SAMMAMISH, WA - After online payments system PayPal stopped offering services to Epik, the domain name registrar company says it’s being targeted on political grounds and not what Paypal has said to be a financial basis. A number of open letters have been posted by Epik responding to the issue, and the company cited that 'service risk' was the reason PayPal gave over the withdrawal of Epik’s support. While PayPal says it regrets the decision and the inconvenience caused … [Read more...]
Alternative Dot Finance URL Nets $11,825 In Latest Weekly SEDO Domain Sales Report
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Another SEDO weekly sales list is on the books with antum.com listed sold at $14,888 according to the latest SEDO domain sales report. The domain currently currently does not resolve when visiting. Other notable sales were parkour.de for 11,900 EUR ($14,073) and a three letter alternative URL uni.finance at 9,999 EUR ($11,825). Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable … [Read more...]
Alternative “.Store” Domain Finds New Friend In Judge Jeanine Pirro, Popular News Show
WEST PLAM BEACH, FL – The owners of the .shop domain name should be quite pleased that well known Television Host and Author Jeanine Pirro, known widely as “Judge Jeanine,” has decided to place her new website store on a .shop domain name. Pirro, a former New York State judge, prosecutor, and politician, hosts a popular news show on Fox News Channel – “Justice with Judge Jeanine.” While announcing her new book titled “Don’t Lie to Me” – Jeanine told viewers they can … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Domain Sales List Confirms Sale of… “Confirm.com” at $108,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Another SEDO weekly sales list is on the books with Confirm.com listed sold at $108,000 according to the latest SEDO domain sales report. The domains is currently parked at OXLEY.com indicating you-know-who bought it. Other notable sales were IU.de for 25,520 EUR ($30,011) and five letter .NET domain asahi.net for $11,900. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable … [Read more...]
Domain Name Marketplace Weekly Sales List Includes “Just.me” Sale at $50,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name Just.me sold at $50,000 last week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Other notable sales were brilliant.net for $27,500 and four letter .COM domain cene.com for $12,500. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. Here are the list of names that sold September 28 through … [Read more...]
The Weaponizing of A Domain: “Antifa.com” Redirects to Presidential Campaign Website
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - For the last couple of months, the website Antifa.com has been redirecting traffic to Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign website JoeBiden.com. It's caused quite a stir with more than a few stories being published by major outlets since people started associating the two due to the misunderstanding of the simplicity of redirecting domain names. Below are some major news websites which have published stories about it. USA TODAY: Fact … [Read more...]
Transparency In The $2B Deal That Died Between Ad Networks Outbrain & Taboola
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - In an act of impressive transparency to its publishers, ad network Outbrain has sent what seems to be a heartfelt message to its users explaining why a planned merger between them and Taboola, will not be going through as expected. The merger was expected to value the bulked-up company at $2 Billion. Yesterday, September 10, 2020, the following message was sent out to publishers. As an important partner of Outbrain, we want to get in touch … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 08/31/2020 – 09/06/2020
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name lokal.com sold at 40,600 EUR ($47,968) last week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Other notable sales in the five-figure range were four letter .COM domain OOTD.com for $40,000, offices.co 19,000 EUR ($22,450) and YHXC.net at $15,000. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. Here are the … [Read more...]
SEDO’s Weekly Sales List Includes Five Figure .IO, .CO, .TV and .JP Domain Names
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name moovlogistics.com sold at 21,000 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Other notable sales in the five-figure range were Gravity.io ($13,000) Founders.co ($13,000) Planet.tv ($10,000) and Imouto.jp [the Japanese word meaning “little sister”] ($10,000). Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Legacy Domain “YJYZW.NET” Sold at $9,999
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name capsules.com sold at 50,000 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. What seems more notable is another .net domain name, YJYZW.NET, currently not resolving, which closed for 9,999 USD. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. It is always nice to see short “legacy” .net domain name sell for … [Read more...]
GOOG To Follow FB With Restrictions On Housing, Employment, and Credit Ads
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Usually Google is a leader in all things advertising, however, a recent update to policy by GOOG (NASDAQ) will have it following Facebook (FB) where the ad giant will implement new targeting restrictions which could lead to 'societal biases' which have been in place by Facebook for some time now. In a message to advertisers, Google laid out the changes in an email notification letting advertisers know that the changes will be implemented effective … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes “Cars” Domain “CarLife.com” Sold at $30,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name CarLife.com sold at 30,000 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. CarLife.com is currently parked with pay-per-click ads. Also notable was the three letter domain TJJ.org selling for 7,000 USD. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. It is always nice to see … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Legacy Domain “Founders.net” Sold at $37,500
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name buyweed.com sold at 50,000 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. What seems more notable is another .net domain name, founders.net, currently redirecting to Lukas Mankow.com, which closed for 37,500 USD. Last month we saw another legacy domain “Movies.net” premier in SEDO weekly sales list at $45,000. Is the .net seeing a comeback? Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which … [Read more...]
Five Letter .COM Tops Sedo.com Weekly Sales List 7/27/2020 – 8/2/2020 at $99K
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as hiPhi.com at $99,999 USD, the top ccTLD as Hausfinanzierung.de at 14,000 EUR ($16,517.90 US) and the top other as Gxyjjt.org a at $9,000 USD [will be interesting to see what hiPhi.com is used for]. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 7/27/2020 – … [Read more...]
Vulnerability In Official Facebook Chat Plugin Allowed Attackers to Chat With Site Visitors
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – At 3:47 PM today, the Threat Intelligence Team from WordFence, posted research detailing a vulnerability in The Official Facebook Chat Plugin, currently installed on over 80,000 WordPress websites. This vulnerability allowed authenticated attackers to connect their own Facebook Messenger account to any site running the vulnerable plugin and engage in chats with site visitors on affected sites. We initially reached out to Facebook on June 26, 2020 … [Read more...]