Dominic Belley who I interviewed last year around this same time, detailed his second year in the business with a post on Namepros. Dominic points out that year 2 was not as good as his rookie season. By detailing his second year he does newcomers a great service in my opinion. Here is his post: It has been a very tough year for me. What seemed easy in the first year has become a … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
The good, the bad and the ugly – Enom
“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...]
Germany is not messing around when it comes to fake news
Germany is not screwing around when it comes to fake news. Digiday.com goes into the details about the new law. Basically fake news is considered criminal content. From the article: Last week, Germany formally proposed a law to fine social networks up to €50 million ($54 million) if they fail to remove harmful fake news or defamatory content — what it’s calling “criminal content” — from their … [Read more...]
Radix scores with Casino.online selling for $201,250
Radix knocked one out of the park with the sale of Casino.online for $201,250. The domain was reserved by the registry and did not result in a big windfall for a domain investor. Currently the domain resolves to a holding page at Safenames. CasinoOnline.com has been registered since 1996. The domain is developed as a guide to online casinos. … [Read more...]
Closing on DropCatch tomorrow a UDRP in waiting
Tomorrow the domain Facebbok.com is closing on DropCatch. The domain is currently at $3,750. The domain was originally registered way back in 2006. The other factor when these types of domains drop is the current auction participants have no idea if the reason the domain dropped was the previous registrant got a cease and desist from the tm holder. So here you are bidding on a name that's already … [Read more...]
Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ?
I did a little poll last week about this and wanted to also get a snapshot here on the blog. Plus people have more than 140 characters to explain their position. In that limited sample size of 41 votes, 76% voted yes. Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ? Not will there be domain names and registrars selling them, but will domain investors still be doing business … [Read more...]
Minds + Machines update on current operations
Business Update and Notice of Results Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX), one of the world’s leading owners and operators of Internet Top-Level Domains ("TLDs"), reports significant continued operational progress across a number of business activities since its trading update announced earlier this year in January 2017. Update on .vip and Asian Expansion Strategy In May … [Read more...]