December 2008

For the First Time the Internet Has Passed Newspapers As a Preferred Source of News

(December 31, 2008)

The Internet has passed newspapers and now trails only TV as the most popular source for news according to a new report from the respected Pew Research Center. In just the past year, the web's mindshare among news consumers soared from 24% to 40%. Pew says the web is also rapidly overtaking TV and has already caught up among those under 30.

The Final Weekly Domain Sales Report for 2008 is Now Out at DN Journal

(December 31, 2008)

The final weekly domain sales report for 2008 is now out at DNJournal.com. Moniker closed a $275,000 sale that took the lead position on our new Top 20 chart and the AfternicDLS weighed in with a solid 6-figure sale of their own to claim the runner-up spot. Sedo had the most overall chart entries sweeping 12 of the 20 positions.

Ari Goldberger Called It 3 Years Ago: New Data Shows WIPO Cases Have Doubled Since the Current Domain Boom Began

(December 30, 2008)

A new analysis of WIPO cases shows that the number of domain disputes has doubled over the past five years. The reasons are being debated but one of our expert commentators predicted it was coming several years ago. We have his explanation of why it was bound to happen.

Comics.com Plays a Key Role in the Comic Strip Industry’s Bid to Survive by Migrating from Print to the Web

(December 29, 2008)

Yet another institution from traditional media, the venerable comic strip, is looking to the web for salvation as its current distribution platform, the daily newspaper, continues to crumble. A great generic domain name, Comics.com, is playing a key role in this drama.

The Location and Dates for the 2009 GeoDomain Expo Have Been Announced

(December 26, 2008)

The geodomain industry's premier event will be moving to the West Coast in 2009 for a spring time conference that will close the weekend before the next T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference opens in Silicon Valley. This will allow California visitors to take in two major events in the same week.

What Was OnlineNic Thinking!? And How Does Verizon Keep Getting Away With the Same Thing?

(December 24, 2008)

Verizon wins the biggest cybersquatting judgment ever - more than $33 million in a suit against registrar OnlineNic.com. Our take on why, even though Verizon was right to sue, this is also a case of the pot calling the kettle black

NameMedia Withdraws Its Planned $172 Million IPO

(December 24, 2008)

Name Media has decided to pull their planned IPO offering citing market conditions. The Massachusetts-based domain conglomerate (parent company of BuyDomains, the AfternicDLS and several parking services), originally filed for a $172.5 million IPO in November 2007.

Domains Defy Christmas Sales Slump With Five 6-Figure Sales Closing This Week

(December 24, 2008)

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. In contrast to retailers who are suffering through a dismal Christmas season domain sellers had a banner week with five names cracking the six-figure barrier. The first three names on our new Top 20 chart banked a total of $1 million.

The 100 Oldest .Com Domains on the Internet: PC World Takes Us Back to the Beginning

(December 23, 2008)

Do you know what the first .Com domain ever registered was? PC World magazine took us back in time with a new article published this week that runs down the 100 oldest .com domain names on the Internet. It all started in 1985 when no one could have guessed how valuable domains would eventually become.

Merry Christmas from OzDomainer in Japan

(December 23, 2008)

Hi to all who read my blog in 2008 and since it started in mid 2007. I am in Japan for the last night heading to Malaysia tomorrow for Christmas and home to Perth Australia for New Years...

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