For online domain auctions, less is more. Two "extended" domain name auctions concluded this week. The results were underwhelming. In the Rick Latona auction, only 9 of 600 domain names sold. The Moniker extended auction sold 79 of about 2,000 ... Continue Reading30 Comments
Two Domain Auctions End Today, KZ.com Snags 6 Figure Bid
· Domain SalesExtended online domain name auctions from TRAFFIC and DOMAINfest end today. [Update: Apparently the bids on Kz.com were errant, as the they were removed and the domain didn't sell.] Two extended online domain name auctions from recent conferences end ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of January 2010
· UncategorizedA look back at the month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire from January, ranked in order of traffic. Google's Brilliant Move: Not Buying NexusOne.com Domain Name - Why it makes sense that Google didn't buy NexusOne.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latonas.com Domain Name Auction Postponed
· Domain SalesAuction postponed due to online bidding problems. The Latonas.com live domain name auction at TRAFFIC in Las Vegas has been postponed due to technical difficulties. The auction will be run Saturday at 10 am PST. Attendance at the auction was higher ... Continue Reading15 Comments
5 Domain Industry Questions to Be Answered in Next 72 Hours
· ServicesThis week's TRAFFIC event will answer some questions. Well, I'm off to Vegas. I'm excited to attend the updated T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference. But unlike Ron, I'm not stoked about having two conferences back-to-back. Perhaps it's because I live in ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Rick Latona Puts AEIOU.com Up for Sale
· Domain SalesAEIOU.com among the domains for sale at this week's live domain auction. Rick Latona Auctions released its final inventory for this week's TRAFFIC conference auction in Las Vegas. Lot #1180 may look familiar: AEIOU.com. This is the domain name Rick ... Continue Reading12 Comments
TRAFFIC Networking Campaign Nets 250 Requests
· Services"Who do you want to meet" campaign successful. As you heard on DNW Radio, networking is the biggest reason people go to domain name conferences. With that knowledge, Rick Latona's team came up with an ingenious advertising campaign for TRAFFIC Las ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Name News Bytes December 23, 2009
· UncategorizedA few domain name news stories for Wednesday. With a holiday week, there are a lot of stories I haven't gotten to, so let's get caught up... When Ron Jackson started writing DNJournal, he was smart enough to decide to focus on feature stories rather ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Experience a New Auction Platform and Help Charity
· Domain SalesCharity domain name auction underway. The WhyPark charity auction is now live, and I can think of a couple good reasons to participate. First is that all auction proceeds go to charity. For me, December is a month of giving. Although I donate to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DNW Radio: Rick Latona Discusses TRAFFIC Conference
· UncategorizedDNW Radio interviews Rick Latona about the upcoming TRAFFIC Conference. It's hard to believe, but the next domain name conference is next month. This will be the second TRAFFIC conference organized by Rick Latona, but the first under his multi-year ... Continue Reading5 Comments
