Last week I saw a post on Domain Name Wire inviting comments on the Chinese domain market and whether the bull run has ended. That got me thinking. According to World Domain Conference 2016, China now accounts for more than 40% of the global sales of domain names. Will China continue to grow and remain […]
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YK.com and future of Chinese domain market
It’s in the news! YK.com was just sold to China. Naturally, we wonder who actually bought it. What’s the reason of this purchase? And, what does it tell us about the future of the Chinese domain market? A Whois check reveals that the new owner is 徐俊 (Jun XU, also known as Cai Jun XU), […]
Continue ReadingDot CC credible with some end users but adoption puzzling
The performance of .cc has surprised me. In my July 15 post, I analyzed domain extensions used by the best rising stars in the internet world of China. What I correctly expected was the dominance of .com and .cn. What I didn’t expect was the appearance of .cc on the stage. In fact, this extension […]
Continue ReadingBest Chinese brands and their domain names
While researching to write the post on Line.com, I read about the World Brand Summit held in Beijing last month. During the conference, a list of the 500 most valuable Chinese brands was released to the news. Naturally, my attention was drawn to the domain names these brands use. So, I used Baidu to find […]
Continue ReadingHow I look at aeiouv04 in Chinese domain names
Knowing what Chinese buyers like is important when, according to World Domain Conference 2016, China now accounts for more than 40% of the global sales of domain names. One debate that has been going on in the domain investment community is whether Chinese like domain names containing aeiouv04 or not, thus affecting their values. First […]
Continue ReadingHow long is too long for Chinese domain names?
When sale of a Pinyin domain name is reported in Chinese news, it is often described as 1-pin, 2-pin, etc. These terms indicates the number of Pinyin words in a domain name. The more pins a domain name has, the longer it becomes. So the question is: how many pins will Chinese companies go before […]
Continue ReadingTop Chinese startup dumps exact name for expensive 3C .com
Why is it that I can dial the 8-digit number to call my mom yet can’t recall the 4-digit zip code of my home address? Because I call my mom frequently. Why is it that I can remember 1688.com but struggle for other similar names? Because 1688 has meaning (making a fortune all the way). […]
Continue ReadingHow a Chinese woman turned a $10 .com into a fortune
I don’t know exactly how much May Cheung (张红梅) paid for 98EP.com, but I’m sure she hand registered the domain name in 2013 because Wayback Machine shows no other person before her. So, I can safely say she paid about $10 for the domain name registration. Why did May acquire 98EP.com? Because it has meaning […]
Continue ReadingIs it really a domain upgrade?
Yi Fang Wang (易房网) is a real estate service started in 2009 by an internet startup to help customers buy or rent apartments in the Qingdao area. House hunting in China is a crowded space with many companies fighting for a bigger share. This competition extends to domain names as well, making it difficult to […]
Continue ReadingPotential of 4C .com in China
Domain investor Hao Nan CHEN (陈浩南) is doing it again. According to a June 29 news article by eName, Chen made a good profit out of his $1.5m (10m yuan) investment in 2C domain names last year, so he is putting the same amount of money back into investing — this time in 3C domain […]
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