Well this has got to be the worst launch of a new domain extension for a long time , the .cm extension release has been delayed again by the registrar. The .cm extension launch seems to have been plagued by gremlins and technical issues over the last couple of months, each time the proposed release [...]
Sedo sales are still going strong for valuable keyword domains. This week the domains payment.com and payments.com have been sold for a combined fee of for $400,000. Payment.com was sold for $250,000 and payments.com for $150.000.
Other Sedo recent sales include :
Microsoft has recently acquired the domain name Office.com for an undisclosed amount. The domain was purchased from a Brussels-based company, according to searches of Internet registration records the domain registration transaction occurred on August 4 2009.
The domain, which was previously registered to the ContactOffice Group, ContactOffice previously used the Office.com domain to hosts online office [...]
After over a week of speculation as to when the .CM Landrush was to begin, DomainMonster.com has posted an update on the .cm Landrush and following auctions that was originally stated to close over a week ago.
The .CM registry is re-opening the Landrush period allowing for additional applications to register .cm domains until the [...]
Check out the latest animated .me domain viral ad from the .me registry. The ad is entertaining and focuses primarily on the marketing and communication side of the .me domain. “.me, .me, .me” its all about .me. The add was created for www.domain.me by www.FriedPictures.me and is definitely an entertaining way to spread the .me [...]
SnapNames has released its list of domains to be auctioned in its August Showcase Auction.
The August auction is due to start on August the 11th at 12:00 am ET and set to last two days finishing on the 13th of August.
Notable domains worth watching in this auction include:
The domain name Jesus.net was sold this week on Sedo for $124,337. The domain currently forwards to www.jesusinternetproject.com. The website states:
“The Jesus Internet Project is a project run by the ministry Top Mission in partnership with Christian organizations and churches. The vision is to share, through interactive websites, the Good News of Jesus Christ to [...]
Recently the number of domain name theft reports has been steadily growing and with the latest case of Warren Weitzman,a well known domainer being the victim of such thefts having Adios.com, sou.com and many other domains stolen although the accused in t P2P.com case is not related to the Weitzman case it is pleasing to [...]
The .cm landrush was due to take place on the 1st of August. The day before the landrush was to commence the .cm domain name registry announced their postponement of the public first come first served launch.
The .cm registry cited technical difficulties with their root name servers as the cause of the delay and postponed [...]
With consumers making more and more purchases on line, many trust the domain extension that is native to their country. This is one attributing factor to the growth in the number of country code domains being registered. A story published by the Telegraph News Paper in the UKÂ has highlighted a growing problem that consumers [...]