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In keeping with the recent strong performance of the .de ccTLD, Aethiopien.de sold at auction for €17,850. The name is a Latin-character version of Äthiopien, the German name for Ethiopia. It would be interesting to see how much the IDN variant of the name might sell for at auction compared …
Read More »Barns.com sells for $175,000
American businessman Jeremiah Johnson already owned woodbarns.com. But that wasn’t enough for him. To expand his already booming business, the man recently bought the domain barns.com for £106,890 ($175,000 USD). Barns.com sells a variety of sheds and other small storage buildings. No doubt Johnson will have to sell quite a …
Read More »How many domain extensions are there?
From generic domain extensions like .com and .aero to ccTLDs like .fr, there are a lot of domain extensions out there. Making things even more complicated, new ones are introduced every year. But just how many are there right now? According to ICANN, the answer is 280. Of these, 248 …
Read More »Apuestas.com.es sells for €39,000
Spanish domain Apuestas.com.es sold at auction this week for €39,000, or 56,768 USD. “Apuestas” is Spanish for “bets.” In addition, mobile software company SPB Software bought SPB.com for $65,000 USD. Other sales of note include: Apps.net- $25,900 AirportInfo.com- $22,222 ZH.com.cn- $18,000 PoolMerchants.com- $15,000 howtown.com- $10,000 In my opinion, the winner …
Read More »Google launches URL shortener on .gl domain
Most people have heard of Greenland, but few ever think about it’s .gl domain extension. Apparently Google does, however, because the Mountain View firm just launched a URL shortener under the ccTLD called goo.gl. The tool is not intended for direct public use, but is instead only available via Google …
Read More ».HK applies for Chinese IDN
The .hk domain registry has submitted an application to ICANN to allow the registration of IDNs in Chinese. For years registrants have been able to register all but the domain suffix in Chinese. Once the application is approved, no Latin characters will need to be typed to visit a .hk …
Read More »Cybersquatters lust after Tiger Woods domains
With all the talk in the news of golf master Tiger Woods lusting after mistresses, cybersquatters have been lusting after domains bearing his name. Dozens of domains and sites related to the scandal are up for sale on eBay, including: TigersHarem.com TigerGotWood.com TigersLitter.com TigerTexts.com One cybersquatter declared: Tiger Woods and …
Read More »Paris mayor launches campaign in support of .paris
Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris, has shown he is serious about .paris with the launch of a new campaign and website advocating for a .paris gTLD. Last year, the city officially declared its intention to apply for the extension. The city has an urban area of 11.6 million people, more …
Read More »ICANN approves .post TLD
The .post TLD was approved by ICANN today. It is slated to go live by mid-2010. The new extension will be used by postal systems around the world. It will be managed by the UN Universal Postal Union (UPU).General Edouard Dayan, Director of the UPU, stated in response to the …
Read More »Dell wins several names in dispute
Dell recently won a domain dispute it submitted to the National Arbitration Forum over the following names: dellgaming.com, dellvideogames.com, dellvideogaming.com, and dellconsole.com. Naturally, Dell complained that the above names violated its trademark. It also accused the registrant, Patrick McDonough, of using them in bad faith because of a number of …
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