Understanding the domain name market in Canada. Oh, Canada! This week, I chat with domain investor Frank Mardian, founder of the DN.ca domain name forum popular with Canadian domain name investors. Frank talks about becoming interested in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
O Canada! – DNW Podcast #478
· Podcasts3 interesting things about how GoDaddy is presenting premium domains
· Domain SalesThese changes should help sell more premium domain names. I was recently searching for domains on GoDaddy and noticed a few interesting things about how it presents premium domain names listed through Afternic. Lease-to-own GoDaddy appears to be ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Capital One sues to get Discover merger domain names
· Policy & LawCybersquatters registered domains within days of acquisition announcement. Capital One Financial Corporation has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against three domain names related to its planned acquisition of Discover. Last month, Capital One ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.IO is not raising prices
· Domain RegistrarsDespite a recent announcement by one domain registrar, .io domains prices aren't jumping. Earlier today, domain name registrar Hexonet sent a notice to customers about a .io price increase. The message stated: We have recently been informed about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Discover hidden gems with this new expired domain tool
· Expired DomainsThis site helps you find recently-expired domains that you can hand register. A new expired domain name site offers an interesting twist on finding expired domains. The free site could be helpful to brandable domain investors looking to add ... Continue Reading5 Comments
ICANN publishes economic analysis about price controls in .org and .info
· Policy & LawThe flawed report doesn't adequately address the lock-in of existing domain registrants. ICANN has published an economic analysis (pdf) about price controls in .org and .info. While it has some good points, the analysis is flawed. The ... Continue Reading2 Comments
15 end user domain name sales up to $500,000
· Domain SalesSnoop Dogg's daughter, an international trading company, and a clothing designer bought domain names. Domain broker Mark Ghoriafi has a lot of hustle and energy, which paid off this month with his biggest sale since joining Sedo: ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The domain aftermarket has a big problem
· Domain SalesDomain aftermarkets need to clean up their inventory. Let me start this rant with some good news. This month, I sold a domain name for $6,500 that I found through Domain Academy's Afternic advanced search tool. I bought the domain for less than ... Continue Reading6 Comments
It’s time to retire the outdated Whois privacy argument in cybersquatting disputes
· Policy & LawIt's 2024. UDRP Complainants must stop making an argument that's no longer true. John Berryhill won another UDRP this week. While there's a lot I could write about his successful defense (pdf) of the domain name transco.com, I want to focus on one ... Continue Reading7 Comments
My Crazy Domains issue has been resolved (with a twist)
· Expired DomainsIt turns out the domain hadn't expired and shouldn't have been auctioned at SnapNames. Last week, I wrote about an issue I was having with Crazy Domains. After trying and failing to resolve the issue with Crazy Domains' support over several ... Continue Reading5 Comments