It looks like the NamesCon auction will continue to use NameJet as it's auction platform. Previously it looked like the platform was switching to GoDaddy, the TOS had stated that the seller must transfer names to GoDaddy in the event the name sells. The TOS has changed and , once a Domain is paid you are required to transfer the Domain to your account at NameJet, whereby you are responsible … [Read more...]
Chad Bennett CEO & Founder of Cybersecurity HEROIC.COM To Be A Keynote Speaker At MERGE! 2018
Cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind. From the President of the United States to Congress to each and every person using the Internet, the primary concern is to keep from getting hacked by sinister forces. HEROIC.COM is a leader in cybersecurity and its Founder and CEO, Chad Bennett, will be a Keynote Speaker at MERGE! 2018 to be held at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Florida from … [Read more...]
NamesCon Day Three Explores Crypto and Domaining Intersection
Day’s One and Two are down in the books, and NamesCon Day Three is up to bat. Full steam ahead did the third day lead off with a Domain Name Industry Drivers keynote given by Verisign’s Scott Schnell. Scott discussed and expressed thoughts around a number of items, one being the likely resurgence of .net values amongst a sea of new gTLDS. However, it was the Fireside Chat (moderated by … [Read more...]
Monte Cahn “Great.com is a done deal”
Great.com was the big sale at NamesCon's live auction last night. Some expressed doubts if the domain sale would close. We did a poll on Twitter with not many votes but the majority voted no it would not go through. https://twitter.com/thedomains/status/958560746539048961 Monte Cahn left a comment that it's a done deal monte cahn says January 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm (Edit) LOL … [Read more...]
NamesCon’s “Domaining to the Future” in Day Two
It’s a new day in Las Vegas as the Tropicana Hotel comes to life for Day Two of NamesCon 2018. NamesCon follows up a highly energized Day One event with yet another fast-paced day of “Domaining to the Future”. … [Read more...]
Great.com sells for $900,000 to lead NamesCon auction
There were 135 lots in the live auction and 82 sold. The top sale was Great.com at $900,000. The reserve was higher but looks like it was lowered and an online bidder won the auction. PayPerClick.com was sold at $100,000. Stop.com sold for $75,000 owned by Monte, Mike tweeted out that Monte said it did not sell now after it showed sold on the live auction. Over $1.6 million in … [Read more...]
NamesCon Auction today, Lucky.com has a 7 figure bid
RightOfTheDot will conduct the live auction today at 4:00 PM Pacific Time at the NamesCon conference. The domain name Lucky.com has a bid of over $1millon but still shy of reserve. Now Domains.co.uk tweeted out that it met reserve, but when looking at NameJet it shows not met reserve. https://t.co/MFcotbuzeW meets reserve with a bid at $1,006,000 and just under 12 hours left! … [Read more...]
