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.US shut out from top 100 cctld reported sales list.
When looking at the final 2010 list on DN Journal, there were 0 .us sales in the top 100 cctld list. In contrast there were 12 .co, 6.tv and 3.me. Even 1 .io and 1 .to made the top 100. I am not hating on .us, I like .us and cannot understand why the poor […]
Continue ReadingAllthings.tv stepping up their game
Many know I started the .tv subforum at Namepros. The sub forum for many years was the only place for discussion and wholesale selling of .tv. Allthings.tv has been around for awhile, but has really taken their game up to another level. The site is breaking news and thanks to their moderator Ammudamus has plenty […]
Continue ReadingA new shortening service would like to be your choice for video related content
Looks like there is a new url shortening site out there today. Sea.tv. The owners would like Sea.tv to be the choice for those sending video links. The thought is that by using the .tv extension there is the implied notion of the link being video related. I used the site for a youtube video http://sea.tv/U […]
Continue ReadingInteresting this video only has 20 views on you tube
In opening line the commentator calls those who flip domains lucky. Worth listening to just to see how domain/website investors are perceived.
Continue ReadingThe Domainers Episode 1
Jon has had it with his boss and decides its time to go full time.
Continue ReadingSports.tv picked up for $54,000
Sports.tv which was a $100,000 premium under the old system was dropped. It was dropped by Sheeraz Hasan the owner of Hollywood.tv. The name was priced at $54,000 with non premium renewal. The name was registered and currently under whois privacy, although from looking at the landing page we are confident who registered the name. In […]
Continue ReadingWill the new year bring marketplace responsibility ?
No matter what is done in the industry it seems its tough to shake perception. Groups like CADNA, The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse, has been effectively working government to get what they want. Marketplaces like SEDO, Namejet and Snapnames need to stop allowing TM names to be bought and sold on their platform. Besides […]
Continue ReadingLast week was a good week for hyphenated domains
Looking at last weeks DN Journal sales report, there were 17 hyphenated sales. Rental-Cars.com making the top 20 sales for the week. The list: Rental-Cars.com $12,550 SEDO #20 overall sale Sell-My-Car.com $2310 Sedo dsl-vergleich.com $3472 SEDO Good-Works.com $3000 SEDO Graduate-School.com $6788 Afternic Liberty-Energy.com $2588 Afternic Make-Me.com $2391 Afternic Freeze-Dried.com $2088 Afternic/Godaddy Private-Zusatzversicherung.de $9353 Sedo Zusammen-Feiern.de $5240 […]
Continue ReadingThe psychology of auctions
In this post I am talking about auctions held on domain forums. Over the last year I have noticed that many prefer to buy a name in an auction rather than fixed price. I have placed domains for sale fixed price and no interest. When I placed the same name in an auction starting at […]
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