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Being
from Florida
I usually don't pay a lot of attention to
outdoor winter sports, but when the Winter
Olympics roll around every four years
I join millions of others around the world
who tune in to watch the action. Of
course, like a lot of domainers, whenever
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ideas
for related domains
pop into my mind. Even though I barely
know the difference between a luge and a
lugnut, the
current Games in Sochi, Russia have
been no exception (and, by the way, Russian domainers
must LOVE seeing that Sochi.ru
web address plastered on the TV screen
practically around the clock - even though
the domain redirects to Sochi2014.com). Of
course, domain sales giant Sedo
knows about this domain tunnel vision we
have so they |
Starting
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have
teamed up with the new .CLUB
gTLD to stage a Winter
Sports Domain Auction that
will run February 19-26, 2014. The
sale will offer 25
previously unreleased premium winter
sports-related names with the .CLUB
extension, including Snowboarding.club,
Skiing.club, FigureSkating.club,
IceHockey.club and others (the full
list and more details about the auction
are available at www.sedo.com/club). |
The
winning bidders will be given first priority to
acquire the domain name from .CLUB at the
winning bid price after .CLUB’s Sunrise
phase (a period reserved for trademark holder
registrations) ends on March 29, 2014.
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We
all know about the (endless) debate going
on about new gTLD values, with estimates on
even the best new gTLD domains ranging
from $0 to several thousand
dollars depending entirely on who you
ask. But, even if you have no interest in
acquiring domains being offered in this
sale, the auction, and others like it, will
be well worth watching to see what
the market has to say about each new gTLD
as it enters the arena (Sedo
is currently running sunrise auctions for
many other new gTLDs including .bike,
.clothing, .shoes, .coffee,
and .email). |
Colin
Campbell, chairman and CEO of .CLUB Domains,
who is obviously a fan of his TLD,
said, "This
auction is all about getting a domain name that
truly expresses and targets the passionate
communities around these popular sports. “The
.CLUB domain extension gives true meaning to
the right of the dot like never before, and
we’re expecting a lot of interest from
sporting goods manufacturers, retailers and more
who want to own these online categories.” Sedo
CEO Tobias Flaitz added, “The
new gTLDs present an incredible opportunity for
companies to stake their claim to the most
valuable of Internet real estate. This Winter
Sports domain auction offers an equally unique
approach to pre-registrations with .CLUB that
will enable companies to acquire their desired
domain names in an even more timely
fashion.” The
Winter Olympics (which end Feb. 23) will still
be going on during the opening days of the Sedo/.CLUB
auction, so
during the commercials or when action bogs down
in Sochi, you can always change channels from NBC
to Sedo
to see
how these winter sports are faring in their new
gTLD uniforms.
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