Press Release .CO Founders Program Launches to Engage Early Adopters, Proactively Develop Domain Extension MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– .CO Internet S.A.S. (www.COinternet.co), a new company formed by Arcelandia S.A., a wholly-owned Colombian company, and U.S. company Neustar, Inc., today announced the launch plan for the .CO domain name extension that offers enterprises and individuals a global, recognizable, and... »

This is a guest post written by Simonetta Batteiger, Director of Sales Operations North America. The article discusses Sedo’s 2009 Market Study (that’s a link to the pdf file), which was recently released. The information in the study is valuable to domain investors and can be helpful in seeing market conditions and trends. ————- Looking for... »

According to the BBC News , ICANN is going to reconsider the .XXX extension on Friday March 12 at its meeting in Nairobi. The BBC article quotes a representative of ICANN saying: There is “no indication what action the ICANN board will take”. “However, it is unlikely to overturn the decision immediately without consulting other members of... »

Back on December 28, 2009 the domain name Pepe.com sold on Bido.com for $15,000 USD and was stated by Bido owner Sahar that the sale was a "Milestone" sale for the Bido domain name auction site. A short three months later, the domain name PePe.com sold at Sedo.com domain name aftermarket service for $45,000... »

In yet another shoot from the hip WIPO decision this one involving the domain SkyWaterSystems.com, the sole panelist found that even though the Complaint and the Domain Holder were in the same type of business,  there is not necessarily any confusion. “”"As far as the record here reveals, however, the water-related systems offered by the... »

A major new market survey of American advertisers and marketers says this will be the year when digital advertising finally passes print media in ad revenue for the first time. Also today, the .CO registry announces its upcoming launch plan including a new Founders Program for early adopters that opened today. »

Guagua.com hits six figures, Domaining.com owner scores nice sale. Sedo has sold the domain name Guagua.com for $100,000. Guagua has a number of different meanings, including being the name of a language and a municipality in the Phillipines. The company also helped broker the sale of Pepe.com for 45,000 EUR. It looks like Francois... »

Domain Name Wire started publishing five years ago today. On March 9, 2005, I wrote the first post on Domain Name Wire, reporting on the sale of Local.com for $700,000. 3,141 posts later, Domain Name Wire is running as strong as ever. If you’re reading this, I’d like to thank you for making Domain Name... »

Spain’s .ES extension was originally introduced in 1988 but was only recently open for unrestricted registration as of 2005.  Nic.es heads Spains domain registry and there are several registrars approved to sell .es domains.  I know that 101domain.com offers a good price for .es at only $35/year. Similar to many other countries in Europe, .es... »

ICANN meeting in Nairobi running well, report attendees. With all of the hype around security and possible disruptions, those in attendance at ICANN’s meeting in Nairobi say all is going well. Attorney John Berryhill writes “The summit and the ICANN meeting are both running smoothly here. The “security issue” is waaaay overblown by those who... »

The .Co registry announced today what it is calling the .CO Founders Program Starting today, the registry is starting to accept applications, for “the .CO Founders Program, an initiative designed to help qualified “first movers” to proactively develop and maintain domains with the .CO extension prior to the public launch in July. The .CO Founders... »

Debtors behind on bills for the past year. With Sex.com heading to the auction block, there’s a been a lot of talk about what went wrong with the current owner, Escom LLC. According to a Reuters article, Escom has been in default on its loan for over a year to lender DOM Partners. ... »