Latona latest to throw hat into TRAFFIC conference auction hoopla. Rick Latona has announced on his blog that he will be auctioning domains at September's TRAFFIC conference in New York. Latona joins Moniker and Thought Convergence (TrafficZ) at the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker’s Money-Losing Auction
· Domain SalesNobody won during Saturday's live auction. If you're bummed about the results of Saturday's live GeoDomain auction, which took in about $280,000, think about how Moniker feels. This live auction was a money loser for the company. Moniker's gross ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Moniker To Get Auction Competition at TRAFFIC Shows
· Domain SalesMultiple live auction companies to host auctions at event. I'm sure there's a backstory on this, but Rick Schwartz, who co-produces the TRAFFIC domain name conferences, just sent out an e-mail announcing that Moniker will no longer be the exclusive ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Monte Cahn Leads Aftermarket Business at Oversee.net
· ServicesMoniker CEO expands role at new parent company.Oversee.net's Monte Cahn speaks at a TRAFFIC conference. Photo courtesy DNJournal. Moniker CEO Monte Cahn has expanded his role after his company was acquired by Oversee.net. Cahn is now spearheading the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Moniker Streamlines Auction Submission Process
· Domain SalesNo more e-mailing spreadsheets; Moniker enables online auction submissions. Anyone who has submitted a domain name to Moniker for inclusion in its auctions knows how much of a pain it can be. You have to fill out lots of data on a spreadsheet and send ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Premium .Mobi Domain Names Still Out of Compliance
· Policy & LawDomain Name Wire review of top 25 sales from early auction shows none are in compliance. One of the stipulations for buyers of premium .mobi domain names through Sedo, Moniker, and other venues is that buyers actually develop them. The rules ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Israel.com Has NOT Sold
· Domain SalesErroneous reports suggested domain name sold over the weekend. A number of erroneous reports hit the wire this morning that Israel.com sold for $5.88 million. I just got off the phone with Moniker's CEO Monte Cahn and he told me these reports were ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Sedo Great Domains and Moniker Silent Auctions End Today
· Domain SalesPremium domain names will sell today in two auctions. Domainers will spend the day entering fighting each other for the top bid: both Sedo's Great Domains auction and Moniker's silent auction for TRAFFIC Orlando end today. The big name in Sedo's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2008 GeoDomain Expo Coming to Chicago
· ServicesConference for "hot" sector of domain names returns in July. It seems like everywhere you look, domainers are talking about "Geo" domains. Those in the geo space will tell you it's been hot since the beginning, but they probably enjoy finally getting ... Continue Reading12 Comments
ICANN Puts eNom and Moniker “On Notice”
· Domain RegistrarseNom and Moniker were named in "Worst Spam Offenders" report. In the words of Stephen Colbert, ICANN has put eNom and Moniker "On Notice". The two registrars were named in a recent report from KnujOn titled "The 10 Worst Registrars in terms of spam ... Continue Reading10 Comments