I was having a three way conversation with two other domain investors about esports. The conversation was about esports but it turned to domain names when the prospect of finding a project name came up. I had mentioned that esports names were pretty well mined, with either outrageous premiums in new gtlds or taken in […]
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BrandBucket paid out $2,063,088 to sellers in 2016
BrandBucket released some interesting sales data for 2016. On their blog they shared the news that they sold 1017 domain names and a whole lot more: Overall Domain Name Sales 1017 domain names sold $3070 average sale price $2295 median sale price Our average price continues to go up year-over-year, and even with more high-value […]
Continue ReadingLongtime Namepros member Randy Pendleton has passed away
I was saddened to see a post by Michelle on Namepros that longtime member Randy Pendleton (Archangel) had passed away. Randy was a bright guy who dealt with a lot of health problems in his life. Randy was a member since June of 2004 and had over 10,000 posts. Randy was a published writer and […]
Continue ReadingToken,Future and Vegan top trending keywords for July according to Verisign
Verisign released trending keyword data for July and token, future and vegan topped the charts. It was really an odd, random top 10 in both .com and .net. .COM .NET token future vegan prime juan weed bail mine duct hero degree shore export tube bonds last tesla poker trainings drag
Continue ReadingByron Allen’s ES.tv spends $16,000 on Podcasts.tv
Byron Allen and his Entertainment Studios have been one of the more prolific owners and developers on top tier .tv domains. I often see in my cable tv guide, shows like Pets.tv or Recipe.tv. Mr.Allen’s company has eight 24/7 HD Cable And Broadcast Networks. Well Podcasts.tv can now be added to the mix as Namepros […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy really needs to scrap these valuations
Anyone who has been in this business for just a solid year, knows that artificially generated valuations are crap 99% of the time. I had an interesting conversation about a week ago where someone asked me about the GoDaddy valuations. I said they are mostly for entertainment purposes but I do think they do harm […]
Continue ReadingNamepros/NameJet user creates fake accounts to show how to shill bid
Namepros member Hookbox posted that to test NameJet’s system, he created three accounts and could be set up to shill if need be. I want to make clear before people lose their minds, he did it to point out the problems with monitoring for shill bids. Here is the post: So now I have 3 […]
Continue ReadingWhether something is legal or not, optics matter
I think one thing that needs to be discussed internally at all the auction houses is, “How does this look?” Something can be legal, but the optics don’t look good. I will say point blank, if I ran an auction site, I would have in the TOS that you cannot bid on a family member […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for GoDaddy to initiate bidder id’s to GoDaddy auctions
A lot of info is coming to light on Namepros and to a lesser degree on TheDomains where people are commenting on NameJet bidding practices. It seems to me that another company should also be working to get their act together, GoDaddy. At least at NameJet we have bidder id’s, and I think it’s very […]
Continue ReadingVerisign Q1’17 DNIB: Internet Grows to 330.6 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2017
Verisign today released the first quarter DNIB report for 2017. Notable findings in the report include: The Internet grew by approximately 1.3 million domain names in the first quarter of 2017, closing with a base of 330.6 million domain names across all top-level domains – a 3.7 percent increase YOY The .com and .net TLDs […]
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