In an all cash deal, .com/.net registry Verisign has purchased Weblogs.com. This is not just the domain name but also Weblogs.com's RSS ping service. Still, the domain name is worth a big chunk of the selling price. Want a Weblogs domain name? I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign buys Weblogs.com
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TrafficClub.com paid domain parking review updated
· ServicesI've long talked about my favorite paid domain parking program, TrafficClub. You can see my previous reviews at the bottom of this post. The purpose of this update is to let you know my latest stats from TrafficClub. These are for the month of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Closing soon at Afternic
· Domain SalesThe following domains have met reserve and are closing soon at Afternic. Click here to go to Afternic to bid on these domains. Name Current Bid/Buy-It-Now LFCU.net $260/$600 Web-Cam-Chat.com $525/$975 Date-Chat.com $525/$1,000 YouSubmit.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Should you buy domains on eBay?
· Domain Sales, ServicesThis weeks DNJournal mentions the sale of ULY.com on eBay for $1,699, which reminds me of a common question for domain name buyers: should you bother looking for domains on eBay? First, let's look at the positives. You can occasionally find a good ... Continue Reading11 Comments
BBC paid $375,000 for BBC.com
· Domain SalesThrough a freedom of information act, the UK press has discovered that The BBC (UK public broadcasting company) paid $375,000 (£212,000) for the BBC.com domain back in 1999 at the top of the domain name market. Previous estimates for the domain's sale ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Are .US domains going to be the hot New TLD?
· Domain SalesA .US domain name sale has turned heads for the second week in a row. DNJournal reports that Foods.us sold for $20,000 at Sedo. Last week Business.us sold under NDA, but reports suggest it was for over $50,000. Add on top of that a few other .US sales ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Amazon.com wins domain names
· Policy & LawAmazon.com has won domain disputes involving 14 domain names it deemed were trademark violations. The domains included amazzone.com, amzaon.com, and amazln.com, among others. Unlike a recent Yahoo case, the registrant tried to defend some of his ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain name price comparison
· Domain Registrars, Expired Domains, ServicesWhat's the cheapest registrar for .com domain registrations? What about .org? What's the cheapest way to backorder domain names? You can find out at Midano.com. Midano.com is a price comparison engine for domain name services. It's like ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name King means well, gets duped
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedSelf-proclaimed "Domain Name King" Rick Schwartz, the man behind the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name conferences, meant well by setting up the AirKatrina.com web site to ask for donations for a pilot claiming to assist Katrina search and recovery efforts. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic sells RealEstateAgency.com for $20k
· Domain SalesDomain name aftermarket Afternic just posted a sale of RealEstateAgency.com for $20,000. They also sold Loan1.com for $10,000 yesterday. That's a high price for a domain with a digit, but the value is clear for a loans company. DNJournal's sales list ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
