Freshbooks just sent out an announcement from their CEO Mike McDerment to their clients – which include my own company (DomainCocoon). The company will become “Cloud Accounting” – there’s just one little snag. The domain CloudAccounting.com is already owned by an accountant in London. Of course he noticed the name change as well. So [...] Continue reading →

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) just published a new video yesterday promoting .TV domain names. Earlier this year Tuvalu had renewed the contract with the company until 2021. Related posts: .DE Registry Publishes Image Video Verisign Revises .TV Premium Offering, Sedo to Auction Premium .TVs Aftermarket.com Creates Promotional Video VeriSign Announces 25th .COM Anniversay Grant Winners [...] Continue reading →

As per an email from Rick “DomainKing” Schwartz, the following are the Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. nominees for the 9th annual domain industry awards. Voting will open later this month. Best new monetizing Solution BanksAds.com DomainNameSales.com DomainPower.com InternetTraffic.com JuiceCow.com Protrada.com ParkLogic.com Rook Media The Parking Place Voodoo.com Best overall Domain Solution Aftermarket Afternic Domain [...] Continue reading →

This past week, 823 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.3 million. 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: expecting.com at 49,999 USD Top ccTLD: gr.ee at 21,000 EUR Top “other” TLD: finances.net at 10,500 EUR See [...] Continue reading →

Today,, Sedo, announced a partnership with French registrar Rapidomaine. As the newest SedoMLS Premium partner, Rapidomaine provides their customers with access to Sedo’s inventory of 16 million premium domains directly at Rapidomaine’s website. “Becoming a SedoMLS partner has given us the chance to expand the services we’re offering our customers” said Alexandre Badelon, CEO of [...] Continue reading →

Information company Thomson Reuters announced today that they bought brand protection company and corporate domain registrar Mark Monitor for an undisclosed sum. “This acquisition marks the beginning of a transformational shift within the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters,” said Chris Kibarian, president, IP & Science, Thomson Reuters. “It is emblematic of our [...] Continue reading →

Sedo’s monthly Greatdomains auction ends today in 3 hours. At the time of this post, 73 of the 228 domains listed in the auction have received bids so far and 24 have meet their reserve. See a list of the domains and their current bids after the jump. DomainPriceBidsTrafficCategory 1 [...] Continue reading →