Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system Patent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service…ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the patent titled “Certified Offer Service for Domain Names” back in 2004. It...
Domain Name Wire - 20 hr 54 min ago
Three domain name blogs rebrand Two blogs combine in merger and another changes its name. Three domain name industry blogs have rebranded over the past week. Two are accounted for in a merger between Shane Cultra’s blog Domain Shane and Aaron Wilkin’s Accidental Domainer. The new blog is officially called Domain Shane + Accidental Domainer, but you can ...
Domain Name Wire - 22 hr 12 min ago
My-Art.com owner gets MyArt.com in second attempt UDRP Domain transfer resets the clock for registration date. My Art, a French company that operates the website My-Art.com, has convinced a Czech Arbitration Court UDRP panelist to order the transfer of the domain name MyArt.com. This is the second time My Art has filed a UDRP against the domain name. My Art lost a case […]
Domain Name Wire - 23 hr 0 min ago
Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net. DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, serving customers since 2002. Rook is a more recent entry at just a few years old. Rook was founded by ex-NameDrive employees. Oversee.net has previously sold off a couple businesses includi...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, April 21, 2014 - 14:10
Pricing the latest new TLDs: NameCheap is Cheap NameCheap’s pricing for new TLDs is low. Two months ago I ran a price comparison of new top level domain name options at various top registrars. The prices were for the three tiers of domains offered by registry Donuts. Many more domains have come out since then, often offered by registries other than Donuts. Today […]
Domain Name Wire - Monday, April 21, 2014 - 13:34
Dot London and Dot NYC taking two different approaches Dot NYC much more restricted than Dot London. Two .city domain names are getting ready to enter their first phase of rollout: .London and .NYC. This will be a big moment in the new top level domain name program. Many people, including myself, think .city domain names have the biggest chance for success. Despite being […]
Domain Name Wire - Monday, April 21, 2014 - 10:23
Bitcoin company among end user buyers at Sedo last week A bitcoin company bought a domain at Sedo last week. Sedo had a solid sales week last week with $1.3 million worth of sales. Here are ten that were purchased by end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Coinify.com $10,000 – BitCoin Nordi, a bitcoin seller. ForzaFootball.com $1,900 – FootballAddicts AB, ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, April 18, 2014 - 14:46
Afilias’ new top level domain names have very slow first day Color me surprised. Afilias launched its first six new top level domain names yesterday, and I’d rate it as the worst first day performance of any portfolio applicant. I’m basing this on changes to the zone files. Here are the six domains Afilias’ launched in general availability yesterday with how many domains they...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, April 18, 2014 - 9:31
Rightside’s first two domain names enter landrush After supporting dozens of Donuts’ launches, Rightside is finally ready to play its own hand. Rightside’s first two top level domain names are getting closer to market. The company, currently part of Demand Media, launched .democrat and .dance in landrush today. Although these are the first two of its own domains to enter...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:44
Panelist digs up key fact in Massy.com UDRP Intent-to-use trademark does in complainant. Neal & Massy Holdings, a business conglomerate operating in the Carribean, has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name Massy.com. Massy.com is owned by domain investor Gregory Ricks. Ricks defended himself without counsel in the UDRP. He made a good defense, pointing out that the...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:19
.Marketing and .Holiday each pick up 2,000+ domains on first day First day .Marketing numbers seem rather low. Donuts launched .marketing and .holiday into general availability yesterday (post the Early Access phase), with both picking up over 2,000 registrations in the first partial day. .Marketing picked up 2,564 domains to hit 2,970 and .holiday added 2,125 to reach 2,341. These numbers are fro...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 10:24
Power of Press: London Standard’s front page article about .London London Evening Standard dedicates half of front page to .london web address. .City domain names are popular with local press, and here’s a great example. Michael Blend (formerly with Demand Media) snapped this photo in London today. It’s the front page of London Evening Standard, and it looks like half of it is devoted to...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 15:34
With just 22 domains registered, .Rich is the biggest bomb in new TLDs. Or is it? .Rich zone file only has 22 names in it. Last week the .rich top level domain name quietly launched in general availability. And I mean quietly. .Rich registry I-Registry’s website is still promoting the January launch of the .rich sunrise. There’s no mention of registrars carrying the domain, either. I can only find a ha...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 14:50
18 end user domain name sales 3D printing company among end user domain name buyers last week. Afternic and GoDaddy combined to sell over $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here are some that were sold to end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. sa3at.com $14,000 – BinMadi Watches. As best I can tell this […]
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 12:15
Uniregistry activates thousands of reserved domains per TLD Company held back thousands of domains and has not activated and parked them. If you take a look at Uniregistry’s zone files for its TLD launches so far, you might think yesterday was a huge day. After all, its previously launched .sexy domain jumped from 6,849 to 12,318 registrations. That’s an 80% increase. .Tattoo jump...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 9:44
A new TLD just canceled its landrush citing “little engagement” .Best says registrars suggested little benefit to holding a landrush. The applicant for the .best top level domain name has canceled the landrush phase of its new top level domain name launch. The company says that “registrars have given us feedback that there has been very little engagement with the TLD Landrush Phase”. ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 9:18
GoDaddy.com Goes Down Site won’t let users log in. GoDaddy appears to be having technical difficulties right now. Users trying to log in are greeted with a message like this: Service Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request. Please try again later. Reference #6.c758acc6.1397587049.b44810 I was able to enter my login crede...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 14:39
I finally registered a new TLD. Here is the (long) story. I registered four new TLDs today. It took two hours. Today was the day. I finally registered a domain in a new TLD. Actually it looks like I ended up with four registrations, all in .link. Here is my story. Genre: horror. When I got to the office this morning I decided I was going […]
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 12:48
The smartest domainers of the past decade Rather than complain about outside forces destroying their business, they grabbed the bull by the horns. The past decade has been one of ups and downs for domain name investors. Domain parking busted around the same time the overall economy imploded. Domain values faced downward pressure as investors no longer had rich parking profit...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:45
Expired domain guru wanted to write for DNW Are you an expired domain junkie? Do you follow and actively participate in expired domain auctions at NameJet, SnapNames, and (perhaps) even GoDaddy auctions? Do you also enjoy writing? Domain Name Wire is seeking someone to write a weekly expired domain article that covers both recent sales as well as hot domains coming up in [R...
