Since Morgan shut down cctldinvestors.com there really is no place focused on cctlds. Since I used to write a weekly report there I figured I would make it a weekly column here. Country Code sales for the week: Mon. April 14, 2014 – Sun. April 20, 2014 There were 50 cctld sales for the week, […]
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Will Anyone Care About The Classification of an Extension in the Future ?
In a world of 1000 new tlds is it safe to say that all domain extensions will be looked at as one specification ? The public has no idea between a gtld, cctld, repurposed cctld or a sponsored gtld. Some will point out there is still a risk that the country who was delegated those […]
Continue ReadingGetting the CC Tld to go along with the .com
By: RH Getting the Country Code to bolster the .com I had a potential buyer interested in a domain that was related to the city of Toronto. Let me say upfront that the name was not a premium domain. The buyer said, "Comment: I'm interested in this domain if under $100 to purchase from you." […]
Continue ReadingWhat the Globe would look like if it were country codes
By: RH Byte Level Research produced this map which is pretty cool if you are a domainer. Each ccTLD is sized relative to the population of the country or territory, with the exception of China and India, which were restrained by 30% to fit the layout. At the other end of the spectrum, the smallest […]
Continue ReadingSome nice .be and .nl sales at Sedo
The Belgium extension did not have one sale make it in the top 100 reported cctld sales last year. Yesterday sales at Sedo included relatiegeschenk.be (18,100 EUR) Promotional item looks to be the rough translation to English meubels.be (8,599 EUR) The Netherlands had 1 sale in the top 100 last year, that name Kortingen.nl sold […]
Continue ReadingBreakdown of the top cctld sales of 2011
Looking back at 2011 from a sales standpoint, here is the breakdown of the top CCtld sales. Once again .de led the way with 24 of the top 100 sales reported to Dn Journal for 2011, .Co.uk was number two and .co came in third. Aktien.de stocks in German led the way at $725,000 Meet.me […]
Continue ReadingHuman rights, vanity domains and CC TLDS
Violet Blue wrote an excellent article on cc tlds and the human rights policies of the underlying country. She talks about how she had her domain VB.ly taken back. Summary: A country’s global human rights index affects your domain stability. Learn how bit.ly, goo.gl, t.co, Yahoo! and more score in URL integrity. A country’s global […]
Continue ReadingCareer.co.uk sold for 17,510 British pounds
Some five figure CCltd sales today on SEDO. Mueller.Asia sold for 10,000 Euros. Looks to have been bought by a German company with the same name. .Asia not a cctld but thought it a worthy sale to mention. KopierPapier.de sold for 15,000 Euros. Still in transfer with SEDO. Career.co.uk sold for 17,510 Pounds. Regged in […]
Continue Reading.DE and .Co.uk
Its no surprise that .co.uk and .de dominate the weekly cctld sales. Taking a look over the last few years it seems .co.uk has been very steady in the top 100 yearly sales. .DE has bounced up and down in their dominance. 2008 .co.uk had 15 of the top 100 reported cctld sales .de had […]
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