Nominet was nice enough to share some of the data they've compiled over the last year.  The study was on .uk domains but I am going to assume that the data is very similar for most major tlds.  Here are a few things I found interesting 1.  What domains are being used for. For those sites that did resolve to a valid web page: Business sites account for 43% (33% of total). In 2008 this was 38% (29% of total) Parked pages account for 29% (22% of total). In 2008 this was 28% (21% of total) Holding pages account for 19% (15% of total). In 2008 this was 20.5% (16% of total) Other sites ... Read More »

Domain Name Sales has done it again.  The Domain Name Sales Marketplace went live today and for those of you looking for information, you're going to love it. Transparency at it's finest. The other day I was doing a little research for the story I wrote about my traffic and I came across a crazy url as a referral.  When I checked back to see what it was, I stumbled across a page of scrolling information, sold domains and live domain bids coming thought.  It didn't take long to figure out it was the mastermind of none other than Frank Schilling of Domain Name Sales.  There was a little chatboard a... Read More »

GoDaddy's domain aftermarket will soon offer all domains already listed through Sedo, according to a source familiar with the agreement. GoDaddy already offers domains listed through Afternic DLS and recently completed integration to offer domains owned and operated by Tucows. GoDaddy, already the largest domain aftermarket by way of amount of domains sold, sets itself up to be the aftermarket powerhouse by integrating the two largest aftermarkets by way of sales numbers. It is unclear how Sedo domains will be integrated into GoDaddy's system, but will most likely appear in the registration path a... Read More »

A little more time today to go through the news and there are a few really good articles out and rather than do the silly rehash thing and add my own spin I'm just going to link to them 5 Reasons Why Travel Companies Should Fly Towards Domains Great Interview with Drew Sharma, owner of CarInsuranceQuotes.com, CDRate.com, HealthInsuranceQuotes.com, PrinterInk.com. It's funny, Protrada doesn't advertise with me any more (spot at the top of each post still available :) but they do have to important news out  They have dropped their prices to next to nothing.  I always thought their price and lea... Read More »

Banks.com is struggling.  The didn't sell Look.com because they wanted to.  They sold it because they had to. They needed the $400K to make it though tax season and it was one of the few "non core" assets they owned.  Banks.com just reported their third quarter earning and it wasn't pretty. In the third quarter of last year (2010),  Banks.com reported income of $1.4 million dollars.  This quarter, $613,000.  They blamed it on one thing. Google.  Here's how they explained the huge drop in income "Our third quarter results were once again marred by revenue charge backs leveled upon us by Google. ... Read More »

There is no doubt about the professionalism and ability of the group behind dot co.  If I were building a team I would certainly add Lori Ann Wardii and Juan Calle.  Undoubtedly there was going to be a response from dot co about Overstock and they responded by actually calling Overstock and getting them to answer a few questions.  Here they are below. Why did Overstock.com first begin using O.co? When Overstock.com started twelve years ago we only sold surplus inventory. However, as our business model has evolved, Overstock.com is no longer just an online liquidator.  Because “overstock” i... Read More »

In a not so surprising move, retailer Overstock has decided that changing its name to O.co was not a good business move and that they "moved too fast".  According to Advertising Age, "The online retailer's president, Jonathon Johnson, said it is stepping back from the O.co name "for now," though not abandoning it outright. Overstock will still use the O.co name internationally and on mobile efforts, including an iPad app that launches today. And the sign on the "O.co Coliseum," the home of the Oakland Raiders and the Oakland Athletics, will stay up. Confused? So were customers. Mr. Johnson sai... Read More »

Yes there are many stories like this out there but here is another one. A Canadian student named Kirk Morrison, with the right Twitter handle ('KirkMorrison'), recently traded his handle for the trip of a lifetime. Another man named Kirk Morrison, who just so happens to be a linebacker for the NFL's Buffalo Bills, wanted the handle 'KirkMorrison' after changing his jersey number from #55 to #58. With his current Twitter handle being 'KirkMorrison55', he needed a change and decided to go after his name instead of having to change his handle every time he moves to a new team, has to change jersey #'s, etc... Read More »

With the housing market still in the tank for most of America, one person is looking to cash in and that person is domainer Frank Schilling. Announced in a press release yesterday, the domain name ReverseMortgages.com is being offered for sale exclusively through Domain Advisors. According to WHOis, the domain is owned by Name Administration Inc, Frank Schilling's company based in the Cayman Islands. Domain Advisors CEO Tessa Holcomb gives us the scoop. “On the verge of retirement, Baby Boomers face a down economy, failed pensions, unemployment, and major losses in retirement  savings. In order... Read More »