I placed some bids on GoDaddy's new TDNAM, which right now consists mostly of expiring domains once registered at GoDaddy. I just "won" one domain today. When placing a bid on an expiring domain you are presented with a disclaimer that says the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Testing GoDaddy’s new expired domain auctions
· Domain Registrars, Expired Domains
GoDaddy places 60 day hold on expiring domains
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsGoDaddy is now auctioning off its own expiring domains (see this posting). However, it appears they are placing a 60 day hold on all expired domains won at auction before the winner gets control. This certainly reduces its value!! Since GoDaddy has ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy launches domain name aftermarket, will auction off expired domains
· Domain SalesIn a move that might send ripples through the domain name aftermarket, GoDaddy has launched a domain name aftermarket for reselling domain names. The biggest news is that it appears GoDaddy is auctioning off its expiring domains through the service, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
OLT.com sells for $93,000
· Domain SalesWhat a week for domain name sales! According to DNJournal 2 three letter domains sold for 5 figures this week. Not only did OLT.com sell for a whopping $93,000, but MGL also sold for $17,500 at Afternic. Another 3 letter domain, ZDU.com, was snapped ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wal-Mart fights for domain names
· Policy & LawWal-Mart is fighting to get domain names from some of its critics, and recently took the domain name walmartfacts.biz away from Jeff Milchen, a self-described Wal-Mart critic. This is according to a recent ZDNet Blog posting. Whether or not you ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Pope site goes to charity
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawRogers Cadenhead has donated his BenedictXVI.com domain name to charity. My question: will a charity effectively use this domain name? I assume it will try to generate advertising from the domain for funding purposes? Nope. It will just us the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy cans advertising firm
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy has fired The Ad Store, which created the company's famous Super Bowl ad. GoDaddy will now handle advertising in house and focus less on general branding. Although I thought the Super Bowl commercial (both the decision to advertise and the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Nominet acts over Firevision debacle
· Domain Registrars.co.uk registry Nominet has finally stepped in to "help" domain name owners who registered domains with registrar FireVision. Domains at FireVision have effectively been locked to any changes and transfers for over two months. FireVision also sells ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Do $5.99 domain names really come with no catch?
· Domain RegistrarsThe price of registering domain names continues to fall. Recently, GoDaddy started offering $3.99 registrations with a catch. In order to qualify for the price, you had to buy a "non-domain" product with the domain (e.g. web hosting). That makes it not ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster coupon $5 off purchase
· Domain RegistrarsDotster has a coupon expiring this Saturday for $5 off any purchase of $10 or more. The coupon is good on anything Dotster offers, including domain names and webhosting. At checkout, enter coup0n code 'FREEMONEY'. Click here to go to Dotster. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
