We have hit 100,000 approved comments on TheDomains.com, along with 1,006,800 spam comments. We were not running a contest but I planned on giving away a cash prize to the person who landed on 100,000 along with a charitable prize as well. John M hit the number 100,000 with his comment made this morning, and with that he won $25 and a $100 donation in his name to Elliot Silver's Pan Mass … [Read more...]
Is End user demand hitting peak interest ? Rick Schwartz weighs in
So Rick Schwartz made the following tweet a couple days ago: It isn't just gTLD's that are stalled. ALL extensions are stalling. The demand by END USERS in 2017 is not what it was years ago. #Domains — Rick Schwartz (@DomainKing) March 1, 2017 This sparked a thread on Namepros where some questioned Rick and if there was a motive behind the post. The person who started the thread I … [Read more...]
Namepros member gives info on Paypal chargeback glitch
Namepros member FPForum alerted the community about glitch at Paypal that made him think he was losing a Paypal dispute. The thing that had him puzzled was the domain transaction took place 11 months ago. Luckily for him he was refunded, Here is the story he told on Namepros: I had the strangest thing happen yesterday and wanted to make everyone aware in case the same happens to you. … [Read more...]
Will domains as property come back to bite HeidiPowell.com ?
Back in December of 2013, we published a post that was actually a comment by John Berryhill. The comment in itself was worthy of its own post and we published it. John was explaining why domain investors should not want domains to be considered property. John has been actively posting on Namepros lately with regards to the battle for HeidiPowell.com. The Grandma vs the Fitness Trainer has been … [Read more...]
ICYMI a look back at February on TheDomains
February was a busy month here at TheDomains.com, though February is the shortest month of the year it was the highest traffic month since March of 2016. The top 5 posts by views for February: Exclusive: Rick Schwartz Thinks Use of Domains In The Super Bowl Over Hashtags Is A Game Changer For The Domain Industry Did Snap pay $5million for Snap.com ? The good, the bad and the ugly – … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by a new gtld – Bitcoin.Casino
Sedo released their weekly sales and it was the best week in a long time for new gtlds. The top sale overall was a new gtld, Bitcoin.casino sold for $28,000. The first .blog sales I have seen hit this week. Weed.blog sold for $7,877, Bitcoin.blog sold for $5,555 and Forex.Blog sold for $2,159. NatureLab.com was the top .com sale at $22,000. Lab is a popular keyword and the right keywords … [Read more...]
Don’t allow IGO’s to block your rights to defend your domain names
George Kirikos posted information on an ICANN comment period that could have significant impact on domain investors, especially those holding valuable names like LL.com and LLL.com. Essentially IGO's or Intergovernmental organizations want to find ways to get their hands on valuable digital real estate. The working group is especially seeking comments on how to deal with the situation where an … [Read more...]