The Birth of ICANN: “The Green Paper”
NEW YORK – In 1997, the United States government under then President Clinton began processes to remove its control over the Domain Name System by creating research and dialog on
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Removing WhoIs Data from Public View Only Removes Transparency from the Net
NEW YORK – There has been no shortage of Data Privacy Leaks in the world; it almost seems like there is a new one every day. However, removing the public
GDPR: The Entering of a New Era; User Data Privacy and Protection; Are You Ready?
NEW YORK, NY – The clock is counting down on a new set of rules to be enforced this May, which will affect not only UK based businesses, but all
Internet Veteran, Nat Cohen Discusses His Experience and the ICA with NamePros
NEW YORK, NY – Nat Cohen, an Internet entrepreneur who began his 20+ year journey in domain investing back in 1997, sat with popular domain name forum NamePros.com in a video
A “PRIME” Example That .COM Leads in Necessity; nGTLDs Registered Defensively
NEW YORK, NY – It has been recently discovered, that the single word domain name Prime.com, which had been reportedly for sale in the seven figure range (Between $1M and
Industry Gets New Organizational “Think Tank” Protecting Rights of Domainers
NEW YORK, NY – According to OnlineDomain.com, there’s a new ORG in town ready to protect the rights of domain name owners; it’s called the “Domain Name Rights Coalition” and
Remove Other TLDs from Equation and NamesCon 2018 Still Reflects ‘Great’ Year
NEW YORK, NY – This morning I wanted to look at the live auction results for NamesCon over the last three years, what’s on record at NameBio, which is here.
Last Three Years of NamesCon Live Auction Shows Slight Rebound in Average Prices
NEW YORK, NY – Looking at the last three years of NamesCon live auction sales totals shows a slight bump in domain prices from last year. Even without 2018’s leading
This Take Action Social Movement Platform Just Might Launch gTLDs into “Dot Space”
NEW YORK, NY – Every once in a while I see a real stand-out domain in the new gTLD space and that’s what happened last night when I came across
How to Become a ‘Rockstar Domainer’ by Developing Your Own Domain Assets
NEW YORK – Unless you have been living in a cave for the last few years, you’ve caught wind that parking your domain names is potentially the worst thing you
Final Day for NameJet, Right of the Dot, NamesCon 2018 Online Auction
NEW YORK, NY – Good deals and little time is left for the NamesCon, NameJet, and Right of the Dot live auction which began in Las Vegas. Most if not
Winners and Losers; A Look at “Digital” Domains; Prices Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – With each passing day we are living and working in more of a ‘digital‘ world. One of my latest companies is called “Cars Digital Inc.” It is
Winners and Losers; A Look at 3 Letter (LLL) Domain Investments Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – Three letter .com domain names are pretty solid investments. They are often referred to as “liquid domains” – those which can be converted into cash quickly. Thanks
Round Two: .COM Domain Values List, “Domainer Domains”, Not Much Change
NEW YORK, NY – Yesterday, we looked at how some commercial interest .com domain names have changed in value over the last decade. There really was not too much to
How .COM Domain Names Have Changed Value Over Time; Commercial Interest Term
NEW YORK, NY – There is only one thing better than speculation; and that’s fact. Wouldn’t you agree? Let’s look at some historical sales data on .com domain names which have
The “Super Secret” to Appraising Your .com Domain Name for 2018 and Beyond
NEW YORK, NY – There have been many changes over the last five years when it comes to Internet domain names. I will say that this pertains to the average
.ORG Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .ORG Domain Sales (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, 3,503 .org domain sales were reported last year (compared to 3,664 .net and 66,159 .com sales). The value of these top 100 is just $1,161,492.00 (about $125K less than
.NET Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .NET Domain Sales (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, 3,664 .net domain sales were reported last year (compared to 66,159 .com). The value of these top 100 is just $1,291,335.00 (about 1/25th of the
.COM Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .COM Domain Sales (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, 66,159 .com domain sales were reported last year. The value of these top 100 is over 25 Million Dollars ($25,163,289.00). The majority of the
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 12/18/2017 – 12/31/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just 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 JinJin.com at $45,000.00
Examining Past Alternative Dots Helps Predict Future Adoption of New Ones?
NEW YORK, NY – Sometimes to predict the future, it is as easy as simply examining the past. Based on a comment from one of my readers, this simple graph
Top 100 ‘Automotive’, ‘Auto’ and ‘Cars’ Domains Sold Over Last 5 Years (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – The following collaborated list includes all “public” domain names which have sold over the last 5 years which contain the words, “auto“, “cars” and “automotive” (public