According to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc. (pdf) the Domain Name Industry ended the first quarter of 2010 with more than 193 million domain name registrations across…
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Domainer Xavier Buck’s Company, Domain Invest S.A. Gets Another 6 Million Euros From Venture Capital Firm
According to a Press Release today the Media development fund Iris Capital, increased its investment to the domain names acquisition company Domain Invest SA, by 6 million Euros. Iris Capital, as well…
Poker.Ca Sells For $400K: Making It Over $10 Million In Domain Sales In The Last 60 Days For Moniker
The domain name Poker.ca sold yesterday at the SnapNames.com iGambling auction for $400K. I marks another huge sale for Moniker.com who seems to be on fire. Moniker has sold Slots.com, Photo.com, Guns.com,…
55,000 People A Month Go To A Domain That Doesn’t Exist
As you know most the single charter .com are reserved by the registry and do not or have ever resolved. However that doesn’t stop a lot of people from typing in those…
WSJ: Microsoft Files “Click Laundering” Suits Against “Shady Sites Known As Parked Domains”
Well we have all heard of click fraud but we have a new term to deal with as of today. According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft filed two lawsuits for “Click…
For Sale: One Slighly Used Auction Platform & The Domain Bido.com: Deadline Tuesday
As you know the auction platform Bido.com closed down a couple of weeks ago and the assets of the platform including the domain name Bido.com (plus 82 other related domains), the software…
The Miami Herald Covers The Live DomainFest Auction
In what I consider to be a pretty positive artcile on the industry, the Miami Herald Published a story covering the Domainfest auction. Always good to see the mainstream media covering the…