Looking back at the posts that were written in 2016 that generated the most traffic here in 2016. Interestingly a post written in December of 2016 tops the list. The post which took a look at the all time most popular post on TheDomains.com, led the way. https://www.thedomains.com/2016/12/02/viewed-post-time-thedomains-com/ The second highest trafficked post dealt with Rams.com and Adam … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
A look at how domain stocks did in 2016, if you owned Tucows you were very happy
2016 was a great year for shareholders of Tucows and Neustar, for shareholders of Verisign, Marchex and Sedo parent United Internet ? Not so much. Tucows was the star for 2016 up 67% on the year. Neustar got acquired and the stock finished up close to 40%. Verisign saw their fortunes take a down turn in 2016, all the speculative hand regs based on Chinese whims did not materialize in 2016 … [Read more...]
RETARDED.COM – Should this domain be auctioned in the largest domain industry convention?
The question in the above headline is being asked on Namepros and quite a debate is breaking out. Some say business is business and think it's fine, while others feel that the convention has no moral obligation to anyone. On the flipside some are appalled and find the name in bad taste. NamesCon being the premier event in the industry does not need this kind of attention and some feel it's … [Read more...]
.Com Registrations Loses Another 1 Million Domains In Less Than 2 Weeks; Now Under 127 Million
It was just on December 16th that we reported that the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base as reported by Verisign had dropped below 128 Million. As of today the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base as reported by Verisign who operates the .Com registry has dropped by another million domains to under 127 Million. In late 2015 the Chinese domain market was on … [Read more...]
One of The Biggest Gainers on The Stock Market Today Uses a New gTLD For its Corporate Website
Shares of Vitality Biopharma (VBIO) are up over 50% today in trading and are up almost 300% in just a month. The company which is "dedicated to the development of cannabinoid prodrug pharmaceuticals, and to unlocking the power of cannabinoids for the treatment of serious neurological and inflammatory disorders" was sitting at just $.95 a month ago and reached an intraday high of $3.95 … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Flippa
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One of the goals of the column is that company representatives will see how … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas
Mike and I would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for spending a portion of your day reading our blog and thanks to each and every advertiser for being an ad partner. … [Read more...]