I know .CO has done a great job of branding itself as something other than a country code, along the lines of .Me. Nothing wrong with that at all. Brilliant effective marketing. But I couldn't help but notice that the major registrars promoting .CO domains don't even mention that .Co is a ccTLD, or more precisely the country code for Colombia. Here is what Godaddy.com, has to say about … [Read more...]
.Co Is Now #2 On GoDaddy.com Drop Down Registration Menu Right Behind .Com: Who Is The Big Loser?
If you ever registered a domain name over at Godaddy.com you know that they have a drop down menu for extensions. So if you wanted to register a domain, you type the domain without the extension into the first box and then select the extension that you want in the second drop down box. Since Godaddy.com at last report was the registrar of choice for 50% of all new domain registrations, where … [Read more...]
OnlineCasino.Dk Sold For $580K
According to BusinessWire.com the domain name www.onlinecasino.dk just sold for $580,000 to a Gaming company based in Malta. .dk is the country code of Denmark. You can also read more about this sale here. … [Read more...]
HollywoodVideo.com. Reel.com, MovieGallery.com, GameCrazy.com All Hitting The Bankruptcy Auction Block
Variety.com is reporting that the domain names HollywoodVideo.com, MovieGallery.com GameCrazy.com and Reel.com, are all hitting the auction block. ""A bankruptcy court judge has approved hiring Streambank, a firm specializing in the sale of intellectual property, to find new owners for the trademarks, domain names and databases for Hollywood Video, Movie Gallery, Game Crazy and Reel.com. … [Read more...]
Huddle.com Sells For Whopping $131,400 On NameJet.com
Wow. The domain name Huddle.com just sold for $131,400 on NameJet.com today. The Winning bidders Id is simply "bnd" who outbid "newyorker" to get the domain. Huddle.net is a huge site which gets over 100,000 visitors a month according to Compete.com and has a 21K ranking on Alexa. Huddle.net is registered under privacy at Tucows. Here is what Huddle.net site says: Huddle … [Read more...]
E.Co Back Up For Sale But Now The Price Is $500K
I just got a note from Sedo.com that the domain name E.Co, which was just purchased for $81K in June, is back up for sale with a new price tag of $500K. After the successful launch of the .CO registry and the sale of O.CO to Overstock.com for $350K, the owners are looking for what might be the quickest, most profitable domain flip in history. Ryan Colby is handling the sale for Sedo. … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: Which Domain(s) Priced From $250K-$500K Will Sell At DomainFest?
I just ended the week long poll I was running on which domain you thought would sell at the The live domain name auction at Domainfest which will be held in New York on August 18th of those domain names with a reserve price range $100K-$250K . "None will Sell" got the most votes, about 31% of the voters, with the most voted on domain name being dating.net. We'll see how you did in a few … [Read more...]