Monday, January 30, 2012

Twitter's Other Character Limit

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When choosing a username on Twitter, some ideas are to choose your personal name, your business name, or a name that is descriptive of your business.  Some usernames I think would be good are:


@NewYorkRealEstate

@DomainNameRegistration

@BasketballTickets

These are pretty good usernames and must be taken.  Or are they?


Everyone who knows about Twitter is aware of the 140 character limit on tweets you send out.  What this means is, you can write a message and send it (tweet it) out, but you can only use 140 characters or less to do it.  The box won't accept more characters.  You can add a url link now to tweets, and they don't count against the character limit.  That makes sense, because the link isn't really part of what you're saying, and some links can be pretty long these days (e.g.: tried linking to an online article lately?).

In fact, I remember when Twitter started out the big deal was you only had 140 characters to say what you wanted.  The statement above the tweet box used to be something like: Tell us what you're doing right now.

Well, the usernames I posted above don't exist because Twitter usernames also have a character limit.

Your Twitter username must be no longer than 15 characters.  This can include letters, numbers and the _ symbol.

I've never really heard anyone complain about the character limit on usernames, I imagine people just pick something that falls within the limit.  I also haven't heard of Twitter expanding the character limit on usernames, but I think they should.  It would open up a whole lot of other useful possibilities that many people would take advantage of.

For example, if you're a realtor and you live in a town with a name that is 6 characters or more, you won't be able to use @CityNameRealEstate for your Twitter handle, because 'real estate' takes up a whopping 10 characters by itself.

And if you want to check out how Twitter hashtags (#) work, and see popular Twitter hashtags, check out this Popular Twitter Hashtags site.

Perhaps as Twitter grows more popular this is something they will consider doing to help people find a catchy, nice looking username!

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

CIRA moves IDN .ca agenda forward

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Last year CIRA started talks on the possibility of creating IDN domains with the .ca extension to accommodate the french language, which is one of the two official languages of Canada.  French is spoken as a first language by millions of Canadians, most of whom live in Quebec.


The first round of consultations is complete, and the results are posted on their site (link below).


CIRA has now made changes to their IDN proposal based on the feedback received, and these changes can also be seen on their site.  I read through the changes and I like them at first glance.  Basically they will treat IDN registrations like they used to treat provincial codes.  For example, if you owned Money.ca, no one could register Money.qc.ca or Money.bc.ca and so on without your approval.  The same thing will go with IDN's, for example if you own celebrite.ca, no one can register célébrité.ca, célébrite.ca or celébrité.ca without your permission.  Any letters with possible accents are therefore protected in domains you already own.  I don't know how they will do this, because there are so many possibilities for accent combinations, but I'm sure it's possible.


This also means I don't have to go out and re-register all my french domains with the proper accents in order to protect them, though I will do this for at least some of them.  I'm interested to see if they will get more traffic with the correct IDN version, or better search engine placement.  From my research, many french users do use accents when searching on the net and typing in domains.


Here is the info from CIRA:

Last fall, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) invited you to participate in a consultation about our proposed implementation of French characters (also known as Internationalized Domain Names, or IDNs) in .CA domain names.

That first phase of our consultation has now closed. Based on this feedback from .CA holders, Members and other stakeholders, CIRA has revised its proposal for launching IDNs.

We are now inviting you to read our revised proposed policy and share your thoughts on some of the changes we've made in this final round of consultation at idnconsultation.ca.
  
This next round of consultations ends Feb 24, so if you have any comments there is just under a month left to submit them.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

'Thunderous' .ca domain sale at DNS

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From time to time I like to check in at DomainNameSales.com to see what domains they are getting inquiries on, the price quotes DNS is sending back, and the list of domains that end up selling.  It is actually getting quite addictive when you get to follow through the whole sales process on so many domains.

I also like to check for action on .ca domains, because DNS does own some .ca's.

One .ca sale that popped up on Jan 20 was thunderroad.ca for under $3,000.  My first thought with this domain was that maybe a Bruce Springsteen fan bought it in honor of his famous song, but the webpage right now for it shows a car care centre with a nice picture of an old black Mustang.

Another .ca domain sold on Jan 24, this one was badcreditloans.ca.  The selling price range was listed as N/A, but good loan financial keywords usually go for a good price.

DNS has sold some other interesting names in the last few days, including:

Heart.me
Trouver.fr
Papa.co
iStorage.com
iDancer.com
Zagged.com
SatphoneShop.com
Facets.com

Does anyone know if DNS only sells Name Administration domains, or do they sell domains for other owners on their parking platform too?

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Two .CA domain names in Weekly Report

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There were two .ca domain sales reported in this week's DNJournal report.  One of them made the top 20 list for all domain sales, and both were in the top 12 for country code domain sales.

The two sales were:

Treo.ca - $10,000 sold at Afternic DLS

ePhone.ca - $6,000 private sale by eMall.ca

Treo.ca was the #18 sale for all domains, and #6 on the country code chart.  ePhone.ca took the #12 spot on the country code chart.

I couldn't find much information on these domains, the pages don't resolve or are parked.  ePhone.ca has domain privacy, and Treo.ca shows as being owned by Ryan Murphy in Vancouver (the domain on the contact email is ticorp.ca which doesn't resolve).

Regardless, these were two nice sales for the .ca domain market.  Hopefully there will be lots more activity and sales in the Canadian market to report on in 2012!

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

TBR .ca dropped domains Jan 18, 2012

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Over 6,000 .ca domains dropped on Wednesday this week, the largest .ca drop in a long time.

Out of those dropped domains, only 107 were picked up in the TBR.  In recent weeks, about 5,000 domains have dropped at TBR, and around 200 were picked up.  I was wondering if this week's low pick up was due to low quality drops, or low participation.  From a few people I've talked to who scanned most of the list, it appears that the low catching was because it was a low quality week.  Still, there were some decent domains available.

I picked one up this week myself, which was edj.ca

In the list below, I've bolded some of the domains I think are decent.  Thanks to Sibername.com for providing the list.

Date Registered        Domain Name        Registrar


1 2012/01/18 14:00:00.000832 parody.ca DotCa.ca - (2070425 ONTARIO INC.)

2 2012/01/18 14:00:00.005859 travelspotter.ca 7889054 Canada Inc

3 2012/01/18 14:00:00.012709 viper.ca 7809646 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

4 2012/01/18 14:00:00.013466 asi.ca 7705310 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

5 2012/01/18 14:00:00.021989 limorental.ca 7889062 Canada Inc

6 2012/01/18 14:00:00.023292 bramptondowntown.ca CanadianNames.Ca Inc.

7 2012/01/18 14:00:00.027595 hws.ca GotNames.ca Inc.

8 2012/01/18 14:00:00.030611 macie.ca Sibername.com (1770820 Ontario Corp. o/a domainnameca.ca)

9 2012/01/18 14:00:00.032788 canadalimousine.ca DynamicDomain.ca Inc.

10 2012/01/18 14:00:00.033577 acg.ca 7695748 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

11 2012/01/18 14:00:00.033595 rsf.ca 7809620 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

12 2012/01/18 14:00:00.035624 hotelcanada.ca 7687583 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

13 2012/01/18 14:00:00.037362 issac.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

14 2012/01/18 14:00:00.037836 pcyouth.ca DedicatedHost.Ca Inc.

15 2012/01/18 14:00:00.049812 rentalcondo.ca Koallo Inc

16 2012/01/18 14:00:00.074622 landscaped.ca 7695799 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

17 2012/01/18 14:00:00.316307 pyp.ca Names To Go Inc.

18 2012/01/18 14:00:00.344608 paraplegic.ca eregister.ca Inc.

19 2012/01/18 14:00:00.392454 canadalimousines.ca Dotcanuck Domain Services Inc

20 2012/01/18 14:00:00.430437 limocanada.ca QuickWeb.ca Inc.

21 2012/01/18 14:00:05.034021 perfectplan.ca Sibername.com (1770820 Ontario Corp. o/a domainnameca.ca)

22 2012/01/18 14:00:05.206541 cheapdomainregistration.ca 7809646 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

23 2012/01/18 14:00:05.262758 noclue.ca 7695748 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

24 2012/01/18 14:00:05.280853 housesforsaleinmississauga.ca 7687583 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

25 2012/01/18 14:00:05.283470 internetmarketing-canada.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

26 2012/01/18 14:00:05.435680 directprint.ca GotNames.ca Inc.

27 2012/01/18 14:00:05.462393 edgemontvillage.ca 7695799 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

28 2012/01/18 14:00:05.529383 ideafarm.ca Sibername.com (Bulent Turkoglu o/a domain-name.ca)

29 2012/01/18 14:00:05.539854 nuvunow.ca Sibername.com (1770821 Ontario Corp. o/a domainecanada.ca)

30 2012/01/18 14:00:05.616363 lovespells.ca ZippyDomains.ca Inc.

31 2012/01/18 14:00:05.628922 smarttv.ca Koallo Inc

32 2012/01/18 14:00:05.657718 commercialrealestatedirectory.ca Sibername.com (1716640 Ontario Inc.)

33 2012/01/18 14:00:05.687152 coolparty.ca Sibername.com (1716641 Ontario Inc.)

34 2012/01/18 14:00:05.745499 lynnsteven.ca AvailableDomains.ca Inc.

35 2012/01/18 14:00:05.801305 logementsalouer.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

36 2012/01/18 14:00:05.826812 hotelsrooms.ca 7695829 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

37 2012/01/18 14:00:05.837409 globalaw.ca CanSpace Solutions Inc.

38 2012/01/18 14:00:05.851633 edj.ca 7705395 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

39 2012/01/18 14:00:05.854686 bbqwings.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

40 2012/01/18 14:00:05.857123 canadiangas.ca MyID.ca INC.

41 2012/01/18 14:00:05.868505 hypothequemortgage.ca 7687664 Canada Inc.O/A MyID.ca

42 2012/01/18 14:00:05.875646 regate.ca 7687656 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

43 2012/01/18 14:00:06.029051 freshpizza.ca 7010842 Canada Corporation o/a MyID.ca

44 2012/01/18 14:00:06.075566 wwwlondondrugs.ca DOMAINIAC.CA INC

45 2012/01/18 14:00:06.156825 qamazon.ca TheDomainShop.ca Inc.

46 2012/01/18 14:00:06.166824 anipet.ca DOMAINSCAPE.CA INC

47 2012/01/18 14:00:06.184643 araba.ca Regnow.ca Inc.

48 2012/01/18 14:00:06.196575 bookface.ca PrimeRegistrar.ca Inc.

49 2012/01/18 14:00:06.267037 mytuscany.ca DomainHeadz.ca Inc.

50 2012/01/18 14:00:06.338829 petitprix.ca 3349608 Canada Inc.

51 2012/01/18 14:00:06.388225 socialsolutions.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

52 2012/01/18 14:00:09.981694 localkids.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

53 2012/01/18 14:00:10.423711 musings.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

54 2012/01/18 14:00:10.535752 canadianbacon.ca Sibername.com (Bulent Turkoglu o/a domain-name.ca)

55 2012/01/18 14:00:10.661114 parentsinbc.ca Sibername.com (1716640 Ontario Inc.)

56 2012/01/18 14:00:10.866643 vsh.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

57 2012/01/18 14:00:10.937919 coldstonecreamery.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

58 2012/01/18 14:00:11.218133 quotidien.ca Koallo Inc

59 2012/01/18 14:00:11.337792 limoscanada.ca 7809689 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

60 2012/01/18 14:00:11.676618 beachvillas.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

61 2012/01/18 14:00:12.258607 truereligionbrandjeanoutlet.ca 0756822 B.C. LTD.

62 2012/01/18 14:00:14.989250 dragonflylanding.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

63 2012/01/18 14:00:15.820871 deluxepizza.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

64 2012/01/18 14:00:15.878167 musictalent.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

65 2012/01/18 14:00:16.086037 antivibration.ca BareMetal.com inc

66 2012/01/18 14:00:16.232210 keepsake.ca Koallo Inc

67 2012/01/18 14:00:16.270201 nativetourism.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

68 2012/01/18 14:00:16.990353 jobsearchengine.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

69 2012/01/18 14:00:20.878899 naturalstones.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

70 2012/01/18 14:00:21.023258 vitaminsnutritionsupplements.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

71 2012/01/18 14:00:21.255696 planyourtrip.ca Koallo Inc

72 2012/01/18 14:00:21.273592 suninthestream.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

73 2012/01/18 14:00:22.294662 freshsteps.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

74 2012/01/18 14:00:25.839207 ducktales.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

75 2012/01/18 14:00:25.969886 heritagevancouver.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

76 2012/01/18 14:00:26.288274 ceno.ca Koallo Inc

77 2012/01/18 14:00:27.618075 iloveguelph.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

78 2012/01/18 14:00:30.846175 innovamed.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

79 2012/01/18 14:00:31.156860 grappling.ca Namespro Solutions Inc.

80 2012/01/18 14:00:31.195488 mang.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

81 2012/01/18 14:00:32.953256 100thgreycup.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

82 2012/01/18 14:00:38.295703 maternitymassage.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

83 2012/01/18 14:00:41.171264 indigos.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

84 2012/01/18 14:00:43.597669 smartbrief.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

85 2012/01/18 14:00:45.879555 zla.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

86 2012/01/18 14:00:46.558967 athleticsalberta.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

87 2012/01/18 14:00:50.886647 mols.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

88 2012/01/18 14:00:51.222114 check-in.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

89 2012/01/18 14:00:51.685769 canadaeldercare.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

90 2012/01/18 14:00:54.177451 maisonprestige.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

91 2012/01/18 14:00:55.895659 bestybuy.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

92 2012/01/18 14:00:56.805764 canadianbeauties.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

93 2012/01/18 14:00:59.488013 multibar.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

94 2012/01/18 14:01:01.263949 dza.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

95 2012/01/18 14:01:01.921953 canadahealthnet.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

96 2012/01/18 14:01:04.784094 viewnow.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

97 2012/01/18 14:01:06.352125 vitera.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

98 2012/01/18 14:01:10.077728 highup.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

99 2012/01/18 14:01:11.382786 lunchmate.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

100 2012/01/18 14:01:15.381047 playfirst.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

101 2012/01/18 14:01:20.691830 brandmaker.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

102 2012/01/18 14:01:26.030111 fundwatch.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

103 2012/01/18 14:01:31.349923 mobileiq.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

104 2012/01/18 14:07:03.730885 privateescorts.ca 411.ca - Wideport.com Incorporated

105 2012/01/18 14:07:25.778857 discountluggage.ca 411.ca - Wideport.com Incorporated

106 2012/01/18 14:20:11.316517 safewway.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

107 2012/01/18 14:23:16.800085 saafeway.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Petzone.com sells for Six Figures at DNS Marketplace

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From time to time I check the domain sales posted at DomainNameSales.com, and tonight I noticed that there was a big sale on January 15.

Petzone.com - sold for $100,000 to $150,000

It looks like this domain sold last October for $7,601 so that is a fantastic return for the seller.  Not many investments you could have made in the last three months that would have given that percent gain!

there was another large sale today, Jan 16:

Boatloans.com - sold for $50,000 to $100,000

DNS only gives a selling price range, not the actual price, however it is still valuable information if you are trying to gauge the domain market.  Most of the sales right now are listed as taking place at Sedo or the DNS site.  Domains sold at Sedo would have the actual price reported at Sedo.  Also, if the petzone.com and boatloans.com sales get reported to DNJournal, we may see an exact price for each.

DNS is an interesting site because you literally get to see the whole domain selling filter system, from inquiry, to price quote given, to a final sale or not.  So far I've seen several names get inquiries, quotes and sales every day, so there is always something new to see.  Most domains seeing action are .com's, but you will also see other extensions like .ca, .net, .org, .es, .co.uk, .biz, and .tv from time to time.  A recent change to the site put the domains sold section in the center of the page near the top, which was a good move.  The comments section where many people are trying to sell their own domains was moved down the page, also a good change!

About the two sold domains themselves?  I'm not surprised to see them sell for the prices they did, for the following reasons.

Boatloans.com speaks for itself and will give the new owner an intuitive name for that market and likely some type-in traffic.

Petzone.com is a highly brandable domain name.  Take any good or great keyword and put 'zone', 'web', 'world' or 'space' after it, for example, and chances are it's now a highly brandable term and has value in the .com extension.

I recommend checking in at DNS regularly as one tool to monitor the health of the domain name market.

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Win $5,000 with your .CA website

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Calling all people with a .ca website!


CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, is holding a contest for .ca websites.

CIRA is looking for people and organizations that use their .CA sites to truly make a difference in the lives of their users and those around them.  Enter yourself or someone you know and help us celebrate .CA websites that make a positive impact in our community.
There are four categories you can enter:
1) Public Sector and Not for Profit
2) eLearning
3) Small Business
4) Applications (including gaming and mobile)
Winners will receive CIRA promotion for their website plus $5000 cash, and an expenses paid trip to the Mesh Conference in May.


For more details or to enter the contest, visit ImpactAwards.ca

Good luck to all those who enter!

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

.ca TBR Results for Jan 11

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This week's .ca domain drop took place yesterday, and again there were over 5,000 .ca domains dropped.

Below is the list of 149 domains that were taken in the drop.  There were some good ones that I've bolded, thanks to Sibername for providing the list.

Date Registered         Domain Name          Registrar


1 2012/01/11 14:00:00.006993 lindsay.ca 7705310 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

2 2012/01/11 14:00:00.010041 sleepproblems.ca 7809646 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

3 2012/01/11 14:00:00.015121 420.ca 7695748 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

4 2012/01/11 14:00:00.017533 masterclass.ca Sibername.com (1770819 Ontario Corp. o/a DomainNameRegistration.ca)

5 2012/01/11 14:00:00.021544 kart.ca Sibername.com (1686779 Ontario Ltd.)

6 2012/01/11 14:00:00.025128 primeratecanada.ca FastWebServer Internet Services Inc.

7 2012/01/11 14:00:00.026387 canadianmortgagecalculator.ca Sibername.com (1770821 Ontario Corp. o/a domainecanada.ca)

8 2012/01/11 14:00:00.026708 rebuild.ca 7687583 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

9 2012/01/11 14:00:00.029053 nin.ca Sibername.com (1716640 Ontario Inc.)

10 2012/01/11 14:00:00.030843 canadamortgagerates.ca Sibername.com (1770820 Ontario Corp. o/a domainnameca.ca)

11 2012/01/11 14:00:00.033065 proxies.ca 7809662 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

12 2012/01/11 14:00:00.033596 torontomediation.ca CanadianNames.Ca Inc.

13 2012/01/11 14:00:00.034322 zhongwen.ca Register.ca Inc.

14 2012/01/11 14:00:00.038183 torontomediator.ca DynamicDomain.ca Inc.

15 2012/01/11 14:00:00.039450 dnaanalysis.ca 7809620 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

16 2012/01/11 14:00:00.043779 businessvaluations.ca GreatNames.ca Inc.

17 2012/01/11 14:00:00.044325 torontodaycares.ca HostingCentral.ca Inc.

18 2012/01/11 14:00:00.046682 hilleyeskennel.ca Zeitgeist.ca Corp

19 2012/01/11 14:00:00.135092 zooz.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

20 2012/01/11 14:00:00.162171 crumbs.ca Names For Less Inc.

21 2012/01/11 14:00:00.165198 soapbox.ca Names To Go Inc.

22 2012/01/11 14:00:00.168373 couponsbook.ca Payless Domains Inc.

23 2012/01/11 14:00:00.196794 vancitycondos.ca FastHost.ca Inc.

24 2012/01/11 14:00:00.216652 rosebowl.ca Dotcanuck Domain Services Inc

25 2012/01/11 14:00:00.242500 exitrealty.ca QuickWeb.ca Inc.

26 2012/01/11 14:00:00.786704 saltwaterhillbillies.ca CanadianDomainRegistry.ca (ITI Internetworking Technologies Inc.)

27 2012/01/11 14:00:02.220306 rookies.ca 7888929 Canada Inc

28 2012/01/11 14:00:05.020524 spooks.ca Sibername.com (1770819 Ontario Corp. o/a DomainNameRegistration.ca)

29 2012/01/11 14:00:05.025956 amaretto.ca Sibername.com (1686779 Ontario Ltd.)

30 2012/01/11 14:00:05.030038 webprotect.ca Sibername.com (1770821 Ontario Corp. o/a domainecanada.ca)

31 2012/01/11 14:00:05.032383 reti.ca Sibername.com (1716640 Ontario Inc.)

32 2012/01/11 14:00:05.034607 sleeptreatment.ca Sibername.com (1770820 Ontario Corp. o/a domainnameca.ca)

33 2012/01/11 14:00:05.191375 mugshots.ca Sibername.com (1686778 Ontario Ltd.)

34 2012/01/11 14:00:05.210692 calgaryforclosures.ca 7695748 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

35 2012/01/11 14:00:05.233879 hazing.ca 7809646 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

36 2012/01/11 14:00:05.241754 wearewhatwedo.ca 7687583 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

37 2012/01/11 14:00:05.261311 handcleaner.ca 7809689 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

38 2012/01/11 14:00:05.274066 lifeboats.ca Sibername.com (1716641 Ontario Inc.)

39 2012/01/11 14:00:05.283116 orbituary.ca 7809662 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

40 2012/01/11 14:00:05.368904 smartkitchens.ca SIBERNAME INTERNET AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

41 2012/01/11 14:00:05.431514 sleepproblem.ca 7010842 Canada Corporation o/a MyID.ca

42 2012/01/11 14:00:05.511384 buckwheat.ca dot-ca-registry.ca (Burmac Business Systems Ltd)

43 2012/01/11 14:00:05.525120 streammovies.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

44 2012/01/11 14:00:05.558414 handcleaners.ca 7809654 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

45 2012/01/11 14:00:05.572700 autoratings.ca 7809638 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

46 2012/01/11 14:00:05.606767 edmontongroomers.ca 7809620 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

47 2012/01/11 14:00:05.634792 carburetors.ca MyID.ca (Creative Pixels Inc.)

48 2012/01/11 14:00:05.832022 edmontontrainers.ca MyID.ca INC.

49 2012/01/11 14:00:05.961571 gameland.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

50 2012/01/11 14:00:05.962426 edmontongrooming.ca 7695829 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

51 2012/01/11 14:00:06.309232 workoptions.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

52 2012/01/11 14:00:10.024408 smartcardprogrammer.ca Sibername.com (1770819 Ontario Corp. o/a DomainNameRegistration.ca)

53 2012/01/11 14:00:10.038611 seasonseats.ca Sibername.com (1770820 Ontario Corp. o/a domainnameca.ca)

54 2012/01/11 14:00:10.068955 southgreyhanoverian.ca Telligent Corporation

55 2012/01/11 14:00:10.276804 upholstered.ca Sibername.com (1716641 Ontario Inc.)

56 2012/01/11 14:00:10.301381 sandwichboards.ca 7809662 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

57 2012/01/11 14:00:10.468797 displaycase.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

58 2012/01/11 14:00:10.480818 christianfuneral.ca 7010842 Canada Corporation o/a MyID.ca

59 2012/01/11 14:00:10.534969 richemont.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

60 2012/01/11 14:00:10.630282 mobilemerchant.ca Koallo Inc

61 2012/01/11 14:00:10.679711 banisters.ca 7809620 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

62 2012/01/11 14:00:10.695049 digitalmemoirs.ca 7695748 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

63 2012/01/11 14:00:10.786422 organiccleaners.ca 7687583 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

64 2012/01/11 14:00:11.077553 sandwichboard.ca 7809654 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

65 2012/01/11 14:00:11.271637 siliconebracelets.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

66 2012/01/11 14:00:11.426460 carcleaners.ca 7705395 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

67 2012/01/11 14:00:11.457477 completeidiot.ca 7695829 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

68 2012/01/11 14:00:11.489563 drugcompanies.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

69 2012/01/11 14:00:11.573131 rendition.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

70 2012/01/11 14:00:12.602553 cloudless.ca 7705310 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

71 2012/01/11 14:00:15.040861 multiplicationgames.ca Sibername.com (1686779 Ontario Ltd.)

72 2012/01/11 14:00:15.049143 hockeydeals.ca Sibername.com (1770821 Ontario Corp. o/a domainecanada.ca)

73 2012/01/11 14:00:15.061062 hometutors.ca Sibername.com (1716640 Ontario Inc.)

74 2012/01/11 14:00:15.542181 visitbulgaria.ca rapidregister.ca (David A McFadden)

75 2012/01/11 14:00:15.546292 vancouverwebsitedesigner.ca 7695799 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

76 2012/01/11 14:00:15.643309 thisway.ca Koallo Inc

77 2012/01/11 14:00:15.980115 interiordesignvancouver.ca Sibername.com (1716639 Ontario Inc.)

78 2012/01/11 14:00:16.311928 shoestoronto.ca 7809646 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

79 2012/01/11 14:00:16.562057 siliconewristbands.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

80 2012/01/11 14:00:16.627210 cdnhandball.ca 7809638 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

81 2012/01/11 14:00:16.728494 noplan.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

82 2012/01/11 14:00:16.894402 hotelmap.ca MyID.ca INC.

83 2012/01/11 14:00:16.956131 otel.ca 7695829 Canada Inc. O/A MyID.ca

84 2012/01/11 14:00:17.325098 mywfg.ca ZippyDomains.ca Inc.

85 2012/01/11 14:00:17.617997 citypub.ca 7705310 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

86 2012/01/11 14:00:17.884231 mani.ca AvailableDomains.ca Inc.

87 2012/01/11 14:00:20.210622 bano.ca Grabton.ca Inc.

88 2012/01/11 14:00:20.431367 guitarstraps.ca Sibername.com (Bulent Turkoglu o/a domain-name.ca)

89 2012/01/11 14:00:20.452654 mrdeals.ca REBEL.COM CORP.

90 2012/01/11 14:00:20.482082 edlee.ca WhatsYourName.ca Inc.

91 2012/01/11 14:00:20.572790 personaltrainingtoronto.ca 7010842 Canada Corporation o/a MyID.ca

92 2012/01/11 14:00:20.666329 injoy.ca Koallo Inc

93 2012/01/11 14:00:20.750201 lockerz.ca DOMAINS2BE.COM INC.

94 2012/01/11 14:00:21.357108 staffingjobs.ca 7809662 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

95 2012/01/11 14:00:21.839540 creation-web.ca 7809646 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

96 2012/01/11 14:00:22.020777 floortiling.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

97 2012/01/11 14:00:22.065085 gardenlighting.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

98 2012/01/11 14:00:22.114118 torontomusicians.ca 7809654 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

99 2012/01/11 14:00:22.157143 lacanada.ca 7809638 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

100 2012/01/11 14:00:22.353152 localdaycare.ca ZippyDomains.ca Inc.

101 2012/01/11 14:00:22.457077 canadastreet.ca 7705395 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

102 2012/01/11 14:00:22.911104 isourcephoto.ca AvailableDomains.ca Inc.

103 2012/01/11 14:00:23.093061 canadianprimerate.ca 7705310 Canada Inc. o/a MyID.ca

104 2012/01/11 14:00:23.412908 thelancaster.ca 3349608 Canada Inc.

105 2012/01/11 14:00:23.666286 jamesschramko.ca DOMAINMARKETPLACE.CA INC

106 2012/01/11 14:00:24.095843 signs-watches.ca Wisdomain.ca Inc

107 2012/01/11 14:00:24.436117 threemilelake.ca LuckyDomains.ca Inc.

108 2012/01/11 14:00:24.784682 europecarrental.ca Domainestic.com Inc.

109 2012/01/11 14:00:24.847092 dailydealfinder.ca DomainLuminary.ca Inc.

110 2012/01/11 14:00:24.927846 wisewomenevents.ca Zidodomain.ca Inc.

111 2012/01/11 14:00:25.442972 authenticcubatravel.ca Maindomain.ca Inc.

112 2012/01/11 14:00:25.482532 obligationsdepargnedelontario.ca REBEL.COM CORP.

113 2012/01/11 14:00:25.698759 zoomin.ca Koallo Inc

114 2012/01/11 14:00:27.321047 cbcs.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

115 2012/01/11 14:00:30.741262 insidejobs.ca Koallo Inc

116 2012/01/11 14:00:32.624876 iloveyoga.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

117 2012/01/11 14:00:37.938864 nextbook.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

118 2012/01/11 14:00:38.814144 mobiletag.ca Canadian Domain Name Services Inc.

119 2012/01/11 14:00:41.721050 dinula.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

120 2012/01/11 14:00:42.647527 joyvill.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

121 2012/01/11 14:00:44.535617 campuscoupons.ca 0756822 B.C. LTD.

122 2012/01/11 14:00:45.715000 uneven.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

123 2012/01/11 14:00:46.678149 2cowboys.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

124 2012/01/11 14:00:47.286960 swapstuff.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

125 2012/01/11 14:00:47.656752 risingsuntattoo.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

126 2012/01/11 14:00:48.534689 savetoday.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

127 2012/01/11 14:00:49.410359 ultimatedeal.ca BareMetal.com inc

128 2012/01/11 14:00:50.486855 1515.ca 0756822 B.C. LTD.

129 2012/01/11 14:00:50.857794 thorough.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

130 2012/01/11 14:00:51.682534 phug.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

131 2012/01/11 14:00:52.289604 mtarget.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

132 2012/01/11 14:00:53.828212 mobilebook.ca CA Registry (Ed Hew)

133 2012/01/11 14:00:54.974009 menudeals.ca BareMetal.com inc

134 2012/01/11 14:00:55.779643 fireproofing.ca 0756822 B.C. LTD.

135 2012/01/11 14:00:56.696216 atnight.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

136 2012/01/11 14:00:58.241785 2much.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

137 2012/01/11 14:00:59.141540 bmciltd.ca Telligent Corporation

138 2012/01/11 14:01:00.521551 brokerworld.ca BareMetal.com inc

139 2012/01/11 14:01:01.300584 byby.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

140 2012/01/11 14:01:01.707698 pesticidereform.ca MyReg.ca (Tom Brown)

141 2012/01/11 14:01:02.497130 handymanclassifieds.ca 0756822 B.C. LTD.

142 2012/01/11 14:01:05.525423 lucky999.ca BareMetal.com inc

143 2012/01/11 14:01:08.257111 partyfavours.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

144 2012/01/11 14:01:19.093307 ahln.ca 0756870 B.C. LTD.

145 2012/01/11 14:01:19.447315 canadagfe.ca 0756868 B.C. LTD.

146 2012/01/11 14:01:22.026995 purepassion.ca Webnames.ca Inc.

147 2012/01/11 14:01:34.371100 mobileshopper.ca Namespro Solutions Inc.

148 2012/01/11 14:14:49.353559 giovanna.ca SIBERNAME INTERNET AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

149 2012/01/11 14:14:54.382305 cityad.ca SIBERNAME INTERNET AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 
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Flights.ca sells for $120,000 in private sale

DomainReport.ca

A significant .ca domain sale was announced yesterday in Ron Jackson's DNJournal.com sales report.

Flights.ca was sold by Canadian Rick Silver to RedTag.ca, an online travel site for $120,000.

This sale was the #3 dollar value sale for the week for all extensions, and the #1 country code extension sale.

Usually when there is a big .ca sale the news spreads fast through the Canadian domainer community in forums, but I have to say I didn't see or hear anything about this sale before Ron's weekly report.  It was great to see a large .ca domain sale so early in 2012.  Flights.ca is a premium keyword domain for the travel industry, and to those not familiar with .ca, it is highly used and known by Canadians.  Congratulations to Rick Silver and RedTag.ca on this transaction!

Another recent .ca sale I missed took place in December over at DomainNameSales.com.  OpenSkies.ca sold in the $3,000 to $5,000 range (DNS only gives price ranges for their sales).  Before you think this is another travel related sale, it looks like the domain is being used by an MRI company in Saskatchewan.

If you check out the DNS site, you'll see that they post domain sales, but also the domains they receive inquiries on and the price quotes they give.  Every so often there is a .ca domain listed.  It is one more resource that can be used to see how the overall domain market is doing, and what domains people are looking for.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Tech Gadget Sales to Pass $1 Trillion in 2012

DomainReport.ca

More gadgets means more web surfing, which is good for those with an online presence!

Tech gadget sales almost hit the Trillion dollar level in 2011, but in 2012 sales are expected to pass this mark.  Highest sales growth will come (not surprisingly) from smartphones and tablets.  Sales in emerging countries are also growing faster than in North America and Europe, also not a surprise.

If you have a chance to attend the CES show at the Las Vegas Convention Center this year, there will be thousands of new products on display.

Personally, I think the sales of all these new devices are good for the average domainer.  Sure, some of these sales are to people replacing an older product version, but many are also to first time users in emerging and developed countries.  For example, our household got it's first iphone 4S this Christmas, and I've started using my kids iPod Touch more often.  Does it translate into more websurfing in my household?  You bet!

More people on the web simply means a larger market for companies to engage.  And if you want to engage the market, you need to be online.  To be online, you need a domain name.

GfK and CEA said they expect smartphone sales to grow 22 percent this year compared with 59 percent last year while overall tablet sales are expected to double to more than 100 million this year.

Emerging economies are expected to account for 46 percent of global tech sales revenue in 2012, up from 37 percent in 2008, while developed economies will see their share fall to 54 percent from 63 percent over the same period.

Click below to read the full article, there are a lot of interesting facts and figures:

Global Tech Sales to Pass $1 Trillion

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Top 100 Domains For Sale - Out Today!

DomainReport.ca


Early this morning I received Francois Carrillo's newsletter containing the top 100 domains for sale out of about 500 that were submitted (see below).


The domains range in price from $200 up to $125,000.  There is a wide price range to fit anyone's budget.  I think this was a good idea and judging by the 500 submissions, and wide blogger promotion,  there was good participation.  Perhaps this should be done on a regular basis, say once per year or every quarter.


Each domain is linked to the sales page if you want more info or to Buy it Now.


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Dear Domainer,


As you probably remember today it's a very special domain sale newsletter because:
- The benefice will be reversed to the domain industry bloggers.
- It sould get a tremendous exposure as DNForum.comDomainState.com and AcornDomains.co.uk forums will email it to their members in addition many bloggers promised me to blog about it (thanks!).

I asked domainers to submit their best deal for this special event and ~500 domainers participated.
Despite my persistance only 5% of our members submitted a name (and mainly new domainers), most prefer hold than flip.
I asked Shane Cultra of DomainShane.com to help me and pick the 100 best deals.
He kindly did it and they are listed below. Thanks!
To give a sale chance to everyone the domains that were not picked will be promoted in our next newsletter and could also be found from this RSS feed:
http://www.cax.com/rss/newsletter/

The names are sold in a first come first served, just visit the associated sale page and click the "Buy It" button or respond to this newsletter with a SOLD.
If you like a domain but estimate it's not well priced for you then know that from tomorrow we'll also accept you make you best offer, simply remember a more motivated buyer may shortcut you.

Domains over $10,000:

DvdPlayer.com ... $125,000

Crete.com ... $75,000

DomainDevelopment.com ... $25,000

DomainAsset.com ... $25,000

Branding.org ... $25,000

Cards.us ... $25,000

UsedCaravans.com ... $22,500

ActingClasses.com ... $20,000

Arcade.org ... $20,000

2012Election.com ... $20,000

ContentWriter.com ... $20,000

AffiliateIncome.com ... $19,000

Aristocracy.com ... $18,500

FaceTreatment.com ... $18,500

ExerciseBalls.com ... $18,000

MNK.com ... $15,000

STFU.com ... $15,000

RecipeBooks.com ... $15,000

TutoringService.com ... $15,000

Juicer.org ... $13,000

WebLayout.com ... $12,500

Dudu.co ... $10,000

Domains between $5,000 and $10,000:

PartyAccessories.com ... $9,999

Mung.com ... $8,800

KeyHolders.com ... $7,777

AP.tv ... $7,600

Straighten.com ... $7,500

CivilUnions.com ... $7,500

GoldBangles.com ... $7,000

Gate.org ... $7,000

Courteous.com ... $6,000

Golfer.org ... $5,000

Brangelina.com ... $5,000

Irritable.com ... $5,000

Genis.com ... $5,000

MarketingService.com ... $5,000


Domains between $1,000 and $5,000:

SolarBusiness.com ... $4,950

69.tv ... $4,900

Attenuate.com ... $4,500

Arks.com ... $4,000

Winy.com ... $4,000

Hyla.com ... $3,850

BestTermInsurance.com ... $3,500

Fisco.com ... $3,500

Housecoats.com ... $3,500

GpsDevice.com ... $3,333

Caip.com ... $3,000

FloridaHomeLoan.com ... $3,000

ExerciseShoes.com ... $2,750

Finalizing.com ... $2,500

Scanner.us ... $2,500

Flats.info ... $2,500

Cardios.com ... $2,500

Herbivores.com ... $2,500

CashDonation.com ... $1,900

CloudCombo.com ... $1,900

Earstuds.com ... $1,750

CuteBeds.com ... $1,500

Ceremoniously.com ... $1,500

VideoShoot.com ... $1,500

VideoClip.tv ... $1,500

RemodelingLoan.com ... $1,500

Fleecing.com ... $1,499

DesignerPens.com ... $1,495

IJP.net ... $1,488

ToningLotion.com ... $1,350

TravelForFree.com ... $1,250

4023.com ... $1,200

PowerChords.net ... $1,200

Reclines.com ... $1,200

Earphones.co ... $1,000

HollyBush.com ... $1,000

Skatey.com ... $1,000

Apperatus.com ... $1,000



Domains under $1,000:

Thorned.com ... $999

CanineDoctor.com ... $999

SideBars.com ... $950

Anibal.com ... $950

ArizonaRealtor.com ... $899

Ministre.com ... $800

Coprocessor.com ... $777

MakingMoneyQuick.com ... $750

ContrarianInvesting.com ... $750

SurfClinic.com ... $750

StoneFurniture.com ... $750

Zypi.com ... $600

OptimizationSoftware.com ... $550

Eraptor.com ... $500

OrganicPacifiers.com ... $500

InsuranceAuto.co ... $500

OutSchool.com ... $500

NameMarketing.com ... $500

Pulpers.com ... $400

CreditCardFaqs.com ... $399

IndividualIra.com ... $330

LeafExtract.com ... $300

DataReseller.com ... $288

ImpressFriends.com ... $250

LasVegasRatings.com ... $240

EveningCompanion.com ... $200

* Note that DomainAsset.com is a combo, the seller will give you the singular and plural.

** And dudu.co is a package of 10 catchy .co domains: bobo.co, dudu.co, fafa.co, fofo.co, nene.co, rere.co, sisi.co, tete.co, vava.co, veve.co.

Thanks to support the voices of the domain industry!!!

Francois Carrillo
CYBERTONIC CEO