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Heika.com Domain Name Sells for $300,000 via Sedo
The domain name Heika.com was sold for $300,000. According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 2000.
According to whois records, the domain name was has been under privacy for six years,since 2009, when someone from South Korea owned the domain.
At the time of writing this article, the domain name redirects to a website displaying ads.
Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer .
Donuts Wins Rights for .Team new TLD
Donuts has recently won the rights for the new gTLD .Team. The company knocked out its rivals,Google, Uniregistry and Afilias.
At the time of writing this article, the price paid for the new gTLD has not yet been disclosed.
ICANN still has new gTLDs set for ICANN Last Resort auction. .APP new gTLD has 12 applicants, .Beauty has three applicants ,while .Box, .Hair and .Moto has three applicants each.
Refi.com Domain Name is Now Available For Sale at Igloo.com
The domain name Refi.com is now available for sale at Igloo.com.Supporting domain names Refi.org and Refi.co.uk will also be included in the sale.
You can read the press release after the jump :
” Igloo.com, a leading broker of ultra premium domain names and websites announced today that Refi.com is now listed exclusively for sale with their firm. Supporting domains Refi.org and Refi.co.uk will also be included in this sale. Highly marketable and easy to remember, Refi.com represents a unique opportunity for a new or established company to secure a rare asset and leverage it to launch their new business, product or campaign.
As recently reported in the U.S.News & World Report, interest rates are near historic lows and this is an excellent time to refinance a home mortgage. The New York Times encourages readers to think about refinancing their mortgages now because the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages has recently decreased to 3.89 percent, the lowest level since May 2013. Refinancing right now can result in significant financial savings for homeowners making the current timing for the right company to acquire Refi.com and leverage it to launch a new leading financial brand.
CNBC reports that a sharp drop in interest rates, combined with new reduced costs for the market’s most popular mortgage products, sent mortgage applications soaring recently. Also, the refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 71 percent of total applications recently, up from 65 percent the previous week, according to the MBA. CNBC believes that the new FHA premiums could push that share even higher, and create considerable new business for lenders. Given proper execution and utilization of Refi.com’s full potential, the new owner will realize an increase in online customer acquisitions, vastly improved conversions and growth in overall market share.
Branding agencies, bloggers, and tech companies alike agree that a strong brand can be the most powerful tool. Strong brand recognition can set companies apart from the competition and can propel them forward as an industry leader. Generic financial domains names like Refi.com have already been utilized by some of the world’s most well recognized companies including Bank of America with Loans.com and Citibank with Mortgage.com and more recent successes including Pay.com, Card.com, Bitcoin.com, and ReverseMortgages.com. “Refi.com has broad market appeal, category authority, and unrivaled SEO and paid search potential,” said Amanda Waltz, Vice President of Sales and Acquisitions for Igloo.com. “Igloo is very pleased to be chosen as the exclusive brokerage firm to represent the Refi.com sale.”
To inquire about Refi.com or other premium domain names, you can contact Amanda Waltz directly at +1 508-689-9569, ext. 201 or Amanda(at)igloo(dot)com. For complete access to Igloo’s domain inventory please visit Igloo.com.
If a domain name you are interested in is not available to register, Igloo has the relationships, experience and understanding necessary to help you acquire domain names, and even websites, currently owned and operated by another individual or company.”
ICANN and APTLD Sign MoU to Promote Regional Collaboration
Partnership aims to strengthen capabilities of ccTLDs, and increase multi-stakeholder participation in the global Internet policymaking process
[news release] ICANN and the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain ( APTLD ) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to forge an alliance to foster and promote regional collaboration.
Under the cooperative agreement, ICANN and APTLD will work together to coordinate and collaborate on complementary activities within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region to strengthen the capacity and capability of country code Top Level Domain operators (ccTLDs) in the region; promote and encourage APTLD members’ and regional stakeholders’ participation and involvement in ICANN , and foster a network of regional stakeholders and decision makers that could contribute to ICANN ‘s policy development, and more broadly, global Internet policymaking.
“This collaboration marks another milestone in ICANN ‘s globalization efforts after we established our ICANN Asia Pacific Hub in Singapore,” said Fadi Chehadé, ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer.
APTLD Chairman, Lim Choon Sai and Fadi Chehadé signed the MOU at ICANN ‘s 52nd Public Meeting in Singapore, witnessed by members of the APTLD Board.
” APTLD appreciates ICANN ‘s globalization efforts and the ICANN Asia Pacific Hub’s work in engaging with the APAC community. As a region, we need to work together to strengthen the capacity of our operational functions, as well as contribute to ICANN ‘s policy making,” said Lim Choon Sai. “As such, we hope to work with key stakeholders in each sub-region of the Asia Pacific region, including ccTLD registries and other concerned entities in our collaboration activities.”
Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN ‘s Vice President and Managing Director for ICANN Asia Pacific said that the APTLD meets regularly and plays a key role in fostering a network amongst the ccTLDs and regional organizations in the region.
“We are very excited to collaborate with a key regional partner such as the APTLD . Our cooperation will definitely help to strengthen regional collaboration. From ICANN , we hope to be able to contribute by adding our expertise to help our APAC ccTLDs build their operational capacity, including areas such as DNS network operations, DNS Security, Internet Infrastructure Development etc. The gathering of ccTLDs and other key stakeholders at APTLD also provides a good platform for us to update on and discuss ICANN issues from a regional perspective,” he added.
