A few years ago we paid $70 to register a domain. Then the likes of Doster and GoDaddy came around, offering domains for under $15. 1&1 offers them for $5.99, which means they actually lose a penny on .com registrations. Now you can register a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The bottom just fell out of the domain registration market
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New TLDs score biggest sales week ever
· Domain SalesWhen I closed on my purchase of blogs.info for $3,000 last week, I figured it might land in the top three spots on DNJournal's weekly sales report for new TLDs. Last week the #3 spot on the charts was the $3,000 sale of Footwear.info. The week before ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Marchex stock up 15% week-over-week
· UncategorizedOne of the domain industry's biggest company's, Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), has seen its stock rise 15% since one week ago, from $19.13 per share to $22.08 per share. To see how fast it's growing, consider that its trailing price-to-earnings ratio is almost ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Business 2.0 Article about domain name industry
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedJust days after a story about the domain name market appeared in The Wall Street Journal online, Business 2.0 has 6 page spread about the domain name business. (See December 2005 issue, page 138). Using the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference held in Florida ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Op-Ed in Wall Street Journal about US control of internet
· Policy & LawThere's a great Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal about the importance of the US retaining control of the internet. It is written by Pete DuPont, previous governor of Delaware. Among DuPont's excellent points: "Paul Volcker's recent ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is domain parking a legitimate use of domain names?
· Policy & LawA claimant in a UDRP domain name dispute must prove that the defendant does not hold any rights or legitimate interests in the domain. Arbitration panels have not been consistent in their interpretation of this requirement. Sedo's latest newsletter ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo sells record number of domains in October
· Domain SalesDomain brokerage Sedo reported that it sold 1,208 domains in October, a new record for the leading company. The company did not report the total dollar value yet. Sedo has some new listings worthy of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cyber Monday may bring increased domain parking traffic
· UncategorizedThe Monday following Thanksgiving is quickly becoming a major online shopping day according to a Shop.org study, which dubs it "Cyber Monday". This could mean increased PPC revenue from domain parking on November 28 as consumer flock to the web looking ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Will new Google content bids affect domain parking revenue?
· ServicesJenSense (a great blog for contextual advertising information) just pointed out that Google is now offering separate bids for search and content ads in its Adwords program. This is similar to Yahoo/Overture, which lets you set different bid amounts for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Hacks
· ServicesA focus on so-called "domain hacks" grew when social bookmarking site del.icio.us starting gaining international attention. The actual domain for the site is http://icio.us, but del is a subdomain. It's a neat way to make a word out of an otherwise ... Continue Reading3 Comments
