ICM Registry Sells Four .XXX Domain Names for $600,000

ICM Registry,the company behind .XXX top level domain,announced recently that it sold four .XXX domains for $600,000 .

The buyer is Really Useful Limited and the four domain names are : Teen.xxx , BDSM.xxx,Publicsex.xxx and Mature.xxx . Teen.xxx sold for the highest price – $400,000.

.XXX top level domain name are gaining traction in search engines and this is why many companies acquire .XXX domains,instead of .COM domains .

Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer .

Vida.com Domain Name Sells for $53,300 on NameJet

Vida.com domain name just sold for $53,300 through NameJet.Vida.com managed to attract a lot of interest and received 431 bids .

According to whois records,the registrant is Register.com.However,this doesn’t mean that Register.com is the owner .The domain name could be owned by a customer whose information wasn’t made public .

Vida.com is a domain name that can be used in many different businesses.Vida meand “life” in Spanish .Moreover,there are many restaurants,spas and other types of business who use “Vida” as their brand name.

Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer .

Google Files UDRP Complaint For Googlemail-Google.com Domain Name

Google has filed a UDRP ,seeking control of Googlemail-Google.com domain name.The complaint was filed with the National Arbitration Forum a few days ago.

According to whois records,the domain name was first registered in April,2013.

The National Arbitration Forum will examine if Googlemail-Google.com domain is confusingly similar to Google’s trademark,if the current owner has rights over it and if the domain is being used in bad faith .The disputed domain name will be passed over to Google if it falls under all three of these stipulations.

The case is still pending compliance checks with the National Arbitration Forum .

WealthAdvisor.Com Domain Name is now up for sale

WealthAdvisor.com domain name is now up for sale on eBay.According to whois record,the domain name was first registered on December 3,1997 .

You can read the press release after the jump :

“WealthAdvisor.com is being auctioned off on Ebay and is available for a financial service company looking to strengthen its position in the highly competitive wealth management marketplace.

WealthAdvisor.com is being auctioned off on Ebay and is available for a financial service company looking to strengthen its position in the highly competitive wealth management marketplace. To place a bid on this domain, go to http://www.eBay.com and search for WealthAdvisior.com during the auction period October 15th at Noon EDT to October 23 at Noon EDT.

The listing can also be found at http://www.ebay.com/itm/WealthAdvisor-com-/121186748179?pt=Domain_Names&hash=item1c374b0713

http://www.WealthAdvisor.com was first registered on December 3, 1997 and used as part of the Wealth Management News Service. It used this site to update reporter and online investors about wealth management issues and personal finance topics.

After the Wealth Management News Service closed down, the URL was maintained by William Rice, a founder of the WMNS and president of the Web Marketing Association. The URL has been sitting dormant for many years as the repository for past articles written by the WMNS. It was decided that it was time to allow WealthAdvisor.com to become an active site again.

“This is a great domain name that really should belong to a major financial services company”, says William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “This domain lends itself to demonstrating a company’s commitment to wealth management, being part of a branding campaign and driving traffic to ta website through organic search results.”

“WealthAdvisor.com also would be a great opportunity for an entrepreneur to begin an entire business advising individuals about the creating and maintaining wealth. It also could be an effective website targeting high-end financial advisors,” added Rice. A premium domain name, like WealthAdvisor.com, offers outstanding SEO benefits, but more importantly, it becomes a brandable entity and can enhance marketing efforts to wealth investors and advisors.

The domain will be listed on Ebay in an auction beginning on October 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm EDT and ending on October 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm EDT. Ebay was chosen as a way to allow all interested parties to have a chance at purchasing this highly valuable domain. The domain will be placed in escrow at Escrow.com to facilitate transfer to the winning bidder. This will confirm domain ownership directly with the registrar before the Seller is paid.

ICANN: New Contracting Statistics Released – CIRS Sent Through Priority 1300

Below are the key Contracting statistics, as of 18 October 2013:

ICANN has sent Contracting Information Request notifications to applicants holding priority numbers 1 – 1300
662 applicants have been invited to Contracting
183 applicants have responded to their Contracting Information Request invitation
77 contracts have been sent out for signature
67 Registry Agreements have been signed
- All signed Registry Agreements can be viewed here: www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries