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The Domains
Breaking: Report Says ICANN Is “Postponing” Meeting in Marrakech in Feburary
According to a report in Moroccoworldnews.com, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has decided to postpone its 52nd meeting scheduled to take place in Marrakech from February 8-12. ICANN is an international entity that coo...
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Breaking: Report Says ICANN Is “Postponing” Meeting in Marrakech in Feburary
According to a report in Moroccoworldnews.com, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has decided to postpone its 52nd meeting scheduled to take place in Marrakech from February 8-12. ICANN is an international entity that coo...
Discussion
October 25, 2014, 11:30 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Flips and Flops: iBud.com, KXR.com, ThirdEstate.com, 10x on Hypnotherapy.net in a month
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips iBud.com – Sold recently for $5,099 at NameJet, vs $1,600 only two months earlier at NameJet. This on...
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Domain Flips and Flops: iBud.com, KXR.com, ThirdEstate.com, 10x on Hypnotherapy.net in a month
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips iBud.com – Sold recently for $5,099 at NameJet, vs $1,600 only two months earlier at NameJet. This on...
Discussion
October 25, 2014, 10:56 pm
The Domains
ICANN’s Haul From Just 7 Last Resort New gTLD Auctions Tops $26 Million
ICANN just released a report showing that it has received over $26 Million dollars from last resort new gTLD auctions. The total amount received by ICANN from the last resort auctions is $26,172,919. That amount is net of auction set up guarantees, s...
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ICANN’s Haul From Just 7 Last Resort New gTLD Auctions Tops $26 Million
ICANN just released a report showing that it has received over $26 Million dollars from last resort new gTLD auctions. The total amount received by ICANN from the last resort auctions is $26,172,919. That amount is net of auction set up guarantees, s...
Discussion
October 25, 2014, 2:49 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 10/23
Here are today’s names. GotMoney.com 17 years old. GotMilk is very protective of their brand but I think you’ll be OK. NOT legal advice, just opinion PRME.com Acronym or page rank business. If there is such a...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 10/23
Here are today’s names. GotMoney.com 17 years old. GotMilk is very protective of their brand but I think you’ll be OK. NOT legal advice, just opinion PRME.com Acronym or page rank business. If there is such a...
Discussion
October 25, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from Two Year Ago: MyWed.com, Doctor.co.uk, OO.tv, WithMe.com, More
We’re going two years back in time this week…..we lost alignment with DN Journal’s list somewhere along the line….. 1. Vogel.com for $75,000 An upgrade from Vogel.de. “Vogel Business Media, Germany’s major ...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from Two Year Ago: MyWed.com, Doctor.co.uk, OO.tv, WithMe.com, More
We’re going two years back in time this week…..we lost alignment with DN Journal’s list somewhere along the line….. 1. Vogel.com for $75,000 An upgrade from Vogel.de. “Vogel Business Media, Germany’s major ...
Discussion
October 25, 2014, 2:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Over 200 expired domain name sales [results]
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name auctions. It will surprise some people that the country responsible for last week’s #2 Namejet expired auction is Turkey. Kemer.com ($11.4k) describes a seaside re...
Discussion
Over 200 expired domain name sales [results]
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name auctions. It will surprise some people that the country responsible for last week’s #2 Namejet expired auction is Turkey. Kemer.com ($11.4k) describes a seaside re...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 6:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyst ups forecast for new TLDs, $900MM bookings by 2016
Analyst becomes more bullish on new top level domain name potential. B. Riley analyst Sameet Sinha has increased his forecast for new top level domain name registrations after attending last week’s ICANN conference in Los Angeles. Previously, h...
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Analyst ups forecast for new TLDs, $900MM bookings by 2016
Analyst becomes more bullish on new top level domain name potential. B. Riley analyst Sameet Sinha has increased his forecast for new top level domain name registrations after attending last week’s ICANN conference in Los Angeles. Previously, h...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 5:53 pm
The Domains
FoxNews Reports On Media Org’s Calling Google’s .Soy new gTLD “Segregation” For Latinos
According to a story out in FoxNews.com, Google’s recent announcement of its new .SOY domain, meant to appeal to Latinos, has drawn criticism and jest from a number of places. .Soy (Spanish for “I am”) according to Google “off...
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FoxNews Reports On Media Org’s Calling Google’s .Soy new gTLD “Segregation” For Latinos
According to a story out in FoxNews.com, Google’s recent announcement of its new .SOY domain, meant to appeal to Latinos, has drawn criticism and jest from a number of places. .Soy (Spanish for “I am”) according to Google “off...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 4:32 pm
The Domains
Partners Trust “LA Real Estate Broker Specializing in Luxury Properties” Partners with .LUXURY
According to a press release out today Partners Trust, Los Angeles’ most selective real estate brokerage specializing in luxury properties, has partnered with .LUXURY, to create custom-tailored marketing experiences for luxury properties. Partn...
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Partners Trust “LA Real Estate Broker Specializing in Luxury Properties” Partners with .LUXURY
According to a press release out today Partners Trust, Los Angeles’ most selective real estate brokerage specializing in luxury properties, has partnered with .LUXURY, to create custom-tailored marketing experiences for luxury properties. Partn...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why .com had a good quarter (and .net didn’t )
Thank the Chinese and discount pricing for continued demand for .com domain names. Verisign handled 8.7 million new registrations in .com and .net in the third quarter this year, the most ever in a third quarter. That amounted to 1.15 million domain ...
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Why .com had a good quarter (and .net didn’t )
Thank the Chinese and discount pricing for continued demand for .com domain names. Verisign handled 8.7 million new registrations in .com and .net in the third quarter this year, the most ever in a third quarter. That amounted to 1.15 million domain ...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 2:02 pm
