Sedo 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
Sedo domain name parking now in 20 languages
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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
Register.com receives buyout offer
· Domain RegistrarsRegister.com, once the leading competitor against Network Solutions, received a buyout offer from one of its larger shareholders. Register.com has been in huge financial trouble of late, postponing necessary filings with the SEC as a public company. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign to retain .net
· Policy & LawICANN Board Designates VeriSign to Retain Control of .NET Registry (press release) Marina del Rey, CA - - ICANN's Board has named VeriSign, Inc. as the designated .NET successor registry. ICANN has also approved entering into a new agreement with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NetPoker.com sells for $80,000
· Domain SalesIt was another good week for domain name sales, and the second week in a row that a poker-related domain led the charts. Poker.com sold for $80,000 in a private transaction. Other notable sales were FreeCellPhone.com at $61,000+ and TextMessage.com at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy domain name auction — hiccup!
· Expired DomainsOK, apparently the e-mail I received from GoDaddy stating that the domain I bid and paid for a month ago is now mine was a little premature... After not finding the domain in my account, I e-mailed GoDaddy's customer service. They first sent a generic ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain registrations continue to increase
· Domain RegistrarsAccording to Verisign, operator of the .net and .com registries, the total number of domains registered reached 76.9M names as of Q1 2005. Other statistics released by Verisign: -22% year-over-year growth in active domain registrations -6.7M new ... Continue Reading4 Comments
