The Trademark ClearingHouse (TMCH) which was set up/ contracted by ICANN to protect those famous worldwide brand names from abuse by those nasty domain name squatters resulted in a whole new industry. Those playing the TMCH for their own benefit to get first jump at new gTLD domain names to get registered in Sunrise ahead of all other under common words like "the" Actually there maybe no … [Read more...]
Arbel Arif posts largest .shop sale to date with Blade.shop
Domain investor Arbel Arif has posted the highest selling .shop name with his sale of Blade.Shop for $10,000. Arbel kept Namepros members in suspense for a few days while waiting for escrow to clear. There have only been 9 .shop sales reported by Namebio Domain Price Date Venue jetski.shop 4,446 USD 2016-11-03 Sedo 420.shop 3,000 … [Read more...]
What is the answer ?
For just about everyone in the domain industry .com is king. It is the undisputed leader when it comes to reported sales and development worldwide. Over the years both domain investors and businesses have asked what is the best alternative ? When the desired .com is taken and the logical alternatives in .com are taken (buy,get,i, prefixes), what is the next best extension to go with … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Physician.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Physician.com topped the chart at $179,000. Another solid LNN.com sale with F25.com selling for $10,001. e77.com sold for $25,000 last week. .Info had a couple big sales this week, Train.info sold for $12,438 and Bus.info sold for $9,999. Domain … [Read more...]
The Top 5 for 1-30-17 Bouncy.com sells on Flippa
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. Flippa had the top sale on Monday with Bouncy.com closing at $22,000. Registered back in 1996. Looks like it was once owned by Bouncy networks, a German hosting company. 2. LuckySlots.com closed at $8,800 on NameJet. It looks like the owner who is associated with a company that does … [Read more...]
Monte Cahn interview with Edward Zeiden at NamesCon
Edward Zeiden from Namepros sat down with Monte Cahn at the 2016 NamesCon. Namepros did not get the 2016 interviews out until this year. It's still worth hearing what the participants had to say in my opinion. Monte discussed his take on new gtlds, live auctions and the value of attending NamesCon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJVM4yZOpi4 … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Uniregistry
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One of the goals of the column is that company representatives will see … [Read more...]