The domain industry got another black eye when Toyota.me became the highest priced .me domain sale, at over 90K. In the next few years there may be hundreds of new extensions (gTLD’s)…
Month: August 2008
ICANN on .INFO Reserved Domains
Yes boys and girls, there are still domains reserved by Affilias the .info registry, some 6 years after the initial release. An astounding 40% (20,000 out of 50,000) domain names reserved by…
Moniker Releases Possible Live TRAFFIC Auction Domains
Moniker released domains that are under consideration for their auction at the TRAFFIC show in New York. This is an early release and not all domains are guaranteed to be in the…
SES Silent Moniker Auction Closes Today
The silent auction from the SES show held last week closes today at 3:15pm EST, 12:15PST. Bidding is on Snapnames.com and subject to the normal Snapnames.com rules for bidding and extended bidding….
Y3.COM in Auction at Snap: How Much Will it Go For?
The domain name Y3.com is currently in a closed auction at snapnames. The domain is currently at $7,450 and closes tomorrow. There appears to be around 100 bidders Anyone want to guess…
Whitehouse Orders Increased DNS Security for .Gov Sites
The Bush administration has ordered all federal agencies to adopt new measures to shore up the security of government Web sites, setting a January 2009 deadline for implementing the changes across all…
SnapNames Get Patent for “Domain Acquistion and Management”
A Patent was granted for Domain name acquisition and management system and method, patent No. 7,418,471, invented by Raymond King, of Portland, Ore.; Ron Wiener, of Portland, Ore.; and Len Albert Bayles,…