Ralph Lauren is getting ready for an August 27, 2015 launch of a "smart shirt" using the moniker of PoloTech according to BrandChannel.com. As a domain name investor, I often read articles like the above mentioned and pick out generic terms and check the availability of the them as domain names. This often results in most terms as domain names being registered in .Com's but it's simply amazing … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Sedo Talks Domain Values and Market Data on StartUpStud.com
StartupStud.com conducted an interview with Sedo, on topics such as what determines a domain's value, how should an entrepreneur go about getting the best domain ? .Com vs new gtlds when it comes to value and sales data. A couple questions from the interview: StartupStud.com: What are the primary factors that determine a domain’s value? Sedo: A few of the major categories we take into … [Read more...]
In 1st Case I’ve Seen Of Its Kind The Owner of .Co Site Sues .Com Owner For Cybersquatting
A lawsuit was filed against Domain Investor Chad Folkening yesterday in the United States District Court, Northern District of California for cybersquatting and Unfair Competition by Eden Technology Services, Inc.(Eden), on the domain name EdenTech.com, alleging ging that Mr. Folkening registration of EdenTech.com is confusingly similar to Plaintiff's EdenTech.co. Personally I have not seen a … [Read more...]
Add ABC.cm to the list of Google Names
Looking at whois records for other cctlds on the heels of the .mx purchase, it looks like ABC.cm changed hands on 8/7. The domain looked to have been owned by a Chinese registrant. Of course .cm has been in the news before, Kevin Ham was once profiled in a Business 2.0 article that is published on CNN. Maybe Disney will care about this name if Google is indeed the buyer. The domain was dropped … [Read more...]
.Website Crosses 100,000 Registrations
Radix announced that .Website has crossed 100,000 registrations, this makes it the 11th largest new gtld Fun Facts & Figures about .website 2,61,84,980 DNS queries the .website zone receives in 4 days! 18,900 domains have an SEO percentage score of 80% 333+ domains sold at an Annuity Premium price 6th Most Popular nTLD choice of Corporations They also put out an infographic … [Read more...]
A New Platform Benefiting Homeless Dogs; MyRescue.Dog Launched By PetFinder & Donuts
Petfinder Foundation (in partnership with Donuts Inc.) announced today the launch of MyRescue.dog a website to generate money and awareness for homeless dogs. "MyRescue.dog is a site where adopters can post pictures and short stories about their beloved rescues, and consumers can vote for their favorites through September 26. Each posted picture generates a $10 donation to Petfinder … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Texture.com, FijiFit.com & More Domains
Domain Movers is a series where I detect domain names on the move, with the majority of the following being acquired or sold by large corporations. The remaining are simply valuable domain names on the move as well for one reason or another. Here we go with the latest domain name registrations, purchases and simply movers: Amazon Technologies, Inc. has registered the domain names … [Read more...]