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Domain Name Wire
A good snyopsis of Verisign’s monopoly contract
Investor does a pretty good job explaining how Verisign has a license to print money. Verisign has a wonderful license to print money. Its contract with ICANN to run .com allows it to charge $7.85 per .com domain name registered. The company enjoys f...
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A good snyopsis of Verisign’s monopoly contract
Investor does a pretty good job explaining how Verisign has a license to print money. Verisign has a wonderful license to print money. Its contract with ICANN to run .com allows it to charge $7.85 per .com domain name registered. The company enjoys f...
Discussion
August 10, 2014, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Where Does Your State Rank In Internet Speed? Va is #1; Alaska is Last
Broadview Networks released a report showing Internet Speeds by States If you want to see the map format check out the source site. State by State Breakdown State Q1 ’14 Avg Mbps QoQ Change % (Q1 ’14 vs. Q4 ’13) YoY Change % ...
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Where Does Your State Rank In Internet Speed? Va is #1; Alaska is Last
Broadview Networks released a report showing Internet Speeds by States If you want to see the map format check out the source site. State by State Breakdown State Q1 ’14 Avg Mbps QoQ Change % (Q1 ’14 vs. Q4 ’13) YoY Change % ...
Discussion
August 10, 2014, 3:10 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday 8/10
Every time I vacation in a foreign country I am reminded of a few things. One, how fat Americans are. We really are an obese society. I went shopping today and the food container sizes are half the size of what you find in the US. &...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday 8/10
Every time I vacation in a foreign country I am reminded of a few things. One, how fat Americans are. We really are an obese society. I went shopping today and the food container sizes are half the size of what you find in the US. &...
Discussion
August 10, 2014, 2:25 pm
The Domains
Frank Schilling’s North Sound Names Wins Another URS On Hello.Photo
Frank Schillings North Sound Names has won another Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) on the domain name Hello.Photo to Complainant, HOLA S.L. of Madrid, Spain, who has trademarked “HELLO!”, “in one or more countries”. John Berryh...
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Frank Schilling’s North Sound Names Wins Another URS On Hello.Photo
Frank Schillings North Sound Names has won another Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) on the domain name Hello.Photo to Complainant, HOLA S.L. of Madrid, Spain, who has trademarked “HELLO!”, “in one or more countries”. John Berryh...
Discussion
August 10, 2014, 2:01 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (GPV.com, TT.cc, Ching.com, MakeSomeNoise.com) and Flops (Hipe.com)
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 GPV.com – Sold recently for $30,000 at TopNames.org, vs $5,950 in 2011 at NameJet. Picked up by Natha...
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Domain Flips (GPV.com, TT.cc, Ching.com, MakeSomeNoise.com) and Flops (Hipe.com)
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 GPV.com – Sold recently for $30,000 at TopNames.org, vs $5,950 in 2011 at NameJet. Picked up by Natha...
Discussion
August 9, 2014, 9:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oh, great: someone is SMS spamming Whois
I guess those emails the spammers send you after you register a domain name aren’t effective enough. Don’t click the link, even out of curiosity. Your mobile phone number is appended to the URL, so they’ll know you got the message.
Discussion
Oh, great: someone is SMS spamming Whois
I guess those emails the spammers send you after you register a domain name aren’t effective enough. Don’t click the link, even out of curiosity. Your mobile phone number is appended to the URL, so they’ll know you got the message.
Discussion
August 9, 2014, 8:05 pm
The Domains
Quick Chat with Josh Garza the man who bought BTC.com for $1million
BTC.com was purchased for $1million as most of our readers know, we talked to Mike Robertson from Domain Guardians earlier in the week. Josh Garza and his company GAW Miners bought the domain, and we had a quick chat with him. 1) Congrats on t...
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Quick Chat with Josh Garza the man who bought BTC.com for $1million
BTC.com was purchased for $1million as most of our readers know, we talked to Mike Robertson from Domain Guardians earlier in the week. Josh Garza and his company GAW Miners bought the domain, and we had a quick chat with him. 1) Congrats on t...
Discussion
August 9, 2014, 7:13 pm
The Domains
1st .Vegas Domains: Wynn, HardRock, Caesars, Sands, Harrahs, Palms, World Series Of Poker
The new gTLD .Vegas just closed it Sunrise period there are over 300 domain names registered including a few retained by the registry. There are actually more .Vegas domain names registered at this point that .NYC according to the zone file. Landrush...
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1st .Vegas Domains: Wynn, HardRock, Caesars, Sands, Harrahs, Palms, World Series Of Poker
The new gTLD .Vegas just closed it Sunrise period there are over 300 domain names registered including a few retained by the registry. There are actually more .Vegas domain names registered at this point that .NYC according to the zone file. Landrush...
Discussion
August 9, 2014, 4:26 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 8/9
I was giving an old laptop to a friend and cleaning it up a bit and found my list of domains that I owned and the prices I paid. It was from 2009 and IF I still had the four number dot coms that I had back then now I would be several six figure...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 8/9
I was giving an old laptop to a friend and cleaning it up a bit and found my list of domains that I owned and the prices I paid. It was from 2009 and IF I still had the four number dot coms that I had back then now I would be several six figure...
Discussion
August 9, 2014, 11:40 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: TYME.com, MKT.com, SportsPicks.com, Salumi.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. RussianGirls.com for $120,000 Domain doesn’t resolve and is under privacy protection. 2. MBusiness.com for $45,000 Picked up by $170+ bi...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: TYME.com, MKT.com, SportsPicks.com, Salumi.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. RussianGirls.com for $120,000 Domain doesn’t resolve and is under privacy protection. 2. MBusiness.com for $45,000 Picked up by $170+ bi...
Discussion
August 8, 2014, 10:29 pm
