LOS ANGELES, CA - According to end-of-the-year roundups, the number of domain name registrations that took place during the course of 2024 remained essentially flat when compared to the year prior, indicating that growth within the industry has stagnated to a degree following the increased demand brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 362.3 million domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 according to the most recent Domain Name … [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...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Three Letter .Com Domain Sold at $450,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “Zag.com” sold at $450,000 this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The purchase seems to be a perfect upgrade for Santa Monica based ZAG Entertainment, which has been using the hyphenated Zag-Inc.com. Also notable is a .co domain “Kitchen.co” which sold for a whopping $84,792 (weird). Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable … [Read more...]
Another Five Figure Legacy “.Net” Sale on SEDO Weekly Sales List – Sold at $15k
PALM BEACH, FL – While the four letter domain name Fook.com sold at $15,000 this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report, also notable is the one word legacy .net domain name Limitless.net which also sold at $15,000. Last week Sin.net change hands at $20,000. 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. It is always … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Three Letter .Net Domain Sold at $20,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name BetterCare.com sold at $30,000 this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Also notable is the three letter legacy .net domain name Sin.net which sold at $20,000. 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. It is always nice to see short “legacy” .net domain names sell. Here … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes .Org Domain Sold at $36,523, .Me at $58,437
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name EditPad.org sold at $36,523 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Also notable is .me domain name (country code top-level domain assigned to Montenegro), flow.me at $58,437 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 Three Letter .Org Domain Sold at $25,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The three letter domain name NMF.org sold at 25,000 USD this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Also notable is .co domain name (country code top-level domain assigned to Colombia), ROOTS.co at $14,500 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” .org 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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
If Google Removes URLs From Search Results, Who Exactly Stands to Benefit?
PALM BEACH, FL – Last week I ran a story about Google’s obvious intent to remove URL’s from search. The story was titled “Google Determined to Remove URLs from Search Results; Replace with Breadcrumbs” and published on October 18, 2019. It was a follow up to “EVIL: Will Google Do Away with Domain Name and Extension Entirely Anyway?” There has been wide reaction from both the SEO and Domain community on the coming change and it warrants added thought and hopefully, added … [Read more...]
VeriSign Quarterly Reports Indicate Legacy “.net” and “.org” Future Not So Wonderful
PALM BEACH, FL – Each quarter, VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), releases its “THE DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BRIEF” market report, highlighting the growth of the domain name system as well as the individual growth of name registration, in numbers, for various extensions including their own “.com”, and “.net” domain names. These reports also include other legacy extensions such as Public Interest Registry's “.org” and leading country-code “ccTLDs.” Not surprisingly, ccTLDs continue to grow … [Read more...]