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The Domains
Which Will Have More Registrations After One Year; .GOP; .Republican; .Democrat or .Vote
The new gTLD political race is about to start to being The first political extension to roll out will be .Democrat which is launching into general availability on Wednesday May 21st. The extension is owned by Rightside part of Demand Media...
Discussion
Which Will Have More Registrations After One Year; .GOP; .Republican; .Democrat or .Vote
The new gTLD political race is about to start to being The first political extension to roll out will be .Democrat which is launching into general availability on Wednesday May 21st. The extension is owned by Rightside part of Demand Media...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 2:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will DNA’s new TLD auction proposal kickstart contention set resolution?
New top level domain name applicants in contention sets have two remaining options for resolving who gets to “own” each string: Settle it amongst themselves or participate in an ICANN “auction of last resort”. So far a trickle...
Discussion
Will DNA’s new TLD auction proposal kickstart contention set resolution?
New top level domain name applicants in contention sets have two remaining options for resolving who gets to “own” each string: Settle it amongst themselves or participate in an ICANN “auction of last resort”. So far a trickle...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big new TLDs week: .Luxury, Rightside and Travel Bonanza
An $800-per-year domain launches, Rightside hits GA, Donuts has a travel-focused week, and .best tries not to be .worst. Another big week is on tap for new top level domain including some new faces. Things get rolling today with general availability ...
Discussion
Big new TLDs week: .Luxury, Rightside and Travel Bonanza
An $800-per-year domain launches, Rightside hits GA, Donuts has a travel-focused week, and .best tries not to be .worst. Another big week is on tap for new top level domain including some new faces. Things get rolling today with general availability ...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 2:05 pm
The Domains
Applicant For New gTLD .TVS Files UDRP On TVS.com; With Revenues Of $5.7 Billion Why Didn’t They Just Buy The Domain?
For the first time an applicant for a new gTLD has filed a UDRP against the matching .com T V SUNDRAM IYENGAR & SONS LIMITED out of India applied to operate the new gTLD .TVS The company owns the domain name TVS.in but operates it main site out o...
Discussion
Applicant For New gTLD .TVS Files UDRP On TVS.com; With Revenues Of $5.7 Billion Why Didn’t They Just Buy The Domain?
For the first time an applicant for a new gTLD has filed a UDRP against the matching .com T V SUNDRAM IYENGAR & SONS LIMITED out of India applied to operate the new gTLD .TVS The company owns the domain name TVS.in but operates it main site out o...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 12:33 pm
The Domains
2nd Most Expensive New gTLD .Luxury Goes Live Today After Racking Up Over 600 Sunrise Registrations
The new gTLD .Luxury goes live today into general availability. It is the 2nd most expensive new gTLD with a retail price of around $800 depending on the registrar which is second only to .Rich which has a registration price of $2,500 or more a...
Discussion
2nd Most Expensive New gTLD .Luxury Goes Live Today After Racking Up Over 600 Sunrise Registrations
The new gTLD .Luxury goes live today into general availability. It is the 2nd most expensive new gTLD with a retail price of around $800 depending on the registrar which is second only to .Rich which has a registration price of $2,500 or more a...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 12:19 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 19th, 2014
I had a bunch of auctions end yesterday and was happy with the results. The numeric market is moving so fast it’s been a flippers dream. The key is knowing the value and what constitutes a good buy. It’s not been real hard lat...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 19th, 2014
I had a bunch of auctions end yesterday and was happy with the results. The numeric market is moving so fast it’s been a flippers dream. The key is knowing the value and what constitutes a good buy. It’s not been real hard lat...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 11:56 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – May 19, 2014: UGC.com, iPanama.com, FlightTrack.com, 1Dad.com…
Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!In this show:* An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised: 1Dad.com, AirsoftStore.com, UsedCarSpecialist.com...15 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: UGC.com,...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – May 19, 2014: UGC.com, iPanama.com, FlightTrack.com, 1Dad.com…
Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!In this show:* An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised: 1Dad.com, AirsoftStore.com, UsedCarSpecialist.com...15 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: UGC.com,...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 7:04 am
The Domains
TheDomains.com Hits 80,000 Comments
The Domains hit a milestone last night of 80,000 approved comments. Lucky number 80,000 was Joseph Peterson with this comment. The first comment made on this blog was 12/5/07 by David Castello of CCIN. 80,000 works out to 11.72 comments per post...
Discussion
TheDomains.com Hits 80,000 Comments
The Domains hit a milestone last night of 80,000 approved comments. Lucky number 80,000 was Joseph Peterson with this comment. The first comment made on this blog was 12/5/07 by David Castello of CCIN. 80,000 works out to 11.72 comments per post...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 2:29 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: OJV.com, Television.info sell. H2O.com, Salons.com, AZU.com, 2W.com do not.
Listed below are some notable domain and website sales over the past week at Flippa, along with a few domains with bids that didn’t meet reserve. OJV.com was a nice sale this week. This domain had been shopped around for ages, and the seller in...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: OJV.com, Television.info sell. H2O.com, Salons.com, AZU.com, 2W.com do not.
Listed below are some notable domain and website sales over the past week at Flippa, along with a few domains with bids that didn’t meet reserve. OJV.com was a nice sale this week. This domain had been shopped around for ages, and the seller in...
Discussion
May 19, 2014, 2:08 am
The Domains
You Tube to Buy Videogame Streaming Company Twitch
You Tube Looking to Acquire Twitch In an article out just 21 minutes ago on Variety it looks like You Tube has reached an agreement to purchase Twitch. From the article: Google’s YouTube has reached a deal to buy Twitch, a popular videogame-str...
Discussion
You Tube to Buy Videogame Streaming Company Twitch
You Tube Looking to Acquire Twitch In an article out just 21 minutes ago on Variety it looks like You Tube has reached an agreement to purchase Twitch. From the article: Google’s YouTube has reached a deal to buy Twitch, a popular videogame-str...
Discussion
May 18, 2014, 10:50 pm
