So we did something last week that TheDomains had never done in it's 9 year existence. We let the readers take over and tell everyone what their best name was and how much they wanted for it. People had the opportunity to post their true thoughts without worry about being bashed. I probably deleted/did not approve 30 comments, which was on the light side, I expected more, especially considering … [Read more...]
Intocable.com Bought on NameJet.com Saved in A UDRP; That’s Good For Domain Investors
Intocable, Ltd. of Zapata, Texas, lost its attempt to re-gain control domain name intocable.com The case has pretty interesting facts The Complainant gained control of the domain name through the UDRP in August 2015 when the previous owner transferred the domain to settle the UDRP. Complainant states in detail that through no fault of its own, the registration for the Domain Name expired on … [Read more...]
Virgin Loses URS On The Domain Name VirginMedia.vip
Virgin Enterprise Limited of London, has lost a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proceeding on the domain name VirginMedia.vip which is owned by Wang Hong Wei of Beijing, China who did not even respond to the URS. The Examiner Mr. Peter Müller concluded that Virgin failed to provide "a single copy of a trademark certificate or a printout of an official trademark database. Therefore, the Examiner … [Read more...]
What is your best domain and how much do you want for it ?
We analyze the daily and weekly sales reports in this business all the time. Many will comment or email that they have names far superior to what's selling and yet receive no offers. Here is a chance for you to tell the world what your best domain is and what you want for it. You can say where the domain can be purchased in the comment. Rules: Only 1 name Bashing of another posters … [Read more...]
Thoughts About Verisign’s $135 Million Dollar .Web Acquisition & What It Means For Domainers
I didn't write much leading up to the Verisign (VRSN) acquisition of .Web for $135 Million this week, but I have plenty of thoughts on the subject. First and foremost it's a no brainier for Verisign Forget the $1.9 Billion they have sitting in the bank and focus in on the over $9 Billion dollar valuation the company has which went up over 3% on Friday. This more than made up for the … [Read more...]
.Tel Which Once Had 340K Registrations Slips To Under 100K
.Tel which is not a new gTLD but gTLD that was launched in 2005, by January 2011 .Tel had around 340,000 domain registrations. By February 2014, when the new gTLD's started to launch .Tel had around 150,000 domain registrations. According to RegistarsStats.com, .Tel had a net loss of over 700 domain names yesterday bringing the total number of domain registrations to now under 100K to … [Read more...]
Verisign: Internet Grows to 326.4 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2016
Verisign reported domain stats for the first quarter of 2016. The report not only breaks down .com and .net but cctld's and new gtld's. com and .net Breakdown The .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth, reaching a combined total of approximately 142.5 million domain names in the domain name base in the first quarter of 2016. [2] In the first quarter of 2016, Verisign processed 10 … [Read more...]