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Redesigned Fabulous.com and DomainDistribution.com Launched

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:05 +0000

Dark Blue Sea, parent company to Fabulous.com and DomainDistribution.com, released newly updated sites for both services today. Domain name registrar Fabulous.com announced new enhanced security features and whois privacy just short of two weeks ago. The new Fabulous site coincides with the launch of these new features and gives the registrar a fresh new face. When [...]

GetARoom.com sells for $30,000 USD (and others)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:36:11 +0000

The Sedo sales for the week of June 22nd are highlighted by the sale of a slogan domain for $30,000 USD: GetARoom.com. While the name just redirects to RoomValues.com, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see it used more prominently in the future. Sedo also sold two .co.uk Domains (HorseRacing.co.uk and OnlineCasino.co.uk) at 100,000 British [...]

AfternicDLS sells domains for $496,780.78

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:27:07 +0000

In the week up to June 22nd, 2009, AfternicDLS sold 334 domains for a total of $496,780.78 USD with an average price of $1,487.37 per domain. The .COM chart was lead by AuctionCalender.com ($10,000.00), haunthunter.com ($8,800.00) and carbonresearch.com ($6,488.00). The top three sales in other TLDs were MassageOil.org for $5,288.00, bordeaux.co.uk for $5,000.00 and thekey.org [...]

Domain Roundtable Extended Auction Brings in $81,774

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:55:30 +0000

The Domain Roundtable extended auction ended Tuesday night with little fanfare. An additional 54 domain names sold with a total take of $81,774. From our observations of the auction proceedings, all but one of the domain names that sold went for the proxy bid prices that were entered before the finale of the auction began. [...]

Domain Roundtable Silent Auction ends today

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:54:42 +0000

The 2009 Domain Roundtable Silent Auction on Aftermarket.com ends today at 5pm EDT. Please find the full list of domains in the auction after the jump, names marked in bold have reached their reserve. 1 HolidayLoan.com (ICA) $150 2 SleepSafe.com (ICA) $150 3 LikeHer.net (ICA) $0 4 PlasticSurgeryWebsite.com (ICA) $0 5 Slices.org (ICA) $600 7 24kGold.com $45,000 8 365.net $60,000 9 4NJ.com $2,000 10 5X.org $3,500 11 Abbreviation.com $75,000 12 AdvisoryFund.com $150 13 AffordableTrip.com $150 14 Ames.us $400 15 AnyCash.com $150 16 Approval.net $2,500 17 Argument.com $9,000 18 ArmTattoos.com $1,220 19 ArmyTraining.com $300 20 Asylum.tv $0 21 AthleticProgram.com $1,000 22 AtHomeCollege.com $1,500 23 Atty.co.uk $3,000 24 AustrianTours.com $300 25 AutoClassifieds.com $82,000 26 AwardSettlement.com $1,100 27 Awed.com $3,294 28 Babycams.com $25,000 29 BabyPrescriptions.com $150 30 BahamaCharter.com $850 31 BasicStorage.com $100 32 BigWallet.com $1,000 33 BlarneyStone.org $500 34 Blingmart.com $0 35 BoardGames.info $0 36 BoatPayment.com $1,000 37 BronzingCream.com $500 38 Burbank.net $12,500 39 Bureaucrats.com $3,412 40 BusinessAtHome.com $4,000 41 CanadaBeer.com $500 42 CanadianCard.com $0 43 CanadianFlights.com $0 44 Candlestick.com $12,995 45 Candygrams.com $9,000 46 Cannery.org $1,500 47 CarAdapters.com $2,250 48 Carburetors.com $30,000 49 CarFans.com $1,000 50 Caribbeans.org $0 51 Carnivorous.com $2,000 52 CarOffers.com $5,000 53 CartoonLinks.com $300 54 CashAllowance.com $300 55 CashForAutos.com $0 56 CasinoLocations.com $150 57 CatholicFriends.com $1,000 58 CentralFL.com $2,000 59 CheapBasement.com $0 61 ChildBed.com $850 62 ChildrenHotline.com $0 63 ChildrensNutrition.com $2,000 64 ChocolateGirls.com $300 65 ChristianMass.com $1,500 66 Chum.com $30,000 67 Clears.com $1,500 68 ClockRepairs.com $1,200 69 Coffeehouses.com $17,500 70 Coffeehouses.net $3,400 71 ColorControl.com $500 72 Complain.com $50,000 73 Conservationist.com $45,000 74 CookingOrganic.com $300 75 Couplescam.com $850 76 CraftJewelry.com $750 77 Crumpets.com $5,000 79 CupOfJava.com $500 80 Datafiles.com $150 81 Dazzler.com $9,294 82 DesignerCases.com $1,500 83 Devilsuit.com $300 84 Digipal.com $500 85 DirectFM.com $750 86 DirtyTalker.com $0 87 Dog.cc $1,000 88 DoorbellCam.com $150 90 DreamCard.com $550 91 Drugtaking.com $500 92 Dudettes.com $1,250 94 EarringStore.com $500 95 eGuitars.com $7,500 96 Elaina.com $9,995 97 ElectricModels.com $0 98 EliteCars.com $5,000 99 EmailSpam.com $5,000 100 Englishmen.com $3,000 101 Enlargements.com $20,000 102 eQuestion.com $850 103 Eras.com $10,000 104 Estas.com $500 105 eWills.com $12,000 106 Exhausted.com $5,700 107 Expeditions.asia $0 108 ExpiredNames.com $8,100 109 Exquisite.com $35,000 110 EyeMap.com $500 111 EyeMascara.com $0 112 FertilityExams.com $500 113 FiveYearArm.com $950 114 FlightDeck.com $5,200 115 FlowerDress.com $1,400 116 FoodMagazine.com $10,000 117 FootballHats.com $1,500 118 FootPatrol.com $500 120 Formulating.com $150 121 FreedomLoving.com $500 122 GameMachines.com $6,500 123 GetawayFare.com $150 124 GirlShirts.com $2,200 125 GolfingVideos.com $7,500 126 Goliath.com $17,500 127 GourmetTours.com $2,500 128 GourmetTravel.com $3,250 129 GrillPlate.com $0 130 Guarantor.com $2,500 131 GuyBar.com $250 132 GymSocks.com $350 133 Handicapped.net $4,500 134 HappyTV.com $662 135 HDGaming.com $2,200 136 HealthAdvisory.com $2,245 137 Heartbreaking.com $4,000 138 Heartstopping.com $1,500 139 Heated.com $5,500 140 Hexes.com $5,500 141 HighDefinition.com $100,000 142 HispanicRock.com $0 143 HolidayGreeting.com $5,000 144 Holistics.net $400 145 HomePrices.com $300,000 146 HospitalApparel.com $1,000 147 HotToys.com $25,000 148 iComputing.com $150 149 ikc.com $11,500 150 IncomeTaxLoan.com $2,200 151 Indians.net $50,000 152 Inhibitors.com $5,000 153 InsuranceBills.com $0 154 ivolume.com $850 155 JackpotClub.com $5,000 156 Jayhawk.org $250 157 JobFairs.info $0 158 JV.net $17,500 159 K2Expedition.com $0 160 KidsSwimsuits.com $1,200 161 Knuckleball.com $7,647 162 KwikLoans.com $500 163 LandClaim.com $1,000 164 Larger.com $24,800 165 LatinDVD.com $850 166 LeadingMen.com $1,500 167 LED.org $8,000 168 LordSavior.com $500 169 LowCarb.net $4,000 170 LowerGas.com $1,000 171 Magicspell.com $10,000 172 Marcia.com $25,000 173 MarinaHouses.com $500 174 MarineWelding.com $75 175 Medaling.com $1,600 176 Menpower.com $3,500 177 Minority.com $35,000 178 Momfest.com $500 179 Moneybook.com $15,000 181 MotorcyclePolicy.com $150 182 Multivitamins.com $60,000 183 NetworkConsultants.com $7,000 184 NewRochelle.com $32,500 185 Nosejobs.com $65,000 186 NYSETicker.com $900 187 OnlineDollars.com $150 188 OverstockParts.com $250 189 PeepVideos.com $499 190 Petitioners.com $2,000 191 Petrocards.com $500 192 Portabellos.com $650 193 Possibly.com $3,500 194 PowderPuff.com $4,500 195 Precocious.com $11,529 196 Prepaying.com $1,000 197 Primers.com $8,824 198 PrizeWinning.com $3,294 199 ProductLawyer.com $700 200 Prophylactic.com $11,529 201 Queenbee.com $18,000 202 RadonMonitors.com $750 203 RapParty.com $350 204 RealEstateLawyers.co.uk $2,500 205 Reducing.com $8,500 206 Reincarnated.com $11,529 207 Relaxation.net $3,500 208 Renoirs.com $300 209 ReunionPlanning.com $900 210 RoomPurifiers.com $1,500 211 SamaraHotels.com $2,500 212 Screamers.com $4,500 213 Scrimmage.com $4,900 214 SecretaryOfLabor.com $1,900 215 SelfEmploy.com $975 216 SellSoftware.com $500 217 Seniors.net $48,000 218 Senors.com $8,250 219 Sexless.com $4,588 220 SkullShirts.com $1,300 221 Smiler.com $3,500 222 SmoothLegs.com $5,000 223 Snackstore.com $1,000 224 Snuggly.com $11,176 225 Soccerland.com $450 226 Soldiers.us $1,000 227 Soundrooms.com $950 228 SoySnacks.com $500 229 SpamGuards.com $522 230 Spincycling.com $1,000 231 SpongeBath.net $0 232 SportsTherapist.com $2,400 233 SpringBreakJobs.com $300 234 SpringCollection.com $3,500 235 Sprinters.com $2,700 236 Starvation.com $9,294 237 StemCellSurgery.com $2,950 238 StreetLife.com $12,200 239 StudentEducation.com $1,300 240 SugarJunky.com $500 241 SuperBody.com $14,000 242 SushiRestaurants.com $19,200 243 SweetStroke.com $200 244 Switchers.com $3,294 245 TaxBlog.com $7,700 246 TaxeFile.com $4,500 247 TechAlerts.com $2,500 248 TeenCare.com $890 249 TheSportsbook.com $7,500 250 TopMortgage.com $1,000 251 TravelCharter.com $2,000 252 Tvo.com $55,000 253 University.net $100,000 254 Unretired.com $2,500 255 VeniceLawyer.com $0 256 WaitressJob.com $3,500 257 WashingtonBlog.com $2,100 258 WeatherGPS.com $150 259 WebsiteBrowser.com $150 260 WebTrivia.com $7,500 261 Whammer.com $150 262 Whenaway.com $0 263 Wikifeed.com $1,250 264 Windgusts.com $300 265 WoolSuits.com $1,300 266 Workshirts.com $17,500 267 WorldVideos.com $4,500 268 XSO.com $7,000 269 YouthTrips.com $975 (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Upcoming Domain Industry Events, Conferences & Auctions

Congratulations Mr and Mrs. Kettner !

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:07:20 +0000

We’d like to send out a big congratulations to DNN writer Chad Kettner and his new wife Rachel. The couple tied the knot today in their hometown of Kelowna, BC. Chad has been writing for us for over a year now and he’s a valuable part of the DNN family. Congratulations Chad ! (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Upcoming [...]

(Live) Frank Michlick Is Co-Hosting Bido Chat

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:18:05 +0000

Frank Michlick of DNN.com is currently co-hosting the Bido.com auction for the domain name Craftsman.tv. Click here to visit the auction and submit your questions to Frank by clicking on the “Chat” tab above the domain description. The chat, which started at 1:00 pm Eastern Time, will continue until 2:00 pm. (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Upcoming Domain Industry Events, Conferences [...]

TRAFFIC Conference Teams Up With Rick Latona - 6 Shows Planned For 2010

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:47:54 +0000

Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu of TRAFFIC Conference have announced a new partnership with RickLatona.com to take the conference around the world - including an expanded 2010 schedule that will visit Las Vegas, Amsterdam, Toronto, Reykjavik (Iceland), South Florida, and Hong Kong. “We want to break down the walls of the domain industry and bring in [...]

Domain Roundtable 2009 Live Auction Results

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:07:59 +0000

We will be were live blogging the auction results of the auctions at Domain Roundtable in Washington, DC for Thought Convergence’s Aftermarket.com Auction. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Unsold names will be included in the Extended Silent Auction, which goes until June 24. The live auction sold 39 out of [...]

Jonathan Fram Resigns from Marchex’s Board of Directors

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:51:45 +0000

In a regulatory filing on June 15, Marchex announced that Jonathan Fram resigned from its board of directors and pointed out that his decision “was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company or its management.” Fram, who is currently a Managing Partner at Maveron, had served on the Marchex board since 2003. He [...]

Behind the Scenes at NamePros Live Auction

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:23:25 +0000

In this video you can see how RJ, Joseph, and I run the live auction over at NamePros. Live Auctions are held every two weeks. Enjoy!

Yahoo Renewals On The Rise

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:03:34 +0000

On July 1, 2008, Yahoo.com will raise thier renewal prices from the price of $9.95 per year to $34.95 per year. If you have domains at Yahoo, you should have recieved an email about the price increase. If not, then I suggest you turn off auto renew. Domains at Yahoo can auto renew, so you [...]

New Extension Takes On .MOBI

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:20:52 +0000

A new extension has been announced. The .TEL extension will launch in early December 2008. This extension could cause harm to .MOBI. It will be interesting to see how this extension will be adopted and used in comparison to .MOBI. The main idea behind the .TEL extension is: Integration of any and all means of [...]

Opinion: Sending Domains to Auction At Sedo

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:14:59 +0000

I don’t know who came up with this idea, but it seems to be a new trend of 2008. Several domainers came up with the idea to send your domain to auction by posting the starting bid at Sedo. Which seems ok when you first think about it. Now the topic of shill bidding arises. [...]

New Domain Auciton Site – BQB.com

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:56:03 +0000

Finally, a fresh new marketplace. I came across BQB.com, which stands for Better Quality Business. This is a auction site, similar to Afternic and Sedo, where you can list your domain names for sale. The best part about this website is that there are no fees. The only time you have to pay a fee [...]

Afternic – Another Hoax Sale

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:03:26 +0000

Once again, another domain has been listed on Afternic that has turned out to be a hoax. This time it was Auto.com. This domain was listed on Afternic, with a BIN price of only $10,000. Who in there right mind would pass this baby? A fellow NamePros member decided to take the gamble. He knew [...]

NamePros Approaches 90,000 Members

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:28:04 +0000

Our good friends at NamePros, have done it again. We reported to you in early 2007, that NamePros had passed 50,000 members. In just a little over a year, NamePros has doubled in size. Now if that is not impressive, I don’t know what is. We have noticed several changes over at NamePros. They recently added [...]

.ME To Screw End Users? The New Extension To Haunt Domainers!

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:21:18 +0000

It’s just about that time again! Recently, ICANN announced that the .ME extension will be replacing the current .YU Sub domain extension. How did the .ME extension come upon us? In 2006, the country of Montenegro declared independence from Yugoslavia. Then ICANN gave them there own ccTLD. Well now that you know a new [...]

New Extensions in 2008

Fri, 18 May 2007 02:26:51 +0000

ICANN has stated that we will be seeing new domain extensions in 2008. No these aren’t the average ccTLD’s, we will be seeing gTLD’s. Whats up with this? I have heard many opinions from users. Most of them will agree with me and they feel it’s a bad movie. We already have so many extensions [...]

Results from TRAFFIC Auction

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:51:42 +0000

The TRAFFIC Auction really did show some great sales. We also got to see some bargains too. Everyone has been wondering why the LLL.nets and LL.nets went for so cheap. Fox.net – $19,000 LP.net – $12,000 Faq.net – $12,500 KO.net – $10,000 VO.net – $8,000 Of course you can see the rest of the results here. Families.com was the largest sale [...]