Bob Hawkes published a look at the first half of domain sales in 2019. Using data from Namebio Bob gives a detailed look at the first half of reported sales. I thought there were some interesting takes like the spike up in .me and the numbers for new gtld domains. From the report: Sales Numbers I used the NameBio database to look at how the rate of domain sales in the first half of … [Read more...]
GoSimplist.com upgrades to Simplist.com for $30,000
A mortgage company named Simplist just upgraded from GoSimplist.com to Simplist.com. The name was purchased on Sedo for $30,000. The name was previous owned in 2018 by a company called Simp-List Software. The domain was registered in 1998 and is now registered out til 2027 after moving from Tucows to GoDaddy. The domain is currently forwarding to GoSimplist.com. What is Simplist? … [Read more...]
Wind.com looks to have changed hands
It looks like Wind.com has changed hands, Rob Monster had written on Namepros about someone hacking an account of the former owner. Epik.com has just busted a domain thief. The domain account at Network Solutions controlled by Alex69@gmail.com is a hacked account. The person portraying themselves to be alex69@gmail.com is selling domains for crypto. The seller was offering these premium names … [Read more...]
“Scammers flock to buy Libra domains”
Right after the Facebook announcement of Libra, I wrote an article about 1,000 Libra related names being registered almost immediately. The threat intelligence outfit Digital Shadows reported on all the registrations and that the company has already found several sites deliberately trying to trick consumers into thinking they are related to the new Facebook project. According to an article … [Read more...]
An update on some sales that actually didn’t happen
An update on some sales that actually didn't take place and Michael from Namebio has been contacted so he will remove them from Namebio. I wrote about Roy Flanders' names expiring after GreatNames.com sold for $25,000 and echecking.com sold for $1,325 on GoDaddy auctions. I confirmed that Roy's daughter was able to recover the names and the names are back to pointing to where they were before … [Read more...]
Drive Motors rebrands but it might be Anything.com who is in the driver’s seat
Tech Crunch reported today that a start up backed by Peter Thiel, Drive Motors is rebranding to Modal. They are going to use the domain name ModalUP.com. Founder, Aaron Krane explained the name change: That notion of transparency and self-contained interactions led Krane to the new name because “modal,” in software terminology, means a self-contained user interface that is overlaid on … [Read more...]
Close to 1,000 Libra related names registered in last 7 days
So there is a lot of discussion everywhere about Libra, Tech Crunch wrote an all you need to know, including the following: Facebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency, Libra, which will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees. You’ll pseudonymously buy or cash out your Libra online or at local exchange points like grocery stores, and … [Read more...]
