Monthly Archives: December 2010

Fri 31st December 2010
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Moniker: Issues Statement On “Unauthorized Data Release” By Moniker Employee - Moniker has just released the following statement acknowledging an “unauthorized release of customer data” by a Moniker Employee: “”Moniker has learned that one of its employees violated company policy by distributing customer data for a single domain name registration.  The employee has been placed on administrative leave while the company further reviews the matter. “”Only one employee and one customer registration were involved.  However, unauthorized data access of any kind, no ... read more ...
 
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Tech Blog Domain Expires At Godaddy Auction With A $12K Bid & A PR 7 With 3 Days to Go - The domain name Riapedia.com expired on November 29, 2010 and is currently at Godaddy.com auctions. With over 3 days to go the high bid sits at $12,505. What makes this an interesting one, is that the site on the domain was a popular tech blog which was covered by Technorati.com which had to say about it: “””Rich Internet Applications are all the rage these days – Ajax, Silverlight, Flex and Apollo are making headlines. This blog goes beyond the buzz to showcase what companies are doing, ... read more ...
 
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Deflecting Domain Purchase Inquiries to Network Solutions - A simple way to weed out bad domain name offers. If you receive a lot of inquiries about purchasing your domain names, then you probably get frustrated about responding only to have the person disappear after the first contact. There are many ways you can manage this, but I thought I’d pass along a tip a couple large domain owners tell me works. Whenever you receive an inquiry, tell the person to make an offer to you via Network Solutions’ Certified Offer Service. The ... read more ...
Thu 30th December 2010
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Groupon Raises $500 Million - Ft.com  is reporting that Groupon has raised $500 million in sale of preferred stock just weeks after Groupon reportedly rejected at $6 Billion dollar  buyout offer. Ft.com is reporting that Groupon is trying to raise an additional $450 Million or $950 Million total. “”At $500m, Groupon’s latest round of fundraising is already among the largest by an internet company. Were the company to go on to raise the full $950m, it would exceed the total amount of cash that has been raised by Facebook, ... read more ...
 
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Domain RoundTable Conference Opens Up With Special Offer For 1st 100 Signups & Early Bird Pricing - The Domain Roundtable which will be held at Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas from March 1-4th just opened up for registration. The early bird registration rate which is in effect until 1.11.11 is $695. Rates will increase incrementally along the way,  hitting $995 for on site registrations. As an extra added incentive, the 1st 100 people signing up to attend will have a choice of a free activity on Tuesday March 1: Atlantis’ Behind the Scenes Aquarium Tour Catamaran Snorkel Sail Adventure Cigar ... read more ...
 
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Our First Monthly Domain Calendar Finds Jan Jam Packed With Shows & Auctions - With the new year we thought we would start publishing a blog post on the 30th of every month of a calender highlighting some of the events in the upcoming month in the Domain and Internet world. January is sure jammed packed with shows and auctions. The largest convention in the US kicks the year off as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) rolls into Las Vegas. Always full of the latest gadgets and new technology, it’s a must follow event.  The stuff that you will be talking about in 2011 will ... read more ...
 
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SportsInjury.com Sells For $11K On Namejet.com: Push.net Sells For $10K + More - The domain name SportsInjury.com sold for $11,500 on NameJet.com today. Its a great domain for a reasonable price in our opinion. Congrats to the buyer The domain Push.net also sold today for $10,100. Its a nice name but I think its close to retailed priced at $10K. A few other sales from the last few days: MobileAlerts.com  $6800.  I liked this domain as well but hey no one can buy them all. LightMeters.com  $5,000, nice product domain, fairly priced.   I was bidding for a while on it probably ... read more ...
 
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Demand Media Will Never Get Love from a Mainstream Media - Blasting Demand Media is to be expected from the mainstream media. Demand Media’s biggest weakness might not be its reliance on Google for much of its profit (both through search traffic and ad revenue). It’s that the mainstream media will never give it any love. In just the past couple days, Fortune wrote a scathing article while CNN named the company one of the 10 biggest tech “fails” of 2010. These articles focus mostly on Demand Media’s eHow web site. ... read more ...
 
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Microsoft Goes After Kinect Domain Names - Company files arbitration cases to get domain names. If you registered domain names with “Kinect” in them with plans to develop sites related to the XBox Kinect system, you better watch out. Microsoft has filed 7 UDRP cases at National Arbitration Forum since Christmas, all targeting domain names with “Kinect” in them. Among the domains targeted: MicrosoftKinect.com, KinectWorld.com, KinectPro.com, and KinectReviews.us. Most of the domain names being challenged ... read more ...
 
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Wow – Cricket.com Hit with UDRP - Cricket.com domain name challenged as cybersquatting. The storied domain name Cricket.com has been hit with a UDRP according to records at National Arbitration Forum. Although National Arbitration Forum does not disclose who the complainant is until after a case is decided, it’s possible that it’s wireless company Cricket Communications. The company uses MyCricket.com as its domain name and has used National Arbitration Forum in the past to recover domain names. Cricket.com ... read more ...
Wed 29th December 2010
Written by The Domains in EN
Our Fearless Predictions For 2011: For Domain Holders Its Going To Be A Very Good Year - We entered 2010 with much trepidation about what was awaiting us in this year. As it turned out the domain world made it through another year in a bad economy, once again proving that domains are like a commodities, which like gold and silver continued to rise in prices. While unemployment remained high in 2010 (still is) and the real estate market hasn’t seen a real recovery yet, there were signs that 2011 will be a much better year. The stock market performed pretty well in 2010 and if you invested ... read more ...
 
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CNN.com Names Demand Media “As One of The Top 10 Tech “Fails” In 2010 - A new article published by CNN.com tonight entitled “The 10 Biggest Tech Fails Of 2010″ lists Demand Media as number 8. CNN.com writes: “”Demand Media….operates on a …”content farm” model: They choose topics people are searching for on the internet, pay a “journalist” a tiny amount to write something — anything — about it, then slap it on the Web so people will click on it.” “Demand Media already was cranking out 4,000 videos a day in late 2009. And they were on pace ... read more ...
 
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WTF: Wehr.com Sells for $74,000 On Afternic While Aone.com Sells For Just $10K - The domain name WEHR.com lead the way for the week ending on December 26th on Afternic.com Selling for hefty $74K. It looks like the buyer is “World Energy Holdings and Research”. I’m sure there are plenty of domainers who would have sold this domain for 10% or less than what it sold for, but its another example of realizing who the potential buyer of a domain might be before quoting a price. Its certainly a huge dollar sale for a LLLL.com with no obvious meaning besides being a last name and ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Sells JF.com for $101,000 - Another two letter domain sale cracks six figures. Sedo has brokered the sale of JF.com for $101,000, leading its sales charts for the week. Soon it will also close TZ.com, which it auctioned off for $80,000. Here’s a look at other notable sales from Sedo this week: .COM character.com 23500 USD newsboard.com 22000 USD 079.com 12579 USD realwater.com 10000 USD teras.com 9000 USD bulkdeals.com 7000 USD fr9.com 6000 USD freesociety.com 5500 USD casinoonlinegames.com 5500 USD daga.com 5251 USD jeux-flash.com 5100 EUR trendland.com 5000 USD globalsense.com 5000 USD ieproperties.com 5000 USD ccTLDs finanzen.ch 19000 EUR officechairs.co.uk 17625 GBP breastimplants.co.uk 13000 USD yoli.de 10000 EUR mus.es 7000 EUR 5.to 5000 USD voice.it 5000 EUR razors.co.uk 4000 GBP Other laptopgiving.org 21000 USD rentenversicherung.net 19500 EUR glasstiles.net 11250 USD kx.net 8911 USD rouletteonline.org 7777 USD scorpio.net 7500 USD pillows.org 6000 USD Afternic’s ... read more ...
 
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Surveying a Domain Conference Landscape - What domain name conferences am I missing? Each year on the Domain Name Wire survey I ask which domain name conference is best. The list typically includes major U.S. conferences. But I know there are some good international conferences that should be on the list. Here are the options from last year: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Roundtable DOMAINfest GEODomain Expo Domainer Mardi Gras I’m looking to add domain name conferences that meet three criteria: 1. At least 100 ... read more ...
Tue 28th December 2010
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Top 10 Domain Name Wire Stories of 2010 - A look back at 2010 on Domain Name Wire. 2010 is drawing to a close, but let’s not look forward without looking back. Here are the top 10 stories on Domain Name Wire in 2010 based on total page views. 1. .Co Domain Name is .Coming – the headline may have been an understatement. .Co made headlines across the tech world this year, and will get a mainstream boost when Go Daddy features the extension in its upcoming Super Bowl commercial. 2. Bank of America Wants ... read more ...
 
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Two Smart Financial Moves for DOMAINfest Conference - Conference cost increases next week. The domain business’ biggest conference of 2011 is a month away. But you can make two smart financial moves by buying your DOMAINfest conference pass by the end of this week: 1. The price goes up $100 on January 1, so you can save $100 by getting your pass this week. 2. By purchasing in 2010 you can record your expense on this year’s taxes, thus lowering your current tax liability. (You can also do well by purchasing your ... read more ...
Mon 27th December 2010
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Quick Poll: What Was The Best Domain Buy Of 2010? - There were thousands of domain names that were reported sold in 2010 and we are looking for what you was the best buy  for the year. Your choices are: Sex.com for $13 Million.  Although it was the highest price paid for just a pure domain purchase some believe the buyer got a bargain. Slots.com $5.5 Million, one of the biggest gambling terms on the net. Dating.com $1.75 Million, A category killer in a huge online industry. Poker.org  $1M was a record reported price for a .Org. Ringtones.com $750,000, ... read more ...
 
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Go Daddy Crosses 45 Million Domain Name Mark - Registrar group hits another milestone. Yesterday at 6:02 PM MST, The Go Daddy Group topped 45 million domain names under management across its registrars. This comes about 9 months after the company crossed the 40 million mark. This is an incredible accomplishment, as the nearest competitor has about 10 million domain names under management. There are just over 200 million domain names registered worldwide, meaning that Go Daddy has over a fifth of the market. ... read more ...
 
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Avoid This Domain Parking Scam - A domain parking scam to avoid at all costs. Over the past year several Domain Name Wire readers have forwarded emails to me from someone promising to boost revenues to parked domains that didn’t receive any traffic. I received one such email on Christmas with the title “Merry Christmas to domainer!” The email promised: without any extra cost needed and no complicated development work, we can help you increase your no-traffic and non-earning parked domains. ... read more ...
 
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ICANN to Neustar: Yes, You Can Own a Registrar - Registry-Registrar separation will create interesting circumstances for established registries. ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz sent a letter to Neustar Vice President Jeff Neuman last week (pdf) regarding registry-registrar separation. ICANN’s board dropped a bombshell in November when it said there would be no restrictions on registrars owning registries for new top level domains. Observers questioned how exactly this would work for existing registries ... read more ...
 
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Survey: Call for Online Domain Name Sales Venues - Which online domain name sales sites do you use? It’s almost time for the Sixth Annual Domain Name Wire Survey and I need your help. One of the questions on the survey is which online domain name sales venues you use. It’s hard to keep up with these as new services pop up just about every week. So please take a look at the list below and let me know if I’m missing any major domain name sales sites. Sedo/GreatDomains Bido NameJet (non-expired only) Domaining.com ... read more ...
Sun 26th December 2010
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Over $150K In Domains Sold On Sedo On Christmas Day - When I tell people that domaining is a 365 day a year business and I’m on the computer every day of the year including Christmas and New Years they usually give me that, I don’t believe you look, but today Sedo.com racked up $150K in Sales on Christmas day. Leading the pack was the $100K bid on QWE.com, which we talked about several days ago when we noticed the it. Next up was a hyphenated domain  Luxury-Hotels.com which sold for $17,500. Definitely a nice pop for that domain. Talking about ... read more ...
 
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Repossessed TZ.com Domain Name Snags $80,000 Bid during Sedo - Two letter .com domain name held by Domain Capital will sell this week. The domain name TZ.com is on auction at Sedo after receiving an $80,000 offer. TZ.com was previously financed with Domain Capital, a domain name financing company, but the buyer defaulted. According to DNSalePrice, four publicly disclosed two letter .com domain names have sold so far this year: SZ.com for $125,000, OY.com for $90,000, XI.com for $100,930, and KF.com for $123,504. Given the typical ... read more ...
Sat 25th December 2010
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Merry Christmas-Happy Holidays!!! - We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and wonderful holiday season. Here’s a picture to remind you between opening gifts, eating, drinking and hanging out with family and friends its always good to find a little time to take a nap. Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...