When sale of a Pinyin domain name is reported in Chinese news, it is often described as 1-pin, 2-pin, etc. These terms indicates the number of Pinyin words in a domain name. The more pins a domain name has, the longer it becomes. So the question is: how many pins will Chinese companies go before […]
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Worlds and Casino Top Verisign’s Trending Keywords for June
Verisign is out with their top trending keywords for June. With the recent news that the U.K. is leaving the European Union, Brexit made the top 10 for .com. Worlds and Casino were the top two .com keywords. Pass and Luxury were the top two trending keywords in .net.
Continue ReadingWalMart Using BrandBucket for Domain Acquisition
Michael Krell is the most prolific seller on BrandBucket, month in and month out Michael racks up at least a dozen sales. One name that was reported sold in May was TechBetter.com, the name apparently sold for $2,395 according to DNBolt.com. The whois has updated and the buyer is WalMart. The fixed pricing of BrandBucket […]
Continue ReadingMark Monitor has a new owner as Thomson Reuters Sells Unit
Thomson Reuters announced last November that they were exploring options for their Intellectual Property & Science unit. Today they made a deal with private equity firms Onex Corp and Baring Private Equity Asia for $3.55 billion in cash. The IP & Science unit is headquartered in my hometown of Philadelphia. The division contributed about 8 […]
Continue ReadingTop Chinese startup dumps exact name for expensive 3C .com
Why is it that I can dial the 8-digit number to call my mom yet can’t recall the 4-digit zip code of my home address? Because I call my mom frequently. Why is it that I can remember 1688.com but struggle for other similar names? Because 1688 has meaning (making a fortune all the way). […]
Continue ReadingThe Brandosphere – A look at Sedo and NameJet Brandable Sales
Today we are looking at brandable sales on Sedo and NameJet that were released earlier in the week. TechTemple.com sold for $16,000, a great name IMO. Tech is a popular selling keyword, add in the alliteration with this one just makes it all the better. The seller was out of Korea, the domain was registered in […]
Continue ReadingHow a Chinese woman turned a $10 .com into a fortune
I don’t know exactly how much May Cheung (张红梅) paid for 98EP.com, but I’m sure she hand registered the domain name in 2013 because Wayback Machine shows no other person before her. So, I can safely say she paid about $10 for the domain name registration. Why did May acquire 98EP.com? Because it has meaning […]
Continue ReadingIs it really a domain upgrade?
Yi Fang Wang (易房网) is a real estate service started in 2009 by an internet startup to help customers buy or rent apartments in the Qingdao area. House hunting in China is a crowded space with many companies fighting for a bigger share. This competition extends to domain names as well, making it difficult to […]
Continue ReadingEric Lyon on Zero Effort
Eric Lyon is back with another comic, this one deals with those seeking an easy route to monetization. People frequently talk about developing their domains into fully automated websites, and I can’t help but snicker from time to time. I’ve been developing my own domains since 2005. This entire time I’ve been looking for an […]
Continue ReadingOne Year Anniversary of a Dark Day for BrandBucket sellers
The fireworks came one day early last year for sellers on the brandable boutique BrandBucket. As many in the U.S were getting ready for a Fourth of July celebration, they got an email from BrandBucket’s Managing Director, Michael Krell. Voting App Effective July 3rd, we will be discontinuing our voting-for-credits option in the dashboard. The […]
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