I have been working with Paul Nicks of GoDaddy the past several days to bring light to several issues I had noticed with the recent integration of GoDaddy registered domain names and Afternic DLS premium promotion. Here are two issues currently that I want to make sure you are aware of.
Auto Renew
There is currently a timing issue with domain names that are set with auto-renew at GoDaddy. If your domain name is list on Afternic and your domain … Read the rest
Welcome to another round of company domain name movers. The following domain names were registered, purchased or simply moving for some reason by large companies. These domain names are often early indicators of future products, services etc.
Unknown
CRC.com may have been purchased by a CSC Corporate Domains client. The domain is/was owned by L3 Coleman Aerospace and they use the domain Coleman-Aerospace.com and L-3com.com and others. Sometimes CSC gains new clients, as Coleman has its domain names with Network … Read the rest
Pfizer Inc. has purchased the domain name StepOnUp.com from Michael Berkens of MostWantedDomains.com for $18,888 .
StepOnUp.com was grabbed on the drop (released from the registry due to the past owner not renewing the domain name) by Berkens on June 9, 2012. I couldn’t get the price paid by Berkens but I wouldn’t expect the domain to fetch that much in a drop auction, if one took place at all. There is pretty good potential the domain was purchased for … Read the rest
Apple Inc. doesn’t show a lot of “love” towards domain names as they often launch products without the matching domain name. iPad.com is a clear example of this. It’s a domain they very likely could have purchased prior to launching the iPad but did not and have not purchased it since either!
In general, Apple mainly puts its focus on Apple.com and doesn’t file a ton of legal actions on domains in general. They do chase some domains when they … Read the rest
