It's one of many patents the company owns related to domain appraisals. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has been awarded U.S. Patent number 11,615,313 (pdf) for "Using a value for a domain name determined by a machine learning engine." Here's how the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sedo removes appraisal requirement on $50k+ domains
· Domain Sales$99 appraisal no longer required to list domains for high prices. Domain name marketplace Sedo has removed its requirement to purchase an appraisal before listing a domain for over 49,999$/€/GBP. Previously, sellers had to pay for an appraisal to ... Continue Reading20 Comments
How to improve GoDaddy appraisals
· Domain RegistrarsThere was some debate on twitter this weekend about GoDaddy domain appraisals. This debate will never end but I have some suggestions for GoDaddy to improve its tool. 1. Change the language for domains greater than $25,000 Automated appraisals break ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy makes bulk domain appraisal tool available to NamesCon attendees
· Domain RegistrarsConference attendees can get unique token to unlock bulk appraisal tool. GoDaddy is opening up its domain name appraisal tool--both in volume and level of detail--to NamesCon attendees. A token is necessary to access the tool that can be used to ... Continue Reading8 Comments
How to use automated domain appraisals
· ServicesAutomated domain appraisals aren't perfect but smart domainers can use them to their advantage. GoDaddy released its automated domain name appraisal system to the public last week, and quite a few domainers disagreed with the values it ... Continue Reading22 Comments
GoDaddy will display new valuations on GoDaddy Auctions
· Expired DomainsWhat's that expired domain name worth? GoDaddy has a good idea...and is about to let domain name investors know. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is rolling out its new valuation system to a much wider audience: bidders on expired domain auctions at GoDaddy ... Continue Reading9 Comments
GoDaddy gets two patents for domain appraisal
· Domain RegistrarsPaul Nicks' inventions related to name spinning and appraisals get patent protection. The United States Patent and Trademark Office today issued two patents to GoDaddy related to name spinning and appraisal. U.S. Patent number 8,447,701 is titled ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Patent granted for automated web site valuation method
· ServicesPatent describes system for generating automated appraisals of web sites. There are a lot of automated web site valuation and appraisal tools out there. Now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering a method of automatically ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Estibot 2.0 is a Domainer’s Dream
· ServicesEstibot 2.0 public beta offers better valuation algorithms and new tools. Frequent readers of Domain Name Wire know that I'm not always a fan of automated appraisals. It's not the appraisals themselves that I dislike; it's how domainers misuse the ... Continue Reading3 Comments