Over the summer we did a couple of posts that allowed readers to post their best name and what they had for sale for $2,500 or less. With this post tell everyone what you got for $100, I know it's not a lot and no one should expect anything premium. Just a fun way to start the weekend, sell a name and go out to dinner and a movie this weekend. The post should consist of only three … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Dot Club will no longer recapture deleting names as the registry
Dot Club wrote on their blog today that they will no longer scoop up deleting .club names that they deem as valuable. The only exception being registry reserved names. Hopefully down the line they would even allow those domains to drop. The chance of getting something truly premium builds a modicum of excitement around an extension. That's the one thing I think is happening with a lot of new … [Read more...]
2016 Could be a record year for domain disputes at the WIPO
Doug Isenberg, Attorney & Founder of The GigaLaw Firm published an article today on Circle ID with regard to UDRP disputes at the WIPO. Doug noted,"WIPO statistics do not represent all of the complaints filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) (since there are four other service providers), but WIPO traditionally has been the most popular provider and, in any event, … [Read more...]
An illustrated look at the .Shop launch
The folks over at NtldStats.com published an infographic on InfoGr.Am that delves into the numbers on .Shop. Some of the numbers include: 19,291 people registered one or more .shop domains within the first 24 hours. $1,561,240 have been spent on .shop domains within the first 24 hours after GA. 91 .shop domains have a DNSSEC signature. 82 out of … [Read more...]
Wired.com: .Com Is The Choice of VC Backed Startups
Wired.com just published a post entitled "Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player" highlighting the use of .Com by VC backed startups. "In a recent essay, Paul Graham, venture capitalist and co-founder of the Y Combinator seed capital firm said, “The problem with not having the .com of your name is that it signals weakness.” It’s no wonder that 100 percent of the top 20 Y … [Read more...]
Donuts Launches DPML Plus To Protect Trademarks & 3 Typos for $9,999 For 10 Yrs
The largest new gTLD operator in terms of number of new domain extensions, Donuts Inc. today announced DPML Plus, an enhancement to its existing Domains Protected Marks List product that it developed in partnership with the IP community. Donuts already has the DPML which allows brand owners to protect their marks across all of Donuts’ current 197 domain name extensions at a fraction of what it … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by StarWorld.com at $35,000
Sedo reported their weekly sales and StarWorld.com was the top sale. The domain sold for $35,000. This is a week where you did not have to have a premium name to make a 5 figure sale. I do like StarWorld.com, I would say names like FansBet.com and Secupay.com got great prices. Oranginar.xyz sold for 2,350 Euros. The domain just points to OnlyDomains.com. Site.me sold for $7,500 one of the … [Read more...]