Over 200 expired domain auction prices in this week's Expired Domain Report. In a parallel universe, I would be typing this article from a Mango computer rather than a breed of Apple. Still, mangos have proliferated on this planet beyond Darwin's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This week’s expired domain report: Got .info?
· Expired Domains"Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink." That would be Coleridge -- his ill fated sailor thirstily contemplating the vast seawater. But I doubt "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was the Rime.com that just sold at GoDaddy Auctions for $12.8k. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
This week’s expired domain name sales roundup
· Expired DomainsAlong the way to yesterday's $20k sale of EnRoute.com, GoDaddy expired auctions zigzagged through some desirable addresses and took a few weird detours. Two domains that attracted me personally were the self-explanatory GenerateLeads.com ($8k) and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
10 notable sales from NameJet last month
· Expired DomainsJoseph Peterson analyzes ten notable sales that took place at NameJet last month. What sells and for how much may be objective fact, but that won't stop us domain investors from voicing our own subjective opinions about quality, strategy, and value. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Demand Media spin-off of Rightside set for August 1
· ServicesRightside's debut as its own publicly-traded company is imminent. Demand Media plans to complete the spin-off of its domain name business on August 1. Rightside will become its own public company on that date. It will trade on the NASDAQ under the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Taking a look a May’s NameJet sales
· Expired DomainsAn deeper look at some of last month's sales on NameJet. If you didn't catch Andrew Allemann's insightful take on April sales at NameJet, it's worth a read. This time, I'm filling in with some observations on last month's sales -- "observations" being ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
EDR: Results and analysis from over 150 expired domain name auctions
· Expired DomainsIn this week's Expired Domain Report (EDR), Joseph Peterson gives the rundown on over 150 expired domain name auctions. "Smart" is the word of the day, judging by the top 2 expired auction results from GoDaddy. It's not surprising, really. Computing ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
EDR: A look at 150 expired domain name auctions from the past week
· Expired DomainsThis week's Expired Domain Report from Joseph Peterson has close to 150 expired domain name auctions from last week. As always, some of the prices paid are head-scratchers. One thing organizations are good at ... is dropping the ball. Take this week's ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tadpole.com sells for $20k and .us compared to new TLDs
· Expired DomainsIn this week's Expired Domain Report, Joseph Peterson reports on the sale of Tadpole.com, plus a comparison of .us domain sales to the asking prices on new TLD premium domains. Once upon a time -- specifically, once upon 22 April , 1992 -- there ... Continue Reading15 Comments
EDR: Weird expired domain sales (partially) explained
· Expired DomainsThis week's Expired Domain Report (EDR) explains why some domains sell for what they do, plus a preview of domains you might want to backorder. Why do people bid on expired domain auctions? The number of bidders and the prices are often surprisingly ... Continue Reading17 Comments