DN.com caused quite a stir by going offline and leaving many to wonder what was going on. They just made an announcement on Namepros that the website is back up. Cynthia posted the following: The good news is www.DN.com is now accessible again! We sincerely apologize for all the problems caused in the last three […]
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A Domain Name Map of The World
Wired.co.uk published an article that included a map of the world ( courtesy of Nominet) which focused on domain extensions. The story spent a lot of time on .TK the cctld of Tokelau being the largest spot on the map. With more than 31million regs it leads all extensions. Of course they are free. From […]
Continue ReadingMany ordinary Chinese citizens remain enthusiastic about investing in domain names
The topic of domain names was covered on CRIEnglish.com China Radio International’s English Service is one of CRI’s most important divisions. The article looks at how the average citizen is getting interested in domain names. Colin Campbell of Dot Club was quoted From an insider’s perspective, Colin Campbell thinks Chinese investor’s preference for short, numeric […]
Continue Reading“The more someone has to type, the less likely they are to go to the domain”
Dr. Thies Lindenthal formerly of Sedo and now a lecturer at Cambridge University, wrote a paper titled, Monocentric Cyberspace: The Primary Market for Internet Domain Names, There is some interesting data and Lindenthal does touch on new gtlds as well. Alexis Kramer gave some analysis and key takeaways. For Lindenthal, having to type out a […]
Continue ReadingSmokebreak.com sold for $20,000 by Mike Berkens in 2010 caught by DropCatch
The domain name Smokebreak.com was sold by Mike Berkens in 2010 for $20,000. Ron Jackson wrote: Only one other venue made an appearance among the top 20 sellers this week – that was MostWantedDomains.com who sold #12 SmokeBreak.com for an even $20,000. As most of your know, MostWantedDomains is run by domain industry veteran and […]
Continue ReadingWith DNForum down close to a week members are losing deals
With DNForum.com now down for close to a week some members are expressing their frustration on losing deals. A few have commented here and others have emailed or texted me if I know who a “member name” is in real life ? I know for a fact that some people on Namepros who I have […]
Continue ReadingDNForum.com Down Since Last Night
DNForum.com the domain community owned by Adam Dicker is down and has been down since last night. No word on if the forum was sold. Namepros member NameYourself was the first to mention the website was not loading.
Continue ReadingVerisign’s Top Trending Keywords for January were dominated by China
Verisign released their top trending keywords for January. Chinese terms dominated the .com list while .net was led by inter, heart and beach. Jin, Fang,Yun,Bao and Rong were the top 5 keywords in .com. The keyword Smith was actually in both com and net.
Continue ReadingTo Shame or not to Shame ?
Just about every domain investor has dealt with deals gone awry from time to time. It can be frustrating and sometimes even infuriating when the aggrieved party believes that a third party platform does nothing to assist in cutting down on the number of bad players. Some believe that name and shame is the way […]
Continue ReadingPorn tops the .net charts for Verisign’s December Trends
Verisign is out with their Top 10 keywords for December of 2015 and porn was the top trending keyword for .net. Not sure when we have seen that one at the top before. In .com clinic was the top trending keyword. .Com was made up mostly of Chinese keywords. Top 10 Keywords Registered in December […]
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