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Blog on the domain industry including sales of domains, news and views on the industry including ICANN, UDRP, new gTLD's
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There is Freedom Within, There is Freedom Without
The rock band Crowded House was formed in 1985 and on Sunday the domain name CrowdedHouse.com closed at $12,000 on GoDaddy. The name was owned by the founder... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – NameJet – 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at man... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Flippa Changes Pricing Again
Last November I posted how Flippa had changed their pricing model. Well just 6 months later and they are changing the pricing model again. Read more
Posted on 26 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sporters.com Sells for Just 15% of the Price 4 Year Ago
Back in 2015 Frank Schilling’s Name Administration sold Sporters.com for $20,000. The new owners stayed under privacy and don’t look to have even changed the... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Namepros – 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at man... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by a Pair of 4L.coms
Sedo released their weekly sales and Rapt.com and Tome.com tied for the lead at $25,000. Ngfl.net sold for $8,888 that’s just a wow, well done seller. 42 .com... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Is It Still Too Early, Or Too Little, Too Late for Emoji Domains?
It’s always interesting to travel back through time, and examine the lifecycle and events of a trending topic, especially when it relates to domains. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Someone Needs to Stop Roy Flanders’ Domain Names from Expiring
Hopefully Enom or someone else can step up but the domains of a domain investor who passed away are expiring and it needs to stop. Ron Jackson wrote about Roy... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – NameSilo – 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at man... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Can NameSilo Hold off GoDaddy?
Every 18 months or so there has been a best registrar poll on Namepros. GoDaddy won the last two, the last one was closer with @namesilo coming in second, 253... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by PreSale.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and PreSale.com led the way at $45,444. Hero.eu was second at 29,000 Euros, ($32,524). 42 .com sales 8 cctld sales 8 other tld... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Uniregistry 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at man... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – GoDaddy 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at man... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Centric.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Centric.com led the way at $46,000. itJobs.kr came in second at $37,500. 35 .com sales 17 cctld sales 6 other tld sales... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Celebrating a $2,000 a Year Domain Registration?
So there is an article out today on Forbes written by Dan Pontefract Mr. Pontefract is the CEO of The Pontefract Group, a company that helps people become bette... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
U.S. Digital Advertising Surpasses $100 Billion for the First Time Ever
Digital advertising in the U.S. surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever. This report comes from IAB, the Internet Advertising Revenue Report... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Toni.com Actually Sold for $22,472
A commenter here stated that Toni.com did not sell for $42,500, the first bidder reneged and Deepak Ramani acquired the name for a lower price. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
No More $90 Minimum Bid at Sedo, Starting Tomorrow
Starting tomorrow and running through the end of 2019, Sedo will be doing away with the Minimum Fee for all Category I domains* sold through Sedo! Read more
Posted on 06 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Toni.com Buyer Revealed
A couple weeks ago Toni.com sold at GoDaddy for $42,500, the name previously sold back in 2013 for $12,800. Commenters here speculated who the buyer was. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
ChrisMatthews.com Closes at $2,401 Did the Talk Show Host Finally Get His Name?
Chris Matthews the host of MSNBC’s Hardball, has never owned his name in .com. Now of course this is not an uncommon name, but with the amount of money Mr. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2019 BUSINESS, TECH
