Domain Sales

Poken manufacturer DoYouPoken.com has bought the domain Poken.com for £45,135 ($75,000 USD). It will serve as the new home for the social gadget site. Pokens are devices used to share social networking data and contact information. They allow two people to wirelessly beam these details to one another in a …

Those itching to get their hands on a non-Latin character domain will be happy to know that .eu registrars are now accepting preorders for IDNs. The names cost the same as a normal .eu and are available on a first come, first serve basis. IDN registration will go live on …

This week, a group of African communication ministers met in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss the creation of a .africa TLD. The thing is, does the continent really need its own extension? Maybe further down the road there will be a use for it, but considering Africa is the most …

Data released by ICANN shows that compared to last year, the number of .mobi registrations has dropped from 946,357 to 850,712– a decrease of almost 10%. The drop is due to a fall in .mobi aftermarket sale prices. Speculators bought up .mobi names like crazy when the extension was launched, …

Yesterday we covered reseller hosting, but you may have also noticed that there is something called a domain reseller. Domain resellers are simply proxies to real registrars. They are not accredited by ICANN, but instead offer domains through a third party. Many small to medium-sized web hosts are domain resellers. …

The Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), operator of the .sg ccTLD, has announced the availability of Chinese-character domains starting November 23. Unfortunately, only government applications for the new names will be accepted at that time. The .sg registry will use the following schedule for IDN adoption: Phase 1: Government Applications …

Best.com was picked up at a recent domain conference for the sizable sum of £199,832 ($331,561 USD). The buyer also bought Best.net for around 10% of the .com price, or $36,840 USD. Best.com is such a good name because it is not only short and memorable, but can be used …

A report released this week by Nominet, the operator of the .uk ccTLD, shows that Britons hold a strong liking for their .uk extension. According to the study, 77% prefer it over .com. So far this year, .uk has grown 10.7%. Though this is the same as the average growth …

Recently there has been heated debate about whether or not WHOIS privacy protection, an inexpensive service that lets domain registrants hide their contact information from the public, should be allowed. In the recent case U.S. v Kilbride, an American judge ruled that using privacy protection constitutes “material falsification.” The defendant …

The slow sales trend of last week seems to be continuing on into this week. Topping all other recent sales is PokerBonus.com, which just sold at auction for £51,851. A number of ccTLDs have also sold as of late: blackcard.es- €9,000 europalace.eu- €7,000 direkt-versicherung.de- €7,000 auberges.fr- €6,000 zazzle.com.ar- $5,500 ftp.co.uk- …