The other day I read the news about a Chinese startup called SoundAi. As usual, I did a little bit of study and found the company interesting. It shows that you can go global on day one with a good domain strategy – and at low cost. Beijing-based SoundAi supplies acoustic components powered by artificial […]
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TinaFey.com expiring on GoDaddy but Tina probably not interested
TinaFey.com is expiring at GoDaddy auctions with a current bid of $135. One of the most powerful people in Hollywood, and one of the most popular people from where I grew up. Actually I grew up about 10 minutes from Tina Fey. She is 3 years younger and went to the public high school (Upper […]
Continue ReadingThe curious case of YenDai
Pinyin domains are sought after in corporate China. It’s the number one choice for the 2018 Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies, and the majority of them are 2-pin domains. Well known examples are BaiDu.com, XiaoMi.com, and MeiTuan.com. Today I’ll talk about the curious case of YenDai. This name came across my desk recently when I […]
Continue ReadingUsually a slow month for sales August beat September and October
Taking a look at sales on Namebio, I took a look at the last three months, August, September and October. I went through each day and tallied monthly totals. August domain sales kicked September’s butt when it’s usually the opposite way. Usually we think of August as very slow month for sales, which it usually […]
Continue ReadingThe Chinese myth in numeric domains
There is a myth held by many domain investors that Chinese love numeric domains. Such thinking was further enhanced during the 2015/2016 boom when lots of numeric domains – even long ones such as 6 or 7 digits — were actively traded. That really surprised me. Do Chinese companies really have a special interest in […]
Continue ReadingDomains are addresses – and good addresses will be expensive
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com You may know Hangzhou because of Alibaba, but I know this beautiful city because of the saying “上有天堂,下有苏杭” (Heaven above; Suzhou and Hangzhou below). Recently, Hangzhou was in the news again — not for its beauty but for an address. The address Wulin Tianshui Unit XC0105A, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou was sold […]
Continue ReadingBrandBucket sales data for September shows 6 letter sales strength
BrandBucket sent out their October newsletter and released some September sales data. The average sale was $2,865 after removing sales over $10,000. Two word keywords were still the dominant category. A Quick Look Back at September With the school year starting and the holiday season approaching, we saw a slight shift in categories that […]
Continue ReadingWhat TechCrunch has taught me about the future of domains
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com I read TechCrunch almost everyday. It’s a real pleasure to enjoy, but it also gives me a glimpse into the future of domains. TechCrunch is an online tech magazine. It features leading internet startups which may one day become household brands globally. Because these startups are also the new leaders in […]
Continue ReadingAsset,Organic and Marijuana make Verisign’s top keywords regged in September
Verisign released top 10 keywords in registered in .com and .net for September. Marijuana topped the .net and asset and organic were at the top for .com. Kratom was on the list probably because of this: Does Kratom Get You High? Similar to Opiates or Stimulants https://americanaddictioncenters.org/kratom/does-it-get-you-high/ Sep 18, 2018 – Kratom produces psychoactive leaves […]
Continue ReadingThree letter .com data and analysis for the past 3 years
There has been a lot of talk about three letter.com domain names and their value over the last month. Rick Schwartz came out and said domain investor’s were clueless when it came to valuing three letter .coms. Discussion Rick posted on 9/25 As usual domainers sell way too cheap because they are clueless to the […]
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