RESTON, VA - Verisign, the company that is the authoritative registry for the .com, .net, and .name generic top-level domains (TLDs) and the .cc country-code top-level domain, released their 3rd quarter 2023 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) this week that reveals by the end of the latest quarter, total domain registrations across all TLDs worldwide have reached 359.3 million. That number represents a 2.4 percent increase year over year, amounting to an … [Read more...]
FEDs Seize 17 Domains Suspected of Being Used for Fraud in U.S. by North Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, the United States Justice Department announced it has seized 17 website domains utilized by North Korean information technology (IT) workers to purportedly evade government sanctions, conduct cyberattacks and defraud U.S. businesses, with the millions of dollars in illicit proceeds generated from such activities being used to fund North Korea's weapon development program. The Justice Department confirmed in a statement that the … [Read more...]
VeriSign Says “.COM” Registrations Up, “NGTLDS” Up, Legacy “.NET” Down
RESTON, VA - VeriSign Inc., a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, announced that their total number of Top-Level Domain (TLD) registrations worldwide have reached 356.6 million as of the end of the second quarter of 2023, as per the company’s latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB). Verisign, based out of Reston, Virginia, operates a diverse array of network infrastructure, including two of the Internet's thirteen … [Read more...]
GEO Domain Names, Newspaper & Media Companies, Sales Prices, and Usage
PALM BEACH, FL - The purchase of big city, state and/or regional domain names have always been a strategic move for media companies to control their presence and brand in a particular market. For example, The Boston Globe acquired the domain name “Boston.com” in 1995, The Philadelphia Inquirer acquired the domain name “Philly.com” in 2004, and the McClatchy newspaper chain acquired the domain name "Miami.com" in 2005. Additionally, the Tallahassee Democrat, the only … [Read more...]
Prices of .Com Domain Name Registrations, Renewals Set to Increase in September
RESTON, VA - Verisign Inc., the authoritative registry for the .com, .net, and .name generic top-level domains and the .cc country-code top-level domains, recently announced that August is the last month to register or renew your .com domain name and save some money before prices are increased this upcoming September. Once September 1 hits, Verisign stated they will increase the wholesale price of annual .com registration and renewals from $8.97 to $9.59, an … [Read more...]
Threat Intelligence Firm Recommends Blocking All .ZIP Domains Due to Phishing
SUNNYVALE, CA - FortiGuard Labs reports that they have discovered many .ZIP domains are responsible for phishing attacks on users by automatically downloading a malicious executable titled “file.exe” to their computers. Phishing attacks have been a thorn in the side of computer users for years due to the fact that they often are able to camouflage themselves as innocuous programs or prompts that seemingly pose no threat, but in reality can cause a great deal of … [Read more...]
Like A Dollar And A Dream, 4-Letter Domain “NFTS.com” Sells for Cool $15 Million Dollars
PALM BEACH, FL - A four-letter “.com” domain name has been purchased for the staggering price of $15 million dollars. NFTS.com was first registered approximately 18 years ago, likely for $10.00 or $20.00. Who knew that the letters “NFTS” would become a four-letter acronym for “non-fungible tokens,” - unique cryptographic tokens? Four letter domains, often referred to as "LLLL" domains, are relatively scarce. There are roughly 457,000 possible four-letter combinations and … [Read more...]
The Domain Name “Carbon.Network” Sold At $18,000 Last Week According To Sedo
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “Carbon.Network” sold at $18,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The long and unusual looking web address is currently leading to a parked page and in my opinion, I find it as unusual as its appearance that someone would believe the domain was worth that price. I wonder how much more traffic their project will receive now that they own this category killer domain name? Anyway, also notable on … [Read more...]
Generic Domain, Angel.com, Hits SEDO Weekly Sales List at $2,000,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The generic domain name “Angel.com” sold at $2,000,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The five letter generic web address is currently leading to a crowdfunded movie studio website said to allows angel-investor users to choose which titles get funded. Also notable is a .de domain “credit.de” that sold for a 40,000 EUR ($48,138.00) and a .net … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Three Letter .Com Domain for $105,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “GWI.com” sold at $105,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The three letter web address is currently leading to an HTTP Error 404 page. Also notable is the .se domain “mitt.se” that sold for 17,000 EUR ($19,909) and a .chat domain “m.chat” which fetched $25,000. The .se is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Sweden, a country in … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Three Letter .Com Domain Sold at $117,500
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “PLP.com” sold at $117,500 this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The purchase appears to be an upgrade for Cleveland, Ohio based Preformed Line Products, which is also using the single generic dictionary word domain Preformed.com. Also notable is the three letter (LLL) .org domains “JSR.org” and “NYV.org” which sold for $9,800 and 8,800 respectively. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Legacy Domain “BABA.NET” Sold at $8,000.00
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name limit.com sold at 120,000 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Also notable is another .net domain name, BABA.NET, currently redirecting to Coupons.com, which closed for 8,000 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 short “legacy” .net domain name sell as … [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...]
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...]
Legacy Domain “Movies.net” Premiers In SEDO Weekly Sales List at $45,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – According to a weekly sales release issued by SEDO domain marketplace and parking provider, the domain name “Movies.net” (parked at Godaddy) has changed hands for the cool sum of $45,000, making it the highest ‘public’ sale of the week. 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 nice to see a short “legacy” .net domain name sell … [Read more...]