That should be exciting. It's time to get excited about the metaverse for boomers! Can you imagine a metaverse for AARP members, where they all get together and talk about visits to the doctor and how cheap gas was when they were younger? Well, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NFT is still hot for domains, but meta?
· Domain SalesMeta hasn't been a top search at Sedo so far this year. Sedo released its top search terms report for February 2022, and something is conspicuously absent: meta. The term jumped onto the list at #2 in October, which was the month Facebook ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Why domainers love NFTs – DNW Podcast #377
· PodcastsTrading NFTs is a bit like trading domains. There’s no debating that many domain investors have shifted some of their attention to trading NFTs. On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman (who has also caught the bug) explains why he thinks ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NFT mania – 2021 top stories
· UncategorizedMany domain investors acquired NFTs this year, which likely impacted the domain aftermarket. 2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs have been around for a while but became insanely popular (and sometimes valuable) this ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NFTs trip up Uniregistry’s top level domain auctions
· Policy & LawA marketing stunt gone horribly awry? Frank Schilling's top level domain company UNR auctioned its 23 top level domain names at the end of April, grossing more than $40 million. To date, none of the TLDs have transferred to the winning bidders. The ... Continue Reading8 Comments
November’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedWhat happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered - It turns out it registered a lot more with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NFT projects are leasing valuable .com domains
· Domain SalesAt least two NFT projects are leasing great domains. Despite being an initialism, NFT was recently chosen as Collins Dictionary's word of the year, beating crypto to the top spot. The term, short for non-fungible tokens, has rightly been ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Apes have taken over the domain business – DNW Podcast #353
· PodcastsSo what does it mean for domain investing? Before you roll your eyes, this is not just a podcast episode about NFTs. We’re going to dive into what so many domain investors turning their attention to Bored Apes and other NFTs means for the domain ... Continue Reading14 Comments
June’s top 5 domain name stories
· UncategorizedHere's a look back at what happened in the domain industry last month. These are the top five stories ranked by views: 1. Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot - After Right of the Dot sued David Lizmo for not paying for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sotheby’s auction of WWW NFT by Sir Tim Berners-Lee ends at $5,434,500
· UncategorizedSomeone paid a lot of money for an NFT commemorating the creation of the world wide web. A buyer has paid $5,434,500 for a non-fungible token (NFT) commemorating the creation of the world wide web. Auction house Sotheby's auctioned the NFT by ... Continue Reading11 Comments