Last Sunday I commented on DENIC releasing one- and two-letter domains as well as pure number domains, which were previously impossible to register. This Sunday I will have to comment on the actual results of the allocation process. As it stands now, 28% of all one- or two-letter domains that were claimed and registered during [...] Continue reading →

For many years I have had most of my 10,000 domain names “parked”, which means they basically just have ads and search engine type links on them. I would always get a few offers a month on these domains from people who looked up that I was the owner and then contacted me to make [...] Continue reading →

Sedo has provided us with statistics and individual auction logs showing that DDOS attacks against their site on Thursday did not materially impact sales results from their GreatDomains October auction - in fact overall results were better than they were in the previous month's auction. [...] Continue reading →

Though owners of traditional media outlets may still be hostile to the web, a new study says nearly half of their reporters want them to speed up their transition from print to online distribution. Also today, WhyPark announces a unique charity domain auction for December. [...] Continue reading →

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York gets underway Monday evening and this will be the last show to feature multiple live domain auctions (starting in 2010, Rick Latona Auctions will be the live auction provider for T.R.A.F.F.I.C.). Both Latona and Moniker will be running live sales in New York and both have catalogs loaded with gems. [...] Continue reading →

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Sedo tops the chart with a pair of six-figure sales that rank among the year's highest transactions. The name at the top is one of the 20 biggest sales thus far in 2009 and the quarter-million dollar runner-up is the year's 2nd biggest ccTLD sale. [...] Continue reading →

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: A new video featuring a local comedian is driving traffic to Chicago.com....Afilias contest offers big cash prizes to the best .Info websites....our thoughts on the demise of AEIOU.com and Germany's .de registry prepares to offer one, two and three character domains. [...] Continue reading →