Page Howe is going to be doing a real time AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the Namepros chatroom today. Page posted: So one of the best things about domain forums from back in the day was the chatroom. I've talked with Eric over the past year about doing some specific-time chats; first trial run is Saturday night. Here are both dates and times (visit the links to see it in your time … [Read more...]
Somehow someone accidentally purchased a domain for $8,000 and they don’t want it
Another interesting thread popped up on Namepros yesterday. A new member basically posted that they bought a domain for $8,000 by accident. They don't want the name, they would like Sedo to stop threatening legal action as they don't even $5. On sedo.com a domain was mistakenly purchased by me but I don't want that domain, and I have mailed them about this problem but they are sending me mails to … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Garbuio.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Garbuio.com was the top sale at 45,000 Euros, ($55,754). Kul.com was number two at 35,000 Euros,($43,364). This name was flipped from last year when it sold for $22,000. 54 .com sales 23 cctld sales 3 other gtld sales There were a few Bitcoin/BlockChain/Crypto names this week. Chainwork.com, uCoins.com and Crypto-Cash.com are just some of the … [Read more...]
First DomainNames.com now DomainName.com looks to have sold
While checking the whois on some generic industry based names, I noticed that DomainName.com is now at transferservice@sedo.com. When I type in the name the lander makes me think that Yinan Wang the same buyer of DomainNames.com purchased the name. NameService.com is owned by Yinan. The domain was registered in 1997. Under privacy for years. * I contacted Yinan on Namepros and he … [Read more...]
What’s up Doc?
Still a week away to the auction close and Carrot.com is already at $61,000. 77 bids so far for the 22 year old domain name. Leave a comment where it will close, closest wins $25. You have until Tuesday night 11:59 p.m. Eastern to make a guess, then the comments will be closed. Sadly it looks like the man who owned it has been sick, the whois is a bit odd in that Michael W. Kupka an … [Read more...]
The forum post you must read to believe
If you are into domaining and perhaps you also like a good Aaron Sorkin movie like "A Few Good Men" or "The Social Network" then you need to spend some time, and it will take a bit of time, to read the story of CQD.com on Namepros. Everything is encompassed in this story, from forum trolls taking pleasure in a well known broker getting scammed, to Network Solutions being Network Solutions and … [Read more...]
Changes to China’s domain name system
Allegravita a leading expert consultancy on the Chinese domain name industry published an article about changes to the Chinese naming system. It appears that Under .CN and .中国, China’s ccTLD (in English and Chinese respectively), there are now officially established second level domains (2LDs) available to registrants. 2LDs under .CN and .中国 come in two broad categories: “Category 2LDs”, and … [Read more...]