Entrepreneur paid $1000 for MP3.com domain name, got 10,000 unique visitors in the first day. For an interesting domain name story, check out TWiST #42 with Michael Robertson, founder of what became MP3.com. In minutes 54:00 to 58:00 of the show, Robertson discusses how he bought the domain name MP3.com for $1,000 back in 1997. The ...

Here are some domains to keep an eye on in the waning moments of this month’s Great Domains auction. By the time you read this, you have less than two hours before the end of this month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo. Auctions will close at noon EST, unless they are extended due to last ...

My predictions about what happens to aftermarket values of domain names when new TLDs are released. In general, domainers are opposed to new TLDs. I don’t think this has anything to do with the concept of new top level domain names. After all, many domainers have embraced each new TLD as it comes to ...

Many domain name companies are in growth mode — here are some who want to talk to you. While many businesses are cutting jobs, domain businesses are in hiring mode. This is the first in a series of posts featuring domain name companies that are looking to connect with the right people. Directi – One of ...

.Travel shows up in a print ad. Here’s something I haven’t seen before: a magazine ad with a .travel domain name. Admittedly, I don’t read travel magazines. But while flipping through the latest issue of American Express’ Departures magazine, I came across a tourism ad for Egypt. The URL? www.Egypt.travel. (See the full ...

Companies provide innovative twists on domain selling. Which company is most innovative when it comes to selling domain names in the aftermarket? The results show a handful of newer companies are innovating in the selling process — and attracting attention from domainers. The top response in this year’s Domain Name Wire survey (by a long ...

On Monday at least two dozen men and women representing the domain industry will begin a climb of more than 19,000 feet to the peak of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro. They are doing it to raise funds for deployment of a water purification system that is helping to stop waterborne disease and save lives in developing nations....

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The highlights include the year's first seven-figure sale, two more 6-figure heavyweights and the best week ever for the .org extension. A pair of ccTLDs also crashed the party on the all extension Top 20 Chart....

Survey finds number of fears about domain market in 2010. ICANN policy decisions are the biggest issue facing the domain name market in 2010, according to a survey of more than 500 people in the 5th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 28% of those survey said that ICANN policy decisions, such as those with new ...

From “anything goes” to “nothing goes”, changes to .Cn registration enforcement will reduce the number of .cn domain names. China’s domain name strategy has always perplexed me. For a country known for censoring just about everything, I found it odd that the country was essentially giving away .Cn domain names for about 14 cents. ...