Short generic domains can be insanely expensive, so it was interesting to see how much xml.mobi would fetch at auction over on SedoThe bidding heated up a bit in the last hour or so, but the domain went under the hammer for a mere $430, which is a lot lower than you might have expected. … [Read more...] about Xml.mobi Sells For $430
Toys.com Sells To Toys R Us For 5.1 Million
Toys.com has been sold at auction this evening for a staggering $5.1 million!Adam Strong covered the auction live over on Twitter:More coverage over on DomainNameNews.com … [Read more...] about Toys.com Sells To Toys R Us For 5.1 Million
Nominet PAB Election Takes A Strange Turn
Nominet was expected to announce the nominations for the PAB election this afternoon. What we got instead took me by surprise.Since there were only three nominations put forward by the deadline all three get appointed without any election, leaving one free seat on the PAB.In other words, there won't be a PAB election this year.Considering how vocal some Nominet members were in … [Read more...] about Nominet PAB Election Takes A Strange Turn
Getting To Grips With DotTel
With .tel domains expected to "go live" in dns very soon Telnic have made available a number of resources to help people make the best use of their .tel domain(s).The updated "community" page on the Telnic site provides access to a range of useful information:The domains will 'go live' (resolve to the DNS and work when you enter them online) no later than March 6th, 2009. Your … [Read more...] about Getting To Grips With DotTel
ICANN Goes Mobile For Mexico Meeting
ICANN announced their new mobile site earlier today just in time for the upcoming public meeting in Mexico city.The new ICANN mobile site which has been setup with the assistance of dotMobi, contains information of relevance to delegates attending the public meeting in Mexico.I know from previous ICANN meetings that I can never remember when / where things were on, but I always … [Read more...] about ICANN Goes Mobile For Mexico Meeting
Aftermarket Survey Users
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
Mexican Registry Announces Grandfather Option For .mx
The Mexican domain registry recently announced that they would be making available domain registrations in the top level ie. directly under .mx. At present most domains are registered under a second level, so people end up with company.co.mxThe ability to register directly under .mx should make for some interesting development in the MX namespace when it becomes available later … [Read more...] about Mexican Registry Announces Grandfather Option For .mx
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
Bido To Relaunch Next Week
Domain auction site Bido.com, which was forced to close last year due to technical issues, is relaunching next week.The first auction is scheduled for February 19th, with the inventory for upcoming auctions being made available on February 16th.What makes Bido that bit different is their approach.Unlike Sedo and other auction sites which offer thousands of domains at any given … [Read more...] about Bido To Relaunch Next Week
Fatboy.ie WIPO Case
While the number of WIPO UDRP cases involving IE domains is not that big, there are still more than enough to show that trademark holders should pay attention to the IE namespace.The most recent decision involved the domain "fatboy.ie".If you are familiar with them Fatboys are a sort of beanbag. (You can find out more about them here)In this case the domain fatboy.ie was being … [Read more...] about Fatboy.ie WIPO Case