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GoDaddy surpasses 10M domain names registered
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar GoDaddy has announced that it now has 10M registered domains under management. GoDaddy has just surpassed 9M in mid -July, so growth continues to be strong. Part of GoDaddy's continued success might be from its $1.99 domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Plans for global management of the internet are a threat to its future
· Policy & LawI didn't come up with the title for this post. It is the title of a recent piece in the world's best news analysis publication, The Economist. The October 8-14 issue discusses the challenge to the United State's management of the internet on page 16 and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DomainMart launches domain name investment funds
· Domain Sales, ServicesDomainMart is offering investors a chance to invest in managed domain name funds. Returns are in the form of PPC parking revenue and sales of domains in the investment portfolio. The initial service appears to be for all domains and has a $50,000 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy changes waiting period for TDNAM expiring domains
· Expired DomainsGoDaddy has apparently changed its waiting period after expiring domain name auctions end before you take ownership of the domain. In a press release the company said the waiting period is only 2 weeks after the domain auction ends. This is much shorter ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
UK domain name scam artist in court
· Policy & LawPeter Francis-Macrae is currently on trial for alleged death threats he made as police closed in on his domain name scams. Francis-Macrae ran two domain name scams: 1. .EU registrations. He sent spam to thousands of people offering to register ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
All Video iPod domains registered
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedApple officially launched its new iPod today with video, dubbed by fans as the Video iPod. But Apple doesn't own the VideoiPod.com domain. It was registered over 2 years ago. Here are VideoiPod.com and iPodVideo.com domains and when they were ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Harriet Miers dot.com domain name for sale at Sedo
· Domain SalesSedo has just listed HarrietMiers.com for sale. According to a press release from Sedo: "Brian Wolk of Plantation, Florida, a lawyer and web enthusiast, figured the experts had it wrong when their lists of potential Supreme Court candidates did not ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
So you want to be a registrar?
· Domain RegistrarsA number of domain name investors ponder the question "should I apply to start my own registrar?". There are obvious benefits, not the least of which is being able to return domains for a refund within 5 days if you decide you don't want them. If ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.US domains continue to sell, King.com grabs $155,000
· Domain SalesCan anything stop the incredible string of sales of .US domain names? This week saw two more 5 figure domain sales, according to DNJournal. GourmetFoods.com sold for $10,750 and OrganicFoods.us sold for $10,000. There's only one catch: the buyer is the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
