Symphony.com Leads This Week's Sales Chart at 375K as Mob.com Makes 6-Figure Music Too Two of the year's top 20 domain sales were reported this week with Symphony.com conducting the biggest transaction in a deal that, in addition to sitting at the pinnacle on this week's all extension Top 20 Sales Chart, ranks #11 on our Year to Date Top 100.
ICA Takes Down Corwin Letter on Network Solutions/.XYZ Issue After Fairness Objections Raised Yesterday we told you about a letter that ICA Legal Counsel Phil Corwin wrote about the current Network Solutions/.XYZ controversy. The letter, written for CircleID as a private individual was also posted to the ICA site but that copy has been taken down due to objections raised over one passage.
How a New Website is Going to Make My Son-in-Law's Dream Come True I've always advised domain investor/developers to take one domain related to a subject they are passionate about and build a website devoted to that topic. One home run can generate more revenue than hundreds of undeveloped domains. My son-in-law is taking his shot at it now.
DNJournal - Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 20:34
.Coms Sweep 17 of 20 Entries on This Week's Domain Sales Chart and Bag the 4 Biggest You've heard of the calm before the storm - the past week was more like the calm after the storm. We had a 7-figure sale and a quartet of six-figure sales raining dollars on the chart in our last report but this week no reported sales broke out of the mid five-figure range.
DNJournal - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 22:14
.CO.COM Releases Most of Their Premium Land Rush Domains at Sub $50 Prices The .CO.COM Registry has decided to release many of their premium (short, most memorable) domains for immediate hand registration, even though the extension is still in its Land Rush phase.Sub $50 prices are easy to find for the newly released names.
Papering the House Backfires on New gTLD Registry But Who is Really to Blame? Network Solutions placed tens of thousands of new gTLD domains in client's accounts without asking their permission first. Experts say that violates NetSol's Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN. Oddly enough, their actions brought more heat on .XYZ than on themselves.
Tooting the .XYZ Horn: Founder Daniel Negari Says His New gTLD Debuted With a Bang .XYZ Founder Daniel Negari, whose TLD just entered general availability, has drawn attention by predicting .XYZ will have 1 million registrations in its first year and will be the "new" .com. Those audacious comments have put .XYZ under the critic’’s microscope.
Day 1 Photos & Highlights from the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Conference in Las Vegas The 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West conference officially got underway Wednesday (May 28) at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas and we have all of the photos and highlights for you from the time registration opened, through the Opening Night Cocktail Party last night.
DNJournal - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 11:15
Pre-Show Photos & Highlights from T.R.A.F.F.I.C West in Las Vegas The 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C West conference opens this evening with the traditional Welcome Cocktail Party at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, but early birds have been busy getting in some pre-show networking at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.'s poolside cabanas since Monday. We arrived Tuesday afternoon and gathered some photos and highlights from the e...
DNJournal - Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 13:32
Reflecting on America's Most Somber Holiday & Remembering Gavin Durni Americans are observing one of the nation's most important holidays today - Memorial Day - a day devoted to honoring the men and women who gave their lives in military service for the United States. At DN Journal we are also remembering an industry colleague who left us much too soon.
DNJournal - Monday, May 26, 2014 - 14:21
TRAFFIC Adds Offer You Can't Refuse: Mob Lawyer/Legendary Mayor to Sign Free Books The TRAFFIC West conference that opens Wednesday evening in Las Vegas continues to add special last minute attractions. The city's famous former mayor, criminal defense attorney & author Oscar Goodman will be there to sign free copies of his colorful biography for attendees.
