Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as "architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the first company of its kind to launch a series of holistic hospitality and travel websites on the emerging top-level domains (TLDs) other than .com. " One Degree … [Read more...]
New Site domcomp Compares Price Of 10+ Registrars Across Over 600 Extensions
A new site has popped up which compares the registration, renewal and transfer prices of 10 + different registrars across over .com, .net, .org selected ccTLD and what seems to be hundreds of new gTLD extensions. Domcomp which seems to have launched in September ,bills itself as the "No-nonsense Domain Price Comparison" "We aggregate prices for over 600 top level domains from the industry’s … [Read more...]
Another Scam Email: “I’m Selling Dontnology.com: Which Sold in 2000 For $2.5 Million”
Another day another scammy email from faustinorejopalomo@gmail.com "I am writing again because I have recently been fortunate enough to acquire a very interesting and historical dominance in the world of domains, belonging to the famous list of most expensive areas in the world, namely dontnology.com, which was sold in 2000 for 2.5 million, but over the years the owners let the domain expire … [Read more...]
Shocking: Holiday.com Fails To Sell For $30 Million As Breathe Luxury Had To Change Venues At the Last Sec.
Despite a slew of press releases touting how Holiday.com at $30 Million was the sure bet steal of a lifetime, the domain name apparently failed to sell at the much hyped auction at the World Travel Market. According to travelmole.com, the domain name Holiday.com, which had a goal of selling for $30 Million, only was able to get a high bid of £4.7 million, which just under the £5 million … [Read more...]
Will Web.com Hurt Godaddy’s IPO?
Web.com had a few comments on its earnings call today that should be of concern to all domain name registrars: CEO David L. Brown noted "the increased availability of [domain] names has had a near-term negative impact on domain-related revenue," primarily related to "non-core domain-related revenue such as sales of premium domain names and bulk domain sales." Non-domain businesses … [Read more...]
Bloomberg Gives Back His .NYC Domain Name Registrations
According to Reuters, the former Mayor of new York City, Michael Bloomberg has "called off the purchase of a slew of website domain names that insult and belittle him and his work" "The move came a day after reports that two law firms working for Bloomberg had purchased about 400 such online domains. The domains included bloombergfail.nyc, mikethespoiler.nyc and kingmike.nyc, according to an … [Read more...]
CSC Digital Brand Services Acquires IP Mirror
CSC Digital Brand Services announced today that it has acquired IP Mirror, a Singapore-based provider of corporate domain name registration and online brand protection services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Recognized as “Asia's Online Brand Expert,” IP Mirror was formed in 2000 and has grown into a regional leader on the strength of its corporate domain … [Read more...]