On May 6, I wrote about winning an expired domain auction on GoDaddy's new TDNAM.com. On June 6, I wrote about receiving an e-mail from GoDaddy saying the domain was mine, although it turns out it wasn't yet. Today, about 6 weeks after winning the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy aftermarket – I finally got my domain
· Domain Registrars, Expired Domains
Register.com gets J.D. Power certification, but who cares?
· Domain RegistrarsRegister.com sent out a press release this morning touting that its customer call center is now a J.D. Power and Associates Certified Call Center. According to the release, "The J.D. Power and Associates certification illustrates how Register.com's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Elephant.com prevails
· Policy & LawElephant.com Article Adam Dicker recently prevailed in a WIPO decision against the British insurer with the elephant.co.uk domain name, Admiral Insurance Services. This was clearly a case of reverse-domain hijacking by a large insurer. Dicker ... Continue Reading3 Comments
NameSecure cuts registration price to $7.95
· Domain RegistrarsNameSecure announced that it has cut its registration price almost in half to $7.95 per year. The company also offers domain transfers for $7.49. These prices include all ICANN fees. This is one of the lowest price registrars now that doesn't throw any ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster Coupon Code
· Domain RegistrarsDotster has a new coupon code for this weekend only. This weekend, June 18th & 19th - All .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .us domains are just $9.95 per year when you enter the coupon code '995domains' into the coupon box during checkout. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo domain name parking now in 20 languages
· ServicesSedo has announced that its domain name parking services are now available in 20 languages. What's neat about this system is that it automatically changes the language of the site content and links based on the country of the visitor, so you don't have ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GolfResorts.com sells for $60,800
· Domain SalesAnother hole-in-one in the domain name aftermarket this week! GolfResorts.com was sold for just over $60k to the same company that owns GolfCourses.com. The second highest sale of the week was Chords.com, which sold for $35,000. As we reported earlier, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster offers $6.95 domain name transfers
· Domain RegistrarsDotster, which was an early pioneer in cut-rate domain name pricing, has launched a new coupon code for domain transfers at $6.95. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrivialPursuits.net; a trivial domain decision
· Policy & LawTrivialPursuits.net Article In a recent WIPO decision, the owners of TrivialPursuits.net won a case brought against him by the Trivial Pursuit board game company. I can understand going after this guy if he owned TrivialPursuits.COM, but what's the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Anatomy of a domain name appraisal scam
· Policy & Law, Services[Update March 23, 2009: a similar scam has surfaced.] One of the oldest and most popular scams against domain name owners is the domain appraisal scam. It works like this: someone emails you interested in buying a domain. When you reply, they require ... Continue Reading39 Comments
