In a blog post on Flippa.com it looks like they have improved integration with Escrow.com. The big difference now is that, instead of making payment via Flippa’s platform, both parties are directed to complete the transaction safely and securely on Escrow.com. Redesigned Sale Completion Area We’ve also taken the opportunity to redesign our Sale Completion [...] Continue reading →

Facebook through their NPE Team has launched what many are calling a Pinterest like app. Facebook has been launching new consumer-focused apps under the developer name “NPE Team, from Facebook.” Whale was one such app that was created to make memes. That app has apparently already shutdown. Hobbi.com is owned by a gentleman in Malaysia [...] Continue reading →

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the close today. After hours stock moving up 74.15 +3.28 (4.63%) The company made news on Tuesday with the announcement of their acquisition of Name Administration Inc. and Uniregistry. That deal will close in Q2 which normally gets reported in the first couple days of August. The acquisition was mentioned under [...] Continue reading →

With all the news around GoDaddy ( NYSE: GDDY ) acquiring Name Administration Inc, and Uniregistry. There was some of the back and forth between .commers and new gtld fans. Some made comments saying see GoDaddy did not want the registry business because they are not high on new gtlds. That’s not true, they made [...] Continue reading →

This Week in Startups did a video with the founders of Cocoon. Cocoon is a special app for your most special relationships, designed to keep you close no matter where you are. You want to start at 14:50 – The host says that’s a great domain name, a $250,000 domain name. Did you pay that [...] Continue reading →

NameJet/Snapnames January 2020 sales led by Koles.com at $73,055. Xinda.com was second at $22,101 and FIH.com was third at $20,402. 88 sales for the month ($2,000+) koles.com $73,055.00 NameJet xinda.com $22,101.00 NameJet fih.com $20,402.00 NameJet businesscenter.com $11,000.00 NameJet though.com $10,001.00 NameJet metronet.com $8,988.00 NameJet globalrealestate.com $8,110.00 NameJet clab.com $8,100.00 NameJet govote.com $8,001.00 SnapNames newamericancentury.org $7,700.00 [...] Continue reading →

The backlash over Verisign raising prices was picked up by a publication outside the domain industry. ArsTechnica.com published a piece today that highlighted the concerns from registrars. The article discussed the potential for Verisign to make an additional $500 million per year. It also honed in on price caps. From the article: While ICANN has [...] Continue reading →