The number of active .Com domain names has passed the 116 million mark for the firs time in history. At the end of 2014 there were 15.3 million .Com domain registered in…
Category: Domains
Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes…
SeekingAlpha.com Covers Qihoo Purchase of 360.com
SeekingAlpha.com just covered Qihoo 360’s (NYSE:QIHU) purchase of 360.com saying it “looks smart strategically, but it needs to improve its search and cellphone businesses to win back investor interest”. “Qihoo has paid…
Meet Two More Judges Of The Verisign 30th Anniversary Contest #internetofficial
Last week I was introduced as one of three judges for the contest Verisign the .Com Registry is running to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of .Com in which they are giving away…
The DNA.org Global Domain Name Preferences Survey: 85% Type Domains Into Browsers
The DNA.org, a trade association whose members include new gTLD registries, domain name registrars and consultants to the industry (Disclaimer a company I’m a Director of RightoftheDot.com is…
Another Blockbuster Sale: Vodafone Sells 360.com to 360.cn; The 49th Most Visited Site On The Internet
In what appears to be another blockbuster domain sale in two days, publicly traded Vodafone Group (Nasdaq:VOD) has sold the domain…
Record Setter: Porno.com Sale Is The Largest Single Domain Escrow.com Has Ever Handled
According to Brandon Abbey who has been the president of Escrow.com since 2004 the sale of Porno.com for $8,888,88 which we reported earlier today, was the largest single domain sale they have ever…