The latest DNJournal.com newsletter is going out to opt-in subscribers this morning. In it we break down the domain sales data reported to us in the first quarter of 2012. Reports of an upswing in domain sales activity were confirmed by a big jump in transactions though total $ volume dipped a bit with the absence of blockbuster sales.
One thing that has always impressed me about the domain business is how many creative people are in it. We’ve got authors, TV producers, musicians and others with impressive talents of all kinds. You can now add John Colascione to the list. The industry veteran’s first book – Mastering Your Website – just came out in paperback.
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A blockbuster sale at Moniker, the second highest sale reported so far this year, led the way in a week that also produced 2012′s second biggest non .com gTLD sale to date.
Despite tremendous success in the domain industry, David Castello couldn’t resist returning to his first love, music , when he met a talented singer/songwriter named Bree. They moved to Nashville together and formed a band that is on the verge of a major breakout. Their hard rocking first video was just released today.
For the past decade many .US buyers have felt that apathy at the American ccTLD’s registry had left a potentially great TLD to die on the vine. At long last, the 10-year drought finally ended this past week when Neustar rolled out an extensive promotional campaign aimed at American small businesses.