Reallocation Of Reserved .Info Domains

During the original .Info sunrise period, a substantial number of .Info registrations were invalidated and returned to the official .Info registry, Afilias, due to errors on their part.

Afilias has now submitted a proposal to ICANN entitled “Phased Equitable Reallocation of Non-Compliant .INFO Sunrise Domain Names” which puts forward ideas of how to deal with these domains.

The 3 main phases in the proposal are:

Phase 1
A request for a proposal process where interested parties can put their ideas forward for the development of a chosen domain. Afilias will then review each submission and allocate the domains to worthy applicants that they feel will use the domains to further enhance the .Info brand.

Phase 2
This phase involves auctioning off the domain names and seems to be the main phase.

Phase 3
Any domains not allocated in the first two phases will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

I believe phase 2 will be the most controversial as it will see Afilias profitting from their own mishaps, but as we have seen so many times in the past, auctions are probably the best way to distribute newly released premium domain names.

We Are Now Publishing Available Domain Lists!

DNBuff.com will now be publishing lists of available domain names on a regular basis!

The domain name lists will include domains that have expired, and domains that I have found to be available. The lists will include domain names with a wide range of TLDs including, but not limited to, .com and .co.uk.

The lists can be found at http://www.dnbuff.com/category/domain-lists/

If you wish to receive our available domain name lists a full 3 days before they are published on the site, please subscribe to our newsletter using the form at the top-right of the page.

I hope you find this service useful! Your comments are welcome.

Available Domain List #1 - 28th Aug 2008

.co.uk

primeoffer.co.uk
personallinks.co.uk
automobileracing.co.uk
freshbatch.co.uk
detentioncentres.co.uk
refinance-today.co.uk
marieann.co.uk
designerhotspot.co.uk
trademarkissues.co.uk
proproxy.co.uk
ipreaders.co.uk
affiliatesresource.co.uk

At Last - Sedo Update Their Offer Details Page!

Sedo have recently updated their offer details page with the aim of creating more transparency on the marketplace.

New features include a meet the seller section and both a buyer and seller activity index.

The meet the seller section will provide prospective buyers with some useful information, such as the month and year the sellers Sedo account was created, aswell as the time the domain or website has been listed for sale on the marketplace. Buyers also have the option to send a comment to the seller once negotiations begin.

The new seller activity index section displays a 5-star rating system which is based on the members transaction history and sales volume on Sedo over the last 6 months. Keep in mind that a lower star ranking does not mean a seller is unreliable, it simply means they have sold fewer websites and domains than members with a higher ranking. The buyer activity index is determined by the amount of offers a user has submitted, aswell as the quality and value of the domains they have purchased.

European buyers can now also view the VAT (Value Added Tax) status of a domain name or website before submitting a bid, and sellers have the option of including a link to their entire portfolio on the offer details page, which increases their chances of making a sale.

Overall, I think the changes were much needed as the old offer details page was dated and didn’t include enough information to help prospective buyers make an informed decision.