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One
sure sign
that the domain industry has come of age
is the increasing level of sophistication
of professional research tools
available to investors, developers and
intellectual property owners. Australia's Simon
Johnson and his
company Kikabink - already known
for DomainerIncome,
Domain
Sales App and DotBuyer,
has launched the latest salvo in the
domain intelligence arms race with IP
Neighborhood - and it is an
impressive one indeed.
IP
Neighborhood gives clients access to 18
new tools, several of which Johnson says
open access to data that was previously
unavailable to the general public. "This
is truly a game changer," Johnson
said. "Now anyone can perform
due diligence on domain names and
registrants, as well as protect their
intellectual property."
As one
example, Johnson noted, "
If you are a broker, you are going to want
to use our Auction Intelligence
tool to target those people buying in a
specific niche market. The AI tool shows
you what domains and websites are being
purchased, who
bought them, how much they paid, who
they transferred it to (if applicable)
and how many domains or websites they have
bought over a period of time." |
Simon
Johnson
Founder, IP Neighborhood |
Below
- a screenshot from IP Neighborhood's Auction
Intelligence Tool 
For
buyers, Johnson cited the Domain Due
Diligence tool as another must have.
"It allows you to
uncover critical search engine metrics, traffic
indicators, and trust
metrics all on one page. This is very
extensive and will save people a lot of
time. No other tool comes close to the sheer
volume of information available," Johnson
said.
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Other
useful tools for buyers in the IP
Neighborhood suite include
Aftermarkets & Auctions
(aggregates all the major aftermarkets,
auctions and drops with an additional
layer of statistics, analytics and metrics
from 3rd parties. These include statistics
such as foreign traffic, monthly profit,
page rank and page views), tools to identify
Expired & Expiring domains as
well as |
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Hundreds
image from bigstock |
registrations
of New Domains, and a Domain
Comparison tool that reveals
domain names registered in one extension,
but not in another).
For
valuation purposes, IP Neighborhood also
offers Domain Sales history (the
web-based version of the popular Domain
Sales iPhone app that is fully
searchable and includes more than 160,000
domain and web site sales over the past
decade) and Weekly Sales Report (a
free tool (no login required) that
displays the Top 40 domain name and
website sales each week. Members can also
login and see further reports, including a
breakdown of TLDs and ccTLDs in real-time. |
Regarding
another tool, Johnson said, "If you are a lawyer
and want to find domain names that are
registered to a 3rd party, then you can use our Domain
History tool to quickly find that out."
Both attorneys and domain owners will also make
sure of the Trade
Mark Monitoring tool that monitors
trademarks across multiple countries
including the USA and Australia. The system also
monitors domain name registrations, and alerts
you when possible infringing names are
registered, so you can take early, preventative
action against cyber squatting.
Below:
IP Neighborhood's Trademark Alerts screen
IP
Neighborhood didn't forget domain hosting
either. The Hosting
Intelligence tool identifies web
server, hosting technology and ISP information,
including geographic details such as country,
state and city while the IP
Reputation tool checks
the reputation of domain names and IP
addresses for a history of sending spam and
distributing malicious software, something that
is particularly useful when you are allocated
new (recycled) IP addresses from web hosting
companies. A related tool, IP Intelligence
lets you to browse through IP address ranges.
For example, you can uncovers domain names and
web sites hosted on a single IP address.
Other
tools include Domain Name Management, Forums
monitoring (that checks
multiple forums in near real-time, for
domain names and web sites listed for sale), an Affiliate
Domain Finder and API. You can find
more detailed information on all of the IP
Neighborhood features here.
IP
Neighborhood offer three
price levels, including $4.99
for a one day pass and two monthly plans -
Silver at $19.95 a month (currently the
most popular) and, for insatiable users, Gold at
$39.95 a month.
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