Vegan.com is listed for sale (private seller) at NameJet. @Frans over at Namepros said he spoke to the owner and it has been listed fraudulently. Frans wrote: Vegan (dot) com has been added in auction with a very low reserve ($5k - $10k) on NameJet.Just spoke with the owner via his old WHOIS email (e/r/i/k/@ vegan (dot) com), and he says it is NOT for sale and has been "fraudulently added". … [Read more...]
Donuts Domain Trend Report: May 2021
Donuts published their May domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of May 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 22% shorter and were hyphenated 1% less than .com domain registrations. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered In The Month of May … [Read more...]
Who is the greatest domain name investor of all time (2021 edition)
It's been 7 years since we did a poll on the greatest domain name investor of all time. Frank Schilling won back in 2014. Over the last 7 years many new investors have come into the business. Some investors might be perceived differently today than during the last poll, so here is the 2021 poll. Sometimes people ask what is meant? Like so and so might not have made as much money but they … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by PTSD.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and PTSD.org led the way at $50,000. I remember Shane Bellone owned it and mentioned it on Namepros, I don't know if he was the seller. wilhelmus.nl was second at 30,000 Euro, ($36,691). AMQ.com was tied with ImToken.cn for third at $30,000. 32 .com sales 25 cctld sales 11 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: … [Read more...]
Guta.com Q1 2021 premium domain sales observation report
The folks over at Guta.com published their Q1 2021 premium domain sales observation report. The report primarily focuses on domain sales in the following categories: 1-4 Numbers, 1-3 Letters, 2Characters, and English dictionary one-word .com domains. Of interest to me in the report was the breakdown of one word .com sales. A total of 78 one-word English .com domain sales were completed in … [Read more...]
Adult domain names will no longer be allowed on Ebay starting June 15
Ebay is cracking down on all things sex starting June 15, 2021. In a letter sent to members, “We have revised our policy on adult articles”, the notice says. “As of June 15, 2021, items that display sexual activity, sexual content, or sexually suggestive poses will no longer be allowed on eBay.com. “ Items in the following categories are no longer allowed on eBay: DVD and adult … [Read more...]
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram need to comply with the new rules or get banned in India
India is rolling new rules for social media platforms. Social media giants have to start complying with rules set out by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. According to India Today, the platforms will have to appoint compliance officers from India. That officer will look into complaints, monitor the content and remove it if they deem it objectionable. The new … [Read more...]