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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/14
Yesterday Domain Investing had a post asking the question “What is the floor price for an LL.com?” The answer came in a comment from the person that probably knows more about LL.coms than anyone in the world lately, Andrew Rosener. ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/14
Yesterday Domain Investing had a post asking the question “What is the floor price for an LL.com?” The answer came in a comment from the person that probably knows more about LL.coms than anyone in the world lately, Andrew Rosener. ...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 11:30 am
The Domains
Overstock Sees Positive Earnings Impact from Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock sees Bitcoin having a postitive effect on earnings for 2014. The company told Reuters they expect Bitcoin to add 4 cents per share, they are expecting $1.5 billion in sales for the year. From the article: Overstock.com Inc’s sales thr...
Discussion
Overstock Sees Positive Earnings Impact from Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock sees Bitcoin having a postitive effect on earnings for 2014. The company told Reuters they expect Bitcoin to add 4 cents per share, they are expecting $1.5 billion in sales for the year. From the article: Overstock.com Inc’s sales thr...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 9:41 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: .COMs are Meaningless; New TLD SERPs; Sherpa Tools; IDN Email…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* "The Meaninglessness of .COM" by Mason Cole* All other factors being equal, which would rank higher: ...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: .COMs are Meaningless; New TLD SERPs; Sherpa Tools; IDN Email…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* "The Meaninglessness of .COM" by Mason Cole* All other factors being equal, which would rank higher: ...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 7:02 am
The Domains
For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered
According to Verisign, which operates the .Com and .Net registry the number of .Com domain names passed the 114 Million mark for the first time in history today. The number of .Com domain names according to the Verisign Daily Zone Count is 114,017,34...
Discussion
For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered
According to Verisign, which operates the .Com and .Net registry the number of .Com domain names passed the 114 Million mark for the first time in history today. The number of .Com domain names according to the Verisign Daily Zone Count is 114,017,34...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 5:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Internet marketer goes to prison, registers his inmate number as domain name
Well known online marketer starts a blog that uses his inmate number. You might not know Shawn Hogan by name, but it’s possible you’ve heard about him. He runs the Digital Point marketing forum. He also made a mint from affiliate marketin...
Discussion
Internet marketer goes to prison, registers his inmate number as domain name
Well known online marketer starts a blog that uses his inmate number. You might not know Shawn Hogan by name, but it’s possible you’ve heard about him. He runs the Digital Point marketing forum. He also made a mint from affiliate marketin...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 2:17 am
The Domains
Suit Filed Against BestRegistrar Over “Ransom” to Transfer Over 5K Domains Out
A company has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that owns the ICANN accredited registrar, BestRegistrar.com a few alleged resellers of BestRegistrar and the owners of the company that owns Bestregistrar.com, to “recover control of app...
Discussion
Suit Filed Against BestRegistrar Over “Ransom” to Transfer Over 5K Domains Out
A company has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that owns the ICANN accredited registrar, BestRegistrar.com a few alleged resellers of BestRegistrar and the owners of the company that owns Bestregistrar.com, to “recover control of app...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Shell and other end users bought last week
Shell buys a .IN, liquor company buys a .club. Shell Oil is among the big companies that bought domain names last week at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d like to learn how to sell your domain names like these on Sedo,...
Discussion
What domain names Shell and other end users bought last week
Shell buys a .IN, liquor company buys a .club. Shell Oil is among the big companies that bought domain names last week at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d like to learn how to sell your domain names like these on Sedo,...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon launches Square competitor, snaps up 100 domain names
Company registered 100 related domain names ahead of latest product launch. Today Amazon.com launched Amazon Local Register, a mobile credit card merchant solution similar to Square. Yesterday the company registered close to 100 new domain names for ...
Discussion
Amazon launches Square competitor, snaps up 100 domain names
Company registered 100 related domain names ahead of latest product launch. Today Amazon.com launched Amazon Local Register, a mobile credit card merchant solution similar to Square. Yesterday the company registered close to 100 new domain names for ...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 2:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: 3% of new TLD registrations contain business websites
Parked domains make up the bulk of new TLD registrations. Verisign analyzed registrations of new top level domain names to determine how second level registrations under these new domain names are being used. The analysis determined that just 3% of d...
Discussion
Verisign: 3% of new TLD registrations contain business websites
Parked domains make up the bulk of new TLD registrations. Verisign analyzed registrations of new top level domain names to determine how second level registrations under these new domain names are being used. The analysis determined that just 3% of d...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 2:19 pm
The Domains
Verisign: Only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are Resolving To Business Websites
Verisign issued a report on new gTLD registrations through June 29, 2014, finding that 41% of all new gTLD registrations are parked and only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are resolving to Business Websites. Of course Verisign operates the .com and .net...
Discussion
Verisign: Only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are Resolving To Business Websites
Verisign issued a report on new gTLD registrations through June 29, 2014, finding that 41% of all new gTLD registrations are parked and only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are resolving to Business Websites. Of course Verisign operates the .com and .net...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 2:17 pm
