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Looking to make a quick buck by registering a name and turning it over to someone else for a profit? While some domainers still do this, the once easy practice now requires a great deal of creativity. Just look at a post today written at The Domains: The Social Security …
May, 2010
April, 2010
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1 April
Speculators scramble for Apple iPad domains
With the imminent launch of the iPad, speculators are scrambling to register any iPad domain they can think of. These names are now starting to trickle onto eBay, and as you can expect, the sellers have some pretty outrageous asking prices. For TheiPadShoppe.com, one seller wants $60. Not withstanding the …
March, 2010
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1 March
Domainers flock to register Chile earthquake domains
The second news about Chile’s horrific earthquake got out on Saturday, domainers around the world rushed to their computers to get their hands on possibly valuable domains. Some of the names registered include earthquakechile.com, chileanearthquake.com, and donatechileearthquake.com. These domains will probably be sold on eBay or other auction sites very …
September, 2009
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16 September
Domain auction recap
Gangsters.com is still at $6,800 on eBay, but there are still 5 days left to place a bid. Perhaps prospective buyers don’t feel comfortable using eBay? There have been no significant sales in the last two days. A number of smaller sales have occurred, however: tradingadvantage.com- $9,000 anchoragehotel.com- $7,000 siopa.com- …
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8 September
Michael Moore misses out on movie domain
Yesterday, American documentary maker Michael Moore presented his latest film, Capitalism: A Love Story, at the Venice film festival. The tag line of the movie is “Capitalism is evil, and you cannot regulate evil.” Moore already owns capitalismalovestory.com, but could did not register capitalismisevil.com. Not only does it match the …
August, 2009
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18 August
Flight447.com registered two years before plane crash
On June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447 created a new page in history when it crashed off the coast of Brazil on its way to Paris. Eager to cash in on public interest, domainers flocked to register any domain bearing the flight’s name. Many were surprised to find out, …
July, 2009
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13 July
The Tale Behind MichaelJacksonIsDead.com
The death of Michael Jackson last month spurred a flurry of domain activity. All sorts of names were bought up by speculators looking to cash in, but would you believe that one domain, MichaelJacksonIsDead.com, has been registered since 2005? Domain Name News ran a piece about the story today. The …
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7 July
Despite poor economy, domain prices on the rise
With the economy at rock-bottom, stock prices have fallen dramatically over the last year. One might expect domains to follow a similar trend, however, the average auction price for a name has increased– from £1,282 last year to £1,757! This year has also seen quite a few high-price domain sales, …
May, 2009
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18 May
Is Domain Speculation Fair?
Since the early days of the web, enterprising individuals have been buying up and hoarding potentially valuable domains in droves. Called domain speculators, many associate these people with the gold miners of the old American West. EURid, the non-profit registry of the .eu TLD, estimates that as many as 50% …