Shares of Vitality Biopharma (VBIO) are up over 50% today in trading and are up almost 300% in just a month. The company which is "dedicated to the development of cannabinoid prodrug pharmaceuticals, and to unlocking the power of cannabinoids for the treatment of serious neurological and inflammatory disorders" was sitting at just $.95 a month ago and reached an intraday high of $3.95 … [Read more...]
.US Wants to Sell 1 & 2 Character Domains & Allow Privacy on All .US Registrations
On Thursday, December 15th The .US Registry opened two issues up for requests for public comment. All comment should be emailed to stakeholdercouncil@neustar.us The first issue relates to the potential release of 1 and 2 character .US domains. The second relates to the potential allowance of .US registrants to utilize privacy protection services. The comment period for both requests … [Read more...]
NFL Drops Court Seized Domain NFLMVP.com and it’s immediately registered again
Back in 2013 the NFL seized a bunch of domain names under a court order for alleged selling fake NFL merchandise. A few weeks ago I noticed that one of such domains and arguably one of the better domain names NFLMVP.com was dropped by the National Football League and was immediately registered. The registrant is trying to make people believe they are at the official NFLshop.com but they are … [Read more...]
Godaddy/Namefind Sells 50 three Character .Com Domains
Godaddy/Namefind sold 50 three Character .Com Domains yesterday all to WDINCO of Holly Springs … [Read more...]
.Com Domain Registrations Back Under 128 Million
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base have fallen below 128 Million. Back in September of this year we reported the number of .com domain name had broken through the 128 million mark for the first time. For the record, Verisign defines the Domain Name Base "is the active zone plus the number of domain names that are registered but not configured … [Read more...]
Parent Co. of Sedo & 1and1 Buys Hosting Co. Strato From Deutsche Telekom for $629 Million Cash
United Internet, the parent company of Sedo & 1and1.com among other companies, agreed to buy web hosting business Strato from Deutsche Telekom for around 600 million euros (US$629 million) in cash today. According to reports "Deutsche Telekom bought Strato for €275 million ($287 million) in 2009. Strato employs about 500 people in Germany and the Netherlands and has around 2 million customer … [Read more...]
Bar.com Auction Group of Domains Draw $1 Million Dollar Bid At Namejet/ROTD Namescon Auction
A group of premium domain names are being auctioned off in one lot by RightoftheDot.com/Namejet.com auction at Namescon next month and yesterday drew a $1 million dollar bid. The group of domain names is highlighted by Bar.com. In addition to Bar.com the other domain names included in the lot being auctioned off are Bar.net, Cafes.com, Grill.com, Place.com, Pub.com and Shelter.com. So if … [Read more...]