1. Sex.com, $12.5 million
2. *spam filter*, $9.5 million
3. Diamond.com, $7.5 million
4. Business.com, $7.5 million
5. Casino.com, $5.5 million
6. Asseenontv.com, $5 million
7. Korea.com, $5 million
8. Wine.com, $3.3 million
9. Creditcheck.com, $3 million
10. Vodka.com, $3 million
Full story, source: Pravda
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Full Version: The most expensive domain names
Hate domain names.
My roommates business had a nice webpage and he was informed that he would be contacted before the domain name expired. Then all of a sudden his site isn't there anymore and some guy in Rome bought his domain name up and every single one like it.
It's all shiesty
My roommates business had a nice webpage and he was informed that he would be contacted before the domain name expired. Then all of a sudden his site isn't there anymore and some guy in Rome bought his domain name up and every single one like it.
It's all shiesty
obviously you're friend failed to pay to have the domain name registered, and lost his site... nothing to do with being sheisty at all.. just got to do with failing to lodge in his domain register
The rules are:
Your domain registrar (the organisation you 'bought' the name off) is supposed to notifiy you at least 30 days before the domain is due to expire. (this is usually a 2-year cycle).
Once the expiry day arrives, the domain is 'suspended' for a variable period, depending on the registrars terms and conditions. This can be between 10 and 31 days. The original owner can still 'renew' the name during this period, though they may have to pay an additional administrative fee.
Once this 'grace' period expires, the name is returned to the pool, and is available for other people to reserve.
If you are running a business and use a website to help it, then you MUST remember to renew your domain. (just as you MUST remember to pay your taxes, renew your car insurance, and so forth).
With my ISP's (who are also my registrars), they will automaticly renew my services and domain names (and bill my debit card) unless I command them otherwise.
Meow Purr.
Meow Purr.
Your domain registrar (the organisation you 'bought' the name off) is supposed to notifiy you at least 30 days before the domain is due to expire. (this is usually a 2-year cycle).
Once the expiry day arrives, the domain is 'suspended' for a variable period, depending on the registrars terms and conditions. This can be between 10 and 31 days. The original owner can still 'renew' the name during this period, though they may have to pay an additional administrative fee.
Once this 'grace' period expires, the name is returned to the pool, and is available for other people to reserve.
If you are running a business and use a website to help it, then you MUST remember to renew your domain. (just as you MUST remember to pay your taxes, renew your car insurance, and so forth).
With my ISP's (who are also my registrars), they will automaticly renew my services and domain names (and bill my debit card) unless I command them otherwise.
Meow Purr.
Meow Purr.
QUOTE (KingTomis @ Apr 29 2008, 06:52 PM) 
Hate domain names.
My roommates business had a nice webpage and he was informed that he would be contacted before the domain name expired. Then all of a sudden his site isn't there anymore and some guy in Rome bought his domain name up and every single one like it.
It's all shiesty
My roommates business had a nice webpage and he was informed that he would be contacted before the domain name expired. Then all of a sudden his site isn't there anymore and some guy in Rome bought his domain name up and every single one like it.
It's all shiesty
Sounds like your friend dropped the ball.
QUOTE (KingTomis @ Apr 29 2008, 06:52 PM)
Hate domain names.
My roommates business had a nice webpage and he was informed that he would be contacted before the domain name expired. Then all of a sudden his site isn't there anymore and some guy in Rome bought his domain name up and every single one like it.
It's all shiesty
My roommates business had a nice webpage and he was informed that he would be contacted before the domain name expired. Then all of a sudden his site isn't there anymore and some guy in Rome bought his domain name up and every single one like it.
It's all shiesty
Sounds like he purchased the domain through a shady 3rd party site.
Check out the man on the article who bought pizza.com for $20 and sold it for $2.6 Mil. PROFIT!
Why am I not surprised that sex.com is so expensive? 
It does seem like that site is definitely attempting to market itself to cover the costs and then dip into profit. The only domain there I personally like is diamond.com
This is sick. Why should names come into the picture of allowing the government to earn even more money?
QUOTE (Sporkling @ May 2 2008, 12:35 PM)
This is sick. Why should names come into the picture of allowing the government to earn even more money?
ditto
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Why should names come into the picture of allowing the government to earn even more money?
What does this have to do with the government? Did I miss something?
I've had domain names even as far back as 1991... when you didn't even have to pay for them... they were FREE. LOL. I should have kept some of those names, they'd have been worth a fortune. Several of them were three letter acros of my first middle and last names. nmb.com and nmt.com
One's a software company now, the other an int'l bank. I also owned generationweb.com for about 13 years, it's now a geneology site. I let all those names, and others lapse, I should have held on to 'em and sold 'em. LOL. DUH me. LOL.
One's a software company now, the other an int'l bank. I also owned generationweb.com for about 13 years, it's now a geneology site. I let all those names, and others lapse, I should have held on to 'em and sold 'em. LOL. DUH me. LOL.
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