Tag Archives: kim dotcom

Thu 13th June 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Kim Dotcom buys K.im domain name for $20,000 - Mega Upload founder buys short (and expensive) domain name. Last month I wrote about how k.im had received a $20,000 bid at Sedo, and suggested that Mega Upload founder Kim Dotcom might be the buyer. I was right. The Sedo auction closed for $20,000 and Kim Dotcom is now the owner listed in whois. The domain is registered at Instra, which is one of his key partners for the new Mega. With a name like Kim Dotcom, you’d think he’d be a .com only kind of guy. He does, ... read more ...
Thu 17th January 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain registrar powers Kim Dotcom’s new Mega - Instra has partnered with Kim Dotcom to power the new Mega. Last February I stumbled into the lobby of the Fairmont Santa Monica after a DomainFest party. It was about 3 in the morning and it had been a long night. I ran into Tony Lentino, founder of domain name registrar Instra. We chatted for a few minutes and the conversation turned to Kim Dotcom and Megaupload, the file sharing service that was shut down by U.S. and New Zealand authorities a few months later. ... read more ...