As of this writing, three public 7-figure domain sales have been completed so far in 2010, but all of those were at or just above the $1 million mark. In the past couple of days reports of bigger pending sales indicate that high ticket domain transactions are heating up along with the temperature as...

There were no six or seven figure blockbuster sales this week as the domain aftermarket throttled back to the always busy four and five figure lanes. DrunkDriving.com wound up being incarcerated at the top of our latest all extension leader board after receiving a $60,000 citation....

With domain conferences popping up everywhere these days, show organizers are trying out new locations, formats and pricing plans to attract attendees and spread the "domain gospel". The DOMAINfest conference will roll out a new one-day power networking format for the first time Thursday in Ft. Laud...

When Rick Latona announced today that he slashed the registration price for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver show to $395, the first thing I thought of was the Crazy Eddie electronics ads that blanketed TV in the 70s & 80s. A "crazy" character would scream "Prices are so low they're INSANE!" and it bec...

DN Journal's comprehensive review of the 2010 GeoDomain Expo is now online, It features dozens of previously unseen photos, plus business session details that we didn't have time to go into in our daily Lowdown items that were posted when the show was underway at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in New ...

As we reported last Monday SanDiego.com was scheduled to be sold in a foreclosure auction Friday (May 7). This morning I received information about what happened on Friday....

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: 28-year-old Directi Co-Founder Divyank Turakhia is profiled on national TV in India, Sedo reports a surge in domain sales, IDN Newsletter operators Gary Males and Aaron Kravitz land a big deal with Register.com and Comwired Inc. reels in a monster domain name -...

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. I was away covering the GeoDomain Expo in New Orleans last week so you will be seeing double this week as we expand all of our charts from 20 to 40 positions. The biggest sale reported so far in 2010 tops the new chart, followed by the yea...

I was surprised and saddened to get today's news that innovative domain auction service Bido.com is closing down effective tomorrow (May 5). Sahar Sarid & Jarred Cohen built a unique sales platform with some cool social media twists, but in the face of a brutal recession and heavy competition they f...

SnapNames.com and its parent company Oversee.net today announced they have filed suit against Nelson Brady in federal court in Oregon. The company said that Brady, a former SnapNames VP, used the false name Hank Alvarez to improperly bid in certain SnapNames auctions. The suit seeks to recover $33 m...

I have learned that the assets of SD Acquisitions LLC, owner of the SanDiego.com domain name, will go up for public auction at 5PM (Pacific Time) Friday (May 7), in the SanDiego.com offices at 610 West Ash Street, Suite 1405, in San Diego. Get the inside scoop in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com....

The 2010 GeoDomain Expo completed a successful run last night at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. We have exclusive photos and highlights from the unique conference's closing day (and night) in the Big Easy....

Associated Cities, the organization that stages the GeoDomain Expo has become a non-profit trade association and members have elected new officers to lead the group. Fred Mercaldo of Scottsdale.com was chosen President and Jessica Bookstaff of PigeonForge.com becomes Secretary/Treasurer....

Day 2 at the 2010 GeoDomain Expo Thursday was also the first full business day at the event being staged at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. We have photos and highlights from both the business day and a night time trip to famous New Orleans night spot Tipitina's....

The 2010 GeoDomain Expo opened last night at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans with a welcoming reception sponsored by Local.com in the hotel's famous Blue Room. Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com we have photos & highlights from the show's first event,...

The 2010 GeoDomain Expo gets underway today with private sessions for Associated Cities members followed by the public Expo opening at a 7pm reception tonight at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. Meanwhile T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan continues in Italy with today's live auction....

An analysis of domain sales reported to us in the 1st quarter of 2010 showed that total dollar volume was down 18% from the same quarter a year ago, however the entire year over year difference can be attributed to three big sales made in 1Q-2009. On the bright side the median sale price topped bot...

A new cover story is out at DNJournal.com. Few domain sales have set more tongues wagging than the $350,000 sale of CookingGames.com in January. A lot of people didn't believe the price but it was real and it was worth every penny to buyer Bill Karamouzis who has had enormous success developing gami...

In the Lowdown at DNJournal.com we're closing the week with a roundup of recent developments led by some embarrassing shenanigans involving both complainants in UDRP proceedings and NAF panelists. New revelations cast doubt on how well justice is being served in some UDRP domain proceedings....

When I head over to New Orleans for the GeoDomain Expo next week I will be looking forward to seeing two of the sharpest developers in the space again; Scottsdale.com's Fred Mercaldo and Bruce Marler of the Missouri.me Network. Both will be coming to the show fresh off major expansions of their busi...

1-800-BUSINESS LLC, a company that was formed to operate a business around the toll-free vanity number, 1-800-BUSINESS and its numerous URL’s, including www.1-800-BUSINESS.com plans to sell off essentially all of its assets in a May 27 auction....

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com, The year's 2nd biggest ccTLD sale and the largest sale ever reported for Brazil's .com.br extension leads our latest Top 20 Sales Chart. The .com.br domain changed hands for $300,000....

Fans of the .tel extension got a new resource to draw on today when the TelMasters.com website went live. The site was founded by Mark Kolb and Scott Smith, two early adopter .tel evangelists who saw a need for an exclusive .tel "domain boutique" to address the unique requirements of the .tel commun...

GeoDomain Expo organizers have posted more speaker and session information for the event coming up April 28-30 in New Orleans and DOMAINfest has announced the launch of a pre-auction bidding system for the Moniker/SnapNames live auction coming up at DOMAINfest Fort Lauderdale May 13....

GoDaddy Auctions, the AfternicDLS and LogicBoxes all announced new service offerings today. GoDaddy added a public fixed price "closeout" section on their website, the AfternicDLS announced another free webinar for April 29 and LogicBoxes added two free value added features for their registrar clien...