When you see the word “danke”, what do you think of? Well, it depends on your native tongue. German speakers may smile because it means thank-you but Chinese speakers may simply draw a mental picture of an eggshell or ammunition case. Such phenomenon happens because many languages have been Romanized. In the case of Chinese, […]
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How long should domain investors be willing to renew domain names?
It’s the $64,000 — perhaps million dollar — question most domain investors ask or ponder from time to time when purchasing and renewing domains. If you’re a domain investor, and this question hasn’t crossed your mind, then you’re likely wasting money, time, and effort calling yourself domain investing. With almost a decade of domain investing […]
Continue ReadingA panda ready to step out of China
Pandas are cute yet they rarely leave China because of strict legal, financial, and dietary requirements. But in the world of tech startups, there is a panda well positioned to enter the global arena at any time. Billi Li (李海鹏) was a venture capitalist strong in food and real estate. Few years ago, he saw […]
Continue ReadingSales and Trends report for June 2019
Looking back at June here we will examine sales data trends for certain naming categories. June was a monster month for the domain business, now I did see Voice.com was recorded as 5/30/19 so I will adjust the May report, so that’s why you don’t see Voice.com listed in this report. Overall Namebio recorded 9,562 […]
Continue ReadingAre numeric domains used in corporate China?
“One night in some empty room where no curtains ever hung. Like a miracle some golden words rolled off of someone’s tongue. And after years of being nothing they’re all looking right at you…” This old song fits very well with the scene in 2015/2016 when some Chinese investors pushed numeric domains onto the world […]
Continue ReadingEnglishDotCom may be the best domain strategy for Chinese startups
Chinese startups today are blessed. They are riding two tidal waves which can quickly propel them to the global arena, but going global requires a careful consideration of the domain strategy. What are the two tidal waves? The first one is the “One Belt One Road” initiative started in 2013 to connect China to the […]
Continue ReadingTrending keywords in May 2019 include Mushrooms, Coupons and Apple
Verisign reported their trending keywords for May. .Com was about coupons and mushrooms. .Net dealt with abuse, apple and phone. Mushrooms have been getting a lot of press lately, as a potential replacement to antidepressants. https://futurism.com/the-byte/magic-mushrooms-replace-antidepressants .COM .NET coupons abuse coupon apple finest child biochar phone mushroom account trial boy shroom pain pods thai […]
Continue ReadingYour best bet for liquidity probably still lies with auctions
As the discussion about the Uniregistry liquidity program rages on at Namepros. Some interesting points have been brought up both in that thread and offline. Offline a friend asked me why anyone would want to allow the cherry picking type transaction? Elliot Silver shared some great info on his blog and even more in the […]
Continue ReadingA Chinese unicorn with a long numeric domain
What do you see in the number 10101111? You may think it has to do with something digital because the number consists of only 0 and 1. Well, the answer may surprise you, and it comes from a Chinese startup in the ride hailing industry. Shen Zhou Zhuan Che (神州专车) is a chauffeured car service […]
Continue ReadingSales and Trends report for May 2019
Looking back at May here we will examine sales data trends for certain naming categories. Overall Namebio recorded 10,200 Total Sales ($100 or more) for a dollar amount of $7.1m. This is down $700,000 from April. The average sales price was $703. Free.games was the high sale at $335,000. There were 2 sales that reached […]
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