Self-proclaimed "Domain King" Rick Schwartz sold PartnerCash.com last week for $110,000, according to DNJournal's latest sales report. Rick Schwartz is a love-him-or-hate-him figure in the domain name world, and was recently slammed in the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PartnerCash.com sells for $110,000
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Domain-Sucks.com isn’t international
· Policy & LawA recent WIPO panel ruling shed some new light on adding "sucks" or another derogative term to a trademark. The case is Air France and the domain AirFranceSucks.com. There are a number of reasons Air France won this case. Some of the reasons are ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Communicate.com to IPO its FrequentTraveller.com site
· Domain SalesCommunicate.com (OTCBB: CMNN.ob) has announced it will spinout its FreqentTraveller.com operations, with plans of raising $2.0M. Communicate.com owns 8M shares, putting its stake at about $4.0M. The total market cap for Communicate.com is just under ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Governments to get first dibs on .travel domain names
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawAccording to a press release today, .travel domain names will be first offered to governments to snap up country, state, and city domains. For example, the Brazilian government will be able to register Brazil.travel before other interested entities such ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
sTypo product review
· ServicesThere are a number of tools on the market for finding "typo" domains. I personally am not a fan of such domains, especially when it comes to buying typos of trademarks. But there are legitimate circumstances for buying typo domains, such as typos of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Moniker offers $4.99 .Net Domains
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker.com is offering $4.99 .net domain name registrations for a limited time. No coupon is required. .Net is the third most popular domain extension. Visit Moniker here. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Uruguay.com sells for $175,000
· Domain SalesIn one of the biggest reported domain name sales this year, Uruguay.com sold for $175,000 on Sedo last week, reports DNJournal. A number of quality one word domains sold during the week. Fights.com sold for $62,000 and Tractor.com sold for $45,000, both ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN releases domain hijacking report
· Policy & LawLooking for some light bedtime reading? ICANN today released a report entitled "Domain Name Hijacking: Incidents, Threats, Risks, and Remedial Actions". It's a big topic, and ICANN made a long response to the tune of 48 pages. The reports main ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Communicate.com “frees” its domain
· ServicesI'm a believer in Communicate.com's business model. (OTC: CMNN.ob). The company owns premium domains, like karate.com and makeup.com, and creates businesses around these. Other domains in the company's portfolio are parked with advertisements. One ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Will Mark Cuban buy Register.com?
· Domain RegistrarsRegister.com once challenged NetSol.com for dominance in the domain name registration business. But it failed to adapt to changing competition, and now it is a laggard that until recently was out of compliance with SEC filing rules. It currently ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
