Auction grosses over $1.5 million; extended auction ends February 8. Right of the Dot held a live domain name auction at NamesCon last night in conjunction with NameJet. Compared to previous auctions, it seemed like the live auction hall stayed pack ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Michael Berkens resigns from Right of the Dot
· UncategorizedAfter big sale, Berkens resigns from domain consulting group. Michael Berkens has resigned as a Director and officer of Right of the Dot, LLC, a consulting firm he co-founded with Monte Cahn. Berkens recently updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect ... Continue Reading11 Comments
NamesCon auction was a coming out party for new TLDs
· Domain SalesOver 30 domains under nTLDs sold last week, and some for high prices. The live portion of last week's Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon delivered about $1.5 million of sales. New top level domain names accounted for just over 20% of this ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Thoughts on yesterday’s $1 million domain name auction
· Domain SalesA strong auction with a headline-grabbing .club sale but dominated by .com. By now you've probably read a bit about yesterday's Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon. Here are my takeaways: 1. The auction sold just shy of $1 million worth ... Continue Reading13 Comments
ROTD auction at NamesCon will sell a lot of domain names
· Domain SalesSell-through rate at next week's auction is guaranteed to be high. Right of the Dot (ROTD) is hosting a live domain name auction next Tuesday during NamesCon. From the looks of it, they're going to sell a lot of domain names. The only question is how ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Right of the Dot posts response to private TLD auction antitrust claims
· Policy & LawCompany says private auctions do not automatically violate U.S. antitrust law. Last month new TLD applicant Uniregistry published a press release that announced it would not participate in private auctions for new TLDs due to anti-trust concerns. It ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Why Sale.com has everything to do with “Right of the Dot”
· Domain SalesIt's left of the dot, but it's going to benefit from the right of the dot. When I first saw the press release today about Right of the Dot brokering Sale.com, I had a chuckle. What is a company named "right of the dot" doing selling a domain name that ... Continue Reading8 Comments
