Holding back and reserving what one would consider "premium" names is nothing new in domaining. Verisign has taken back drops on premium .tv domains many a time. Certain new gtld registries have done the same. There is usually not a desire to hold back average or what some might even consider below average names. I was reading a post on Namepros and a member (Crysis) uncovered a bunch of .co … [Read more...]
Buyer of Vacation.Rentals believes the days of high priced .com sales are coming to an end
Mike Kugler is the gentleman that purchased Vacation.Rentals for $500,300. Currently the highest reported new gtld sale. Yes Gay.app has been touted as being sold for $1million. No confirmation by any source that industry participants rely on. A website by the name of AMAfeed.com did a Reddit style ask me anything with Mike. Some of the questions were about the website, others about vacation … [Read more...]
first quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 333.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains
Verisign released their Q1 2018 Domain Name Industry Brief Of note was the decrease in new gtld registrations, they actually showed a decrease of 400,000 names. Some statistics from the report: The first quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 333.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 1.4 million domain name registrations, or … [Read more...]
Betting names dominate trending keywords for May
Verisign released their trending keywords for May and with the recent change in sports betting laws no surprise that Sports, Bet, and gambling made the top 10 for … [Read more...]
725 Emoji Domains Expire Next Week 🌊
It’s been a while since the emoji domain grinch came a knocking on the door for emoji domain renewal payment. The grinch of emoji domains is back at it as 725 emoji domains expire in auction this upcoming week. … [Read more...]
Video: Mastering Aftermarket Appraisals @ NamesCon
Watch the full session of NamesCon's Mastering Aftermarket Appraisals session, and learn a number of perspectives from domain industry professional of how to accurately appraise and evaluate domain names to sell or purchase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsSIDpDOPx8 … [Read more...]
Full Moon and ~40 Country Flag Emoji Domains Expire Next Week
☘ Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘ It’s been quiet on the emoji domain front since reporting nearly 6-7K emoji domain expirations over the last month or so. Although the wave of emoji domains expiring in auction has somewhat died down, this week brings 123 emoji domains nearing auction end. … [Read more...]
