The first sale posted under April 1 at Namebio just now is the $125,000 sale of Elmer.com. The seller was Braden Pollock. I had an Uncle Elmer the only Elmer besides the glue I ever knew. Elmer.com dropped in 2018, caught by DropCatch and Braden won for $13,050. It looks like the name was at BrandBucket. DotDB.com shows Elmer registered in 89 extensions. Congrats to Braden. … [Read more...]
The Global Domain Report 2022
InternetX and Sedo have released their Global Domains Report for 2022. The report is a detailed analysis of the entire industry. A look at the latest developments, tendencies and trends and offering a view on potential market and business opportunities. Focus topics include: NFT, crypto and blockchain If there is one undeniable constant in the market, it is that everything is … [Read more...]
Gambling.com Group reports 2021financial results
Gambling.com was purchased for $2.5M at Sedo back in 2011. Using a category defining domain name the company behind it, Gambling.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: GAMB) has become a big player in the online gambling space. They went public last year and reported their earnings for 2021. Financially, the company recorded a full year North American revenue growth of 89% to $7.5m, with total revenue … [Read more...]
Microsoft discusses the Metaverse and security
Microsoft published an article on the Metaverse and security. In the article they talked about identity being the first priority and how fraudsters might phish in the Metaverse will not be any of the old ways. From the article: Identity is where intruders strike firstFor years fraudsters have claimed to be deposed princes with fortunes to share, or sweepstakes hosts desperately trying to … [Read more...]
Mauritius challenges UK rights over Indian Ocean domain name
The Guardian published an article on .io and how the government of Mauritius wants control of .io. I first wrote about it back in 2015, and then again in July of 2020. Fortune cane out with another article, the provocative title of, ‘Colonialism’ and crypto claims: Why the .io domain name extension faces an uncertain future“ The Guardian writes: Legal advice drafted in New York for … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Exports.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Exports.com led the way at $60,000. Algo.xyz was second at $50,000 and UTN.net third at $45,000. 45 .com sales 20 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: dfrnt.com at 15,000 USDarttrade.comat 12,500 EURcuben.com at 12,000 USD Domain … [Read more...]
Here is why you don’t lay out your plans for a new website to the whole world
I have always been of the mindset that you don't give away your gameplan for a new business to the general public. If you are looking to raise money to start it, sure put your presentation together for accredited investors. There is an interesting story about Knitting.com and the knitting community getting all riled up by the owner's comments about the industry and disrupting it. One of the … [Read more...]