While discussing the potential of Chinese IDN.IDN domain names on Namepros, a domain investor pointed out a fact that I overlooked — that the first Chinese IDN .中国 (China) was launched in 2010 but has almost no impact on the domain market. Because of this fact, some argue that Chinese IDNs don’t have much future […]
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Being Creative in Domain Names
When it comes to selecting domain names, Chinese startups are creative. They have to. There is tremendous pressure to build a business on a .com domain name but a good .com name is very expensive. Due to the global demand for .com, acquiring a short and easy to remember .com name is almost impossible for […]
Continue ReadingTwo of the Ten single digit .tv look to be on the move
Back in February I wrote about an ex Mike Berkens name 2.tv being sold by Go Daddy to Sheng Wang. The sale was reported on Ename.cn and it was said to be in the high six figure yuan range. It looks like 4.tv which Mike Berkens purchased for $5,555 in April 2010 at the same […]
Continue ReadingShort and Exact Match are the Keys
An Hui Hua Mi Xin Xi Ke Ji You Xian Gong Si (安徽华米信息科技有限公司) was formed in 2013 between Xiaomi and an electronic company. Like many Internet startups in China, the company banked on new technologies and quickly made its presence felt in the wearable market. It powers Xiaomi’s popular M Bands fitness tracker and already […]
Continue ReadingGo Daddy Auction Picks 4-30-16
Go Daddy Auction Picks 4-30-16 Powered by ExpiredDomains.com YouDigital.com is one of the two word .coms I like today. Currently around $375. Should go higher towards the auction close. If you are interested in .biz there are a lot of one word .biz on the list. Klir.com is an expired auction over $575 currently. Full […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with NamePros Admin, Eric Lyon
Eric Lyon is the Admin at Namepros.com and he took a little time to have a chat with me about Namepros, having a baby and getting married. *Disclosure: I have been a moderator at Namepros for over a decade. 1. What got you interested in the domain industry? Eric: It actually wasn’t until after I […]
Continue ReadingDNBolt publishes more BrandBucket Sales Data –
DNBolt.com published a table of BrandBucket sales for the last three months. In a post on Namepros they wrote: The table displays 3 months worth of sold domains at any given point of time. Dnbolt has been collecting Brandbucket sold domains since late 2015 and has learnt a lot during the process. After listening to […]
Continue ReadingFrank Schilling Going to China?
In my April 20 blog post “All A-list Names Will Be at World Domain Conference 2016?”, I talked about the the very long list of guests that the organizer of the conference has invited. Today, I just read a news article by Admin5.com which said that Frank Schilling was invited and now intends to participate […]
Continue ReadingXX.net sells for 690,000 Yuan ($106,191)
Ename.cn reported thatXX.net sold for 690,000 Yuan or $106,191. In the same post they stated that QQB.com sold for 595,000 Yuan or $91,570. TLDinvestors contributor Kassey Lee noted, XX may mean 消息 (news), 信息 (message), 学校 (school), and 形象 (image). QQB may mean 跷跷板 (see-saw), 曲奇饼 (cookies), 亲亲宝 (kiss kiss baby), and 抢钱宝 (grab money […]
Continue ReadingWhoisology Steps Up and offers 50% Discount
With all the news out there about Domain Tools raising prices and cutting services, Whoisology is offering 50% off a premium membership. There are three tiers at Whoisology, Beginner Legendary Advanced Because We Love You … Lots It’s tough out there these days. Friends turning on friends. People saying one thing while doing another. Well […]
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