The domain name XND.com just transferred to a new owner yesterday, someone in China. A three letter .com finding its way to China is certain not news, but what is really interesting about this domain is that is sold back in January 2010 for $10,500. The domain name according to Domaintools.com has been sitting in escrow every since. That's right over 6 1/2 years: Here is how the whois … [Read more...]
Looks Like At Least 4 Brands Paid Tens of Thousands Each To Register 6 .Shop Domain
Yesterday, September 1, 2016, was the first day of the Early Access Program (EAP) for .Shop. I found six .Shop domain registrations that were made on September 1 by 4 brand-holders. It's possible these registrations could have been made in the Sunrise period if the brands were registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse but Sunrise for .Shop closed on August 29, 2016. First day of EAP … [Read more...]
Sabal Capital Management Reduces It Stake In Rightside by 10%
According to tradecalls.com; Sabal Capital Management reduced its stake in Rightside Group Ltd by 10.0% during the most recent quarter end. The investment management company now holds a total of 312,868 shares of Rightside Group Ltd which is valued at $3,707,486 after selling 34,746 shares in Rightside Group Ltd , the firm said in a disclosure report filed with the SEC on Aug 12, … [Read more...]
LogicBoxes Launches the New Elite Reseller Program
LogicBoxes has launched the Elite Reseller Program which focuses on high potential Web Hosts, Domain Resellers and ICANN Registrars. LogicBoxes according to a press release we just received, will now be made available to Web Hosts from all the segments of the industry. Furthermore, the localization features of OrderBox would enable them to leverage the benefits of this program from any … [Read more...]
.Win Becomes 4th New gTLD To Break 1 Million Registrations
The new gTLD .Win has become the 4th new gTLD to break the 1 million domain registration mark. According to RegistrarStats.com, which also takes into account deleted domains .Win has 1,000,093 domains registered. The other 3 new gTLD's that have over 1 million domain names are .Wang (1,064,728); .Top (2,793,356); and .XYZ (6,195,695). 4 of the top 10 gTLD with the most registrations are … [Read more...]
Garry Chernoff and Nat Cohen To Be Inducted Into The Domain Industry Hall of Fame
Two legendary domain investors; Garry Chernoff and Nat Cohen, will be inducted as the newest members of the Domain Industry Hall of Fame during The Domain Conference in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, September 13th the Keynote and Awards Luncheon Both are ICA members, and Nat Cohen serves on the Board of the ICA. Both have some of the best domain portfolio's in the world. A well deserved … [Read more...]
ClintonKaine.com For Sale For $90K, Sells For $15K But Not To Clinton
The domain name ClintonKaine.com which was for sale for $90,000 a few weeks ago just sold for $15,000. The owner of the domain Jeremy P. Green confirmed the selling price to us and told TheDomains.com that "The Clinton campaign wasn't interested in spending any significant money on it, they offered me a ludicrous $2,000 so I let a Flippa.com broker named Devoir Funches take care of everything … [Read more...]