Monthly Archives: November 2007

Fri 2nd November 2007
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
CreditCards.com Ups IPO to $185M - Company based on valuable domain name increases IPO amount, sets ticker symbol. CreditCards.com has increased its planned IPO from $115M to $185M, according to a filing with the SEC. The company and its stockholders will together sell over 10M shares at between $13-$15 each. It plans to trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CCRD. CreditCards.com first announced its planned IPO in an SEC filing in August. Austin Ventures is a major owner of the company. The ... read more ...
 
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Has GoDaddy Done a 180 on Invalid Whois? - It appears that GoDaddy no longer cancels domains for invalid whois. Back in February, GoDaddy canceled the domain registration for FamilyAlbum.com because its customer had invalid whois information. The domain was given to another customer who had backordered the domain. This story caused a heated debate, as many people criticized GoDaddy and many others shared their frustrations with invalid whois data. If you missed the story, here’s some background: GoDaddy ... read more ...
 
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DomainScour Quick Domain Lookup Launches in Alpha - Ulta-fast domain lookup tool shows promise. An ultra-fast domain lookup tool covering everything from .com to .mobi has launched. DomainScour.com was developed by Ninjamuk, a web development company based in Michigan. Currently in alpha, DomainScour has a ways to go before it rivals other domain search tools. But it shows lots of promise, particularly for its lightning fast domain lookup (including .mobi) and fast whois checks. As soon as you start typing in the ... read more ...
 
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Preliminary GeoDomains Auction List Released - Initial geographical domain auction list released by Moniker. Moniker released its initial list of domains for the Associated Cities GeoDomains conference auction. The conference will be November 16-17 at the W Hotel in San Francisco, California. Below are domains with reserve prices over $1,000,000: cities.us denver.us guatemala.com iraq.com oklahomacity.com pittsburgh.us thedominicanrepublic.com thehamptons.com wallstreet.com Iraq.com was recently auctioned at ... read more ...
Thu 1st November 2007
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
Top 5 Domain Name News Stories of October - Here’s a look back at the domain name industry over the past month. November is here and we’re entering the holiday season. That means lots of web traffic for shopping, and it also means I’m turning 30 in just a few days (bummer). But before we look forward to winter, here’s a look back at the top 5 domain name stories for last month, based on unique visitors. 1. Demand Media Offers Cash for .TV Channels. Based on comments to this story, some people like ... read more ...
 
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5 Reasons a Domain Name Bull Market Will Continue - With all of the uncertainty in financial markets, here are 5 reasons the bull market in domain names should continue. Many financial markets are up and down, but domain name values continue to rise. Will this trend continue? Here are five reasons it should continue on its upward trajectory. 1. Supply and Demand. Companies are creating web sites in record numbers. This includes not just new web startups but also bricks-and-mortar companies that realize they need ... read more ...