Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One … [Read more...]
Celebrating a $2,000 a year domain registration?
So there is an article out today on Forbes written by Dan Pontefract Mr. Pontefract is the CEO of The Pontefract Group, a company that helps people become better at leadership. A best-selling author of OPEN TO THINK, THE PURPOSE EFFECT & FLAT ARMY. So he starts off talking about how he went out on his own in late 2018 to start his own firm. He was happy to find he could get his name in … [Read more...]
That’s a swift kick to the nads
So a new member at Namepros has the story of the day, maybe the month,it is early. They got news from GoDaddy that they sold a premium listing for $99,999. GLOBALHEMPSOCIETY.COM regged last August. Happy story right? Well it seems payment was taking a bit of time but GoDaddy takes a bit longer to verify a sale of this amount. Then the shot to the man zone came The member … [Read more...]
Verisign reported net income of $163 million or $1.35 a share
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the close today. Unchanged in after hours trading after closing down .18 at $189.18. Year to date the stock is up 27.5% 3 analysts forecast earnings of $1.25 per share compared to earnings of $1.07 per share in the same quarter of the previous year. Wall Street is expecting the company to report $302.6 million, an increase of 1.12% over the … [Read more...]
The curious case of Dustie.com
This one is very interesting. So Dustie Meads posts on Namepros that's her first name, Dustie.com sold for $450 on GoDaddy. She said she had the name listed for $20,000 for many years, not $450. The ironic part about posting on Namepros resulted in seeing that another member Maxtra was the buyer of the name. They had it listed in their sig line and they were being called out as to what … [Read more...]
The battle for Sex.com
David Kushner is out with a new book titled, "The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet's Rise." The book takes a look at the battle for Sex.com between Gary Kremen of Match.com fame and Stephen Michael Cohen. Fast Company published an excerpt from the book today, it's a pretty good read and will help you determine if you want to read the book. From the … [Read more...]
Joseph Peterson leaving Epik
Joseph Peterson has left Epik, he will stay on while the company transitions. Joseph started posting a few weeks back in what has become a very heated and contentious thread on Namepros. He wrote on Namepros: During a transitional period, I’m staying on to finish tasks, ensure ongoing projects remain ongoing, and train my replacements. Thousands of Epik customers deserve continuity and … [Read more...]