U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Renata Hesse. The letter even cites the Internet Commerce Association and yes its all about how much Verisign might be able to charge for .com registrations down the road. The letter also gives … [Read more...]
The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In full disclosure my Company Worldwide Media, Inc, is a Gold member of the ICA The comment was filed by Philip S. Corwin Re: Public … [Read more...]
Two Years After Starting Service in Prague, UBER picks up UBER.CZ
It looks like Uber acquired the domain Uber.cz. The domain is now registered at Mark Monitor. Almost two years to date that the service became available in Prague, the first city in central and eastern Europe where the Uber car hire service is available. The domain was owned by Internet CZ since 2008. … [Read more...]
Five Reasons Why an End User May not be buying your domain name
Many domain investors get frustrated when they feel they have the right domain for the right buyer yet cannot close a sale. There can be many reasons why a prospect chooses not to buy what seems like a sure match. 1) Living inside the domaining bubble Those who reside outside the domain industry do not have as much interest or passion about domains as you do. For many it is not the … [Read more...]
From PenguinSex.com to Harbor.com – Readers Shared Their Top Domains
So we did something last week that TheDomains had never done in it's 9 year existence. We let the readers take over and tell everyone what their best name was and how much they wanted for it. People had the opportunity to post their true thoughts without worry about being bashed. I probably deleted/did not approve 30 comments, which was on the light side, I expected more, especially considering … [Read more...]
Sedo Weekly Sales Report Produces 2 six figure sales
Sedo had some big sales this week, Furniture.co.uk led the way, followed by Broker.com. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: broker.com at 375,000 USD Top ccTLD: furniture.co.uk at 650,000 USD Top “other” TLD: aupair.world at 5,000 EUR A double hyphen name sells for $7,500 with Real - Estate - Guide.com. .COMs broker.com 375,000 USD tin.com 77,000 USD joejohnson.com … [Read more...]
Cock.com closes at $93,000
Cock.com closed at $93,000 on NameJet. There were 156 bids made in the auction. In a poll we posted yesterday 26% of respondents guessed correctly that the auction would close in the $75,001 - $99,000 range. Most voters actually thought the domain would close $100,000 + Bidder Amount Date notadomainer $93,000 8/9/2016 10:52 AM currencycommerce $92,500 8/9/2016 … [Read more...]