Big UK domain name to sell later today. An auction for MobilePhones.co.uk ends today on Sedo at 6:31 PM EST. The domain name has attracted 6 bidders and 18 bids, pushing the price up to 40,500 GBP — roughly $60,000 USD. Another sale in the works at Sedo is the web site and domain name Species.com. [...]

American Express gets into .me UDRP game, Samsung starts collecting ccTLDs. American Express has joined a list of companies to use domain name arbitration to get their .me domain names. The company filed a complaint with WIPO for AmericanExpress.me, which is owned by a New Jersey resident. The domain currently has a GoDaddy parking [...]

6 updates from Domain Name Wire. Here are six quick updates. Four are related to domain names; the other two aren’t but are worth checking out. On-Topic 1. I have updated the DNW disclosures page. It describes my role in the domain name industry as it is relevant to the site. Please read it. 2. If [...]

Large affiliate network trims its ranks. In a major shakeup in the affiliate network world, Hydra Network has dumped 88% of its affiliates, leaving it with fewer than 2,000 large publishers. Back in my days of affiliate arbitrage through pay-per-click, I frequently earned more than $5,000 a month from Hydra. I basically stopped using it a [...]

Myths about sales prices grow like weeds. With Sex.com hitting the auction block next week, mainstream media are in a tizzy writing about the auction of the “world’s most valuable domain name”. As usual, they’re comparing it to other big ticket domain sales. The only problem is that many of the sales they refer [...]