The new gTLD .Art appears to have been settled by private auction. The new gTLD string was set for an ICANN auction on July, 29th 2015 but several applications were withdrawn today indicating that .Art was settled privately. In all there were 10 applicants for .Art and as of publication 5 applications have been withdrawn Since there are 5 applications still pending we cannot say who the … [Read more...]
Better Buy for $20,500 VapeClub.com or MovieQuotes.com?
Two domain names just crossed the Sedo.com sales wire info in the last hour, with both selling for the same price of $20,500, VapeClub.com and MovieQuotes.com So the question is what is the better buy? In the case of VapeClub there is an alternative Vape.club The domain name Vape.club is for sale at DomainNameSales.com The Vape industry is huge and hot and seems to be getting hotter … [Read more...]
Twitter and Facebook Gaining in Popularity when it comes to News
Twitter and Facebook are becoming go to sources for news An article published today on Marketing Land looked at a recent survey that showed Facebook and Twitter gaining credibility when it comes to getting news. I would say the one cautionary note about all this is the millions of spoof accounts out there, or sites that say they are parody and users still overlook that disclaimer, and treat … [Read more...]
Bodis To Offer Bitcoin as a payment option
Popular parking service Bodis will now allow customers to be paid in Bitcoin if they like. Matt wrote you can find the option in payment settings and the minimum payout will be just $10. From the Bodis Blog: Starting today, you may choose Bitcoin as a payment method for your domain parking earnings. As the first domain parking company to offer this feature, we hope to please a range of users … [Read more...]
Rightside Publishes Post On Taking Down The Bloomberg.Market Website
Rightside (NAME) just published a post about the new gTLD domain name Bloomberg.Market which as we wrote earlier today which led to a huge rally in shares of Twitter and more than 50 million shares being traded today which is more than double its average three-month volume. Within a few hours of our post Rightside shut the domain name down. Rightside, which is the registry for the new gTLD … [Read more...]
Sedo Transactions Total $1.5 Million Led by SexShows.com At $40K
Over the past week, 480 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5 Million. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .com: sexshows.com at 40,000 USD · Top ccTLD: i.la at 19,900 USD · Top “other” TLD: accomplice.net at 7,500 USD There was only 1 new gTLD sale and it was a .club Here are the … [Read more...]
Fake Story on New gTLD Domain, Bloomberg.Market Sends Twitter Shares Up Over 5%
According to several sources, a fake news story appearing on a new gTLD domain name Bloomberg.Market sent shares of Twitter up over 5% today when they reported Twitter was going to be bought for $31 Billion dollars to over $38 a share. The domain is Bloomberg.market, not Bloomberg.com but its made to look like Bloomberg.com We have chatted on many occasions that … [Read more...]