The domain name appears to have sold the domain name Lawyer.com by World Media Group, LLC otherwise known as World.com The domain name was bought by Lawyer.com, LLC of Easton PA. According to DomainTools.com, World.com acquired the domain name in 2009. … [Read more...]
Namejet Reports Over $770K In Sales For October 2016
Namejet just reported over $770,000 in domain name sales for October 2016. Namejet.com only reports domains that were bought and paid for by the end of the month that sold for $2,000 or more Included in this list are some substantial sales from the .NYC auction. Of the top 12 sales for the month, 8 were three-letter .com's and 2 were .nyc … [Read more...]
Want To Buy A New gTLD? .Buzz Headed For Auction With A Minimum Bid of $3.5 Million
dotStrategy Co., the company that owns and operates the .buzz Top Level Domain (TLD) registry announced today the upcoming sale of 100% of the company’s shares in a closed-‐sealed auction. The closed, sealed auction is scheduled for December 8, 2016. The auction carries a minimum reserve bid price of $3,500,000. "The winning bid received in auction will acquire the following .buzz … [Read more...]
WSJ: 2 Universities Develop PREDATOR To Find Malicious Domains As Early As Registration
According to the Wall Street Journal "Researchers at Princeton and the University of California have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can detect malicious domain names." "The code scans for 22 features that are consistent with suspicious behavior, including names that are registered in bulk by the hundreds, names that are variations of the same name, random-looking names, and names … [Read more...]
MarkMonitor: Infographic The Top 20 New gTLD’s With Most Registrations by Brands
Brand protection and corporate domain name registrar Mark Monitor published an Infographic on The Top 20 New gTLD's that have the Most Defensive Brands Registrations The infographic is entitled "Navigating the World of New gTLDs" and lays out the top 20 most registered domain names in the new domain name extensions (New gTLD's) by "Brands" (Trademark holders) Here is the top 20: (Note … [Read more...]
Pheenix.com Launches Sellers Platform; Adds Escrow.com; Increasing Backorder Fees
The backorder service Pheenix.com is adding a Seller's Platform and increasing prices of backorders. Here are the highlights of an email we received about the changes: Escrow.com and Pheenix.com are now partners. Yes you heard right. Two of the most trusted and innovative companies in the domain industry have now joined forces. Escrow.com and Pheenix.com are now officially … [Read more...]
60 Minutes Covered Vine Millionaires on Sunday; Today It’s All Over
On Sunday the television show 60 minutes covered "The Influencers" "Social media stars are earning big money for pitching products in short, often silly, postings seen by millions of followers." Parts of the 60 Minutes segment chatted with people who said they were making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on Vine. Today Twitter announced they were killing off Vine after they paid $30 … [Read more...]