Report provides insight into expired domain names. Nominet, the registry for the .uk country code, has released its 2009 Domain Name Industry Report (pdf). It includes in-depth stats about domain renewal rates and the reasons people let domains ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Domain Expiration Comments to ICANN Working Group
· Expired DomainsMy comments on expired domains. As I wrote last week, ICANN is seeking feedback on the domain expiration process. Here's the feedback I just submitted. The deadline for submitting feedback is September 10... I believe most registrars do an ... Continue Reading12 Comments
GoDaddy Changing Domain Name Backorder Rules
· Expired DomainsMultiple backorders will be accepted on domain names. GoDaddy has informed Domain Name Wire that it is changing the way it handles backorders for domains not registered at one of The Go Daddy Group's domain name registrars. As early as next week ... Continue Reading31 Comments
Survey: Which Expired Domain Name Service is Best?
· Expired DomainsSurvey shows everyone looking for something different in expired domain services. Last year SnapNames handily won the expired domain category in the annual Domain Name Wire survey. I anticipated that NameJet would take over the top spot this year ... Continue Reading6 Comments
What Should Domain Registrars Do with Expired Domain Names?
· Expired DomainsPerhaps letting domain registrars do as they please is OK. For the 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey I added a new option for the most important factors when selecting a domain registrar: what they do with expired domains. With all the commotion over ... Continue Reading12 Comments
DOMAINfest Hotel’s Domain is Expired
· UncategorizedDon't try to lookup hotel information at RenaissanceHollywood.com -- it's expired. [Update: the hotel has renewed the domain name and it is now resolving.] A few minutes ago I was looking up information about the hotel for this week's DOMAINfest ... Continue Reading6 Comments
FreshDrop Analyzes the Numbers on Expired Domains
· Expired DomainsService helps you find good expiring domains. Expired domain catchers sift through reams of data to find the best expiring domains. Over the past couple months I've been test driving what may be the best data source for finding high quality expiring ... Continue Reading12 Comments
GoDaddy Changes Expired Domain Pricing
· Expired DomainsIn response to Standard Tactics coverage, GoDaddy has changed starting bids on TDNAM auctions. Last week I mentioned that GoDaddy was making a change to its TDNAM auctions based on some of my commentary on Standard Tactics. In my commentary I had ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Standard Tactics, LLC: How GoDaddy Profits from Expired Domains
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy goes to great lengths to hide its expired domain warehousing operations. UPDATE 12/17/08: GoDaddy is shutting down Standard Tactics. Scottsdale, Arizona based The Go Daddy Group, which runs the world's largest domain name registrar ... Continue Reading147 Comments
Domaining.com Launching Expiring Domain Liquidation Service
· Expired DomainsPopular site offers way to liquidate domain names you no longer want. Last month I wrote about how I was trimming some unwanted domain names from my portfolio. A couple people emailed to ask which domains so they could buy them from me cheap. That's ... Continue Reading10 Comments