Over the weekend we received several hundred of emails from SnapNames.com telling us that domains we had backordered were now available on a "buy it now" basis. The emails all have the same text to them: """ Good news! (>>>>>>>>>.com) has become available for immediate purchase at SnapNames. Please note that this is not an auction, but is offered on a first … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: What Was The Biggest Story Out Of The Domain World In 2010?
With 2010 quickly coming to a close, its time for our year end poll on what you thought the biggest story coming out of the domain industry in 2010. When choosing the stories for you to vote on I particularly looked for stories that made a lot of press outside the domain industry as well. Here are the topics I put into the poll for your votes: .Co. The .Co launch got a ton of … [Read more...]
Post Time Media Announces Content Factory For Domains To Challenge Epik, WhyPark and RapidDomainBuilder: “It’s Going To Be A Whole New World”
A new entry has come into the alternative to parking space promising better content and highly targeted adverting for domain holders. The company Post Time Media was founded in 2005 and is based in Aspen Colorado. According to a press release issued today: "Post Time Media Inc. has spent five years developing a content platform that can deliver highly targeted information and … [Read more...]
Whoops: TruPhone Changes Its Name To Tru But Doesn’t Own the .Com or The .Eu
According to a story in TechCrunch today, a European company which they describe as being an "international mobile roaming and app company" announced it was changing its name to just "Tru". The problem as TechCrunch points out is that they don't own the domain name Tru.com. That domain seems to be owned by Toys R Us. So the company that is changing their corporate name from TruPhone to … [Read more...]
Here Is Your Early Christmas Present: Money Making Tip: Watch For People Wanting To Upgrade To The .Com
Well after spending over a week on posting about ICANN new extensions and legal issues, I thought it would be time to get back to writing about making some money. A few people commented on the $30K sale of BubbleShooter.com that we posted yesterday in our weekly Afternic.com report. Most of the commentators couldn't understand how that domain name sold for $30,000. However as one reader … [Read more...]
Its December 12th 2010: You Have Exactly 2 Years Before The End Of The World
According to the Mayan Calendar the world as we know it will end on December 12, 2012 exactly 2 years from now. There are thousands of website devoted to the subject and one major motion picture. You can see some of those sites here, here and here The basic premise is that the sun will scorch the earth with a force of 10 million bombs wiping out every living creature on earth; destroy … [Read more...]
Godaddy Is Getting The Benefit Of A Ton Of Typo Traffic Going To WikiLeaks.com
There aren't too many bigger stories right now than the publication of top secret documents on the site WikiLeaks. Do a Google search and you will find thousands of stories about WikiLeaks from news organizations from all around the world. The one thing you will hardly ever see in any news story is the URL of the site that is publishing this formerly top secret info. The domain that is … [Read more...]