Within minutes of Jorge Bergoglio named the new pope and taking on the name Pope Francis a bunch of domain names were registered. The domain name PopeFrancis.com as pointed out was registered in 2010 by DomainNameWire.com was registered back in 2010, however in just within minutes, probably seconds of taking the name Pope Francis the domain names Popefrancis.co and PopeFranics.tv, … [Read more...]
The New Pope Is Jorge Bergoglio & the Domain Was Registered Just a Month Ago
A new pope has been elected and its Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires Argentina I'm told by the bookmakers in Europe that the election of the new Pope is one of the most wagered on events. Of course there is more ways to "bet" on the new pope other than placing a wager in your local book, there is the domain name way of playing the lottery. So the new Pope is Jorge Bergoglio and the domain … [Read more...]
Frank Schilling Rolls Out Automated Finance System On DomainNameSales.com
Frank has rolled out a what he calls an Automated Finance System DomainNameSales.com which sounds like a lease to own system where buyers make a down payment and monthly payments thereafter which would result if all payments are made with the buyer getting ownership of the domain name. All on their credit card. Of course like all such programs, ownership of the domain stays with Name … [Read more...]
Breaking: AdamsNames Operators Of .TC, .GD & .VC: “Key-Systems Highjacked Our Site”
We received two responses overnight to our story yesterday in which we told you that AdamsNames.com which operates the ccTLD's .TC, .GD & .VC had been hacked and its back end provider Key-Systems "locked the registry down" to proect it. However in the responses that we received from Adamsnames.com today one of which is in the form of an open letter to the Internet Community; they tell … [Read more...]
$157 Million: CSC Buys Melborune IT Digital Brand Services /Backend for 150 New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) today announced it was selling its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to Corporation Services Company (CSC) for A$152.5 ($157.2 USD) million in cash, which was called by at least one analyst a “sensational price” for the unit. "The company’s entire market capitalization prior to the sale was only $160 million". "Sale of the division, which registers and sells … [Read more...]
Godaddy By The Numbers: 55 Million Domains Under Management
Some really interesting numbers are coming out of the Godaddy Registry Days conference in Arizona today. The numbers are just huge all around for the company that was started in 1997 & didn't sell its first domain until 2000 Almost 55 Million domains are under management, which is more than the next 10 largest registrars combined. 68% of registrations are .Com Selling 70+ extensions … [Read more...]
.Menu One Of The First New gTLD That Should Launch Goes With Namejet/Afternic
WhatBox? LLC, the applicant for the new top level domain .MENU, has selected NameJet and Afternic to operate the sunrise and landrush auctions, and offer premium name distribution for the .MENU top level domain (TLD). According to a press release we received today, .Menu "is targeting restaurants and food enthusiasts in its efforts to contribute to the evolving online culinary … [Read more...]