The new gTLD goes into general availability (GA) today where domains can be registered on a first come first served basis .WTF domain names are priced at $27.99 for a domain registrations, for a non-premium domain and yes there are some .WTF domains priced at premium registration and renewal prices. We went through the zone file to find the domain names taken in Sunrise for trademark … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Marchex Reports: Archeo Sells $2.2 Million In Domains, But Other Revenue From Domains Dives
Marchex, Inc. (MCHX), reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The good news on the domain front is that Marchex's Archeo division sold some $2.2 Million in domain names in the quarter (although the financials indicate this number to be $2.3 some verbiage below says its $2.2 in sales) compared to $1.3 Million for the same quarter last year. The bad news is … [Read more...]
Does Anyone Actually Care About Security Online ?
It has been reported by just about every major media outlet that the largest ever heist of user data took place recently by a group of Russian hackers. 1.2 billion passwords and 500 million email addresses. Over 420,000 websites are apparently involved. Kashmir Hill from Forbes had the most interesting take on the story out of all the sites I read on the topic. Hill delved into how Hold … [Read more...]
With the Success of Twitch.tv, Justin.tv is shutting down
Justin.tv was always one of the most popular sites discussed when people in the .TV sub forum at Namepros would ask for examples of developed sites. The site started back in 2007 and grew to have one million registered users by July 0f 2008. Out of Justin.tv came Twitch.tv which is reportedly in talks to be acquired by Google for $1billion. So now with the focus on Twitch.tv, Justin.tv is … [Read more...]
Sedo Transactions Total $1.7 Million
Sedo just listed its transactions report for the past week and in all 632 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 Million. 54% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. If you love hacks you might love lea.se for $1,500 Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: jtf.com at 25,100 USD · Top ccTLD: 13.de at 15,000 EUR · Top “other” TLD: … [Read more...]
Marchex Sued In Federal Court Over SmartPlanner.com; TM in 2014; Domain Registered in 2002
This certainly goes into the anyone can sue anyone, for anything at anytime, file. Marchex (MCHX) has been sued over the domain name SmartPlanner.com by SMART PLANNER SUITE, LLC of Newton Massachusetts for trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114(a) and cybersquatting under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), and violation of the Anti- Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA"). The suit … [Read more...]
GCA.com buyer is a Turkish Real Estate Developer – Gürallar Yapı
GCA.com sold back on 7/15/14 for $90,000. The seller was Glenhaven Capital Associates out of Toronto, Canada. The whois has finally updated and the buyer is Gürallar Yapı a Turkish real estate developer out of Istanbul. The domain currently does not resolve, the company website is at gurallaryapi.com. A little about the company: Gürallar Yapı Malz.ve Kim. San. A.Ş. started business in … [Read more...]