Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,181,186 for the week ending November 4th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by CarTransport.com for $85,400 followed by GoPure.com at $19,000. Below is the complete list of publicly reportable sales: .com … [Read more...]
Verisign Makes Statement On .Com Contract & Shares Are Up 10%: “Verisign Expects to Continue to Run The .com Registry”
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), just issued a statement on the status of the .Com contract and shares of the company are up 10%. In essessence Verisign stated that the contract review is a normal part of the process, that the Department of Justice has substantially concluded its own review process and that Verisign "Expects to Continue to Run The .Com Registry" Here is the … [Read more...]
Shares Of Verisign Are Still Dropping
With the .Com contract still hanging in the wind at the DOJ, share of Verisign (VRSN) continue to fall. Shares of Verisign are currently trading below $37 a share, or at $36.88 which is a new post earning report low. Prior to Verisign earnings report last week and word that the .Com contract which was approved by ICANN back in June without much of any discussion, was held up at the … [Read more...]
WSJ Covers Case Involving Domain TexasWorkersCompLaw.com Asking “When Is a Domain Name Protected Speech”
WSJ.com law blog, just covered the ruling of the federal appeals court in a case of the domain name TexasWorkersCompLaw.com asking "When Is a Domain Name Protected Speech?" "In 2011, Texas officials demanded that lawyer John Gibson give up the domain name, saying state code prohibits him from pairing “Texas” and “Workers’ Comp.” in connection with his practice. (The regulation, which is meant … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $1.25MM In Domains Led By Meechy.com At $60K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,252,279 for the week ending October 28th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Meechy.com for $60,000 followed by WebVideos.com at $22,500. Below is the complete list of publicly reportable sales: .com … [Read more...]
Phil Corwin of ICA Quoted In The NationalJournal.com Story on Verisign & .Com Contract
The NationalJournal.com, just published a post of Verisign and the .Com contract. Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) was widely quoted in the article: "But industry watchers said that while the contract could undergo further changes, Verisign will likely continue to run .com." "It is highly unlikely that the contract would be put out for competitive re-bid, as this … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $2.3 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 29th, 2012. In all, 892 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling nearly $2.3 million. Over 38% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. The $500,000 reported by Dave Evanson for WebHosting.co.uk today is NOT included. Highlights of public sales include: - Top .com: calcio.com … [Read more...]