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Domain Shane
It Started Out As a Capitalist Troll But Eventually Moved to a Lesson Learned
There are plenty of stories about domain name owners being called all kinds of names. Squatter, pigs, ass, and every curse word you can think of. Ninety nine percent of the times I just let it go and figure it’s not worth my time explain ...
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It Started Out As a Capitalist Troll But Eventually Moved to a Lesson Learned
There are plenty of stories about domain name owners being called all kinds of names. Squatter, pigs, ass, and every curse word you can think of. Ninety nine percent of the times I just let it go and figure it’s not worth my time explain ...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 5:29 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Much Will .APP Sell For Next Week?
The new gTLD .App, which was the most applied for new gTLD, seems to be heading to an ICANN Last Resort Auction next week. All of the other new gTLD’s that were scheduled for private auction on February 25th have been settled privat...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Much Will .APP Sell For Next Week?
The new gTLD .App, which was the most applied for new gTLD, seems to be heading to an ICANN Last Resort Auction next week. All of the other new gTLD’s that were scheduled for private auction on February 25th have been settled privat...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 3:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
39 more End User domain name sales
39 recent end user domain name sales at Sedo. Over the past week, Sedo’s network sold 538 domains totaling $1.2 million. As usual, I’ve done some research and compiled this list of 39 transactions where I’ve dete...
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39 more End User domain name sales
39 recent end user domain name sales at Sedo. Over the past week, Sedo’s network sold 538 domains totaling $1.2 million. As usual, I’ve done some research and compiled this list of 39 transactions where I’ve dete...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 2:50 pm
The Domains
2 More New gTLD’s Settled; Amazon Loses .Box; L’Oréal Wins .Hair
Two more new gTLD’s that were scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week have been settled by privately. Amazon has withdrawn its application for .Box leaving NS1 Limited of Hong Kong who is run by the same principal of .Asia, E...
Discussion
2 More New gTLD’s Settled; Amazon Loses .Box; L’Oréal Wins .Hair
Two more new gTLD’s that were scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week have been settled by privately. Amazon has withdrawn its application for .Box leaving NS1 Limited of Hong Kong who is run by the same principal of .Asia, E...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 2:12 pm
The Domains
Under Armour Looking to Kick A Little Ass – Ass Armor That Is
The Baltimore Sun’s Lorraine Mirabella published an article on local athletic apparel maker Under Armour. It seems that Under Armour has not taken kindly to a company started in 2013 called Ass Armor. The company also apparently did a play on t...
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Under Armour Looking to Kick A Little Ass – Ass Armor That Is
The Baltimore Sun’s Lorraine Mirabella published an article on local athletic apparel maker Under Armour. It seems that Under Armour has not taken kindly to a company started in 2013 called Ass Armor. The company also apparently did a play on t...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 1:35 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, Feb 19th, 2015
We all saw the sale of Tulip.com yesterday for $37K. And like most, I thought, actually I knew, that the seller left a lot of money on the table. Pretty sure the new buyer could flip the name for $10K profit in one day if not more. Ali, t...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, Feb 19th, 2015
We all saw the sale of Tulip.com yesterday for $37K. And like most, I thought, actually I knew, that the seller left a lot of money on the table. Pretty sure the new buyer could flip the name for $10K profit in one day if not more. Ali, t...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 11:55 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: XV.net, Procrastination.com, iOrganic.com, WindUp.com, Heated.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week Procrastination.com – $10,000 – The revamped NameBio shows that this one sold for $7,877 a year ago at NameJet…..after commissions, a thin, but profitable flip. iOrganic.com – $10,000 –...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: XV.net, Procrastination.com, iOrganic.com, WindUp.com, Heated.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week Procrastination.com – $10,000 – The revamped NameBio shows that this one sold for $7,877 a year ago at NameJet…..after commissions, a thin, but profitable flip. iOrganic.com – $10,000 –...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 6:28 am
The Domains
.College To Offer Trademark Holders & Universities Free Registrations
XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today offering for the first time free Sunrise registrations for trademark holders and a special early access program for universi...
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.College To Offer Trademark Holders & Universities Free Registrations
XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today offering for the first time free Sunrise registrations for trademark holders and a special early access program for universi...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 7:08 pm
The Domains
Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that feature Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the N...
Discussion
Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that feature Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the N...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 6:18 pm
The Domains
SnapDeal Acquires Exclusively.com
Exclusively.com Acquired Medianama.com published an article on Exclusively.com getting acquired by SnapDeal, the company was originally Exclusively.in before getting the .com. From the article: Exclusively.in started as a flash sales site ...
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SnapDeal Acquires Exclusively.com
Exclusively.com Acquired Medianama.com published an article on Exclusively.com getting acquired by SnapDeal, the company was originally Exclusively.in before getting the .com. From the article: Exclusively.in started as a flash sales site ...
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February 18, 2015, 6:10 pm
