Domain Tools lost a case against New Zealand's Domain Name Commission (DNC). The issue is over Domain Tools publishing personal data of .nz registrants. Reseller.co.nz wrote: New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC) has had its injunction blocking a US company from "scraping" details of domain owners upheld by a higher court.The US Court of Appeals' decision prevents DomainTools from … [Read more...]
Mondia.io upgrades to Mondia.com for $30,000
Mondia is a company out of Dubai that according to their profile is a leading independent digital entertainment enabler, we create and operate digital entertainment solutions for our partners across the globe. They have operated on Mondia.io but have now paid $30,000 to acquire the .com on Sedo. The domain was registered in 2000 and was owned by a gentleman in New Zealand and parked at … [Read more...]
TopChef.com is it a UDRP waiting to happen?
TopChef.com dropped and was caught by DropCatch, the auction is already at $4,150. Now most people know the Top Chef brand as a tv show on Bravo. Bravo and others have many live trademarks on the term "Top Chef" These range from entertainment services, caps, aprons and hats, video discs and many more categories. The domain name was registered in 2003 and looks to have had one … [Read more...]
A look at domain sales for the first half of 2019
Bob Hawkes published a look at the first half of domain sales in 2019. Using data from Namebio Bob gives a detailed look at the first half of reported sales. I thought there were some interesting takes like the spike up in .me and the numbers for new gtld domains. From the report: Sales Numbers I used the NameBio database to look at how the rate of domain sales in the first half of … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by ikg.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ikg.com led the way at $55,000. It was a strong week with 10 five figure .com sales and another 3 five figure cctld sales. 56 .com sales 17 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Decent week for .co and .tv and a lot of .coms that many would call reg fee and I am sure feel they have better names that have never gotten an offer. Domain … [Read more...]
GoSimplist.com upgrades to Simplist.com for $30,000
A mortgage company named Simplist just upgraded from GoSimplist.com to Simplist.com. The name was purchased on Sedo for $30,000. The name was previous owned in 2018 by a company called Simp-List Software. The domain was registered in 1998 and is now registered out til 2027 after moving from Tucows to GoDaddy. The domain is currently forwarding to GoSimplist.com. What is Simplist? … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – BrandBucket 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]
