Update: Selling Domain Names on eBay Is it worth trying to sell domain names on eBay? An experiment with Headcase.com.
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Everyone knows that eBay’s domain name auctions are full of junk. I personally don’t spend any time looking for domains there.
But recently there have been some high profile domain auctions on the site. There are also new ...
Domain Name Wire - 1 hr 20 min ago
dotMobi Buys Mowser From Guy Who Doesn’t Believe in Mobile Web Registry for .mobi buys big-screen-to-mobile technology.
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.mobi registry dotMobi has purchased the intellectual property of Mowser, a defunct startup. Mowser essentially converts regular web pages into mobile friendly web pages.
James Pearce, dotMobi Vice President of Technology, said, “When Mowser’s foun...
Domain Name Wire - 5 hr 31 min ago
.Org Domain Name Prices to Jump 10% Public Interest Registry to raise wholesale prices of .org domain names.
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Public Interest Registry, the registry for .org domain names, has notified ICANN that it is increasing wholesale prices 10%. The annual wholesale price for .org domain name registrations will be $6.75, slightly below the $6.86 rate that .com do...
Domain Name Wire - 6 hr 6 min ago
Maybe $2.6 Million for Pizza.com Isn’t that Outrageous Afterall Papa John’s has sold over $1 billion in pizza online.
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Perhaps the recent $2.6 million deal for Pizza.com isn’t as outlandish as I thought.
Papa John’s pizza has sold over $1 billion in pizza online, the company just announced. $400 million of that came last year alone. It has spend $15 million dev...
Domain Name Wire - 5/8/2008 2:07:20 PM
Qwest Snags QwestVerizon.com…Just in Time Telecom company gets domain name related to mobile phone partnership.
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Qwest, the smaller of the big telcos in the United States, was a little lax in picking up domains related to its new deal with Verizon.
Since February, rumors have been swirling that Qwest would dump Sprint in favor of Verizon as its partner for p...
Domain Name Wire - 5/8/2008 1:57:51 PM
Media Confusion Over a Parked Domain Name Frank Schilling benefits from television screw up (again).
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Peter Askew over at Domainer’s Gazette made an astute discovery earlier this week: ABC News featured one of Frank Schilling’s parked domain names in a news segment, thinking it was an actual web site.
The news segment is about parents getting ale...
Domain Name Wire - 5/8/2008 1:38:30 PM
Survey: SnapNames Still King of Expired Domain Names Despite a turbulent year, SnapNames is still #1 for expired domains.
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37% of respondents in Domain Name Wire’s third annual domain survey use SnapNames more often than other expired domain catching services. This is the third year in a row that SnapNames had led the charts, despite a very challenging year for t...
Domain Name Wire - 5/7/2008 11:06:07 AM
DBS: Domain Parking Revenue Plummeting Domain company reports sharp drop in domain parking revenue.
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Domain name portfolio holder, registrar, and parking company Dark Blue Sea today reported a massive drop in parking revenue compared to last quarter. The company generated $1,370,000 from parking its own portfolio, down from $1,661,000 last quarter. That&#...
Domain Name Wire - 5/6/2008 5:47:12 PM
Analysis: Thought Convergence Acquires Name Intelligence It’s official: domain monetization and management company acquires Name Intelligence.
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If “Thought Convergence” and “Name Intelligence” don’t mean anything to you, perhaps these two names will: TrafficZ and DomainTools. Thought Convergence, the parent company of TrafficZ, has purch...
Domain Name Wire - 5/6/2008 9:58:39 AM
Sedo Sells Co.nu, MyCanvas.com Sales data from Sedo shows handful of five figure sales.
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A fresh batch of sales data from Sedo shows a number of quality domain sales for the week, including a couple .nu domains. .Nu is the country code domain name for the island state of Niue.
Sedo sold Co.nu for $16,111 and Info.nu for $12,500.
Domain Name Wire - 5/5/2008 5:47:28 PM
Canada Leading the Way with Whois Changes .Ca is getting a whois overall. Perhaps the rest of the domain world can use it as a framework.
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There have been a number of suggested changes to ICANN’s whois framework. But Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is making changes to its .ca country code on its own. Canada-based domain registrar Tucow...
Domain Name Wire - 5/5/2008 4:55:36 PM
Microhoo: Now What for Domainers? Acquisition talks collapse…what it means for domainers.
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I’ve been torn about Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Yahoo! It could have been good for domainers but it also had a downside. Now that Microsoft (MSFT) has told Yahoo (YHOO) to “go search itself”, where does that leave the domain ...
Domain Name Wire - 5/5/2008 10:16:18 AM
Afternic To Add Listing Verification, Feedback System Domain aftermarket to add new features, time frame unclear.
Domain name aftermarket Afternic is adding two new features. One I support 100%, the other one gives me a couple concerns.
The first feature is a listing verification system. Domains will be verified for proper ownership when they’re listed. But the system will also pe...
Domain Name Wire - 5/4/2008 9:18:20 PM
When Will Pizza.com Dough Arrive? Sale yet to close. Will it?
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People outside the domain world were surprised to see that Pizza.com sold for $2.6 million a few weeks ago. But those of us in the domain industry have been on edge ever since. We have one question: will the deal actually close?
As of today there’s no news
Domain Name Wire - 5/2/2008 10:17:27 AM
Not Everyone Will Be Welcome at TRAFFIC East Don’t take the headline too literally. Read on.
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I just booked my plane tickets to this month’s TRAFFIC conference at Disney World. It should be a great event with wonderful surroundings. But there are handful of people who probably won’t be welcome at this event: Disney cybersquatters.
“Disne...
Domain Name Wire - 5/1/2008 3:48:44 PM
How to Save UDRP from Bad Panel Decisions A proposal to rectify bad UDRP decisions when there is dissenting opinion.
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If you read any of the domain blogs and forums out there, you probably read about the recent LH.com UDRP decision courtesy of a three person panel at National Arbitration Forum. The panel handed over the generic domain name LH.com to airline ...
Domain Name Wire - 5/1/2008 10:05:42 AM
5 Ways to Boost Domain Parking Revenue at Parked.com 5 simple ways to make more money at Parked.
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When it comes to ease-of-use, Parked.com is a clear winner in domain name parking. Even its domain editing tools are simple and quick to use. If you haven’t yet edited your domains there, here are five simple ways to tweak your way to more profits.
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Domain Name Wire - 4/30/2008 2:40:44 PM
Survey: Escrow.com Tops for Big Ticket Domain Name Transactions Survey shows Escrow.com is leader at facilitating large domain purchases.
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34% of respondents in Domain Name Wire’s third annual survey said they prefer to use Escrow.com to safely pay for high dollar domain names they buy.
Escrow.com is popular with domain owners because it was designed as a fully automated p...
Domain Name Wire - 4/30/2008 10:58:48 AM
Survey: Sedo “Most Innovative” Domain Aftermarket Company Company selected as “Most Innovative” when it comes to selling domain names.
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45% of those surveyed in Domain Name Wire’s third annual survey believe Sedo is the “Most Innovative” company in the domain aftermarket. This is the first year the question was asked on the survey.
Sedo sold ab...
Domain Name Wire - 4/29/2008 3:18:05 PM
GoDaddy Allows Transfers After Whois Changes GoDaddy complies with ICANN advisory for transferring domain names.
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Last September I wrote that GoDaddy might have to end its controversial practice of denying transfers-out when a domain owner changes whois information in the preceding 60 days.
A few weeks ago ICANN finalized the advisory that I wrote about, and i...
Domain Name Wire - 4/29/2008 11:25:43 AM
Dumb Domain Name Press Release of the Week This domain related press release is good for a laugh.
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PR professionals always look for a way to tie their company to current events. A UK-based home business web site is stretching it a bit far with this headline:
Early Release of Tax Stimulus has Domain Registrars Gearing Up
Already laughing? It gets better:
Presi...
Domain Name Wire - 4/29/2008 10:11:50 AM
WhyPark Lands $230k Angel Investment Domain name parking alternative gets funding, announces new ad network.
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Auto-generated web site company WhyPark, which provides an alternative to standard domain parking, has received an infusion of angel funding from one of its customers. Domain Name Wire has learned that the investment totals $230,000 and will be ...
Domain Name Wire - 4/28/2008 9:49:48 AM
Survey: Domain Owners Predict Increased Values 75% of survey respondents see domain values increasing in 2008.
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Despite a rough economy, domain industry professionals are bullish on domain prices. 75% of those surveyed see aftermarket prices increasing in 2008 compared to 2007, and only 7% see values decreasing. The results are from Domain Name Wire’s third...
Domain Name Wire - 4/25/2008 10:56:26 AM
Seinfeld Isn’t Laughing about JerrySeinfeld.com Comedian files arbitration request to get hands on domain name.
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld or his management company or Sony is going after the domain name JerrySeinfeld.com, currently owned by Anything.com LTD. The case commenced on April 22 and will be handled by National Arbitration Forum.
At first glance, JerrySein...
Domain Name Wire - 4/24/2008 5:20:41 PM
Domain Name Wire — Now Dedicated Recent upgrades at Domain Name Wire.
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After over three years online it’s time to make a couple positive changes at Domain Name Wire.
First, you may have noticed sluggish performance on the site in March and April. Despite the hundreds of thousands of page views each month, Domain Name Wire was still on a shared...
