A few years ago when Twitter was on the rise the social media company started imposing limitations on their API. What this meant was that many 3rd party developers found themselves restricted and inevitably they complained. Some people felt strongly that a social media platform should exist that wasn’t constrained by commercial requirements and that… Continue reading Failed Social Media Platform Domain Sells on Sedo for $70k
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DotGreen Rises From the Ashes
Back in October 2013 we lamented the demise of the .green new TLD bid. A lot of people who work in the domain name industry were shocked, surprised and disappointed when the .green bid was withdrawn. But we got over it. We moved on. And several of the people involved with the original .green bid… Continue reading DotGreen Rises From the Ashes
190 Premium .Me Domains Up For Grabs
Brands and Jingles are running a special auction over on Sedo for 190 premium .me domains. The starting prices range from $149 to $999, which is pretty low for names that were picked up during the landrush. Interestingly a lot of the names will have a couple of years left on them, which is a… Continue reading 190 Premium .Me Domains Up For Grabs
Megaupload.net Sells On Sedo
From the “kind of weird” department Sedo has sold the domain megaupload.net for 8500 euro according to a report Megaupload.com is still offline The .net wasn’t being used for anything seemingly and is not connected in anyway with the more (in)famous .com
Sedo CEO To Step Down
Sedo’s CEO Tim Schumacher has announced that he will be stepping aside. The announcement came this afternoon via his Twitter account: After 11 years, I will soon retire as CEO of Sedo and transition to the supervisory board. What a change for both me personally and Sedo So who will be taking the reins… Continue reading Sedo CEO To Step Down
Get Independent Domain Statistics – For Free!
Some ideas are so incredibly simple, yet they solve a very obvious problem. One such problem is domain name statistics. In this case I’m talking about parked domains. If you buy and sell domains it can help both parties to know how much traffic (and revenue) a domain is actually getting – as opposed to… Continue reading Get Independent Domain Statistics – For Free!
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… Continue reading Bido To Relaunch Next Week
Google Adsense For Domains Opens Up
Image via CrunchBase, source unknown Google dropped a bit of a bombshell yesterday when they announced that they were opening up Adsense for Domains to the general public (North American publishers first). Could this be the end for some of the smaller parking companies? With Google’s ever growing publisher base I suspect that some of… Continue reading Google Adsense For Domains Opens Up
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.
Record Sales In .FR Aftermarket
Image via Wikipedia Stephane 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… Continue reading Record Sales In .FR Aftermarket