Apple has acquired the domain name icloud.net. There is a story out tonight in AppleInsider.com, that "earlier this week, a tipster told AppleInsider that Apple paid some $1.5 million for the domain, but we were unable to confirm the transaction." "TechCrunch was also unable to corroborate financial details. When asked about the domain takeover, Apple declined requests for … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Sedo weekly sales led by Defiant.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Defiant.com topped the list at $45,000. The seller was named For Sale, good job with the accurate whois records ICANN. The buyer is Feedjit, Feedjit is based in Seattle, Washington and was founded in 2007. The Feedjit Live Traffic Feed is used by over a Million publishers. Some of the busiest sites on the Web today use Feedjit to show off their large volumes of … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz is King of The Deplorables
Hillary Clinton spoke at a fundraiser on Sept. 9, 2016, in New York City. She said the following: "I know there are only 60 days left to make our case -- and don't get complacent, don't see the latest outrageous, offensive, inappropriate comment and think, well, he's done this time. We are living in a volatile political environment. You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Escrow.com
“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 … [Read more...]
Selling domains in China
ChopChop Domains published a video on their YouTube channel that delves into selling domains in China. The video details the adventure from March 2014 to January 2017. Besides domain names it seems there were a lot of dumplings consumed. Follow key executives from ChopChop's parent company, TLD Registry, Ltd. (and their marketing partners from .CLUB) as they spread the word about fully Chinese … [Read more...]
Company Using Hand Registered Domain in 2015 Which Dropped in 2012; Raises $6.5 Million
I just got finished reading a post in Venturebeat.com about a company named ReplyYes, which just raised $6.5 million dollars and whose website is ReplyYes.com The domain name has an original registration date in 2008 but was deleted for non-payment of renewal fees on March 27, 2012 by a former registrant. The domain sat unregistered until for over 3 years until May 12, 2015 when it was hand … [Read more...]
When hashtags and domain names collide
The hashtag #Resist and the use of the word has been trending all over Twitter and the media to protest President Trump's agenda and really picked up steam since the Grammy awards aired on Sunday. In many cases hashtags lead people to the matching .com site and in the case of Resist.com, all anti-President Trump people, as well as President Trump supporters and the rest of the world are not … [Read more...]