In 2017 Elon Musk confirmed that he bought back one of his most famous and valuable digital assets. X.com. A YouTuber and Tesla investor Dave Lee suggested on Twitter that Mush combine his four companies. He said the holding company could be called “X,” The name would pay tribute to X.com, the online bank set […]
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A look at Christmas Domain Names
Christmas related domain names Christmas.com is owned by Gordon Companies Inc. They also own ChristmasCentral.com. Christmas Central provides one of the largest online selections of Christmas decorations, home décor and outdoor living items. Interestingly they don’t link or write about Christmas.com on their homepage. MerryChristmas.com and MerryXmas.com are both owned by WebMagic. Interestingly they put […]
Continue ReadingEnd of the year favorite/best registrar poll at Namepros sees Dynadot out to a big lead
A year end favorite registrar poll has kicked off on Namepros. It’s not for 2020 or 2021. A few members suggested that the best/favorite registrar poll happening in March or June did not make sense. It should happen in December. Epik did win 2020 favorite/registrar poll. This is just a “We don’t want to wait […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin blows through $21,000 will there be a surge in Bitcoin, Crypto domain sales?
Bitcoin surged past $20,000 for the first time ever and blew through $21,000 after that. Will this spark greater interest in Bitcoin, Crypto and Coin names? Many see this rally a tad different because it’s being driven by interest from institutional investors — rather than speculation by small-time traders, according to CNBC. There have been […]
Continue ReadingAre you more optimistic or less optimistic about domaining today?
If you have been into domain investing for at least 12 months are you more or less optimistic about your business today compared to when you started? I asked this question on Namepros as well and optimistic has the early lead. But it seems some are more optimistic about their own portfolio but not as […]
Continue ReadingDecember .Ai domain auctions led by Genius.ai
December .Ai auctions closed on Monday at Whois.ai. There were 22 names that closed at $1,000 or more. Genius.ai was the high close by a wide margin at $16,025. In a story from yesterday Adam Doppelt detailed how he got his start drop catching .ai domain names. genius.ai 16,025 USD 2020-12-07 Whois.ai fabric.ai 3,454 USD […]
Continue ReadingA breakdown of November Keyword domain sales (Coin dips, Capital and Tech strong)
November saw a dip in Coin and Crypto keyword sales. Smart dipped a bit too. Online and The had strong showings. An outlier with Pay helped boost it with the biggest single sale. CBD was better compared to October. Popular Keywords There are certain keywords that are the most sought after in domain wanted threads, […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s going on at Squadhelp? Interview with Darpan Munjal
In this interview I talk to Darpan Munjal the founder and CEO of Squadhelp. 1) 2020 has certainly been a trying year, how has Squadhelp fared? There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a difficult year on many levels. However, it has also been a transformational year for the digital economy. The word that comes […]
Continue ReadingVerisign: “Internet Grows to 370.7 Million Domain Name Registrations”
Verisign released their Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief. .Coms increased, new gtld’s were down 1.5 million vs Q2. However year over year registrations were up. From the report: The third quarter of 2020 closed with 370.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.6 million domain name registrations, or […]
Continue ReadingA.I. and voice recognition and their impact on Startup naming trends
Startup naming trends – a return to literal and proper spelling? Stephen Moore over at Marker wrote an interesting article on a return to proper spelling in the world of startups. He goes into the practice of disemvoweling and how it became a thing in the previous decade. He writes: In 2010, Flickr co-founder Caterina […]
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