Create Your Account  |  Log in News headlines WHOIS Valuate Domainers Live Current Hopes to Sell 6 Geo Domain Names for $6M-$10M [Updated] Domain holder engages investment bank to sell geo domains. [UPDATED] Some of the world’s best geo-related domain names are on the block. Live Current Media (OTCbb: LIVC.ob) announced today that it is selling up to 6 of its premium domain names. Domain Name Wire has learned that the 6 domains are the company’s geography ... Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 12:13 Managing Your Domain Business In order to weather this economic storm, I have been spending most of my time and some of my money on developing and re-developing my websites. I believe it’s become very risky to invest in some lower to mid-priced domain names with the hopes of quickly flipping them, so instead of buying a $3,000 name Elliot Silver - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 13:35 Singular or Plural? How to Choose a Name Singular or Plural? .com, net or .org? These are questions asked by newbies every day when looking for the perfect domain. Take a name like CowboyHat.com which just sold for $16,000 on NameJet. I�m sure most domainers who are relatively new in this industry are scratching their heads and appraising some of their own names Newfound Names - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 3:22 Poll: How Do You Make Money Online? Economic times are rough and we’ve heard reports of domain parking revenue dropping significantly over the past year. However, there are still countless opportunities and tried-and-tested methods for making money online. I recently viewed the results of a poll on ProBlogger in which only half of respondents stated that they mak... DotSauce Magazine - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 18:14 Rules for New Domain Extensions Announced (gTLD's) Last week at the ICANN meeting in Cairo, a rule book for the new extensions, hundreds or maybe thousands of them was published. I wanted to take a few days to read through and I can now summarize these rules as follows: Application fee with be $185,000. The Domains - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 12:11 32 High Quality Available Domains Quality over quantity! These 32 winners were picked from literally thousands of potential expired domain names.  70% of all DotSauce available domain names get registered! View Them First! The list has just been published and DotSauce Premium subscribers can click here to access it exclusively for the next 24 hours.  Premium Subscrip... DotSauce Magazine - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 22:1 You Voted GoDaddy As The Worst Registrar It was a close one between GoDaddy & 1and1 for worst registrar. Personally I voted for 1and1 and am really surprised. After reading your comments I can see why you voted for GoDaddy. The numbers are in, we received 152 total votes and 34 comments... ChefPatrick.com - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 13:51 Eliot's Story on Oprah: 99 Balloons I really like Google for many reasons. Not only do they have some fantastic applications that I use on a regular basis, they also help people find my blog. There are many search phrases where I rank pretty high in Google, including “Elliot’s Blog” and I’d like to think most people who search for Elliot’s... Elliot Silver - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 21:14 The Psychiatric Ways of eBay and Domains Psychology is a very interesting topic not normally discussed within the domaining community, when the fact is that psychology is really a part of everyday domaining.  In this article I will be discussing about domain psycology on eBay, and strategies people use when selling their domains to attract buyers to their listing, and possi... DNUnderground - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 19:10 LinkedIn Apps-Time to Plan a Funeral For Facebook; Get Ready For Grand Names Listings on LinkedIN To those who were critical of my using a WordPress platform to build Grand Names, they had no idea what was coming. See the second video down, and now you'll know what I've known that you don't know. For if you are not focussed on the future, you will be condemned to be a victim of the past. LinkedIn is by far my most valuable socia... The Frager factor - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 23:54 Sedo Lists Top Selling Domains of 2008 Sedo, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names, today listed its record number of six and seven figure premium domain name sales for 2008. The complete top selling list, which represents a wide variety of financial services, numbers, descriptive and two-character domain names, includes Invest.com: $1,015,00... DnExpert - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:7 Sedo Sells MoneyWatch.com for $125,000 Aftermarket brokers sale of MoneyWatch.com to CNET for $125,000. Sedo has completed the sale of MoneyWatch.com to CNET for $125,000. CNET was purchased by CBS Networks earlier this year. One of CBS’ programs is called Money Watch. The domain currently forwards to a financial page on CNET’s BNET site. The domain was Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:29 ICANN to Charge $185,000 for New TLD Applications Fees estimated to cover actual costs of new TLD process. Want to offer .anything? Prepare to write a hefty check. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) estimates that total application fees for entities wishing to offer new top level domain names, such as .nyc or .money, will be about $185,000. Despite the high ... Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:36 Exchange Rate Swings Mucking Up Domain Market Rapid changes in exchange rates affecting domain name transactions. The value of the U.S. dollar has soared in recent months compared to the Canadian Dollar, British Pound, Euro, and several other currencies. There are winners and losers. How much has the value of the dollar changed? Two months ago a Euro would buy about $1.60 USD. Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 15:7 Site Parodies Sarah Palin and GoDaddy: But How Would Bob Vote? GoMilfy.com uses GoDaddy look to parody Sarah Palin. DNForum member Acro has done a great job parodying Sarah Palin using the same look of GoDaddy’s web site: The attention to detail is stunning and hilarious. Be sure to check out Acro’s version of the GoDaddy Girls. You can visit the parody Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 13:4 Money Watch (.com)--Development Schmavelopment The Sedo sale of MoneyWatch.com joins Seniors.com, iReport.com, Loans.com and more to prove that the BEST domains, commanding the highest resales, need no development because their biggest potential is already developed. All the need is a redirect. Now it's time for Sai to get THIS MONEY BLOG GEM to CNN for exactly the same reason C... The Frager factor - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:53 AskJeeves.com And JeevesRetirement.com Porn Blunder In another perfect example of a corporate domaining blunder (see here for another), Ask.com formerly AskJeeves.com let its recent JeevesRetirement.com domain name expire - literally handing the domain name to an eager domainer/pornographer on a silver platter. Right now the website behind the domain name JeevesRetirement.com is NSFW ... DnExpert - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:3 Madision Avenue Still Bullish on Digital Advertising One of the world’s biggest advertising and media services organizations, Publicis, in reported relatively strong third quarter results this morning signaled concern over the weakening global economy and the effect that it will have on advertising. Publicis indicated that digital media will remain the sweet spot. “Our digi... The Domains - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:1 Real Estate Domain Name Broker Specialization Boston, MA/ Manchester, UK- URLBrokers.co.uk has launched an affiliate real estate domain brokerage division- RealEstateDnBrokers.com, a domain brokerage site specializing in real estate domain sales. Feautured real estate domain brand offerings: RealEstateUSA.Tv MA RealEstate.Tv CapeRealEstate.Tv NantucketRealEstate.Tv VineyardRea... Inside Domaining - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 5:30 Sedo weekly sales up to October 27 The top Sedo sales from October 20-27 included moneywatch.com for 125,000 USD, gmbh.de for 73,185 EUR, and faire-part.com for 46,501 EUR. View the full list after the jump. Domain Price Translation/Other Type .COM moneywatch.com 125,000 USD faire-part.com 46,501 EUR “participate” in French viager.c... Domain Name News - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 14:11 Hawaii's Brand Name! Hawaiian geo-domain name for sale in popular new ccTLD dot ME extension. Waikiki is Hawaii's brand name! Waikiki Beach is one of the best known beaches in the world. Google Keyword Search Results for Waikiki 1 - 10 of about 7,570,000 for waikiki [definition] Offered by dotME Brokers.com Submit bid for Waikiki.ME: Email Me Inside Domaining - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 8:22 Real Estate Video Advertising The Real Estate market needs all the ammo it can get in the World right now. And down markets lead to creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and aggressive marketing ideas and strategies. Launch a niche Real Estate Video Advertising portal site: Real Estate Brokerage Video Advertising Real Estate Video Ads By Owner Co-Brand as a br... Inside Domaining - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 4:48 Boston DomainerTV Channel Boston, MA- StephenSmith.TV, a Boston DomainerTV Channel, features a new multimedia, social networking, domain video-sharing, domain photos, DomainerTV blog and a free domain forum. The new Boston DomainerTV channel will feature domaining videos, domain name news, domain-related development ideas, domain asset acquisitions and dispo... Inside Domaining - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 15:15 Grand Name Board Member Launches Her Dream on Maryland Womens Basketball (.com) One of our Grand Names Advisory Board members, domain pioneer, creative marketing genius and my friend Michelle Miller, has found her true passion after years of starting, building, buying and selling other people's companies- that is combining her love for basketball with her love for the Internet. The site she built for University ... The Frager factor - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 7:34 WARNING: Enom Phishing Scam We have received several reports of phishing scam emails that at first glance appear to be coming from domain name registrar Enom.com. The emails warn of a complaint for invalid whois information and ask the user to login. Of course the link that the email directs you to is not a valid Enom domain name. Domain Name News - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 18:28 Megayacht News Vidcasts Launched - MarketWatch Megayacht News Vidcasts Launched - MarketWatch "Yacht enthusiasts have a new way to learn what is going on in the luxury-yacht market, specifically power and sailing yachts measuring 80 feet on up to more than 400 feet. Content from Megayacht News, found at MegaYachtNews.org/, is selected and transformed into video segments, airing ... Inside Domaining - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 3:28 Newspapers' Circulation Declines Faster in Past Six Months Only USA Today, Wall Street Journal Maintain Among Top 25 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The decline in newspapers' paid circulation is accelerating, according to new statistics today from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Papers' average weekday paid circulation fell to 38.2 million copies across the six months ending Sept. 30, down 4.64... The Frager factor - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:22 Video Ads Surface in Unexpected Places - ClickZ Video Ads Surface in Unexpected Places - ClickZ Emerging Video Advertising & Vodcast (Video-On-Demand) Marketing... "From elevators to gas pumps and check-out stands to airports, video forums are popping up just about everywhere you turn."- Andreas Roell, CEO Geary Interactive... linked article click domain blog post headline: ... Inside Domaining - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 4:6 Guide to ICANN's Guide (to New TLDs) A resource page for all the materials you need for your new ICANN TLD application. NamesAtWork - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 20:18 Christian Science Monitor Ditches Print for Web According to a breaking news story in the Boston Globe this afternoon, the Christian Science Monitor has opted to eliminate its weekly print edition to focus on its core business, CSMonitor.com, its website. The article quotes CS Monitor editor John Yemma, "We are getting out of the daily print business,' Yemma said. Elliot Silver - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 13:50 Congressman Wants Google-Yahoo Deal To Be "Thoroughly Investigated" Representative Joe Barton, a Republican from Texas, asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to “thoroughly investigate” antitrust and privacy issues in a search advertising partnership planned by Google and Yahoo Barton expressed frustration at Yahoo’s response to questions, he and his staff posed about the deal,... The Domains - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 19:7 Live domain name auction at namepros.com The domainer community forum NamePros.com is holding a live domain name auction on Thursday, October 28, 2008 at 6PM EDT. There are several names listed in the auction queue that are available for prebidding. A few LLLL.com (L.etter – L.etter – L.etter – L.etter .com domain names) are up for auction, including the C... Domain Junkies - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 15:4 Live domain name auction at namepros.com The domainer community forum NamePros.com is holding a live domain name auction on Thursday, October 28, 2008 at 6PM EDT. There are several names listed in the auction queue that are available for prebidding. A few LLLL.com (L.etter – L.etter – L.etter – L.etter .com domain names) are up for auction, including the C... Domain Junkies - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 15:4 Exclusive Membership Special Offer! Very happy to inform you that I have reduced the price of the Exclusive membership plan significantly. Now you can become an exclusive member for just: $39.95 / month. I hear you saying “but that’s nothing!” and you are right! And even better, grab a yearly plan now for just $359 per year, that’s less than a d... Estibot.com - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 8:22 Ari Bayme Replaces Geodomain Giant Dan Pulcrano as CEO at MovieTimes.com Ari Bayme, is taking over as CEO at Movie Times, Inc., a company that owns a portfolio of several thousand movie related domain names and operates the popular entertainment portal MovieTimes.com. Chairman Dan Pulcrano (a giant in the geodomain space) stepped out of the CEO role to make way for Bayme. DNJournal - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 19:44 Ari Bayme Replaces Geodomain Giant Dan Pulcrano as CEO at MovieTimes.com Ari Bayme, is taking over as CEO at Movie Times, Inc., a company that owns a portfolio of several thousand movie related domain names and operates the popular entertainment portal MovieTimes.com. Chairman Dan Pulcrano (a giant in the geodomain space) stepped out of the CEO role to make way for Bayme. DNJournal - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 19:44 Verizon v Navigation Catalyst Cybersquatting Lawsuit Settled: NCS Continues to Cybersquat Tradema... Despite the cybersquatting lawsuit brought by Verizon, Navigation Catalyst continues to target and register trademark protected domains and famous brands, as noted below in a recent panel decision against it under the UDRP wherein it was found to have engaged... Domain Dispute - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:43 New ICANN Generic Top Level Domain Names Will Cost $185,000 Domain Name Wire is reporting that the new generic top-level domain names announced by ICANN this summer, allowing registrants to choose their own domain name suffix such as .nyc, will cost registrants approximately $185,000. ICANN has spent almost $13 million... Domain Dispute - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 17:26 Verizon v Navigation Catalyst Cybersquatting Lawsuit Settled: NCS Continues to Cybersquat Tradema... Despite the cybersquatting lawsuit brought by Verizon, Navigation Catalyst continues to target and register trademark protected domains and famous brands, as noted below in a recent panel decision against it under the UDRP wherein it was found to have engaged... Domain Dispute - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:43 Exclusive Membership Special Offer! Very happy to inform you that I have reduced the price of the Exclusive membership plan significantly. Now you can become an exclusive member for just: $39.95 / month. I hear you saying “but that’s nothing!” and you are right! And even better, grab a yearly plan now for just $359 per year, that’s less than a d... Estibot.com - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 7:22 New ICANN Generic Top Level Domain Names Will Cost $185,000 Domain Name Wire is reporting that the new generic top-level domain names announced by ICANN this summer, allowing registrants to choose their own domain name suffix such as .nyc, will cost registrants approximately $185,000. 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