According to ntldstats.com almost 10% of all registered new gTLD domain names are in upcoming delete status; meaning for at least a while new G's domain name may have peaked out. On March 24, 2017 the number of new gTLD domain registrations sat at 28,854,146. As of yesterday the number is 28,818,819. However the number of new gTLD's in "upcoming delete" status is 2,738,536 which 9.50% of … [Read more...]
Radix scores with Casino.online selling for $201,250
Radix knocked one out of the park with the sale of Casino.online for $201,250. The domain was reserved by the registry and did not result in a big windfall for a domain investor. Currently the domain resolves to a holding page at Safenames. CasinoOnline.com has been registered since 1996. The domain is developed as a guide to online casinos. … [Read more...]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Acquires WWE.XYZ From The Registry With 4 More .XYZ Domains
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) registered WWE.xyz yesterday along with WorldWrestlingEntertainment.xyz. According to DomainTools.com, it's the first time those two domain name have been registered. In the case of WWE.xyz since it was first registered yesterday, that can only mean that the XYZ registry had it on its reserved list but never "registered" the domain since all available … [Read more...]
So everyone’s full of shit ?
Let me be clear there are scam artists, charlatans and snake oil salespeople in the domain industry. Fact ! I do believe that each situation and or person needs to be looked at individually and you should have something to substantiate your claims. Over the last couple days there was a thread that questioned Mike Mann's sales, and while I understand the initial post after being answered by … [Read more...]
Attorney Who Represented Wi.com in UDRP Offers To File Response For New Owner For Free If Another UDRP is Filed
Yesterday we published a post about the domain name Wi.com which is in auction at Namejet.com and was the subject of an unsuccessful UDRP filed in 2015. The attorney who successfully represented the current owner of the Wi.com, Stevan Lieberman in the 2015 UDRP has just left a comment on TheDomains.com post offering to file a response for the buyer of Wi.com if a UDRP is filed against the … [Read more...]
Wi.com Has A High Bid Of $500K at NameJet & a UDRP Opinion From 2015 You Should Read
The domain name WI.com is currently at auction at Namejet.com. The domain has a high bid of $500,000 with a stated reserve of $500,000-$600,000 and ends on March 15th 2017 A reader sent me a note today that WI.com had a UDRP filed against it in 2015 and wanted to make bidders aware of the UDRP. The UDRP was bought by a trademark holder of the term WICOM. Although the three member panel … [Read more...]
Former DailyMail.com domain owner seeking $1million
Interesting story out today on the domain name dailymail.com. Today that domain resolves for the London Daily Mail. But it seems the former owner is looking for $1million. WVRecord.com reported: The former owner of Charleston Daily Mail claims United Bank wrongfully induced Charleston Newspapers to sell the rights to the dailymail.com domain name. MediaNews Group Inc. and Charleston … [Read more...]