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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, Feb 26th, 2015
I finally sold a domain this month. I bid everything high and since I have a decent amount of cash I have no need to give anything away and that’s resulted in lots of negotiations but no sales. But this one, unlike most offers I get...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, Feb 26th, 2015
I finally sold a domain this month. I bid everything high and since I have a decent amount of cash I have no need to give anything away and that’s resulted in lots of negotiations but no sales. But this one, unlike most offers I get...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 11:55 am
DomainSherpa
Verisign’s Afraid of XYZ; $20MM for .Blog; 55% New gTLD Renewals; NamesCon for $199…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Verisign sues .XYZ and Negari for false advertising• Verisign also ramps up their marketing of .COM• The .Blog auction was settled for an estimated $20 million• .Shabaka preliminary renewals comin...
Discussion
Verisign’s Afraid of XYZ; $20MM for .Blog; 55% New gTLD Renewals; NamesCon for $199…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Verisign sues .XYZ and Negari for false advertising• Verisign also ramps up their marketing of .COM• The .Blog auction was settled for an estimated $20 million• .Shabaka preliminary renewals comin...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 8:01 am
Domain Shane
Great Domains Auction Ends Tomorrow, Including Domains From Yahoo. JUR.com, Videos.de Hit Reserve.
Short domains rule again at Sedo’s monthly Great Domains auction. As of this writing, three domains have met reserve: Videos.de at 24,999 EUR in bidding (approx $28,400 USD) JUR.com at $10,100 MJE.org at $169 On top of that, there is a strong ...
Discussion
Great Domains Auction Ends Tomorrow, Including Domains From Yahoo. JUR.com, Videos.de Hit Reserve.
Short domains rule again at Sedo’s monthly Great Domains auction. As of this writing, three domains have met reserve: Videos.de at 24,999 EUR in bidding (approx $28,400 USD) JUR.com at $10,100 MJE.org at $169 On top of that, there is a strong ...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 2:12 am
Domain Shane
After I’ve Sold a Name, It’s Dead to Me
These are the words I told Jamie Zoch yesterday when he let me know that Sello was purchased by Shopify. In short, I could care less. My main reasoning? Its not my name any more and if I don’t get any money out of it, then...
Discussion
After I’ve Sold a Name, It’s Dead to Me
These are the words I told Jamie Zoch yesterday when he let me know that Sello was purchased by Shopify. In short, I could care less. My main reasoning? Its not my name any more and if I don’t get any money out of it, then...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 12:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Marchex CEO steps down
A new boss at Marchex and Q4 earnings released. Marchex reported earnings today, and also announced that long time CEO Russell Horowitz has stepped down. Company co-founder Pete Christothoulou has taken over the top post. The company, which derives t...
Discussion
Marchex CEO steps down
A new boss at Marchex and Q4 earnings released. Marchex reported earnings today, and also announced that long time CEO Russell Horowitz has stepped down. Company co-founder Pete Christothoulou has taken over the top post. The company, which derives t...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 11:02 pm
The Domains
Marchex’s Archeo Revenue $14.5M In 2014; Horowitz Steps Down As CEO; Pete Christothoulou Takes Over
Marchex (MCHX) reported its earnings for the 4th Quarter and the full year of 2014, after the market closed today and also announced that Russell Horowitz who has been the CEO of the company for the last 12 years is stepping down as CEO b...
Discussion
Marchex’s Archeo Revenue $14.5M In 2014; Horowitz Steps Down As CEO; Pete Christothoulou Takes Over
Marchex (MCHX) reported its earnings for the 4th Quarter and the full year of 2014, after the market closed today and also announced that Russell Horowitz who has been the CEO of the company for the last 12 years is stepping down as CEO b...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 10:43 pm
The Domains
EnCira Becomes 1st Registrar For .Bank & Teams Up With The ICBA
According to a press release just out, EnCira.com is the first approved ICANN-accredited registrar for the new gTLD .BANK fTLD Registry Services LLC is the operator of the .BANK top-level domain. The Independent Community Bankers of America®...
Discussion
EnCira Becomes 1st Registrar For .Bank & Teams Up With The ICBA
According to a press release just out, EnCira.com is the first approved ICANN-accredited registrar for the new gTLD .BANK fTLD Registry Services LLC is the operator of the .BANK top-level domain. The Independent Community Bankers of America®...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 8:43 pm
The Domains
.co.com Hits 1 Year Anniversary & 10K Registrations: It Would Be 83rd Most Registered New gTLD
.co.com announced today that it has hit its one year anniversary since launching and has registered over 10,000 domain names. You can read the official post here. The company wrote in part that its 10,000 registrations are “more than most ICANN...
Discussion
.co.com Hits 1 Year Anniversary & 10K Registrations: It Would Be 83rd Most Registered New gTLD
.co.com announced today that it has hit its one year anniversary since launching and has registered over 10,000 domain names. You can read the official post here. The company wrote in part that its 10,000 registrations are “more than most ICANN...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 7:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what sold at NameJet this past week
Joseph Peterson reviews the previous week’s expired domain name sales on NameJet. China is perched at the top of our chart – same as last week. The high expired domain sale from NameJet was YuChu.com ($11.9k), which – if e...
Discussion
Here’s what sold at NameJet this past week
Joseph Peterson reviews the previous week’s expired domain name sales on NameJet. China is perched at the top of our chart – same as last week. The high expired domain sale from NameJet was YuChu.com ($11.9k), which – if e...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
New candidate for worst domain name: Sqeeqee.com
Why would you put your company at such a marketing disadvantage? I’ve written about plenty of poor domain name choices, and I have a new candidate to throw into the mix: Sqeeqee.com Sqeeqee.com is some sort of social networking platform, and it...
Discussion
New candidate for worst domain name: Sqeeqee.com
Why would you put your company at such a marketing disadvantage? I’ve written about plenty of poor domain name choices, and I have a new candidate to throw into the mix: Sqeeqee.com Sqeeqee.com is some sort of social networking platform, and it...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 2:59 pm
