DomainSponsor betting big on DOMAINfest Global conference. DomainSponsor is betting a million dollars on DOMAINfest Global 2009, the domain name parking company's domain conference. It will take place in Hollywood, California January 28-30. I sat ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Overseeing the Domain Name World
· UncategorizedA visit with domain giant Oversee.net in its L.A. headquarters shows how the domain world is growing up. View from Oversee.net's lobby.When you get off the elevator at floor 44 of 515 S. Flower St, you see sweeping views of Los Angeles, trendy ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Strong Domain Registrars Will Win in Downturn
· Domain RegistrarsCash-rich domain name registrars can take advantage of economic downturn. In any economic downturn, the strong companies come out ahead and the weak ones die. The same thing will happen in the domain registrar business over the next few years. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Companies Need to Increase “Switching Costs”
· ServicesThe road to profits lies in an integrated approach to domain management. In the domain business there are low "switching costs". A switching cost is the time and money you incur to change service providers. Consider domain parking, where you can ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Analysis: Oversee.net Cutbacks a Sign of the Times
· ServicesOversee cuts 10%; domain companies need to tighten the ship. It's never fun when companies lay off staff. The first company I worked for out of college called a Saturday meeting to lay off 33% of the company. Worse, I was on the finance team that had ... Continue Reading5 Comments
BJ.com Sells for $200,000
· Domain SalesDomain sells at InterNext Auction this afternoon. Perhaps the adult entertainment industry is seeing an uptick in business as the economy heads the other way. Moniker's live adult domain name auction at InterNext in Hollywood Florida is underway ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Moniker Sends Silent Auctions to SnapNames
· Domain SalesMove will increase audience for silent auction domains. Moniker announced that it will now use the SnapNames platform for auctioning domains in its silent auctions. Previously, silent auctions were held on Moniker's online platform which required a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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
Review: “The Domain Game” Book Released
· UncategorizedLong-awaited book about the domain name industry released today. What do you get when you take current reporting about the domain name industry, put it into the hands of an accomplished journalist, and give him a year to research and write about it? ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Survey: SnapNames Still King of Expired Domain Names
· Expired DomainsDespite a turbulent year, SnapNames is still #1 for expired domains. 37% of respondents in Domain Name Wire's third annual domain survey use SnapNames more often than other expired domain catching services. This is the third year in a row that ... Continue Reading5 Comments