WIPO Domain Name Dispute Decisions September 19th-26th, 2008

Most recently notified WIPO Domain Name Decisions between September 19th and 26th:

asics.ro (http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/dro2008-0010.html)
> Transfer

pneu-online.ch
pneuonline.ch
pneus-online.ch
> Complaint denied

TRAFFIC East New York Day 3 – Moniker Domain Auction Results

The premium live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East New York domain conference run by Moniker concluded tonight, and fetched an impressive $2,967,500 in sold domains. Finacialaid.com was the highest selling domain at $800,000 Here are the results…

Domain
Price

financialaid.com
$ 800,000

floor.com
$ 275,000

camps.com
$ 110,000

lt.com
$ 100,000

cleaning.com
$ 100,000

searching.com
$ 85,000

birthdaypresents.com
$ 80,000

plans.com
$ 70,000

date.me
$ 70,000

sax.com
$ 70,000

Part 5 – Domain Values and Opportunities

Over the last few articles in this series we’ve been discussing what’s been going on in the industry and why PPC rates have fallen and domain valuations have dropped considerably. You can read the previous articles via the following links.

Part 1 – Domain Industry and Valuations (http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/20080728452/MyBlog/Domain-Industry-and-Valuations-Part-1.html)
Part 2 – The domain bubble (http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/20080818456/MyBlog/Part-2-The-domain-bubble.html)
Part 3 – What caused the domain bubble? (http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/20080915460/MyBlog/Part-3-What-caused-the-bubble.html)
Part 4 – Domains and the sub-prime shock (http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/20080918461/MyBlog/Part-4-Domains-and-the-sub-prime-shock.html)

Kentucky Domain Name Seizure prompts some Registrars to Comply

As we previously reported, the State of Kentucky, specifically Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, has determined that domain names are gambling devices under the meaning of the laws of that state, and has recently ordered the seizure of 141 domain names (http://www.thedomains.com/wp-content/order-of-seizure-of-domain-names.pdf)as some of you may have heard. While you may lawfully marry your own cousin in the Bluegrass State, it is illegal to operate a gambling device. Go figure! What is even more mind boggling is the fact that some of these domains are simply parked domains not even taking bets.

An official hearing will be held tomorrow, September 26th between the State of Kentucky and lawyers representing interested parties, such as Sedo.com and the Gambling Association.

TRAFFIC East Day Two – Aftermarket.com Auction Results

Aftermarket.com’s TRAFFIC East domain auction was held in New York yesterday and consisted of 50 domains. 26 of those domains sold for a total of about $150,000. Here are the results:

Domain(s)

Status

Price

Illinois.org

SOLD

$31,000

MadisonAve.com

SOLD

$17,000

StayAtHome.com

SOLD

$15,000

Regiment.com

SOLD

$11,000

Sedo Introduces New Features to the Offer Details Page

In August 2008 Sedo introduced a new Offer Details Page with some innovative new features for buyers and sellers. These features included a clearer page layout with useful information about the seller and their domain in the “Meet the Seller” section. They were also designed to bring more transparency to the marketplace and help the parties negotiate effectively. Since the launch we’ve reviewed performance and received lots of feedback from our members that has helped us make the Offer Details Page even better.

TRAFFIC East Day Two – Rick Latona Auction Results

The following domains were sold (or passed up) during the Rick Latona Domain Auction at TRAFFIC East today in New York:

MCC.com – SOLD US$ 195,000
CountryClubs.com – SOLD US$ 85,000
DayTraders.com – SOLD $80,000
EFS.com – SOLD US$ 55,000
NAP.com – SOLD US$ 47,500
StockShares.com – SOLD $300
StockOrder.com – SOLD $2,000
PostOfficeBox.com – SOLD $5,000
MufflerRepairs.com – SOLD $2,250
StockShare.com – SOLD $400

TRAFFIC East – Day One Auction Results

Last night Moniker ran the first round domain auction featuring some of Rick Schwartz’s domain portfolio names. The auction was successful! 65 names were up for grabs and 47 of them sold for a total of about $99,000:

men.org $12,500
cashierscheck.com $7,000
networkingjobs.com $7,000
gunrange.com $6,500

Norid Registers 400 000 Norwegian Domain Names

Yesterday the counter at Norid rounded 400,000 domain names for the first time. The number has increased tenfold in ten years, and the growth is still strong. A domain name within .no is an obvious first choice among Norwegian companies. In addition to their .no domain name, many Norwegian companies have registered within other top level domains as well, such as .com and .net. Among those who have registered a domain name, more than nine out of ten consider the .no address the most important for marketing purposes…

.TEL surging in the polls: EuroDNS welcomes strong customer interest for the extension

Luxembourg 25th September, EuroDNS, being the
first ICANN-accredited Registrar to sign up to distribute the new .tel domain
is pleased to share some great figures and key findings about the perception
and attractiveness of the upcoming .tel extension.