The most famous company in the world that's using a .xyz reported earnings today. Alphabet reports Q2 revenue of $38.9B, up 19% YoY, net income of $9.9B, up from $3.2B YoY, and a stock buyback of $25B; stock up 7%+ after hours One interesting stat Paid clicks on Google properties up 28% YOY and up 6% from Q1 2019. … [Read more...]
Over 50% polled would not pay more than $999 for a domain name
So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What's the most you'd pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only hand reg. Nothing; I only hand reg 104 vote(s) 16.7% $100 73 vote(s) 11.8% $101 to $499 78 vote(s) 12.6% $500 to $999 75 vote(s) 12.1% $1,000 39 … [Read more...]
“Don’t lie to yourself. You’re a horrible person”
So there is a thread on Namepros where members post, "sell it back to me" email encounters. So George Quang published one, Haha i got a joke today. Get an email from previous owner of a domain that i won in Auction several days. And yes, she made my day. " This has been my website for 20 years and I would like it back.""Hi, Thanks so much for reaching out to us. We have listed this … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by GreenCarpet.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and GreenCarpet.com led the way at 33,000 Euros, ($36,813). Mondia.com was second at $30,000. Xij.com sold for $9,999. Lowest price for an LLL.com in three years except for the lady who did not know what to list for and took the Sedo suggestion on DWN.com. 49 .com sales 27 cctld sales 2 other tld sales Domain … [Read more...]
The largest .io sale of all time is going to be used for a Crypto app
Last month Swipe.io sold for $68,000 at Park.io. This marks the largest reported .io sale of all time. It looks like the name was bought by a crypto company and Swipe.io will be an app that allows users to spend 20+ cryptocurrencies from a non-custodial wallet. Interestingly there is a Swipe.io that is a game produced by Diginity Games. This is an actual game in both the App store and … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission wins appeal in lawsuit against Domain Tools
Domain Tools lost a case against New Zealand's Domain Name Commission (DNC). The issue is over Domain Tools publishing personal data of .nz registrants. Reseller.co.nz wrote: New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC) has had its injunction blocking a US company from "scraping" details of domain owners upheld by a higher court.The US Court of Appeals' decision prevents DomainTools from … [Read more...]
Mondia.io upgrades to Mondia.com for $30,000
Mondia is a company out of Dubai that according to their profile is a leading independent digital entertainment enabler, we create and operate digital entertainment solutions for our partners across the globe. They have operated on Mondia.io but have now paid $30,000 to acquire the .com on Sedo. The domain was registered in 2000 and was owned by a gentleman in New Zealand and parked at … [Read more...]