The .PW registry which is billing itself as the The Professional Web, announced this morning that after the completion of the Sunrise and Land Rush Period .PW domain names are now in General Availability meaning that they are being registered on a first come first serve basis. Over 100 ICANN accredited registrars are taking live registration for a .PW domain name. As far as cost goes I see … [Read more...]
Demand Media Paid $18 Million For Name.com Registrar
According to a 10-K report filed with the SEC by Demand Media (DMD) (page F-31) the company paid $18 Million dollars for the domain name registrar Name.com ""On December 31, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of the net assets of Name.com, a retail registrar company based in Denver, Colorado. "The purchase consideration of $18,000,000 comprised an initial cash payment … [Read more...]
Ron Sheridan Puts RSS.com Up For Sale For $200,000
TheNextWeb.com just published a story today on domain industry veteran Ron Sheridan who just put up the domain name RSS.com for sale for $200,000 Ron purchased the domain name RSS.com for $137,500 in October 2009 ($125K + commission) Ron had been working on a development project for RSS.com a couple of years ago but now with the news that Google is shutting down their popular Reader … [Read more...]
Breaking: More Verisign Objections: .Network, .Company & .Vet
Although none of Verisign's objections have been posted officially, TheDomains.com has learned that Verisign, the company that runs the .com and .net registry has filed additional objections based on "confusion to" .com and .net". According to our sources, Verisign which we reported the other day objected to .Cam & .Bom, now has also objected to .Network, .Company and .Vet. As we wrote … [Read more...]
Verisign Over 1,300 .Com & .Net Pope Domains Registered
A few days ago Godaddy.com the world's largest domain registrar reported that 479 Pope related domain names were registered within the first hour after the announcement. Today the .com/.net Registry Verisign reported that "between the time Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation and the choosing of Pope Francis I, there were more than 1,300 new domains registered across the .com and .net … [Read more...]
.PW LandRush Extended Untill March 22nd
The Registry for .PW, the Professional Web, today announced that the Land Rush Period will be extended for 4 days, until March 22, 2013. Land Rush was originally scheduled to end on 18th March and has been extended further based on registrars’ demand. The .PW Landrush is a unique opportunity where several premium domains including savings.pw, properties.pw, credits.pw, designers.pw and many … [Read more...]
First Premium .Pw Sales Announced: P.pw and W.pw Sold For $8K Each
The new .PW ‘Professional Web’ TLD launched by Directi just announced their first premium domain name sales. The single letter domain name P.pw and W.pw were sold to the same end user for $8,000 each. The buyer is identified as a "A European Hosting Company" To my knowledge these are the first reported .Pw premium domain name sales. The Landrush period for .Pw continues until March … [Read more...]