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...]
Google Ads to Require Verification, But Implementation Will Take Years They Say
PALM BEACH, FL – According to the horse’s mouth, the Google Ads advertising program, responsible for about 40% of the total advertising seen online, will be rolling out a new feature which will allow users to see exactly who is behind an advertisement, while requiring businesses to verify their legal status in their state through documentation such as articles of incorporation, in order to purchase ads throughout the platforms reach. The move, in my opinion, is late in the … [Read more...]
Just Some Fake Bids; Nothing to See Here; Move Along Now, Please Disperse…
PALM BEACH, FL – This is a pretty interesting story all though it has come and gone just like yesterday’s old news – no one cares, no one is all that surprised, figuring it was non-sense to begin with, next story please. I suggest domain market participants not let it be forgotten and swept under the rug so soon, because it isn't at all good for the domain name industry as a whole - and clearly more should be done about it. Platforms that are used for … [Read more...]
Two Year Investigation Leads to Take Down of File Hosting Site “Share-Online.biz”
PALM BEACH, FL – An investigation which began in 2017 has eventually led to the take-down and removal of a content hosting network using the domain name “Share-Online.biz”, which was particularly popular in Germany according to SimilarWeb. The site served up to 10 million visitors a month with millions of files stored across unknown number of servers which is expected to be in the hundreds Those 10 million visitors are now met with the following take-down notice: This … [Read more...]
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 an organization called HARNESS, with its address (Harness.space) being utilized in a great way, and to an audience likely to not care much what-in-the-world the ending dot is; it’s the organization that matters, and its purpose. While passionate lovers of this organizations' mission won’t care either way what the new dot address … [Read more...]
After 18 Years of UDRP, ICA Says, Time for Discussion, Re-evaluation, Improvements
NEW YORK – Back in 1999, ICANN adopted the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) and its related Rules (the "UDRP Rules") for the resolution of certain limited kinds of domain name disputes between registrants and third parties, i.e. abusive registration of domain names, otherwise known as “cybersquatting”, which is the practice of registering a domain name in bad faith. The ICA, (“The Internet Commerce Association”) believes that although the UDRP process has largely … [Read more...]
205 Online Tools to Run Your Domain, Development and Online Business
NEW YORK, NY – There are a lot of tools out there which make running your online business more efficient, reliable, secure and productive. Listed below are some of the services I use or have used in the past. They are all great services and are the ones I use currently, or have used in the past (My collection of goodies). This list was updated on 12/29/2020. If I have used an online tool and it makes my work easier, it's here. Domain Names (33) Godaddy.com (Domain … [Read more...]
Top 100 LLLLL.com (5 Letter) Domain Sales So Far This Year (01/02/2017 – 06/21/2017)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 1,254 reported LLLLL.com (5 Letter) domain sales so far this year. The highest reported sales were the domains “Place.com” for $550,000.00 with the second place name as “Asset.com” for $406,000.00. LLLLL.com (5 Letter) domain names are still fairly easy to come by when they are random letters and you’ll find a great deal of them on sites like ExpiredDomains.net (if you have a membership click this … [Read more...]
Sedo Announces Management Change: Matthias Meyer-Schönherr Appointed CSO
GERMANY - June 8, 2017 – Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace and monetization provider is pleased to announce a shift within the Sedo management team. The role of Chief Sales Officer (CSO) Global has been assumed by Sedo and industry veteran, Matthias Meyer-Schönherr. Dima Beitzke, will be stepping down to pursue a new opportunity outside of the domain industry. The management of both the North American and International sales teams will continue from Sedo’s … [Read more...]
Top 100 LLLL.com 4 Letter Domain Sales So Far This Year (01/01/2017 – 05/31/2017)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 4,468 reported LLLL.com domain sales so far this year. The highest reported sales were the domains “Refi.com” for $500,000.00 (a cool half-million!) with the second place name as “Kohl.com” for $144,500.00. 4 Letter .com domain names are hard to come by and you'll never see them on sites like ExpiredDomains.net (I've been checking daily all year). Below are the top 100 LLLL.com domain sales of this year which … [Read more...]
Top 100 .Com Domain Name Sales So Far This Year (01/01/2017 – 06/02/2017)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 26,110 reported .com domain sales so far this year. The highest reported sales were the domains “Fly.com” for $2,890,000.00 (Almost 3 Million!) with the second place name as “Freedom.com” for $2,000,00.00. Below are the top 100 .com domain name sales of this year based on data from NameBio. Domain MLS platform Sedo yet again took the majority of sales transactions with 23 percent of the sales. During this period … [Read more...]
EFTY: Your Own Domain Store Without Having to Build It Yourself; Seems Good
NEW YORK, NY - About a week or so ago I signed up for an EFTY (https://www.efty.com) 30-day trial account to test the platform as a way to have a domain store for some of the domains I would like to eventually sell. I already tried SEDO to sell names as well as DomainNameSales.com and some other places too but what I found interesting about EFTY was the store portion of the platform - and it is responsive (mobile friendly). As a side-note: Back in the old days when the … [Read more...]