Category Archives: Company News

The Domain Game Has Arrived on Android!

Five months ago we launched The Domain Game in the Apple App Store. Since then more than 500 players have joined in the fun, and we have served up nearly 350,000 questions. Today we are thrilled to announce the game is live on the Google Play store for both phones and tablets! Continue reading

Pattern Search Update: Easily Find #Character Domains

A popular category of short domains is a mix of letters and numbers such as V5.com, B67.com, or AG78.com. Now you can easily find these categories of short domains using the new pattern wildcard “O” (without quotes). Continue reading

Search Dictionary Domain Name Sales by Language!

We have a new addition to the Category filter on the home page today: Dictionary. That’s right, you can now search NameBio for dictionary domain sales! We loaded up English and Spanish dictionaries so far and we’re planning to add more, if you have a specific request for a language please let us know in the comments below or contact us. Continue reading

Full List of $42.2 Million in Sales at Uniregistry Released!

Jeff Gabriel, the vice president of sales at Uniregistry, kindly provided us with a list of 5,745 previously unreported sales totaling nearly $42.2 million. The sales occurred between February 2015 and June 2016 and range in price from $200 all the way up to $800,000. The Uniregistry brokerage team is famous for producing jaw-dropping sales, and this list definitely doesn’t disappoint. Continue reading

Recent Updates: Trend Graphs, Extension Filter & More!

We’ve been hard at work making improvements to the site functionality including the addition of trend graphs, changes to the Extension filter in the advanced search form, the addition of a new data source, and more. In this article I’ll walk you through the latest updates to our site. Continue reading

Exciting Additions to Pattern Search: Chinese Premium, Repeats, and More

I’m excited to announce that today we rolled out a major upgrade to our pattern search field that gives you a level of control which is borderline crazy. It is all part of keeping up with the latest trends and interests in the domain space, and giving investors the power to quickly and easily find the most relevant comparable sales possible. Continue reading

Some Reported Sales Never Complete

Yesterday Theo Develegas from Acroplex wrote a blog post about how some reported sales from GoDaddy are bogus and never actually completed. Rather than writing a long reply in the comments section of his blog I thought I would cover the topic in an article. I will discuss how data is collected from each venue and the issues faced with each one. I will also explain why his proposed solution of verifying ownership changes through WHOIS isn’t practical or reliable. Continue reading

Linking Directly to Search Results

Since we re-launched the site in February it hasn’t been possible to link directly to search results. The reason is that the advanced search page does its work in the background without the page reloading or the URL changing. We received several requests to add this functionality and today I am happy to announce that it is live. Continue reading

Advanced Search Tips & Tricks

I wanted to share some tips and tricks for using our advanced search form to find better comparable sales. Some of these tips have been reserved for power users until now, and others are just meant to provide a better understanding of how a feature works. Continue reading

Search by Venue is Back!

Searching by venue is a feature that many users requested we bring back after we re-launched in February, and today we did just that. There are a number of reasons a domain investor might want to search by venue. Continue reading