A member of Namepros posted about a domain deal gone wrong with another Namepros member. It is another example of two domaining rules, 1) when the deal looks to good to be true, it's probably not going to work out. 2) Always use an escrow company. The name in question is Kina.com for $1,250, that's too good of a price, a CVCV like that for $1,250 from another domain trader smells … [Read more...]
Domain names centered around Boycotting the NFL have been registered for years
Things went up another notch today around the NFL, with recent comments from President Trump at a rally on Friday, Roger Goodell responding, NFL owners giving their two cents, some teams did not take the field for the national anthem. There are calls for boycotts everywhere on social media, @NFL tweeted out the following video, they plan to play this video tonight during the Raiders - Redskins … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Auctions is removing some domains listed for sale in your account
A reader sent in the following email they received from GoDaddy. Apparently certain new gtld extensions cannot be made for sale on the auction platform at GoDaddy. All the strings removed belong to Uniregistry. Dear Sir or Madam: Due to a backend change on our end, your domain listings for any domain ending in the list of domain extensions below will be removed from the auctions … [Read more...]
The Daily Stormer moves to Iceland
Reading a story on BBC.com and it looks like The Daily Stormer has currently found a home in Iceland. The article noted the following: Iceland has some of the world's most stringent free speech protection and privacy laws, a point stressed by one of the latest stories on The Daily Stormer site. As a furore over paedophile's links to Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has led to the … [Read more...]
Engine.xyz raises $200 million
A company operating on a .xyz has raised $200 million according to Bloomberg. A venture fund started by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called The Engine has financed its first seven companies after raising $200 million from investors. The selected companies are working in fields such as aerospace, advanced materials, genetic engineering and renewable energy, The Engine said Tuesday … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by WomenInc.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WomenInc.com was the top sale at $25,000. ShoppingCarts.com sold for $12,000. WPHQ.com sold for $8,000 I read it immediately as WordPress Headquarters. Currently it's just a wordpress blog with the Hello World test post. 41 .com names sold this week, a little light, there were only 11 cctld sales and 2 other gtld sales. The top 5 cctld sales were from … [Read more...]
Uniregistry has sold 3617 domains totaling more than 29,000,000 USD in the first 8 months of 2017
Uniregistry put out a press release that breaks down the first 8 months of 2017. The company is having a solid year with over $29 million in sales on their marketplace. The number of transactions increased by more than 24% over the same time period in 2016. Average sale prices since 2011 have seen steady gains year over year, with 2017 showing some signs of moderation as the average … [Read more...]