MediaPost published a story today with the headline; "Top-Level Domain Names Will Change Search" "Search engine optimization (SEO) will change dramatically within the next few years as a result of the Internet transitioning from 23 top-level domain names (TLD) to more than 1,409 strings. " The story quotes Jennifer Wolfe, president of Wolfe Domain as saying: "TLDs will become ZIP codes … [Read more...]
Forbes Asks “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”
An article just published in Forbes asks the question, "Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?". It's a must read article for all domainers. The article is written by David Teten who is "Partner with ff Venture Capital and Founder and Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York. I'm cofounder of the Venture Capital Access Program" The "ff Venture … [Read more...]
Facebook CyberSquatting Judgement: 105 Domains; 10 Domain Holders; $2.8 Million in Damages – Draft
A federal court in California awarded Facebook $2.8 Million dollars under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) yesterday. There were 10 domain name holders and one company that seemed to supply the landing page that some of the domain holders used to monetize the domains. In all there were 105 domain names at issue. The Court actually set up a formula to determine what … [Read more...]
Snug.com Hit With UDRP By The Owner Of TheSnugg.com
The domain name Snug.com was just hit with a UDRP. The owner of the domain name Nett Corp of Tallahassee, Florida according to domaintools.com has owned the domain since at least 2001 and the domain name has an original creation date of 1995. The domain is currently parked. The complaint was filed by Charon International Trading Limited which owns and operates under the domain name … [Read more...]
.XXX Drops Price To $8.99 For May
According to a Press Release ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, announced "that new .XXX domain registrations created from May 1 through May 31, 2013 will be available at .COM prices." "During this limited time only, registrants can lock in prices, as low as $ 8.99 for up to 10 years". Customers looking to take advantage of … [Read more...]
Applicant For .Radio Starting To Sell Subdomains off Radio.Fm & Radio.Am
According to a press release out today BRS Media, one of the applications for the new gTLD .Radio "announced the set launch dates for "The Radio Global Domain Extensions under .Radio.am and .Radio.fm, will launch the Sunrise Period for trademark owners worldwide on May 28, 2013." These are subdomains of a ccTLD that are being sold off of Radio.FM & Radio.AM and should not … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $1.2MM In Domains Led By Seeq.com For $33K
Afternic.com just released its weekly domain sales for the week of 4/22/13 – 4/28/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,212,847. The highest sale was Seeq.com, which sold for $33,000 which was a BuyDomains.com owned domain. Other reportable high dollar sales were DigiDeals.com for $15,000 and DrugDangers.com for $13,500 which … [Read more...]