Domain Sales

Yesterday, Google proposed several changes it would like to see made to the DNS system. Chief among them is an adjustment to the protocol that would give authoritative DNS servers the ability to see your IP address. Currently, these name servers can only see the address of your ISP. The …

Comtech.com sold at auction this week for $60,000 USD. A number of telecommunications and IT companies worldwide are named Comtech. Perhaps one of them bought the name? Other recent sales of note include cashed.com for $11,000, IDN diät.eu (“diet” in German) for €3,050, and supergreen.com for $2,550. On the lower …

Despite working for years to design its iPad tablet, Apple failed to register any domains related to the new product. It doesn’t own iPad.net, iPad.eu, iPad.de, or even iPad.com. What was the Cupertino company, which has filed trademark-related disputes over numerous domains in the past, thinking? Without owning at least …

Domain website.de has sold at auction for $143,000 USD– the first six-figure sale of the week. Though originally an English word, the term “website” is now widely used in many languages, including German. The identity of the buyer has not been made public, but whoever bought the name made a …

Two-character domain ch.org sold at auction this weekend for $21,925 USD. While names this short are valuable, good luck finding much of a use for a name like this one. Perhaps a non-profit that has a “CH” acronym could find a use for it, but besides that, who else would …

PuntoMadrid, an Internet developer, is pushing for the creation of a .Madrid gTLD. The company is hoping individuals and firms within the city of 3-million can benefit from the success of the .cat domain. While I think the idea is good in theory, Madrid should look for a shorter extension. …

In yet another domain dispute victory for Google, the WIPO has ruled against a cybersquatter and in favour of theMountain View company in a case involving the domain googlenetbiz.com. As is generally the norm, Google contended that the domain violated its trademark and that it was being used in bad …

Despite security concerns, ICANN has decided to hold its 37th international meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting will run March 7-12. It will be hosted by the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the operator of the country’s ccTLD. Though ICANN has been criticized in the past for spending too much …

Hewlett-Packard recently won a dispute filed with the National Arbitration Forum over the domain hpserver.com. HP, a company well known for its IT equipment, argued that the domain violated some of its many trademarks. In addition, the company claimed the registrant was using the name in bad faith, advertising competitors …

Yesterday, we covered the sale of free-sms.de for €115,000. However, there were many more smaller domain transactions this week that have gone unmentioned. While they may not have been six-figure sales, these domain auctions make up the bulk of sales. First and foremost, a number of rare three-letter domains have …