What the hell are you doing people? These wholesale prices for .io domains are simply ridiculous! You are paying $2k-$5k for bad one-word domains in .io? By bad domains I mean domains that don’t go well with .io AND/OR are unlikely to be chosen by startups as brand names. I noticed that the domain name [...] Continue reading →

Within this supercycle of digital innovation, we are experiencing globally; AI is revolutionizing business both in predictable and unpredictable ways. With an expectation of more than $20 trillion added to the global economy by 2030, the impact of AI on business is real. While most of the patents and citations are still coming from the [...] Continue reading →

How are web businesses faring? It depends on the audience. By now, we have a good idea about what is happening in the domain name industry due to the pandemic. But what about developed websites? The answer, unsurprisingly, is that web businesses are experiencing mixed results. Peter Askew runs three sites: one that sells [...] Continue reading →

A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 20, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only showing where [...] Continue reading →

A UDRP was filed against Spase.com at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The domain name is registered to Mrs Jello, LLC, the company founded by the late Igal Lichtman, which is now operated by his wife, Michal Lichtman. Attorney Stevan Lieberman shared the decision with me, which went in favor of the domain registrant. [...] Continue reading →

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Another dropped Pirate Bay domain name sold at auction. The domain name PirateBay.org was sold for $50,000 last week and it was one of the highest .org sales in 2020. Yesterday the domain name ThePirateBay.com sold for $35,150. The auction was again held at DropCatch.com that catches and auctions dropped domain names after they expire. [...] Continue reading →