According to the Buenosairesherald.com, .Ar domain names, which is the Country Code (ccTLD) for Argentina will go from being free to costing "less than" 200 Argentina Pesos ($25.42 based on today's official exchange rate) a year starting on March 5th. The change from free to less than 200 pesos applies to new registrations and any renewals of .Ar domain names starting on March 5th. The … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Demand Media’s Parking Revenue/Domain Sales Down 33% In 2013 & They Are Confused On gTLD Numbers
In the earnings call yesterday Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) had some interesting details about the financials they released for the 4th quarter of 2013 and for the full year 2013 and some interesting statements which demonstrate they are somewhat confused by the new gTLD numbers. First for the results: "In aftermarket services revenue, which represents premium domain sales and advertising … [Read more...]
From The You Can’t Make This Stuff Up Category, Flippa.us sells on Flippa.com
Sometimes you just really have to say Wait ! What ? Flippa.us sold yesterday on Flippa.com for $39. There was one bid and the description seems to be a bit off. The name speaks for itself - Flippa.US - All other domains have been bought out, this is the only one available. Don't miss out + 4 AWESOME BIN BONUS WEBSITES! Features: Premium Tablets Domain: … [Read more...]
Here Are The .Sexy Brands: Google, Chrysler; BWM; Godaddy; Rolex; Microsoft; Durex; Viagra
I just looked over the zone file for .Sexy to discover the brand holders that registered .Sexy domains. For one observation there are plenty of URS to come in .Sexy domains registered today. Godaddy which doesn't carry .sexy domain names, got Godaddy.sexy. The best brand registration in the extension in our opinion was viagra.sexy The brand that seemed to get the most .sexy domains … [Read more...]
Demand Reports: Registrar Revenue Increases 12% in 4Q and 10% Year-over-Year
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Q4 2013 Financial Summary: Total revenue ex-TAC declined 3% year-over-year, with 12% year-over-year growth in Registrar revenue offset by an 11% decline in Content & Media revenue ex-TAC. Excluding the acquisitions of Society6 and Name.com, total revenue ex-TAC … [Read more...]
Network Solutions and .50 .TV Domains
Network Solutions needs to pay better attention to their Adwords campaigns or they are trying a bait and switch. When someone did a search for renew dot tv on Google, the search returned the following info. When you click through no option to get a .tv … [Read more...]
Afternic/GoDaddy Sells $1.85 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 2/17/14 – 2/23/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,848,381. The top .com sale was lead by ProjectBook.com for $20,000, with the top non-com sale lead by ILN.org for $9,800. Two new gTLD domain names were also on the list nano.technology $1,425 and assistedliving.directory at $1,140; Below is the complete report: … [Read more...]