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Domain Name Wire
Turn back the clock: still some bargains in 2007, but many overpaid
Domain prices took off in 2007. Last month, I wrote about the top domain sales of 2004. You might kick yourself if you go back and look at the list. Here are just a handful of names you could have bought in 2004 at prices well below their current val...
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Turn back the clock: still some bargains in 2007, but many overpaid
Domain prices took off in 2007. Last month, I wrote about the top domain sales of 2004. You might kick yourself if you go back and look at the list. Here are just a handful of names you could have bought in 2004 at prices well below their current val...
Discussion
June 17, 2021, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should you invest in .cn or com.cn?
Kassey Lee examines domains registered in .cn vs. third level .cn domains. .cn offers many choices to investors as the second-largest extension after .com. You can register a domain in the .cn extension at the second level, for example Amazon.cn and ...
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Should you invest in .cn or com.cn?
Kassey Lee examines domains registered in .cn vs. third level .cn domains. .cn offers many choices to investors as the second-largest extension after .com. You can register a domain in the .cn extension at the second level, for example Amazon.cn and ...
Discussion
June 17, 2021, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain sales up to $50,000
The top known end user sale at Sedo this week was a person buying their first name. Sedo has some nice domain name sales this past week. The top sale was Cows.com for $125,000. It’s unclear who bought it, but it might be an end user because cow...
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18 end user domain sales up to $50,000
The top known end user sale at Sedo this week was a person buying their first name. Sedo has some nice domain name sales this past week. The top sale was Cows.com for $125,000. It’s unclear who bought it, but it might be an end user because cow...
Discussion
June 16, 2021, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Right of the Dot responds in Bird.com dispute
Auctioneer denies counterclaims in non-paying bidder dispute. Right of the Dot has responded to David Lizmi’s affirmative defenses and counterclaims in a lawsuit stemming from its February 25 auction. In that auction, Lizmi bid $2.5 million for...
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Right of the Dot responds in Bird.com dispute
Auctioneer denies counterclaims in non-paying bidder dispute. Right of the Dot has responded to David Lizmi’s affirmative defenses and counterclaims in a lawsuit stemming from its February 25 auction. In that auction, Lizmi bid $2.5 million for...
Discussion
June 16, 2021, 2:26 pm
The Domains
eCommerce.de sells for $184,250 (14th highest reported .de)
It is no secret that the .de extension has been a popular extension for domain investors. Namebio lists close to 15,000 sales for over $56 million. But there has not been a sale as big as eCommerce.de since 2017. eCommerce.de sold for $184,250 on Tue...
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eCommerce.de sells for $184,250 (14th highest reported .de)
It is no secret that the .de extension has been a popular extension for domain investors. Namebio lists close to 15,000 sales for over $56 million. But there has not been a sale as big as eCommerce.de since 2017. eCommerce.de sold for $184,250 on Tue...
Discussion
June 16, 2021, 7:39 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Cows.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Cows.com led the way at $125,000. Yamini.com and NFT3.com tied for second at $50,000 and Mojito.com was third at $46,006. 48 .com sales 32 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoM...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Cows.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Cows.com led the way at $125,000. Yamini.com and NFT3.com tied for second at $50,000 and Mojito.com was third at $46,006. 48 .com sales 32 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoM...
Discussion
June 15, 2021, 8:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains launching 8 new alt-root blockchain domains
Company will also airdrop $100 million + for people to buy the domains with. Unstoppable Domains, a company that offers an alternative, blockchain-based domain name system, is releasing 8 new top level domain names. The new domain extensions are .blo...
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Unstoppable Domains launching 8 new alt-root blockchain domains
Company will also airdrop $100 million + for people to buy the domains with. Unstoppable Domains, a company that offers an alternative, blockchain-based domain name system, is releasing 8 new top level domain names. The new domain extensions are .blo...
Discussion
June 15, 2021, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Buying an expiring domain? Might want to check this
The domain could already be subject to a UDRP. Domain investors review a lot of data before buying expiring domain names. The more expensive the domain, the more data they check. Sometimes I’ll Google the domain name to see how it’s used....
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Buying an expiring domain? Might want to check this
The domain could already be subject to a UDRP. Domain investors review a lot of data before buying expiring domain names. The more expensive the domain, the more data they check. Sometimes I’ll Google the domain name to see how it’s used....
Discussion
June 15, 2021, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google introduces Search Console Insights
New data view makes it easy to see how recent content is performing. Website owners might want to take a look at a new feature from Google called Search Console Insights. The dashboard combines data from Google Analytics and Google Search Console to ...
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Google introduces Search Console Insights
New data view makes it easy to see how recent content is performing. Website owners might want to take a look at a new feature from Google called Search Console Insights. The dashboard combines data from Google Analytics and Google Search Console to ...
Discussion
June 15, 2021, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey says: ICANN community wants to meet in person in October
Most people who responded to a recent survey would like this year’s Annual General Meeting to be held in person. A majority of the 665 people who responded to a recent survey said they want ICANN to hold this year’s Annual General Meeting...
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Survey says: ICANN community wants to meet in person in October
Most people who responded to a recent survey would like this year’s Annual General Meeting to be held in person. A majority of the 665 people who responded to a recent survey said they want ICANN to hold this year’s Annual General Meeting...
Discussion
June 15, 2021, 1:36 pm
