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Domain Shane
Domain Flips (50x on 7610.com, Degree.me) and Flops (EXB.com, Nonos.com) from NameBio
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips 7610.com sold recently for 12,601 USD at NameJet, vs 200 USD on 2005-08-31 at Afternic. Assuming 15% commissions, that’s about a 53x return...
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Domain Flips (50x on 7610.com, Degree.me) and Flops (EXB.com, Nonos.com) from NameBio
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips 7610.com sold recently for 12,601 USD at NameJet, vs 200 USD on 2005-08-31 at Afternic. Assuming 15% commissions, that’s about a 53x return...
Discussion
March 22, 2015, 10:18 pm
The Domains
Butterfly Twists Is Every New gTLD Operator’s Dream – Company Creates 100 New gtld Sites
Butterfly Twists is a shoe company based in the U.K. Steve Hall wrote a story on Marketing Land that should be of interest to those dabbling in the new gltd space. The company went out and registered 100 different new domains and created a custom web...
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Butterfly Twists Is Every New gTLD Operator’s Dream – Company Creates 100 New gtld Sites
Butterfly Twists is a shoe company based in the U.K. Steve Hall wrote a story on Marketing Land that should be of interest to those dabbling in the new gltd space. The company went out and registered 100 different new domains and created a custom web...
Discussion
March 22, 2015, 9:21 pm
The Domains
Taylor Swift Registers TaylorSwift.porn But May Have Missed TaylorSwiftPorn.com
There are at least 50 stories in non-domain publications about Taylor Swift registering two new gTLD domain names TaylorSwift.Porn and TaylorSwift.adult yesterday in the Sunrise period. However another domain name was registered yesterday which didn&...
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Taylor Swift Registers TaylorSwift.porn But May Have Missed TaylorSwiftPorn.com
There are at least 50 stories in non-domain publications about Taylor Swift registering two new gTLD domain names TaylorSwift.Porn and TaylorSwift.adult yesterday in the Sunrise period. However another domain name was registered yesterday which didn&...
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March 22, 2015, 7:43 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: VUM.com and MER.net Hit Reserve. XFU.com, Pedal.com, Packers.org
Reserve Met and Will Sell VUM.com – 18 days to go, but bidding already in the 5-figures, and it will move even higher. 50 Domain Portfolio – Including AcademicStudent.com, CoolArtist.com, CheapWool.com, Snowplow.info and UnlimitedReviews...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: VUM.com and MER.net Hit Reserve. XFU.com, Pedal.com, Packers.org
Reserve Met and Will Sell VUM.com – 18 days to go, but bidding already in the 5-figures, and it will move even higher. 50 Domain Portfolio – Including AcademicStudent.com, CoolArtist.com, CheapWool.com, Snowplow.info and UnlimitedReviews...
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March 22, 2015, 4:59 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Yesterday I set a record for emails saying they would like to buy a domain for a school project. It’s spring break around the nation and yet they are still thinking school. College students can barely scrape up money for pizza half...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Yesterday I set a record for emails saying they would like to buy a domain for a school project. It’s spring break around the nation and yet they are still thinking school. College students can barely scrape up money for pizza half...
Discussion
March 22, 2015, 11:30 am
The Domains
So What Happened to that whole Do No Evil ?
The Verge published an article that painted Google in a very bad light. When your motto is “Do No Evil” being accused of blackmail can be very upsetting. The article discusses certain findings by the FTC back in 2012. Apparently one of th...
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So What Happened to that whole Do No Evil ?
The Verge published an article that painted Google in a very bad light. When your motto is “Do No Evil” being accused of blackmail can be very upsetting. The article discusses certain findings by the FTC back in 2012. Apparently one of th...
Discussion
March 22, 2015, 8:45 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: MakeSpace.com, HomeLane.com, Valuations.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Blacklist.com for $85,000 The domain is parked and under privacy protection. 2. Like.it for $75,900 A general-interest Italian language site i...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: MakeSpace.com, HomeLane.com, Valuations.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Blacklist.com for $85,000 The domain is parked and under privacy protection. 2. Like.it for $75,900 A general-interest Italian language site i...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 11:59 pm
Domain Shane
Mark Hershiser of DomainPicks.com is Alive and Well
Many of you read the Daily domain picks of Mark Hershiser over at his blog DomainPicks.com and probably noticed that he stopped posting. Mark and I were friends before he wrote his blog and we’re still friends now , so ...
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Mark Hershiser of DomainPicks.com is Alive and Well
Many of you read the Daily domain picks of Mark Hershiser over at his blog DomainPicks.com and probably noticed that he stopped posting. Mark and I were friends before he wrote his blog and we’re still friends now , so ...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 10:34 pm
The Domains
Just Transferred Last Week; UDRP Filed on Kite.com Being Held By Escrow.com
A UDRP has been filed on the domain name Kite.com The registrant of the domain is currently Escrow.com under the email address of dnholding@escrow.com. While I have no details about Kite.com I can tell you th...
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Just Transferred Last Week; UDRP Filed on Kite.com Being Held By Escrow.com
A UDRP has been filed on the domain name Kite.com The registrant of the domain is currently Escrow.com under the email address of dnholding@escrow.com. While I have no details about Kite.com I can tell you th...
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March 21, 2015, 1:32 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Well my bet of $50 on every underdog evened out after all the favorites winning yesterday. But it helped my pool standing as I was near the top in most of them. It’s really not about the money, its more about being right and having ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Well my bet of $50 on every underdog evened out after all the favorites winning yesterday. But it helped my pool standing as I was near the top in most of them. It’s really not about the money, its more about being right and having ...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 11:17 am
