This afternoon's auction has been going well overall, however bidding has had to be paused several times due to technical issues. It's not clear what exactly has been happening, but it seems to affect online bidders. Technorati Tags: auction, domainfest, domains, hollywood, snapnames … [Read more...] about DomainFest Live Auction Encounters Technical Issues
Domains
dude.com fails to sell
Dude.com which had a reserve of $1.1 million has failed to sell at the SnapNames auction. While some observers felt that the name was worth the price tag the bidders this afternoon obviously didn't share that view. Technorati Tags: auction, domainfest, domains, hollywood, snapnames … [Read more...] about dude.com fails to sell
Snapnames Live auction domainfest – day two
This afternoon's auction is about to start in the Hollywood Highland. Unlike yesterday, where there were domains with low reserves, today's list is from the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Domains up for grabs today include: dude.com with a reserve of $1.1 million authorize.com with a reserve of $599k bookmarks.com with a reserve of $250k checkout.com with a reserve of … [Read more...] about Snapnames Live auction domainfest – day two
Afilias and GoDaddy to Get .Me
According to post earlier today on Jothan Frakes' blog the .me registry is going to be managed by Aflilias in partnership with GoDaddy.Francesco posted about the tendering process back in November and while his post does cover most of the issues with the tender he obviously hadn't considered the possibility of a registry operator teaming up with a registrar - but who could … [Read more...] about Afilias and GoDaddy to Get .Me
Battelle Gives Domainers a Shout Out
John Battelle is one of the keynote speakers at DomainFest this year.In the most recent post to his blog he's been asking a few interesting questions about the domain industry. They're probably the most obvious questions someone could ask, but that doesn't make it any easier to actually answer them accurately:A few things I'd love to know with some authority:- Overall size of … [Read more...] about Battelle Gives Domainers a Shout Out
Domain Management White Paper
Businesses may rely on domain names to conduct their day to day work, but that does not mean that they really understand what they are using or how important they are.Of course those of us in industry may feel tempted to either scoff at people's naivety or feel terribly frustrated with their ignorance, however neither action is particularly productive.Loic Damilaville, however, … [Read more...] about Domain Management White Paper
The Downside To UltraCheap Registrars
Some domain registrars only USP (unique selling point) is price. I've mentioned the issues with DirectI's pricing structures in the past. With the price increase this week I was more or less expecting there to be some kind of backlash, but I wasn't expecting this:All the Pending gTLD Transfer Orders (i.e. orders that haven't yet been executed) throughout your Reseller Chain … [Read more...] about The Downside To UltraCheap Registrars
Domain Pricing Reminder
Don't forget that the cost of many gTLDs (com/net/org/info/biz) will be increasing this weekend, so if you want to renew your domains now is the time to do it! … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing Reminder
Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Over the past few months I've been keeping a close eye on both dropping domains and secondary markets.Dropcatching is quite popular in .com and even in .co.uk, but it's not something that has been really exploited in .ie space, possibly due to the way that domain suspensions and deletions are handled.While it is easy enough to predict when a domain's status might change, it's … [Read more...] about Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
NameJet Launched
Today marks the launch of NameJet which replaces eNom's auction service.If you have an eNom login you can use it on the new site.In terms of functionality the site seems to offer pretty much the same set of features that were available via eNom, however it is one ugly website!The search function is currently not working for me, so it's not much use, though I'd suspect … [Read more...] about NameJet Launched