Here is what maybe a huge step for Domains to become a real world asset in the wider investment community. In a press release today, a company called the The Domain Developers Fund says they will officially launch on August 1. "The DDF offers institutional and private investors equity investments in Internet Domain Names." "Its the first fund to invest in domain names … [Read more...]
Latonas.com One Letter Domain Auction Starts Today
RickLatona.com, auction for one letter domain names starts tonight at 6pmEST. All domains are priced with a starting bid of $2K and although they may not be the greatest extensions in the world, its an opportunity to own a rare one letter domain for just a couple of grand. The auction starts closing on August 19th at 6Pm … [Read more...]
OnlineCasino.Dk Sold For $580K
According to BusinessWire.com the domain name www.onlinecasino.dk just sold for $580,000 to a Gaming company based in Malta. .dk is the country code of Denmark. You can also read more about this sale here. … [Read more...]
Are .MX Domains Worth Anything?
Ok so I'm the first to admit when it comes to ccTLD's, I'm far from an expert and have very few ccTLD domains. However I know what I see. Over the last couple of weeks, I've had the opportunity to watch some Sky TV (equivalent to Directv or Dish in the states) out of Mexico. Sky has some US programming like ESPN, but all the commercials are from Mexico for a Mexican audience (of course … [Read more...]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About .CO; Our Exclusive Interview With The CEO Juan Calle
With the LandRush for the .Co just a little over a month away, we got this exclusive interview with Juan Diego Calle who is the CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., the company which is operating the registry for the ccTLD. Juan, thanks for taking the time to educate myself and my readers on the .CO extension. 1. Tell us a little about yourself and your career background. A: I was born in … [Read more...]
Argentina (.AR) Latest ccTLD To Adopt Identification Requirements
The registry for the .AR ccTLD has passed identification rules for registrants for existing and new domains. All current registrants of .AR domain names must make sure the whois info including its name, address, telephone number fax number is up to date and accurate, and the e-mail address listed on the registration must be valid and working. In addition, registrants must provide either … [Read more...]
Godaddy To Stop Registering .CN Domains
GoDaddy.com announced today that it will stop registering new Chinese domain names following Chinese government requests for additional personal information on its existing customers. "This is the first time a registry has asked us to retroactively obtain additional verification and documentation of individuals who have registered a domain name through our company," GoDaddy General Counsel … [Read more...]