We all have had a domain name we planned to hand register get registered right before we decided to purchase. Many have had domain names drop from their portfolio due to failure to renew. Sometimes people get pissed that the name they wanted or forgot to renew gets snapped up before them. Namepros member CJ6 was out on a date night with his wife when he got a phone call from one such domain … [Read more...]
Lawsuit filed on CostaRica.com
George Kirikos has uncovered a lawsuit filed on the domain name CostaRica.com. The domain allegedly has been stolen. Now that I have had a chance to look at the Pacer file, it looks like the plaintiff is stating the domain was stolen in 2015 or early 2016. The complaint alleges that the hacker using a stolen username and password successfully “hacked” the MelbourneIT registration … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy
We are starting a new column here at The Domains, "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 … [Read more...]
Which industry participant are you most thankful for ?
Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating the holiday today. I thought it would be interesting to see what domain industry participant you are most thankful for. What company does the most to help you be successful in domaining ? The names listed is not an end all be all, so feel free to leave a comment listing a participant not mentioned. Which Industry participant are you most … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by C.at at 56,000 Euros
Sedo reported their weekly sales and C.at was the top sale at 56,000 Euros. HNW.com was the top .com sale at 51,000 Euros. FlexibleDieting.com brought in $27,000, great price for the seller in my opinion. Stahl.shop sold for $2,000 .COMs hnw.com 51,000 EUR elw.com 31,555 USD flexibledieting.com 27,000 USD twinbet.com 12,000 USD nrgy.com 10,000 … [Read more...]
A look at the top Blog related sales of all time
Looks like a lot of people are finding disappointment with one of the new gtlds that many expressed some enthusiasm over. .Blog started general availability today, some have found domains they thought they registered but they did not. Shane Bellone was rather outspoken this morning on Twitter, Do not invest in .blog. They are as bad if not worse than the other registries. Avoid at all … [Read more...]
Details On The RightOfTheDot/Namejet’s Live/Online Domain Auction at NamesCon
RightOfTheDot and NameJet are partnering for the second year in a row to host the live and online domain name auction of premium domain names for the upcoming NamesCon 2017 domain name industry conference. RightOfTheDot and NameJet will conduct the premier domain name auction that is currently taking place online on the NameJet website in conjunction with the live domain name auction that will … [Read more...]