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Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 31, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on August 31, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 31, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on August 31, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
September 1, 2021, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GNP.com domain name saved in cybersquatting dispute
Mexican insurance company fails to snag three letter .com through cybersquatting dispute. Domain investor Yancy Naughton has successfully defended his domain name GNP.com with the help of attorney John Berryhill. Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A., an i...
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GNP.com domain name saved in cybersquatting dispute
Mexican insurance company fails to snag three letter .com through cybersquatting dispute. Domain investor Yancy Naughton has successfully defended his domain name GNP.com with the help of attorney John Berryhill. Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A., an i...
Discussion
September 1, 2021, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Father-son feud cost $2 billion, money that could have been used for a domain upgrade
This company should spend less time fighting and more time on its domain name. My parents taught me the Chinese saying “家丑不可外扬” (don’t wash your dirty linen in public) when I was growing up, so it is difficult to underst...
Discussion
Father-son feud cost $2 billion, money that could have been used for a domain upgrade
This company should spend less time fighting and more time on its domain name. My parents taught me the Chinese saying “家丑不可外扬” (don’t wash your dirty linen in public) when I was growing up, so it is difficult to underst...
Discussion
September 1, 2021, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN improves public comment system
Finally, it’s up to 2005 standards. ICANN has improved its public commenting system. Rather than sending an email to a comment address similar to an old bulletin board system, you can now comment kind of like you do on a blog. The downside is t...
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ICANN improves public comment system
Finally, it’s up to 2005 standards. ICANN has improved its public commenting system. Rather than sending an email to a comment address similar to an old bulletin board system, you can now comment kind of like you do on a blog. The downside is t...
Discussion
September 1, 2021, 12:12 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
This is a typical day off for me. I woke up. Ran 8 miles. My wife and I play a game which I’m sure all 50 year old couples play. She runs 7 miles, I run 8 miles and we go in opposite directions. We meet at some point which lets us know how...
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Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
This is a typical day off for me. I woke up. Ran 8 miles. My wife and I play a game which I’m sure all 50 year old couples play. She runs 7 miles, I run 8 miles and we go in opposite directions. We meet at some point which lets us know how...
Discussion
September 1, 2021, 11:00 am
Domain Name Wire
It’s the last day to register/renew .com domains before prices go up
You’ll pay a bit more tomorrow. If you want to save money on .com renewals, today is your last day to act. Tomorrow, Verisign will increase the wholesale cost of .com domains from $7.85 to $8.39. This is the amount the registry charges registra...
Discussion
It’s the last day to register/renew .com domains before prices go up
You’ll pay a bit more tomorrow. If you want to save money on .com renewals, today is your last day to act. Tomorrow, Verisign will increase the wholesale cost of .com domains from $7.85 to $8.39. This is the amount the registry charges registra...
Discussion
August 31, 2021, 9:42 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Herel.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Herel.com led the way at $27,000. Day.io was second at $18,999. RoboMarkets.se was third at 15,000 Euro, ($17,714). It was a slow week, 24 .com sales 16 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Top 3 highlights o...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Herel.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Herel.com led the way at $27,000. Day.io was second at $18,999. RoboMarkets.se was third at 15,000 Euro, ($17,714). It was a slow week, 24 .com sales 16 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Top 3 highlights o...
Discussion
August 31, 2021, 7:11 pm
The Domains
iLoveAfrica.com from $459 to $10,000
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Joseph Ca selling AutonomousRetail.com for $25,000 to Amazon. He handregged the name in 2019. He just made another solid flip with iLoveAfrica.com. I saw the auction featured at Domaining and jumped in with $259 and w...
Discussion
iLoveAfrica.com from $459 to $10,000
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Joseph Ca selling AutonomousRetail.com for $25,000 to Amazon. He handregged the name in 2019. He just made another solid flip with iLoveAfrica.com. I saw the auction featured at Domaining and jumped in with $259 and w...
Discussion
August 31, 2021, 5:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why are domain searchers submitting fewer queries?
DomainsBot releases interesting data about domain searches. DomainsBot, a service that powers many registrars’ domain search, has published some interesting data about user search behavior. The headline is that people entered fewer search queri...
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Why are domain searchers submitting fewer queries?
DomainsBot releases interesting data about domain searches. DomainsBot, a service that powers many registrars’ domain search, has published some interesting data about user search behavior. The headline is that people entered fewer search queri...
Discussion
August 31, 2021, 4:57 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 30, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on August 30, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 30, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on August 30, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
August 31, 2021, 2:42 pm
