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Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire is 15 today
15 years ago today, I started this blog about the domain name industry. It has been, and continues to be, a fun ride. I wake up every morning excited about what I do: contributing to a dynamic industry while keeping the industry honest. People are pa...
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Domain Name Wire is 15 today
15 years ago today, I started this blog about the domain name industry. It has been, and continues to be, a fun ride. I wake up every morning excited about what I do: contributing to a dynamic industry while keeping the industry honest. People are pa...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 5:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Boeing registers domain names for return of 737 Max
Aircraft manufacturer registers domain names for upcoming return of 737 Max, but they might be defensive registrations. Boeing has registered a handful of domain names related to the return of the 737 Max, which has been grounded after two crashes. T...
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Boeing registers domain names for return of 737 Max
Aircraft manufacturer registers domain names for upcoming return of 737 Max, but they might be defensive registrations. Boeing has registered a handful of domain names related to the return of the 737 Max, which has been grounded after two crashes. T...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
On the radio with .FM – DNW Podcast #276
Podcasting has given this country code domain a boost. When I went to a podcast conference last month, one thing stuck out: .FM. It was everywhere. Many companies in the industry, such as podcast apps and monetization companies, use the country code ...
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On the radio with .FM – DNW Podcast #276
Podcasting has given this country code domain a boost. When I went to a podcast conference last month, one thing stuck out: .FM. It was everywhere. Many companies in the industry, such as podcast apps and monetization companies, use the country code ...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 8, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 8, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring ...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 8, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 8, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring ...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 3:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
This four letter domain sold for a high price
This four letter domains sold for a lot of money, and here are some potential uses. West.cn reported on March 2 that the domain MPZS.com was sold for 80,000 yuan (about $11,400). According to the same news, the market price for four letter .com domai...
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This four letter domain sold for a high price
This four letter domains sold for a lot of money, and here are some potential uses. West.cn reported on March 2 that the domain MPZS.com was sold for 80,000 yuan (about $11,400). According to the same news, the market price for four letter .com domai...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 1:15 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday March 9th, 2020
My running partner of a decade took a job in Washington State 5 years ago. He’s an Ear Nose and Throat doctor/surgeon and he took a job at a hospital called Evergreen. Unfortunately it turns out that his hospital is ground zero for the COVID...
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Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday March 9th, 2020
My running partner of a decade took a job in Washington State 5 years ago. He’s an Ear Nose and Throat doctor/surgeon and he took a job at a hospital called Evergreen. Unfortunately it turns out that his hospital is ground zero for the COVID...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 11:15 am
The Domains
Update on Autism.Rocks sale
Back in June of 2015 there was big news that Austim.Rocks sold for $100,000. Now there is news out that the buyer Sanjay Shah might be involved in some legal trouble. TheNational.ae reported: The assets of Dubai resident Sanjay Shah have been frozen ...
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Update on Autism.Rocks sale
Back in June of 2015 there was big news that Austim.Rocks sold for $100,000. Now there is news out that the buyer Sanjay Shah might be involved in some legal trouble. TheNational.ae reported: The assets of Dubai resident Sanjay Shah have been frozen ...
Discussion
March 9, 2020, 3:53 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 7, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 7, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring ...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 7, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 7, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring ...
Discussion
March 8, 2020, 3:31 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday March 8th, 2020
One thing I haven’t really seen discussed lately is the dramatically rising wages of U.S. employees. Many states are moving to $15 an hour wages and even in the states that don’t have it they are seeing wages rise by 20% or more this yea...
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Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday March 8th, 2020
One thing I haven’t really seen discussed lately is the dramatically rising wages of U.S. employees. Many states are moving to $15 an hour wages and even in the states that don’t have it they are seeing wages rise by 20% or more this yea...
Discussion
March 8, 2020, 11:12 am
The Domains
Researcher finds vulnerability with Unicode Latin IPA characters
Matt Hamilton published an article on Soluble.ai where he was able to register domains using homograph domain names on gTLDs (.com, .net, etc.) as well as subdomains within some SaaS companies using homoglyph characters. It’s the Unicode Latin ...
Discussion
Researcher finds vulnerability with Unicode Latin IPA characters
Matt Hamilton published an article on Soluble.ai where he was able to register domains using homograph domain names on gTLDs (.com, .net, etc.) as well as subdomains within some SaaS companies using homoglyph characters. It’s the Unicode Latin ...
Discussion
March 8, 2020, 3:48 am
