Aftermarket.com are currently conducting a survey of their users. If you complete it (and it really does take about 10 minutes) you can enter for a draw to win $500 of credit, which isn't bad.A lot of the questions relate to how you would like to buy and sell domains via an aftermarket provider, but what makes this survey different is that there are no compulsory questions that … [Read more...] about Aftermarket Survey Users
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Bido Spam DNForum Users
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWhile I've mentioned Bido in the past, as I thought it was a cool idea, I won't be in the future.Why not?Because they seem to think it's ok to send spam to members of DNForum. If you want to market your website spamming people about it is NOT the way to do it.Bido claim to be "revolutionary", but spam is hardly a revolution and sending a mass PM … [Read more...] about Bido Spam DNForum Users
Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Aftermarket.com's live auction for TRAFFIC down under is taking place today.Unlike SnapNames', Aftermarket.com's system is 100% browser based and cross-platform, so there are no real barriers to sale ie. if you've got a computer, a 'net connection and the money, you can bid on domains and spend money. As the auction is being held as part of TRAFFIC Down Under it's only natural … [Read more...] about Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Traffic Down Under
TRAFFIC is heading down under later this year, so if you want to escape from the dreary weather in Europe you could do worse than heading to the warmer climes of Australia's Gold Coast.The lineup for the event mixes business with pleasure, which is probably the best way to have it!Although the conference runs from the 18th to the 20th of November, the organisers have laid on a … [Read more...] about Traffic Down Under
Sedo Expands UK Presence
Sedo are expanding their UK offices and adding more staff at all levels. They're also moving from Reading into London.While there have been rumours of issues in the parking industry it's obvious that not all companies are feeling the squeeze just yet. … [Read more...] about Sedo Expands UK Presence
Record Sales In .FR Aftermarket
Image via WikipediaStephane mentioned the sales of auto.fr and voitures.fr, which are two premium names, being dictionary terms.What's interesting about these sales is that both names were supposedly bought by the same buyer and that they have set a new record for .fr sales.While porn.fr may have sold for €30k, auto.fr went for €100k via Sedo and voitures.fr fetched a very … [Read more...] about Record Sales In .FR Aftermarket
IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
The IEDR's annual report for 2007 has been published ( IEDRAnnualReport2007.pdf )Of course they didn't bother telling any of their stakeholders that it had been released, but we're more or less used to their lack of communication at this stage, as they prefer to tell the media!In any case with the current Comreg public consultation ongoing the report was bound to make at least … [Read more...] about IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
Tucows Announces Partnership With Afternic (BuyDomains)
Image via WikipediaThere had been some speculation in domain circles over the last few weeks about the fate of Tucows' aftermarket domains.That speculation has now come to an end, as Tucows have announced their partnership with Afternic.What's particularly interesting is that Tucows will be sharing the revenue with their resellers!We're pleased to announce that you'll receive … [Read more...] about Tucows Announces Partnership With Afternic (BuyDomains)
Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers
Nominet has been working on developing and improving their "online services" over the past year.The "online services" are available to both registrants and registrars and allow both user types to manage various aspects of their interactions with the UK registry.Next month the registry plans to take the domain transfers / trades online.The announcement may be found on their site … [Read more...] about Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers
Sedo Ups The Ante On Auction Bidders
Image by vaXzine via FlickrSedo, which is one of the most popular domain markets, is running a number of "premium" domain auctions in the coming weeks.Some of the domains that are scheduled to come under the hammer include america.com, import.com and cognac.com. While cognac.com is unlikely to get the same level of interest or fetch as high a price as vodka.com, which sold for … [Read more...] about Sedo Ups The Ante On Auction Bidders