4600.com expired at GoDaddy auctions and just closed at $68,000. This sale should go through at some price at least it can't be renewed. Back in September 4065.com closed at $14,294 but apparently some people didn't pay and the name was eventually settled at $504. Someone I know confirmed the non paying bidders and must have shared it with Namebio. The name sold back in 2009 on the cheap too, … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Saxx.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Saxx.com led the way at $65,000. OLi.com was second at $50,000 and ZEQ.com was third at 40,000 Euros, ($44,000). DYO.com sold for $35,000. Odds.co was the top cctld sale at 25,000 GBP, ($32,122). Home.pro sold for $2,000. 58 .com sales 17 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain … [Read more...]
Google wants to analyze your health records
Google wants to analyze your health records Project Nightingale is a collaboration between Google and Ascension and it will give Google access to personal health data. The Next Web covered the story: Interestingly, the partnership was mentioned in Google’s July earnings call, but it came under scrutiny only on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Google would gain detailed … [Read more...]
Must have features for your ecommerce website
When looking at launching an ecommerce website, there are many factors to contemplate. Melanie Moore over at ImpactBND.com wrote a thorough article that outlines all the details and tools needed to get started. Melanie also shared an infographic from WebAlive. … [Read more...]
Got a slow website? Google might start giving you a badge of shame
Google just continues to want to show the world that when it comes to the Internet, "We run this bitch!" In a blog post on the Chromium blog Monday they posted that they are looking at ways to warn users about your slow website. Not a site containing malware or any other security risk, it's just not as fast as Google would like it. From the article: We are building out speed badging in close … [Read more...]
Kate Buckley addresses those who question her sales
There was a post on Namepros that called into question the Chocolate.com sale. "NDA Keeps A FAKE Multi-Million $ Sale of Chocolate.com from being exposed" I wrote previously about the Chocolate.com sale and the buyer being revealed here. Kate decided to address these Namepros threads in the open letter below: An Open Letter from Kate Buckley: It’s been called to my attention by … [Read more...]
What percentage of reported domain sales do you believe?
The domain industry can only prove so much, domain sales are reported to DN Journal, recorded by and sometimes reported to Namebio. Blogs will sometimes break a story with a domain sale that no one else knew about. All these platforms rely on trust to a great degree, there is not forensic accounting done to verify every sale. From time to time I have had someone say they can tell me a lot about … [Read more...]