Having reviewed the Second Draft of the New gTLD Guidebook released the other day by ICANN, it looks like if you are planning on applying for one of these new extensions, you better have a lot of cash on hand. We all know that the "Evaluation Fee" for a new gTLD has been set at $185,000. However that just where the money flow starts. Next there is a "Registry Services Review Fee", if … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2009
Marchex Down Over 15% on Earnings
Marchex, Inc. one of the stocks in our Domain Parking Stock Index, is down over 15% today after reporting earnings, yesterday. Marchex as of noon is trading, at $4.25 down $.78 Last night after the market closed Marchex announced earnings for the 4th quater of 2008. Highlights from the earnings report were: Revenue was $34.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to … [Read more...]
ICA: Trademark Holders Attempting To Greatly Expand Their Rights Through The New gTLD Process
Trademark interests, like CADNA, are actively trying to use the new gTLD process, to obtain substantial changes in current trademark protection to greatly expand their existing rights. Of greatest concern is the fact that they are seeking: 1. A global brand registry, that has the potential to expand trademark rights well beyond the bounds of current law, by giving special protection to … [Read more...]
LeatherSofa.com Tops Another 100k+ In Sales At NameJet.com
Well its another $100K+ performance over at NameJet.com this week. Over the last 4 days, just on the domains I follow, I counted 33 domains selling for over $1,000 each, for a total of $128K. This works out to an average of just under $4K per domain, not bad in a week that has seen the stock market fall to a six year low. The top selling domain on my list, LeatherSofa.com which sold for a … [Read more...]
AfterMarket.com Auction: Our Picks & Analysis
Aftermarket.com will hold a live domain auction from the Domainer Mardi Gras show, in New Orleans on Saturday February 21st at 3:45pm EST, 12:45 PST. Remote bidding will be available for those not in attendance. According to my records, storagefacility.com sold for $18,000 at TRAFFIC West in 2008. I don't know if the domain sale closed and if its the new owner or original owner selling it, … [Read more...]
ICANN Releases New gTLD Guide Book: Still Includes No Price Caps: Your Domains Are At Risk
ICANN released its second draft of guide book for the New gTLD's today. You can download the pdf version here by clicking here. As one of the most knowledgeable people on ICANN matters, George Kirikos points out on on his post on Circleid.com: ""There continue to be no price caps in place to protect registrants (see section 2.9). """This is a backdoor way of allowing existing registry … [Read more...]
Bido.com Back In Action Today: Here’s What You Need To Know
Bido.com the unique 1 domain a day auction platform, returns to service today. As we all know the site was taken down for technical difficulties last year. Bido.com's model of 1 domain a day all starting at $1, ensures a sale a day for the service and the domain holder. The service saw a good deal of activity and had some nice sales last year in the four and five figures, and we expect it … [Read more...]