Monthly Archives: June 2005

Wed 1st June 2005
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Poker.com misspelling sells for $155,000 - High dollar domain sales are becoming a weekly occurrence, and last week was no different. Porker.com sold for $155k at Sedo. Although the domain has many connotations, the assumption is the buyer paid the high price to get poker traffic. This week also saw another huge 3 character domain sale, with GLU.com selling for $75,000, also at Sedo. Quilting.com sold for $55,000 in a private sale. For a complete run-down of last week’s domain name sales, please visit ... read more ...
 
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.xxx domain name prolongation prepared for lift-off - By as early as this fall, you might be able to register domain.xxx. Reports have surfaced tonight that ICANN is finalizing its work with the ICM registry to manage the domain extension. .xxx will surely be one of the most sought after new extensions. Registrations will cost between $60-$75, which is about 10 times what registrations prices are for .com, .net, etc. Nevertheless, expect rampant domain speculation. Contrary to what the religious right hopes, the ... read more ...
 
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Patenting domain name processes - A patent was recently granted to an Ohio inventor that relates to domain names. The system/method allows people to search for a domain name and other registerable names at the same time (e.g. vanity phone number, license plate, etc). There are a number of companies using similar features within domains, but not extending outside the domain realm to other naming devices. Is this worthy of a patent? It’s typical of new software and business process patents. What ... read more ...