Archeo, the Marchex subsidiary is holding a premium domain name auction on SnapNames.com The auction closes later today at 3:15om EST and as of the time of publication there is not a bid in sight. Reserve ranges start at $2,500-$5,000 and go into the $1 Million dollar plus range. There are some really good domains up for auction but as of now there is not a single bid Here are the … [Read more...]
Frank Schilling Live From London: “.Com Will Become Like AM Radio”
The Digital Marketing & gTLS Strategy Congress conference kicked off today with Frank Schilling of Unregistry, laying out how he see the future of the domain name space and its the new gTLD program. Mr. Schilling was being interviewed on stage by Kevin Murphy of Domainincite.com As always Mr. Schilling had some interesting observations and bold predictions: Big brands placed their … [Read more...]
LoveLive.TV Gets Another $2.7 Million In Funding & Is At $20 Million
Another site build out on a nice and brandable .TV domain name LoveLive.TV which started in 2012 just got an investment of $2.7 million dollars according to VentureBeat.com "LoveLive helps record and distribute live performances from musicians. It also helps copyright holders monetize those performances through paid sponsorships from major brands, charging pay-per-view fees to fans who want to … [Read more...]
Entrepreneur.com & Verisign Launch Vote For The Best 100 .Net Sites In The World
Entrepreneur.com along with Verisign, just launched a poll to pick the best 100 .net sites in the world ".net is a bigger part of your digital life than you think. We visit .net sites for news, entertainment, business, and more. So help Verisign and Entrepreneur create the first annual .net 100 Ranking launching January 2014." "Just nominate your favorite .net or drag and drop the sites … [Read more...]
New gTLD .XYZ Rolls Out Site Out In German
Citing a "great response from the German market" the new gTLD .XYZ has launched their site in German as well. "Our initial outreach has shown Germans are likely to register a .xyz domain name when it becomes available. " "We have had a successful outreach effort to generate pre registrations from individuals and businesses in Germany ." "Additionally German based registrars are all on … [Read more...]
.Co Registry Sells Y.co To Monaco Yacht Company
Y.CO announced its newest sale of a .Co single letter web address, Y.co today as the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show gets underway. The purchase of y.co from .CO Internet S.A.S sees the super yacht brokerage and management company become the first luxury brand to migrate to a single letter domain and further reinforces the company's position as an industry leader in digital marketing and … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $904K In Domains Led By Credo.com For $75K
Afternic.com just released its domain sales for the period of 9/16/13 – 9/22/13. Domain sales including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $904,382. The highest sale was Credo.com which sold for $75,000 followed by Rool.com for $35,000. Here is the full list of reportable sales: .com … [Read more...]