Cnn.com just reported that the Royal baby has been names George Alexander Louis and within seconds the domain names GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com and PrinceGeorgeAlexanderLouis.com were registered. The domain name GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com was registered by Luc-Andre Biggs of of key-domains.com at Moniker and the domain name is already parked at Internet Traffic.com The domain name … [Read more...]
WordPress.com Adds .CO As Only The 5th TLD For Custom Domain Name Option For Fully Hosted WP Sites
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, announced today on the company blog, that it has added .CO domain names as a custom domain name option for fully hosted WordPress.com sites. .CO becomes only the 5th TLD joining .com, .org, .net and .me as one of only five custom domain options available through WordPress.com. There are currently over 33 million websites and blogs in over 120 … [Read more...]
People Are Trying To Cash In By Registering Domains Of The Royal Baby: PrinceOfCambridge.Com; PrinceJimmy.com
The story of the day yesterday and again today is the birth of the Royal Baby who although doesn't have a name yet, does have a title, the Prince of Cambridge. The domain name PrinceofCambridge.com was registered under privacy at UK registrar Easy Space just last week on the July 16th and goes to a registrar placeholder. Bookies in the UK have been busy taking bets on the name of the Royal … [Read more...]
DomainSponsor Vs.InternetTraffic.com Our Two Month Test Yields Shocking Results: DS Wins
Back in April we were approached by DomainSponsor.com to do a test on their parking system. DomainSponsor.com said they had spent a lot of time and money on revamping their parking system, had all new people working for them and wanted to know how their new and improved system would stack up against Frank Schilling's InternetTraffic.com I agreed to do a test with about 19,000 domain names I … [Read more...]
2 Weeks After Seizing 46 Domains, Feds Allow Domains To Expire & Can They Can Go Back To The Previous Owner
On July 5th we told you that some agency of the federal government seized 46 domain names. We noted at the time all 46 were very close to expiration. Today the servers on all 46 domain names that were seized on July 4th have been switched back to DomainControl.com, which are the default servers for domain names registered at Godaddy.com and all domain names currently display the … [Read more...]
BXSP.com Sold By BuyDomains Days Ago On Afternic For $2K Winds Up WIth Blackstone Who Has Over 28 Billion In Assets
The domain name BXSP.com which sold just a few days ago and was listed on Afternic weekly report we published on Tuesday, wound up in the hands of one of the largest investment firms in the world, The Blackstone Group of Park Ave New York. In 2012, The Blackstone Group had revenues of Over 3.6 Billion and had assets of over $28 Billion. I guess it would not be an understatement to say the … [Read more...]
Rev.com Founder “All the Good Domains are Held by Squatters.” & “Domain Squatters are Sharks”
In a Blog Post that appeared on WSJ.com today, Jason Chicola, founder and CEO at Rev.com had some less than kind works about domain investors. In the post where he chats about finding a great starter domain name, he says; "Naming a company is tough. " "Buzzwords come and go, but a great name should last decades. " "A great name is short, easy to remember and evocative — think Apple … [Read more...]