Like .com, .net and .tv, Verisign is the registry provider for .cc, the country code for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This is an Australian territory. So TheGuardian published an article today from Josh Taylor with the headline, "Australia urged to take control of Cocos .cc internet domain to foil scammers and child abuse sites". Interestingly one of the researchers said, “It’s also very short … [Read more...]
882.cc closes at $42,500 highest reported 3N.cc sale ever if it’s paid
Surprisingly there have only been 31 reported 3N.cc sales. 882.cc closed at $42,500 today on GoDaddy auctions and will be the highest sale ever. The previous top sale 722.cc sold for $15,800 and is a Chinese casino website. Top 5 722.cc15,800 USD2016-02-27DropCatch636.cc15,000 USD2018-09-26GoDaddy837.cc15,000 USD2017-10-20NameJet718.cc13,250 USD2019-02-17GoDaddy271.cc12,499 … [Read more...]
No waiting til the end of this auction
Usually the action gets hot toward the end of an auction, most don't want to show their hand early. That's not the case for 636.cc which hit GoDaddy auctions last night. The name is already at $30,000. Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount 2018/09/15 06:31 PM (PDT) 2018/09/26 11:29 AM (PDT) Bidder 9 $30 000 Comment: 2018/09/15 06:33 PM … [Read more...]
Conference Attendees Will Be Able to Ask that Man “Why are you dropping 70,000 .cc domains ?”
One of the hot stories last week was that a Chinese investor known as "Booksir" was dropping 70,000 .cc domains that he paid 120 CNY per .cc for. This works out to approximately $1.25 in domain spend. He announced this on WeChat. Booksir's real name is Liangji Zhuang and he has a lot more on his plate. According to the recent DN.com newsletter, "Booksir has been one of the first domain veterans … [Read more...]