Market Recap 2/29/16 Quiet day for the most part, Go Daddy (GDDY) and Tucows (TCX) extended their gains from last week. Verisign (VRSN) was down $1.39 or 1.62% on the day. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 717.22 -7.64 (-1.05%) Godaddy Inc GDDY 31.35 +0.13 (0.42%) Rightside Group Ltd NAME 8.54 +0.06 (0.71%) Minds + … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
WOW: Uniregistry Goes To EAP Pricing Up to $28,500 For .MOM
Uniregistry is launching the new gTLD domain name extension .Mom and it's taking a whole new path a rather expensive one. Aside from the .car. .cars and .auto new gTLD's which is a joint venture between Uniregistry and XYZ, Uniregistry had avoided launching its new gTLD's with an Early Access Program (EAP), but with .Mom Uniregistry is using an EAP period and premium registration rates for its … [Read more...]
Kylie Minogue and Kylie Jenner at odds on “Kylie” Trademark
It looks like two ladies named Kylie are at odds when it comes to trademark rights. Kylie Jenner has filed a tm application for the word Kylie for "entertainment in the nature of providing information by means of a global computer network in the fields of entertainment, fashion and pop culture." Australian star Kylie Minogue who has owned Kylie.com since 1996, and has several trademarks … [Read more...]
Salesforce.com Acquires Code.com
Salesforce.com has acquired yet another great domain name; Code.com The domain name Code.com just updated yesterday to show Salesforce.com as the new owner. The domain was previously owned under privacy at the brand protection company and domain name registrar Safenames which is also the company that Salesforce.com uses. According to Screenshots.com the last time they indexed a site on … [Read more...]
Michael Jackson’s Estate Wants KingOfPop.com Shut down
The estate of Michael Jackson has filed a lawsuit against the KingofPop.com. The website sells popcorn and was purchased back in 2012, it was a former Michael Jackson fansite. According to a report from TMZ.com The estate claims the site tried to defend its use of the popular MJ moniker by saying the word "pop" is a "nickname for popcorn products." The estate says that's BS because "pop" is … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz Sells 997.com
Rick Schwartz has sold the three number .Com domain name 997.com for an undisclosed price. Although the price was not disclosed Rick did tell TheDomains.com that the "sale is several times larger than the largest current sale of the year." According to DNjournal.com, the top sale of 2016, as of publication is BGI.com which sold for $235,000. Rick went on to tell me; "The sale will bring … [Read more...]
Market Recap 2/26/16 Tucows up close to 8% – Go Daddy up close to 6%
Market Recap 2/26/16 Strong day for the domain stocks today. Go Daddy (GDDY) closed the week strong up 5.6% on Friday. Short interest declined 5.65% to 4.31 million shares. Tucows (TCX) was the big winner on Friday up 7.83%, the stock closed at $22.73. Verisign (VRSN) closed up $1.55 at $85.88. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 724.86 -4.26 (-0.58%) Godaddy … [Read more...]