The 3 letter domain name BLU.com is currently suspended pending ownership verification at the domain name registrar Network Solutions. The domain name's status is clientTransferProhibited but that status alone wouldn't indicate the domain name is suspended. Visiting Blu.com directly there is a message in the right-hand top corner stating: "If you are the owner of this domain name, click here … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Prime Day Is July 15th But The Domain PrimeDay.com May Sell Today
Amazon announced yesterday that its "Prime Day" sale using the hashtag #PrimeDay on July 15th in celebration of Amazon's 20th birthday will "Bury Black Friday" by comparison. We noticed that the domain name PrimeDay.com was not owned by Amazon. It seems we weren't the only one that noticed the domain name PrimeDay.com, was registered way back in 2005 and would most likely receive a lot of … [Read more...]
Presidential Candidate & Governor Of Wisc Scott Walker Gets SW.Gop Domain
The Republican Presidential Candidate & Governor Of Wisconsin, Scott Walker has gotten a new gTLD domain name SW.Gop. The domain name is currently resolving to the Governor's instagram account. The Governor already owns the domain name ScottWalker.com so it will be interesting to see what he does with SW.gop. According to the Governor's Twitter account @ScottWalker the site on the … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed To Gain Control of The 15 Year Old Domain Name SharkTank.com
A UDRP has been filed to gain control of the domain name SharkTank.com The domain, SharkTank.com is registered to a Jeff Thomas of North Carolina. According to DomainTools.com the domain was registered in 2000 by Legal Solutions, Inc In 2003 the domain name ownership changed to LeaveLaw.com, Inc. with Jeff Thomas showing as the contact meaning that Mr. Thomas appears to have controlled … [Read more...]
Projects.com Drops To SnapNames & Is Over $20K Only 1 Hour Into The Auction
The domain name Projects.com just dropped and went to Snapnames.com closed auction about an hour ago and already has already topped $20,000. The domain name expired on April 11, 2015. The domain was registered under privacy at Fabulous.com. The last registered owner of the domain was Merlin Kauffman of True Magic in 2014. I cannot find a reported sale of the domain name, which if it … [Read more...]
8 Naming Mistakes Investors Hate to See
There are so many diffferent opinions out there on naming, and more than one reason why certain companies choose the name they do. Sometimes it comes down to budget, sometimes it's a certain meaning to the founder that no one else understands, and sometimes it's about following the herd and following a similar naming convention. Martin Zwilling wrote an article on Entrepreneur that looks at 8 … [Read more...]
Alarm.com Went Public Today & is Up Over 20%
Alarm.com went public today in a IPO at $14 a share which gives the company a market valuation of about $627.9 million. However shares are currently trading at almost $17 a share over 20% higher than the IPO price. The ticker symbol is “ALRM”. The company reported more than 2.3 million subscribers. The company reported a net profit of $13.5 million last year, compared with $4.5 … [Read more...]