There has been a fair amount of press that the new GOP candidate and former CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina "failed to secure" her matching name with the .org domain name CarlyFiorina.org but here are the facts! Carly DID own the domain name CarlyFiorina.org Carly Fiorina Enterprises (which she is CEO and Chair of) according to Wikipedia owned the domain name since at least March 3, 2008 according … [Read more...]
CentralNic Adds NCC Group’s Domain Assured Service
According to a press release, CentralNic, has partnered with global information assurance specialist NCC Group, in order to protect its growing list of clients from domain abuse. NCC Group’s Domain Assured service uses expert threat intelligence to deliver a complete picture of a domain’s threat landscape, which allows registry operators to monitor the overall health of their domain portfolios … [Read more...]
Namejet.com Announces Over $630K in Domain Sales In April Led By NWN.com For $32K
Namejet.com has reported over $630,000 in domain name sales in April. Only sales of $2,000 or more are reported and only for domain sold and paid for in April are included All sales were led by NWN.com which sold for $32,220 All the reported sales on NameJet.com are the result of auctions. Domain Name Payment … [Read more...]
If At First You Don’t Succeed: Skx.Science Suspended in URS on 2nd Try
I believe we have a first, a domain name has been order suspended by a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) examiner after a complain on the same domain was rejected by another examiner a month earlier In the first URS filed over the domain name SKX.science, Skechers U.S.A., lost its attempt to get the domain suspended after the Examiner, Luz Helena Villamil Jimenez, found "the Complainant did not … [Read more...]
A Look At The Domain Sector in The Public Markets
A member on Seeking Alpha put together a very detailed analysis of the domain name sector. Plexor took a look at several publicly traded companies on an individual basis. He then took a look at the sector as a whole. A few companies like Neustar and the smaller new gtld companies were left out. The analysis was done on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) basis. From the article: Value opinion on … [Read more...]
JV.net still shows available to register but is actually reserved
The domain name JV.net shows available when you do a whois look up, but when you go to register it the domain is not available. The domain dropped in 2013. The domain looks to have been owned by JVM out of Korea. These 1 and 2 charater .net names got reserved in 2005 and in 2010 Verisign wanted to auction them off, they later decided against that plan. Usually when a domain is … [Read more...]
Company That Bought Brand.com For $500K Sells It For $300K & Files Bankruptcy
According to technical.ly, after spending $500,000 for the domain name Brand.com, the company formerly known as Reputation Changer filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month. Technical.ly says according to the filing, Brand.com sold its domain for $300,000 . The domain name is currently in escrow.com at Igloo.com Technical.ly also reports that the company sold the domain name NHQ.com, the … [Read more...]