With less than 48 hours to go, several names bid to $100,000. Sedo ’s first ever numeric domain name auction ends on Thursday. Several domains have been bid to $100,000 or more, but none of them have hit their reserve. So far the biggest sale looks to be 94.com, which has met its [...]

Registrar for Frank Schilling’s Name Administration empire changes name. I was always a bit confused about the name of Frank Schilling’s domain registrar, Domain Name Sales Corp. Schilling would lament on his blog about how many purchase inquiries he received, when he generally did not sell domains. Well, if I saw a domain name [...]

The company using MyEmma.com brands as just “Emma”. That’s a mistake. Over the holiday I was reading an article on the local newspaper’s web site when I saw an ad for an e-mail marketing service. The service was called “Emma”, and it caught my attention. I know about many e-mail marketing companies and [...]

Tucows overtakes “original” registrar Network Solutions. Registrar rankings from RegistrarStats.com I’ve been doing a lot or ranking watching over the past 48 hours. I’m a Texas Longhorns fan, and axiously awaited results from the Coaches Poll, Harris Poll, and BCS over the weekend. The Longhorns ended in a three way tie with Texas Tech and [...]

Domain name eBook is now free. When John Motson, who writes the DNXpert.com blog, released his eBook “Domaining Manifesto” a while back I didn’t pay much attention. I was actually kind of miffed because I had planned an eBook about the domain name industry and had already registered the domain names DNManifesto.com and DomainNameManifesto.com in [...]

Porsche.me, Tucows, and .tel headline most read articles of the month. November is coming to a close. As you digest Thanksgiving turkey, here’s a look back at the top 5 domain name news articles of November on Domain Name Wire, ranked by page views. 1. Porsche.me: Money Down the Drain - The “winning” bidder of Porsche.me [...]

Cheer up and give thanks. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the United States. That means a light work week, time with the family, and then a mad dash to the stores on Friday (except that I buy everything online). It’s a time to reflect on the past year and give thanks. Here’s what [...]