Monthly Archives: January 2007

Thu 11th January 2007
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Name Index Tracks Domain Stocks - RealMoney.com writes about domain names and StockPickr’s domain name index. An article by RealMoney.com writer James Altucher, recently published on TheStreet.com, talks about the growth of domain name stocks. The article is well written and verifies what we domainers already know: Following the fortunes of companies that are stockpiling domain names — the “arms merchants” of the domain name business — is well worth your while, regardless of the state of ... read more ...
Wed 10th January 2007
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Domain Name Sales Database Gets Bigger - DNSalePrice gets a big update, now containing about $250M in domain name sales. DNSalePrice.com, a searchable database of publicly available domain name sales data, just updated its database to include all known domain name sales since 2003. The total sales value of domains in the database is approximately $250M. If you’ve never used DNSalePrice before, you’re missing out on a treasure trove of information. For example, you can search for all domain names including ... read more ...
 
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Sedo to Auction Premium .Mobi Domain Names - Sedo, the domain name aftermarket and parking service, will auction 58 premium .mobi domain names. .Mobi is off to a roaring start thanks to the future of internet-enabled mobile devices. Sedo has announced an agreement to auction 58 premium .mobi domain names that were reserved by the .mobi registry, mTLD / dotMobi. Among the .mobi domain names to be auctioned by Sedo include Wine.mobi, Autos.mobi, Clubs.mobi, ATM.mobi, Pizza.mobi, Dentist.mobi, Music.mobi, Photos.mobi ... read more ...
Tue 9th January 2007
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The Death of Overture - Yahoo’s new search marketing platform will eliminate Overture as a domainer’s tool. “Overture” is a well-known term to domainers. Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) purchased Overture, a pay-per-click search marketing company, and renamed it Yahoo! Search Marketing. But the moniker “overture” has stayed in the domainer lingo. More specifically, the domain industry refers to the “Overture Score” of a domain as the number of times the domain was searched for on ... read more ...
Mon 8th January 2007
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
Where to Invest in Domain Names in 2007 - You can earn money investing in domains related to overall trends in 2007. This time of year every publication likes to run an article about predictions for the coming year. Savvy domain investors should pay attention to these articles. Overall business and lifestyle trends can have a big affect on the value of domain names. People who noticed the trends toward user-generated content and self publishing banked on blog and social networking domains over the past ... read more ...
 
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December Domain Name Parking Results - My domain name parking results continued to impress, including a TrafficClub RPM over $100. I’m not sure if everyone is experiencing an increase in revenue from parked domain names, but my results steadily improved during 2006. In December my revenue per 1,000 views (RPM) with TrafficClub was $112.28, second only to November. TrafficClub is a domain name parking aggregation service that optimizes your domains across a number of domain parking services including ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Gives New Life to .XXX Domain - ICANN has published a revised proposal from ICM Registry, Inc. for providing a .xxx top level domain name. In May 2006 ICANN voted to not approve ICM Registry Inc.’s proposal for a .xxx TLD, but ICANN didn’t outright reject it. ICM has responded with changes to the contract to address ICANN’s original concerns. Among the changes, ICM must: -Take steps to protect children (including using a 3rd party to monitor) -Requires registrants to use clear content labeling -Prohibit ... read more ...
Sat 6th January 2007
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News from a Pay-Per-Click Parking Services - As Andrew previously reported, The Boston building housing the U.S. operations of Sedo had an electrical fire on December 8th. A notice on Sedo’s web site stated that all Sedo employees escaped without serious injury. Sedo is headquartered in Germany, with servers located in several different locations. The fire did not affect any of Sedo’s web operations. A Boston television station reported that more than 50 people were injured in the fire. The 17-story building ... read more ...
Fri 5th January 2007
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Chinese Domain Owners Lose .Coms Because of Earthquakes - China is reporting that Chinese citizens lost 10,000 domain names due to expiration lapses because of communications problems. China’s state run press says that earthquakes off Taiwan last month severed a communication to the internet. As a result, over 10,000 domain name registrations lapsed because their owners could not connect to the internet to renew the domains. The event may be considered an “act of God” which may give those who lost domains an avenue ... read more ...
Thu 4th January 2007
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Selling Domains 101: Part Four, Domain Brokers - Domain brokers are a good resource for selling premium domain names. The most recent article in the Selling Domains 101 series was about selling domain names on forums, a venue that is basically free. This article will focus on domain brokers, the most expensive but potentially best resource for selling a domain. Domain brokers are like real estate agents for your domain names. But selling domains isn’t as easy as selling physical real estate. A domain broker ... read more ...
Wed 3rd January 2007
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
Organizations Launch .mobi Web Sites - BMW, University of Texas, and BusinessWeek among organizations embracing .mobi. .Mobi has launched to a lot of buzz. The domain has seen a number of big aftermarket sales including Flowers.mobi, which sold for $200,000. But speculation will only take the domain so far. In order for .mobi to retain its value and long term viability it must be embraced by the web community. A number of companies and organizations have launched .mobi sites. Once people start expecting ... read more ...
Tue 2nd January 2007
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
Domain Name Stocks Mixed in 2006 - Some up, some down, but enthusiasm for domain name companies remains high. Ask any domainer and he will tell you the domain name market was up in 2006. But the same can’t be said for all of the companies catering to this space. Here’s a lowdown on how companies that make money from the domain name industry fared in 2006. Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) - Marchex opened the year at $22.41 and closed at $13.38 per share, losing over 40% of its market value along the way. ... read more ...