As 2016 closes it out and we look ahead to 2017 this post is for readers to tell us and the industry, what do you want to see in 2017 ? What do you want to see as far as innovation from industry related companies. What do you want to read more about from industry publications ? What do you want to read less about ? Please limit your comments to the domain industry and do not make … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Parent Co. of Sedo & 1and1 Buys Hosting Co. Strato From Deutsche Telekom for $629 Million Cash
United Internet, the parent company of Sedo & 1and1.com among other companies, agreed to buy web hosting business Strato from Deutsche Telekom for around 600 million euros (US$629 million) in cash today. According to reports "Deutsche Telekom bought Strato for €275 million ($287 million) in 2009. Strato employs about 500 people in Germany and the Netherlands and has around 2 million customer … [Read more...]
Bar.com Auction Group of Domains Draw $1 Million Dollar Bid At Namejet/ROTD Namescon Auction
A group of premium domain names are being auctioned off in one lot by RightoftheDot.com/Namejet.com auction at Namescon next month and yesterday drew a $1 million dollar bid. The group of domain names is highlighted by Bar.com. In addition to Bar.com the other domain names included in the lot being auctioned off are Bar.net, Cafes.com, Grill.com, Place.com, Pub.com and Shelter.com. So if … [Read more...]
White Castle Loses URS on WhiteCastle.space
White Castle just lost case under the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy for the domain name WhiteCastle.Space and the domain holder didn't even respond. The Examiner although recognized that WHITE CASTLE has trademark rights in the United States long before the domain holder registered the domain name on October 27, 2016. However the domain name at issues is "used to redirect to some … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Cam Launched Today; Has Only 207 Registrations Through Sunrise & EAP
The New gTLD .Cam launched today into general availability. According to ntldstats.com there were about 80 Sunrise Applications by trademark holders for .cam and pulling the zone file over 80 domain names of the 207 are registered by the registry. The registry for .Cam is AC Webconnecting Holding B.V. .Cam seems to be the only new gTLD that the company operates. The backend provider is … [Read more...]
Neustar Owner/Operator of .Co; .US & .Biz Acquired For $33.50 A Share
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by Neustar’s Board of Directors, Neustar’s shareholders will receive $33.50 per share in cash. This represents a … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Bonus.net
Sedo released their weekly sales and for the second week in a row .com was not the top sale. Bonus.net sold 14,875 Euros. Tyrexpert.com sold for $11,000 as the top .com sale. Domain … [Read more...]