Above.com To Host Second Consecutive T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Auction
Above.com has been chosen to host the second consecutive T.R.A.F.F.I.C auction. Bidding will be open to the public on May 28 .
You can read the press release after the jump :
“This auction will have some interesting interactions with the attendees of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014 Conference in Las Vegas. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to place “silent bids” on domains during the famous T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Opening Night Cocktail Party. These bids become the opening bids for the domains as the auction goes online for public bidding.
The TRAFFIC ONLINE AUCTION closes at 1:00 PM PT on Friday, May 30, while the conference is still underway. Conference attendees have an exclusive opportunity to buy any unsold domains during a brief two-hour window following the close of the auction. Domains not yet sold will then be added to a POST CONFERENCE AUCTION, which closes at 4:00 PM PT on June 2, 2014. Bidding in the POST CONFERENCE AUCTION is open to the public.
Bidding will be open to the public on May 28 at http://www.above.com/marketplace/traffic.html.
Above.com in cooperation with Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. will host two Themed Auctions targeted to high-growth online industries. These auctions coincide with trade conferences produced by Ticonderoga. Bidding for the domains on both auctions will open to the public May 29, 2014 and will end June 5, 2014 at 4:00 PM PT.
DATING & SOCIAL NETWORKING DOMAINS AUCTION: The auction coincides with the 38th iDate Conference ( http://www.idate2014.com) on June 4-6, 2014 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Bidding will be at http://www.above.com/marketplace/idate.html.
VAPOR AFFILIATE DOMAINS AUCTION: The auction coincides with the Vape Affiliates Marketing Conference ( http://www.vapeaffiliates.com) on June 5-6, 2014 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. Bidding will be at http://www.above.com/marketplace/vape.html.”
Women in online businesses and their ANZIA potential by Jo Lim, auDA COPO
Last year, market research commissioned by auDA and AusRegistry showed that women are under-represented in domain name ownership – just 16% of female respondents owned a domain name, compared with 32% of male respondents. It was suggested that one reason for this disparity may be the higher proportion of male small business owners, which is a key driver of domain name sales.
And yet, other research conducted by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows that the number of women starting their own business doubled between 2007 and 2012, with many of these businesses being online-only enterprises.
So what’s the story here?
It’s not surprising that an increasing number of women seem to be moving into the online business world. The advantages of a purely online business are well- known – low capital outlay and overheads, flexible hours and the ability to work from home. It’s clear why starting up an online business would be an attractive option for women who may have taken a break from the workplace to have children and whose priorities in life have changed.
Witness the founders of online business “hard to find” (www.hardtofind.com.au), Eri Beaumont and Trudi Jenkins, who say on their website that “as working mothers with little time for shopping beyond the basics, we realised that there was a gap in the online market for a quality website where you could rely on finding only the best available”. Their business idea was to source a range of quality items from individual designers, promote them under an umbrella brand, and provide a single check-out service. Not only does the Internet-based business suit the working needs of the female founders, it has helped to boost the businesses of the individual designers, many of whom are also women.
According to their website, the business concept behind online shoe retailer “Shoes of Prey” (www.shoesofprey.com.au) was inspired by the personal experiences of co-founder Jodie Fox, who wanted to be able to commission her own custom-made shoes. Jodie and her business partners used the Internet to allow women to do something that was not previously easy or widely available, and the results speak for themselves – from three people working out of their lounge room, to 50 staff in four offices globally. They have now opened a physical concept boutique in David Jones in Sydney – going from purely online to bricks’n’mortar, an interesting reversal of the usual pattern.
Retail is not the only model for women who are looking to start an online business. Mia Freedman had already enjoyed success in the publishing world, being the youngest-ever editor of Cosmopolitan magazine at age 24. She now runs Mamamia (www.mamamia.com.au), which started as a personal blog site and has since grown into Australia’s leading women’s website covering a whole range of issues from current affairs and politics to health and relationships. According to the website, more than 1.7 million Australian women (and some men) visit Mamamia and sister site www.iVillage.com.au every month.
Shoes of Prey was a popular finalist in last year’s ANZIAs (Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards), in the “Innovation” category. The ANZIAs are all about celebrating the achievements of individuals and organisations that are making significant contributions to Internet use in Australia and New Zealand. We would love to recognise more women who are doing interesting things on the Internet – whether it’s an innovative and creative business idea like hardtofind or Shoes of Prey, or a community-building and thought-provoking online space like Mamamia.
To end this piece where I began, with last year’s market research showing that women are under-represented in domain name ownership. auDA and AusRegistry have conducted a follow-up survey this year, and I am pleased to say that our initial analysis indicates a notable increase in female domain name ownership from last year (we’ll be publishing the full results mid-2014).
Let’s hope this trend continues into the future, and that initiatives like the ANZIAs can help to highlight the achievements of women who are already enjoying online business success, and encourage more women to follow in their footsteps.
About the ANZIA – www.internetawards.org.au
The Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs) are a collaboration between auDA and InternetNZ. The awards are an annual event celebrating the achievements of organisations, businesses and individuals that have made significant contributions to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand. Entries are welcome from organisations that have developed online resources, websites and real-world projects and products. Winners in each category receive a $2500AUD prize.
This article by Jo Lim, auDA COPO, was sourced with permission from the auDA blog here:
www.auda.org.au/blog/women-in-online-businesses-and-their-anzia-potential
800,000 New gTLD Registrations As .CLUB Moves Into Second
The number of domain names registered across all new gTLDs passed 800,000 on 22 May, according to nTLDstats.com with the .club gTLD moving into second position.
The latest nTLDstats.com figures show there are 807,769 domains across the 272 gTLDs that have been delegated, with 129 registrars taking registrations.
The top gTLD remains .guru with 58,271 registrations, but .club is now second with 51,530 and .berlin third with 48,035. Following is .photography (36,056), .在线 (“online” – 31,473), .email (30,330), .link (28,803), .today (24,767), .tips (22,715) and rounding out the top ten .company (19,115).
The figures for .club are impressive given it entered General Availability just over two weeks ago on 7 May.
Overall there are 22 gTLDs with more than 10,000 registrations, 43 with more than 5,000 and 89 with more than 1,000.
On the registrar front, GoDaddy accounts for a quarter (25.43%) of all new gTLD registrations with 205,424, a long way ahead of second place, eNom, with 74,495 registrations while third is 1&1 Internet AG (United Internet AG) with 63,293 and united-domains AG (United Internet AG) is fourth with 53,404.
Scada.com Wins Weekly Sales List at $110,000
Scada.com,sold for $110,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the last week,ending May 18,2014.
Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 8 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,GoDaddy/Afternic took 7 of the top 20 positions .
.COM dominated once again the list,with 18 of the top 20 positions.
Here are the top 20 positions for the two week ending May 18,2014:
1.Scada.com$110,000
2.VitaminC.com$104,000
3.Credits.com$100,000
4.SteamEngine.com$38,000Go
5.Cloud.com.au $27,875
6.7Y.com$26,000
7.UKLand.com $25,350
8.InvoiceFactoring.com$25,000
9.BatteryOperatedCandles.com$24,800
10.Intentio.com$24,000
11.TripSeeker.com$17,500
12.MMSConnect.com$17,016
13.MedicalWasteDisposal.com$17,000
14.Dropoff.com$16,745
15.tieHomeCompare.com$15,000
15.tie WeAreFootball.com$15,000
17.Tago.com$13,250
18.Wido.com$13,005
19.PJ.net$12,500
20.Scuddle.com$12,325
See here the Domain Name Journal list of top reported sales .
SIDN Extends Cooperation Agreement with Registrars’ Association
SIDN, the company behind .NL domain and Registrar’s Association signed a new cooperation agreement . The new agreement runs for three years.
You can read the press release after the jump :
“SIDN’s CEO Roelof Meijer and Registrars’ Association Chair Erik Logtenberg and Secretary Flip Keijzer yesterday signed a new cooperation agreement between the two organisations. The agreement paves the way for SIDN and the Registrars’ Association to continue working together in the years ahead. Like its predecessor, the new agreement runs for three years.
Registrars’ Association
SIDN’s constitution has always required that a body representing the registrars should be able to advise SIDN, on request or of its own accord. That role was originally performed by the Registrars’ Advisory Council, until it disbanded in 2006. Thereafter, the need for a new representative body to succeed the Council became increasingly apparent, resulting in formation of the Registrars’ Association (RA) in 2011. The RA was given the power not only to advise SIDN, but also to nominate one person for membership of the Supervisory Board.
Close cooperation between SIDN and Registrars’ Association
In recent years, SIDN and the Registrars’ Association have worked closely on various matters. A new pricing and billing system was developed, agreement was reached on the listing of resellers in the Whois and on the reinstatement of quarantined domain names. In addition, RA committees have provided input on operational matters in the fields of legal affairs, marketing and technology. At the start of this year, SIDN and the RA reviewed their relationship and reached an understanding regarding the further improvement of cooperation between the two organisations. The extension agreement that was signed today was born out of that understanding.
Registrars are the link between SIDN and the market
SIDN’s CEO Roelof Meijer commented: “Extension of the agreement shows that SIDN and the RA have made real progress in terms of working together. Over the last few years, there has been intensive cooperation on a number of extremely influential matters. We haven’t always agreed on everything, but the value of having input from an organisation that can speak for the registrar community has been demonstrated over and again. The registrars are our link with the market and are therefore one of our most important stakeholder groups.”
Collective drive makes the domain name industry a leading sector
RA Chair Erik Logtenberg added: “Cooperation with SIDN has been improving consistently. The RA is the body in which domain-related knowledge and talent is concentrated, which means that the feedback and input we provide has real added value for SIDN in a variety of fields. Our great strength is our network of affiliated registrars. We believe that our members deserve the best possible .nl and that, in the context of constructive cooperation with SIDN, our collective drive makes the domain name industry a leading sector of the Dutch economy.”
Check out EuroDNS here to register your .NL domain name .
