Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc said it expects global Internet traffic to more than quadruple by 2014 as more people use the Internet to watch videos and chat with friends online. Cisco forecast Internet traffic to rise to 767 exabytes a year by 2014, with most of the growth coming from online video. That forecast is also 100 exabytes higher than the level it projected last year … [Read more...]
Poker.Ca Sells For $400K: Making It Over $10 Million In Domain Sales In The Last 60 Days For Moniker
The domain name Poker.ca sold yesterday at the SnapNames.com iGambling auction for $400K. I marks another huge sale for Moniker.com who seems to be on fire. Moniker has sold Slots.com, Photo.com, Guns.com, BoardGames.com and Dating.com in just the last 60 days. That over $10 Million dollars in sales. Wow I'm not sure but I think Poker.ca is a record sale for a .CA … [Read more...]
If Your Planning On Applying For A New gTLD You Better Plan On Being Patient
The 312 page ICANN gTLD Gudebook v4, was released over the weekend and all I can say if your going to apply for one of these new extensions you best be patient. Under the guidebook if all goes well the minimum time from close of the application period to acceptance is going to be 8 months, although many things according to the guide book can push it back. Depending on the application, and … [Read more...]
Will A Domainer Who Lost A Few UDRP’s Be Barred From Owning Or Being Involved With A New gTLD?
One of the nuggets in the The 312 page ICANN gTLD Guidebook 4th edition, released over the weekend was a catch all disqualification clause: (Guidebook 1-16/1-17) "Circumstance where ICANN can deny an otherwise qualified application include, but are not limited to: ""Where the applicant or any partner, officer, director, or manager or any person owning more than 15% of the applicant: ""Is … [Read more...]
Our Picks From The iGaming SnapNames Auction Which Ends Today
The igaming show was held last week in Prague and SnapNames.com is holding an online auction for some gambling and gaming domains (with some misc domains thrown in) The auction which has been running since last week closes today at 3:15PM EST according to the normal closing procedures on SnapNames.com We have gome through the list and have picked out what we believe are the most interesting … [Read more...]
Domainers Back To The Basics: You Can Only Sell A Domain Once & Yes E-Mails Count
OK domainers it time to go back to the basics. You can only sell a domain once. If you agree to sell a domain and the buyer pays you, you have a done deal. You have to transfer the domain or you can be sued. and Yes e-mail's count. It Seems obvious to me but, I realized this was not the case with many domainers, when our good friend George Kirikos alerted me to the story that the … [Read more...]
The Miami Herald Covers .Mobi & Concludes: “Names Are Now All But Worthless”
Domain Names are in the news again over at the Miami Herald, which covered them for a second time in a month (They wrote a story on DomainFest as well). This time its the .Mobi extension that get covered by the south Florida publication. Once again the domain king, Rick Schwartz is quoted extensively, this time in regards to his record setting purchase of Flowers.mobi for $200K back in … [Read more...]