Right of the Dot To Conduct Live/Online Premium Domain Auction at NamesCon
NamesCon just announced the addition of a live domain auction to its Conference being held January 11-14th 2015 in Las Vegas will be conducted by Right of the Dot.
The Auction will include a mixture of premium .com domain names and select premium names from new gTLDs with a range of price reserves.
The combination live/internet auction will be conducted by RightOfTheDot, LLC (ROTD) under a multi-year, exclusive partnership with NamesCon.
“We were initially reluctant to offer a domain auction, but the 15 years of domain auction experience, strength, reputation, and relationships that ROTD presented convinced us that their auction will contribute to the distinct and diverse activities and sessions that NamesCon is known and respected for” said Richard Lau, NamesCon Co-Founder and Executive Producer.
“Michael Berkens and Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot have demonstrated to me on numerous occasions that they are invested in their relationships with the new and established registries in ways that extend beyond the sale” said Jothan Frakes, Co-Founder and Content Producer of NamesCon. Jothan added: “Right of the Dot has the important pre and post-sale follow-up and quality assurance to ensure things operate smoothly. This was a crucial consideration in the auction vendor process.”
“We are excited to work with NamesCon in establishing premium domain prices and sales for new and existing Top Level Domains,” said Monte Cahn, Director and President of RightOfTheDot. “We have worked with more than 20 new registries over several years in premium name strategies and sales which increased the value of their registry, the end user / buyer experience, and this really raises overall domain values for the industry. Our experience in conducting many successful domain auctions is unmatched in the industry and we are honored to have been selected by NamesCon to conduct the live and online auction at their events.”
NamesCon, the Domain Name Industry Conference held annually in January in Las Vegas, gathers the industry for amazing content, business networking, and activities with a focus on opportunity. With over 7 keynote speakers, 30 breakout sessions, and feature material for anyone with an interest in domain names, the NamesCon producers are anticipating over 800 attendees in Las Vegas this January 11-14, 2015.
The Live and Online Domain Auction conducted by RightOfTheDot, LLC will take place on Tuesday January 13, 2015.
There will be both pre-bidding on names listed in the auction as well as an extended auction after the event that will run for several weeks.
Registries and premium domain owners interested in submitting domains for consideration should send an email to
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More details will also be announced over the next several weeks leading up to the event.
You can click here for more information about RightOfTheDot.
More information about the exciting NamesCon conference can be located at namescon.vegas
This RightOfTheDot news release was sourced from:
rightofthedot.com/2014/10/right-of-the-dot-to-conduct-liveonline-premium-domain-auction-at-namescon/
Sedo’s October GreatDomains Auction is Underway! OAL.com Hits $16,500
Sedo is holding these days its monthly GreatDomains auction. Th auction features 53 domain nams, at different price ranges.
The auction will end October 23, 2014.So far, 40 of the domain names included in the auction received bids,including :
OAL.COM Current Bid $16,500
TRO.com Current Bid $10,100
ETB.com Current Bid $10,000
MGP.com Current Bid $10,000
VJM.com Current Bid $6,500
DRZ.com Current Bid $6,0000
Other interesting domain names included in the auction are :
FXD.com
Aeroplan.com
RJ.net
Kayaks.net
CheapFuel.com
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here.
KV Spirits LLC Acquires KorsVodka.com for $750,000
KV Spirits LLC paid $750,000 for the domain name KorsVodka.com. This is the second highest domain nam sale with the keyword “Vodka” in it.
You can read the press release after the jump :
” Reported as the second highest domain sale with the keyword Vodka in it, several websites including VodkaBlog.net wrote about Kors Vodka news. Laying down $750,000 for the domain KorsVodka.com, KV Spirits LLC becomes a part of history in more ways than one. Made from the same old recipe that was enjoyed by the Royals over a century ago, Kors is known as being the most exclusive, handmade, limited edition Vodka, and is priced up to $24,500 per bottle.
Chris Harris, owner of a website that watches newsworthy domain transfers named DomainAnarchist.com said of the high priced transaction, “This is one of the highest priced domain sales in 2014. We believe it’s as extraordinary as the $3 million sale of Vodka.com in 2006. It’s certainly worth mentioning as a record-breaker of its own.” Harris adds that the dynamic sale was confirmed by several sources including the representatives of new owner KV Spirits and BH Escrow company who handled the transaction from an undisclosed seller.
KV Spirits LLC, a representative of Kors Vodka, reports sales to notables such as athletes, rappers, celebrities and business professionals with discriminating taste. Known as the “Tsar’s Vodka” due to it being distilled using the same century old recipe made for the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and King George V of England, the drink is unsurpassed. Made using an extraordinary diamond distillation process that includes water from Italian Alps running through real gold distillation tubes Kors Vodka becomes a forerunner in the industry. An experience all its own the vodka is stored in a luxurious presentation. Kors Vodka comes in a handmade crystal bottle with 24 karat gold decorations embellishing what is already a lovely showpiece in and of itself.”
Ebola.com Domain Name Up For Sale For $150,000
The owner of Ebola.com domain name wants to sell the domain for a whopping $150,000. Jon Schultz is the owner of Ebola.com for six years.
Jon Schultz registered the domain name in 2008 and now he is trying to sell the domain name for $150,000.Back in 2008, he purchased the domain name for $13,500.
Jon Schultz owns many other disease-related domain names,including H1N1.COM and Birdflu.com.
Ebola.com has 5,000 page-views a day and therefore the owner thinks the price is more than fair.
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 1997.
ICANN: Summary of Public Experts Group Meeting October 14
On October 14, 2014, the Public Experts Group (PEG) met to discuss evaluation criteria for the selection of Advisors to the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) in the ICANN Accountability Process. [Audio of the full meeting is available online here.]
As such, the PEG identified the following areas of expertise:
- Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management)
- Global Accountability and Transparency – theoretical, practical, tools and metrics
- Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer protection)
- Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance
- International Law/ Jurisprudence (for example choice of law)
A broader list of areas of expertise had been made available to the PEG for consideration. There were certain areas of expertise that are readily available in the ICANN Community (for example, Internet Technical Operations). The PEG believes that it need not duplicate expertise such as this through the appointment of Advisors. After agreeing to these areas of expertise, the PEG began to review the list of candidates presented to conduct and initial screening. We note that some candidates were put forward or are well-connected to existing ICANN Community structures. Since the Advisors will play a purely advisory role in the process, and whereas these candidates may be able to participate more fully in the CCWG, the PEG recommends that these candidates avail themselves of the Community-based mechanism for participation in the CCWG.
The PEG will also consider the need for diversity (for example, geographic, gender) in the Advisors when evaluating candidates. The PEG will review the biographic materials presented by candidates and will conduct its own research as well. The PEG anticipates that it will complete its work by the end of October.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-16-en
