The suffix ify is used to form verbs meaning to cause an increase in the stated quality; to become. It has been a popular naming category sought out and registered by those in the brandable domain name space. BrandBucket has 166 names ending in “ify” for sale. Of course two of the most well known [...] Continue reading →

I’ll be the first to admit that I am far from an expert when it comes to investing in the stock market. While I’ve invested on and off in the stock market for over two decades, domains have been my core focus when it comes to investing. On top of [...] Continue reading →

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued a third breach notice against Net 4 India Limited (Net 4 India) for its repeated and ongoing failures to comply with the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). ICANN said it did so “To protect the rights and interests of domain name registrants”. This notice, as with [...] Continue reading →

Domain hacks form a word or a phrase by combining the keyword and the TLD, all while ignoring the dot. Such “hacks” – the original word for tricks or workarounds – often involve ccTLDs, top level domains of countries. For example, EmDa.sh is our choice of a useful domain hack for “em dash.” We received [...] Continue reading →

When it comes to domain vision, Telepathy Inc. goes a long way. Founded by Nat Cohen many moons ago, the company is known for its extensive, solid domain portfolio and sales. It’s rare to come across acquisitions by Telepathy, perhaps because most of them fly under the radar. We did notice that Lentes.com, a domain [...] Continue reading →

Yesterday, I reported on the sale of Home.com to Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. The domain name sale price was not shared by any of the parties, but I would be very surprised if it was not an 8 figure deal. In my opinion, Home.com is one of the top domain names possible, and Fairway has [...] Continue reading →

A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 29, 2021. 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 →