, the new service from the creators of Gold Key and the people behind BuyDomains. Is the field getting too crowded? Is ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Fun and games with UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain name, registered by cat, goes back to Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley must have been mad. After all, a consultant was using the domain name mymorgan stanleyplatinum.com in his seminars to show how large companies fail to register obvious domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name Registration now Free
· Domain Registrars, ServicesDomain Name Wire has launched FreeDN.com, your source for free domain registrations. FreeDN provides users with free domain registrations at Dotster, a leading domain registrar. Here's how it works: 1. Sign up for a free account at ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Ws domains pick up steam
· Domain SalesA number of .ws domains have sold in recent weeks. .Ws, which is the country code for Western Somoa, has never caught on despite a major marketing campaign to rebrand it as an abbreviation for "web site". But occasionally the domains sell for a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment