• Home
  • Domains
  • Internet & Tech
  • Security & Privacy
  • Google & Search
  • Editorial Praise
  • Contact

Strategic Revenue - Domain and Internet News

Internet news authored by John Colascione

Register Domain Names

  • Isn’t Print Dead?
  • Killer Acquisition
  • New gTLD Death
  • Online Censorship
  • Semantic Indexing
  • You’re A Loser
You are here: Home / Domain Names / In Wake of France Domain Theft, Geo .COM Name Space Owners Question Future?

In Wake of France Domain Theft, Geo .COM Name Space Owners Question Future?

May 1, 2018 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

*** Here Is A List Of Some Of The Best Domain Name Resources Available ***

Register Domain Names

NEW YORK – If you had not yet heard, the mega GEO domain “France.com” was recently ‘acquired’ by the European Country of France. Acquired can be a tricky word as the domain asset was, in this case, acquired through what I call an ‘unprecedented theft’ while readers commented that this event is likely the ‘biggest story in domaining during the last 20 years’, and I tend to agree; surprising there isn’t more Internet chatter on the subject.

Coincidently, I’ve also noticed some intriguing assets being offered up for sale within the last 48 hours of reading about it.

For instance, both US State tourism mega names Florida.com and AtlanticCity.com were both today announced for sale by their current owner Dovid Kaleky via a press release. Additionally, the Country domain ‘Africa.com’ will be auctioned off in the next SEDO great domains auction later this month.

Besides these three giants which I have just heard about today, high profile domain broker Tracy Fogarty at eNaming.com has been representing sellers of US State domain Texas.com for example, since last year, while equally regarded Mark Thomas of VIP Brokerage has been representing sellers of mega-city domains Portland.com, Atlanta.com and Baltimore.com, also on the market since at least last year at minimum (and there’s more out there privately for sale).

I truly wish I could purchase them all; I’d wire the money for this prime digital real estate today.

But a major question is…..

What is happening out there?

And this is a two-fold question as we’ve got two very interesting aspects to consider here:

  1. Why are geographic exact match domain names being listed more often as of late, and
  2. Why are geographic exact match domains remaining on the market for some time, with few takers.

This is prime digital real estate for sale and could represent tremendous land grabs in the online space.

Are GEO domain name owners beginning to worry that like Thieves in the Night and Pirates at Bay, Municipalities will attempt to gain control of their equally matching named digital assets based on flawed trademark infringement litigation tactics? Are GEO domain owners just looking to avoid any possible legal defense fees and expense? Do they recognize the development challenges more than in the past? Do they doubt their current use or holding of the domains is indeed, legitimate? Are they just not interested in the risk? Are they afraid they might actually loose a dispute?

With all of the GEO domain real estate for sale the time to ACT may – very – well – be – right – now! The question is, will it be very – very smart, or very – very stupid.

 Ever hear the saying: “This is Chess, not Checkers…?”

John Colascione
John Colascione

About The Author: John Colascione is Chief Executive Officer of Internet Marketing Services Inc. He specializes in Website Monetization, is a Google AdWords Certified Professional, authored a ‘how to’ book called ”Mastering Your Website‘, and is a key player in several Internet related businesses through his search engine strategy brand Searchen Networks®

Filed Under: Domain Names Tagged With: Acquired, Africa, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Checkers, Chess, Digital Real Estate, Domain Asset, eNaming, European Country, Florida, Geo, GEO Domain, Internet, Land Grab, Legal Fees, Mark Thomas, Pirates at Bay, Portland, Sedo, State, Texas, Thieves, Tourism, Tracy Fogarty, VIP Brokerage

*** Here Is A List Of Some Of The Best Domain Name Resources Available ***

Register Domain Names

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Search This Site

by: John Colascione

John Colascione

Logo
John Colascione is Chief Executive of Internet Marketing Services Inc. He specializes in Website Monetization, authored a book called Mastering Your Website, and is a key player in several Internet businesses through his brand SEARCHEN®

The Published Reporter

The Published Reporter

Fellow Me

Twitter

In The News

  • DNJournal: New Book From Veteran Domainer
  • From Brandable to Exact-Match Geo Domain
  • InnovateLI: Two Deals, One Very Interesting Digital
  • Internet Commerce Association: John Colascione
  • NamesCon: Featured Attendee: John Colascione
  • Long Island Media Inc, SmartCEO, Future 50
  • Speakers, Name Summit, John Colascione
  • Speakers, Real Estate Summit, John Colascione
  • 24 Leading Domain Experts Analyze 2017

Popular Stories

New gTLD? Not So Fast; History Suggests New ‘Right of the Dots’ Could = Total Failure

Could Domain Investing Industry End with Legal Provision for Domain “Hoarding”

Does the Domain Industry Suffer From Own Versions of Trumpted “Fake News” Stories?

Websites and Domain Names to Become Insignificant within 20 Years or Less

List of 300+ Cryptocurrency Domain Name Sales and Sale Prices [All Time] (NameBio)

Quotes to Follow

quote icon The domain name is equivalent to Gold. It is the only packaged item which is globally tax-free, portable, with value that is universal across different cultures. quote icon – Frank Schilling

quote icon Domains have and will continue to go up in value faster than any other commodity ever known to man. quote icon – Rick Schwartz

quote icon  Google knows you, your friends, your likes, what entertains you, where you are in the world at any given time. Google will soon predict your next action, your next thought, based on a collaboration of thoughts past. quote icon – John Colascione

Like These Headlines?

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

T.L.D. Brokerage

Domain Brokers

Domain Reseller

Leaving Cash On The Table? Join The Best Domain Reseller Program (discounts + revenue)

Recent SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes “LLL.org” Domain Name Sale for $35,000

PALM BEACH, FL – According to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report, the three letter “LLL” web address "FTP.org" just sold for $35,000.00. Other recent sales of “LLL.org” … [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 … [Read More...]

Data Breach: Unauthorized Party Accessed DoorDash Customer Information

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - According to recent reports, a new data security incident has surfaced. DoorDash, a popular food delivery app, detected suspicious activity from the computer network of a … [Read More...]

Domaining blog recommended by Domaining.com
Copyright © 2010-2021 StrategicRevenue.com - Property of Internet Marketing Services Inc.   FeedBurner: RSS   RSS
By using this site you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please exit the service.