We have written before how King.com the makers of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga were seeking to trademark Candy for video games and clothing. Last month King.com decided to pull their…
Author: Raymond Hackney
Raymond is a writer, domain trader and consultant based in Pennsylvania. Raymond is the founder of 3Character.com and TLDInvestors.com.
Frank Schilling Sells iAcademy.com for $55,000
Last week it was iMeeting.com selling for $47,750 on Sedo and today Afternic reported on their website the sale of iAcademy.com for $55,000. The domain was sold by Frank Schilling and his…
Go Daddy Closing the Go Daddy Direct Affiliate Program
Go Daddy is closing its Direct Affiliate Program Here is the email I received: Dear Raymond Hackney, After months of compiling data, projecting development timelines and deciding how to best serve our…
Another Bitcoin Exchange on the Verge of Bankruptcy Halts Withdrawals
Following on the heels of the Mt.Gox bankruptcy another Bitcoin exchange is on the verge of bankruptcy. Vicurex is based out of China and they are putting a freeze on all their…
PIR Lists Four Reasons Why to Register a .NGO
Public Interest Registry (PIR) the operator of the .org extension is out with a list of reasons to register a .ngo/ong new gtld. In May 2012, Public Interest Registry formally submitted its…
The Denver Post Apparently Has Never Heard of Neustar
The Denver Post is not too familiar with Neustar, they referred to the company as “virtually unknown”. The article is pertaining to Neustar and their bid to retain a very lucrative contract…
The 26th Highest Domain Sale of 2010, Reportedly Stolen
There was a press release put out that reported the domain name imoveis.com.br stolen. The release says that the domain was purchased in 2010 for $300,000 and checking out the archives on…