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Domain Name Wire
Southwest Airlines bags BagsFlyFree.com domain name
Domain name complements no bag fee marketing efforts. Charging for bags has been the saving grace of the airline industry in recent years. Airlines that don’t charge for luggage – most notably Southwest Airlines – have done a lot to...
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Southwest Airlines bags BagsFlyFree.com domain name
Domain name complements no bag fee marketing efforts. Charging for bags has been the saving grace of the airline industry in recent years. Airlines that don’t charge for luggage – most notably Southwest Airlines – have done a lot to...
Discussion
September 18, 2013, 9:45 am
Elliot's Blog
Crain’s Confirms Chicago.com Acquisition
It appears that Crain’s Chicago Business has confirmed the Chicago Sun-Times acquired the Chicago.com business back in June, as reported by SV 411 this August. Chicago.com founder Josh Metnick was retained by the Chicago Sun-Times parent c...
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Crain’s Confirms Chicago.com Acquisition
It appears that Crain’s Chicago Business has confirmed the Chicago Sun-Times acquired the Chicago.com business back in June, as reported by SV 411 this August. Chicago.com founder Josh Metnick was retained by the Chicago Sun-Times parent c...
Discussion
September 18, 2013, 6:40 am
The Domains
RedWine.com, HighHeels.com, RedCarpet.com & Credit.co.uk Hit The Sales Block For 7 Figures Each
SurfMyAds.com is putting up several big domain names on the sales block. RedWine.com, HighHeels.com, RedCarpet.com and Credit.co.uk are for sale for what I’m told is an asking price of seven figures for Each domain name. “After owning som...
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RedWine.com, HighHeels.com, RedCarpet.com & Credit.co.uk Hit The Sales Block For 7 Figures Each
SurfMyAds.com is putting up several big domain names on the sales block. RedWine.com, HighHeels.com, RedCarpet.com and Credit.co.uk are for sale for what I’m told is an asking price of seven figures for Each domain name. “After owning som...
Discussion
September 18, 2013, 6:01 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 18th, 2013
I am going to mix it up a little by putting this list out late in the evening for those that want to stay up late and work the list. It will still be there for those who wake up in the morning. I write it the night before I might as well...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 18th, 2013
I am going to mix it up a little by putting this list out late in the evening for those that want to stay up late and work the list. It will still be there for those who wake up in the morning. I write it the night before I might as well...
Discussion
September 18, 2013, 12:09 am
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $950K In Domains Led By BaliMap.com For $10K
Afternic.com just released its domain sales for the period of 9/9/13 – 9/15/13. Domain sales including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $951,287. The highest sale was BaliMap.com which sold for $10,000 followed by Broda.com f...
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Afternic.com Sells $950K In Domains Led By BaliMap.com For $10K
Afternic.com just released its domain sales for the period of 9/9/13 – 9/15/13. Domain sales including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $951,287. The highest sale was BaliMap.com which sold for $10,000 followed by Broda.com f...
Discussion
September 17, 2013, 6:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thought Convergence to launch domain name escrow service Agreed.com
Domain company ready to enter the domain escrow business. Thought Convergence, the company behind domain parking company TrafficZ and domain sales and parking platform Aftermarket.com, is getting ready to launch its own domain escrow service. The com...
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Thought Convergence to launch domain name escrow service Agreed.com
Domain company ready to enter the domain escrow business. Thought Convergence, the company behind domain parking company TrafficZ and domain sales and parking platform Aftermarket.com, is getting ready to launch its own domain escrow service. The com...
Discussion
September 17, 2013, 5:39 pm
Elliot's Blog
Have Numeric Domain Values Peaked?
Seeing pricing for numeric domains starting to peak in the secondary market. Short to mid-term reversal might be in order. — Outcome Brokerage (@RJColby) September 17, 2013 Just before the summer, I wrote an article about the increase in...
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Have Numeric Domain Values Peaked?
Seeing pricing for numeric domains starting to peak in the secondary market. Short to mid-term reversal might be in order. — Outcome Brokerage (@RJColby) September 17, 2013 Just before the summer, I wrote an article about the increase in...
Discussion
September 17, 2013, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
20 domain registrars sign 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Most large domain name registrars have yet to sign the new agreement. Two months after the first five domain registrars signed the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN, only 15 more have signed on. In fact, two of the registrars that...
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20 domain registrars sign 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Most large domain name registrars have yet to sign the new agreement. Two months after the first five domain registrars signed the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN, only 15 more have signed on. In fact, two of the registrars that...
Discussion
September 17, 2013, 11:54 am
The Domains
Making Whois Info Universally Private Will Be Horrible For Domain Investors & A Big Money Lose For Registrars
An ICANN working group interim report to make Whois information generally unavailable to the general public is getting some coverage in non-domainer publications over the last couple of days Basically the proposal calls for scrapping the ...
Discussion
Making Whois Info Universally Private Will Be Horrible For Domain Investors & A Big Money Lose For Registrars
An ICANN working group interim report to make Whois information generally unavailable to the general public is getting some coverage in non-domainer publications over the last couple of days Basically the proposal calls for scrapping the ...
Discussion
September 17, 2013, 11:19 am
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic business model will cause lots of new TLD confusion
Selling registrations under second level domains that match new TLD strings will increase confusion as new TLDs launch. Earlier this month CentralNic went public, largely on the promise that new top level domain names can generate significant revenue...
Discussion
CentralNic business model will cause lots of new TLD confusion
Selling registrations under second level domains that match new TLD strings will increase confusion as new TLDs launch. Earlier this month CentralNic went public, largely on the promise that new top level domain names can generate significant revenue...
Discussion
September 17, 2013, 10:37 am
