Domain News: January 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012

Bargain.com and Democracy.com Added to Auction Catalog - Security.com, Promo.com, Host.com and Work.com Headline the Moniker and SnapNames Domain Auction on Feb 2, 2012 at DOMAINfest® Global Conference

Moniker® and SnapNames®, both Oversee.net® companies, released the final catalog of Premium and Low & No Reserve domain names included in a two-part auction series to be held in conjunction with the DOMAINfest® Global Conference at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California. Online and proxy bids can now be submitted for both auctions as follows here .....

NCC Group and Ari Registry Services Announce Strategic Alliance for New TLD Applicants

Following the opening of applications for new Top-Level Domains on 12 January, NCC Group (LSE: NCC.L), the world's largest IT assurance/software and data escrow company, and ARI Registry Services, a leading provider of back-end registry services and consulting to applicants for top-level domains, today announce a program to assist prospective applicants with the management of their new domains. Under the terms of this agreement, NCC Group will refer prospective applicants to ARI Registry Services for technical back-end registry services and consulting, and ARI Registry Services will refer prospective applicants to NCC Group for data escrow and IT assurance services.Read more here....

Which Domain Priced $100K Or More Do You Think Will Sell At DomainFest

Which of the domains with a reserve of $100K or more you think will sell. In all there are 21 domain names priced $100K or higher. Check out these prize domains being auctioned at SnapNames.com here.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Hot Domain Name TechStartups.com for Sale

Top website domain name TechStartups.com has been listed for sale. Read about other hot domains being auctioned...

Juice.com, Unplugged.com And Eco.Org Leading The Pack In Domain Auction

JUICE.COM, ECO.ORG and UNPLUGGED.COM sparking the most interest at domain auction since these domains all come with impressive traffic and search statistics. They are category-defining names with tremendous commercial potential. Read more...

Best Buy buys PhoneFreedom.com For $2,588

Electronics superstore Best Buy is the biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report. Best Buy paid $2,588 for PhoneFreedom.com through Sedo. The worlds largest mobile phone reseller will probably be using this in a marketing promotion in the near future. Read all about it here...

Newspapers.com Is For Sale - Asking Price $1 Million

According to a press release today the owners of Newspapers.com has put the domain up for sale and according to a Seller’s broker the owners are looking for something close to $1 Million for the domain. Read more...

World Intelluctual Property Organization Awards Twitter - Twittr.com

The World Intellectual Property Organization panel has awarded Twitter the domain name Twittr.com in a uniform domain name dispute resolution policy (UDRP) proceeding. Read more...

Verisign - Stock Resistance At $40

Internet services company Verisign has completed a multi-year downsizing program, leaving the company with its very profitable core business. Currently that core business is growing at stable rates with no slowing expected at least in the near future. The company has additional opportunities for expansion into new Internet focused services. Find out what they are....

Canadian Domains Are Going Bilingual

Canadian domain names will soon go bilingual. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is preparing for the addition of accents that would allow operators of French-language websites to be able to direct Internet users to their .ca domain names in proper French.Read more ...

Cyber Attackers Use DNS Poisoning to Hijack Website Domains & Divert Traffic

Instead of just launching distributed
denial-of-service attacks, cyber-attackers have started hijacking domain
names and redirecting traffic from legitimate sites to malicious ones.
The hacker group Anonymous recently managed to hijack the Domain Name System
record for CBS.com and redirected
all traffic to another Web server that displayed an empty directory
structure. It appeared as if the contents of CBS.com had been wiped, but it was
actually a different server altogether. CBS.com managed to regain control of its
domain after the DNS poisoning attack. Read all about it here...

100 Million .Com Domains Registered

According to DomainTools.com, a provider of domain name research and whois information, the number of .com domains under management by the registry has eclipsed 100 million domains. In a statement issued earlier today DomainTools claims that through their research they “calculated the current total of domains managed by Verisign to be over 100.2 million” Read all about it here....

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Big Real Estate Projects Lost .Com Domains

VietNamNet - A lot of big real estate projects lost “.com” domain names A lot of big real estate projects lost “.com” domain names

Domain Names Flood the Marketplace

Domain Names Flood the Market John C. Dvorak PCMag.com

DOMAINfest Conference Offers Internet Entrepreneurs Opportunity to Network 1-on-1 With Expert Speakers From Profitable Online Marketing Disciplines

DOMAINfest Conference Offers Internet Entrepreneurs Opportunity to Network 1-on-1 With Expert Speakers From The Hottest Online Marketing Disciplines - MarketWatch

Sunday, January 22, 2012

.ME Domains - The Domain About You - Just $7.99

.ME Domains Are Domains That Are All About You And You Can Buy Your .ME Domain Name For Just $7.99 Loaded With FREE Extras At www.RoadrunnerDomains.com

.US Domains - The USA Domain - Just $3.99

.US Domains Are The Domains For The USA And You Can Get Yours At www.Roadrunnerdomains.com For Just $3.99 Loaded With FREE Extras!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

More SOPA Co-Sponsors Bail

More Anti-Piracy Bill Co-Sponsors Bail (Updated) Reuters

Virgin Forgets To Register RichardBranson.xxx

The mega corporation Virgin forgot to register the domain name richardbranson.xxx and now it is in the hands of a cybersquatter. Virgin has filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum to regain control of the domain.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Ads show how Google+ is desperate for real people

Ads show how Google+ is desperate for real people Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

CheapRestaurants.info For Sale

CheapRestaurants.info is a great domain for a restaurant website. The keyword phrase Cheap Restaurants receives thousands of Google searches every month. This domain is being auctioned in a no reserve auction - Place A Bid Now

SunfireHosting.com For Sale

SunfireHosting.com is a great sounding domain name for a hosting company. This domain is being auctioned in a no reserve auction. Go Daddy customers get a Free domain push. This domain includes over $141 of Free Extras - Place A Bid Now

RampScooter.com For Sale - Appraised For $1,900

RampScotter.com is a great domain for the business selling scooter ramps. The keywords in this domain get thousands of searches every month. This domain has been Estibot appraised for $1,900 and is being auctioned in a no reserve auction. This domain includes over $141 of Free Extras. Get a Free domain push with an account at Go Daddy. Place A Bid Now

NewZealandTravelTour.com For Sale

NewZealandTravelTour.com is the perfect domain for the travel agent that specializes in New Zealand travel and tours. This domain has been Estibot appraised for $199 but appraisals have been as high as $1000. This great domain is being auctioned in a no reserve auction - Place A Bid Now