Whoisology API Released Into Beta

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Whoisology recently ran a survey asking for feedback about its services, and I understand that several responders requested an API. Phil from Whoisology let me know that the company just released the Whoisology API into beta, and they are currently reviewing requests for access to it.

From what I understand, the API will allow people and companies to build products and services using the Whoisology offerings as a base. I am not a tech expert, so I asked Phil for additional details about what this means for domain investors, and here’s what he told me about the potential uses for the API:

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India Domain Market is Growing

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India is the second largest country in the world with over 1.2 billion people living there. It makes sense that the domain market in India is growing.

This morning, CIOL.COM published an interview with GoDaddy Vice President and Managing Director for India, Rajiv Sodhi. CIOL is billed as “India’s premier business technology community network.” Sodhi discusses the current state of the domain name market in India, and he offers some of his thoughts on domain name investing in India. I think You will want to read the interview in its entirety, but the jist of it is that there is tremendous potential for growth in India.

There are currently two domain name conferences on the calendar for later on this year in India.

DOMAINXâ„¢ 2014 is scheduled for

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Igloo DomainSponsor Marketplace Announced

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I want to share an announcement that I received that is of personal interest and will likely be of interest to many people within the domain space. Over the course of the last few years, I’ve inquired about quite a few domain names owned by Oversee.net. Earlier this year, Rook acquired DomainSponsor  (DS), and with it came a large portfolio of domain name assets, including domain names I had previously inquired about.

As you will see from the press release below, “Igloo.com and Rook Media have entered into a long term exclusive agreement to provide brokerage and related services.” This news means that Igloo.com will be responsible for the marketing and selling of the DS domain name assets, as well as the possibility of other types of deals (ie joint ventures, leasing…etc). In addition, the creation of the “Igloo DomainSponsor marketplace” was also announced, and that will help facilitate the sale of these domain names.

If you made an offer on one of the domain names in the portfolio or if you are interested in acquiring a domain name, you should be in touch with Igloo.com to discuss. I am going to touch base with them this week and perhaps we will be able to work out a deal.

Here’s the full press release announcing the news:

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CentralNic Advances “Years Ahead” With Internet.BS Acquisition

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CentralNic LogoCentralNic, a publicly traded registry service provider that trades on the London Stock  Exchange, has acquired Internet.BS, a ICANN  accredited domain registrar based in the Bahamas. According to Gregg McNair, Internet.BS Chairman, the registrar is approaching 800,000 domain names registered and the company has registrants in 199 countries. Reuters reports the deal is a mix of cash and stock, and it has a “maximum consideration of $7.5 mln.”

This strategic acquisition gives CentralNic a direct relationship with domain registrants. Prior to the deal, the company’s primary focus was its registry service provider business, although it operated a few consumer facing portals such as www.la,  Buydomains.london, and  Buy.menu.

Commenting to DomainInvesting.com, CentralNic CEO Ben Crawford said, “acquiring Internet.bs with its entire team has put us

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Sean Stafford Authors Childrens Book

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I was perusing my Facebook feed last night, when I saw that domain investor Sean Stafford announced that his childrens book, Gypsies in the Kitchen, is doing well on Amazon. I didn’t know that Sean was a children’s book author until I clicked the link and saw that he wasn’t kidding around.

Gypsies in the Kitchen currently ranks #39 in Amazon’s Limericks & Humorous Verse book category. The ranking is based on the number of books that have sold. In addition to the high ranking in its category, the book also has a 4.6 star rating.  Sean is also the author of Domain Graduate, an e-book about domain investing.

This childrens book was co-authored by another domain investor, Dan Kimball, and it was published in October of 2013. The book costs $2.99 for the Kindle version or $8.99 for the paperback version. You can probably reach out to Sean to get an autographed copy if you’d like.

I have not read (nor do I own) the book, so I can’t provide you with any type of feedback or a book review.

Report: Internet Brands to be Acquired for $1.1 Billion

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According to an article in The New York Times’ Deal Book  that appeared this morning, Internet Brands is being acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in a deal that is reportedly worth $1.1 billion. The deal was  announced by Internet Brands in a pdf, although it does not appear that they are reporting the price or any terms of the deal.

This is a major deal, and there are domain investment implications because of the Internet Brands portfolio of domain name assets.

If you’ve done more than a few Whois searches for great keyword domain names, chances are very good that you’ve seen Internet Brands in some of your Whois lookups. Just a few examples of exact match .com domain names in their portfolio include:

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