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Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 27th
Here are today’s names GulfCoast.com Huge name. Some of the best vacation cities in the US are on the Gulf Coast PlanoHomes.com Plano Texas is one of the biggest and wealthiest areas of Texas. And man do they love footba...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 27th
Here are today’s names GulfCoast.com Huge name. Some of the best vacation cities in the US are on the Gulf Coast PlanoHomes.com Plano Texas is one of the biggest and wealthiest areas of Texas. And man do they love footba...
Discussion
July 27, 2014, 11:42 am
The Domains
e-Commerce may be the sizzle, but brick and mortar remains the steak
e-Commerce is certainly one of the largest trends to affect business and culture over the past 25 years. In 2013 Amazon did $74.45 billion in revenue, but when compared to Walmart that number looks small. The Arkansas based retailer is close to half ...
Discussion
e-Commerce may be the sizzle, but brick and mortar remains the steak
e-Commerce is certainly one of the largest trends to affect business and culture over the past 25 years. In 2013 Amazon did $74.45 billion in revenue, but when compared to Walmart that number looks small. The Arkansas based retailer is close to half ...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 10:43 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (Cloud.be, SVJ.com, DNShow.com) and Flops (Oar.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 LocalSpot.com – sold recently for $7,250 at Indus Domains, vs only $638 two months ago at NameJet. A ...
Discussion
Domain Flips (Cloud.be, SVJ.com, DNShow.com) and Flops (Oar.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 LocalSpot.com – sold recently for $7,250 at Indus Domains, vs only $638 two months ago at NameJet. A ...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 9:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Roundup: this week in the Domain Name Business
It was another exciting week in the domain name industry. Here’s a look back. Domain Registry of America may finally get cut off from ICANN. The notorious company that sends misleading domain renewal notices to domain owners has been suspended ...
Discussion
Roundup: this week in the Domain Name Business
It was another exciting week in the domain name industry. Here’s a look back. Domain Registry of America may finally get cut off from ICANN. The notorious company that sends misleading domain renewal notices to domain owners has been suspended ...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 2:42 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 26th
I’m not sure if it’s my luck, my timing, or my offers. Over the last three days I’ve had people reach out to me with a price on a name that I’ve had interest in. I usually take 24 hours to think over decisions but in tha...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 26th
I’m not sure if it’s my luck, my timing, or my offers. Over the last three days I’ve had people reach out to me with a price on a name that I’ve had interest in. I usually take 24 hours to think over decisions but in tha...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 11:12 am
The Domains
Exclusive – Interview with the Buyer of Digital.com, Richard Kershaw
Digital.com sold in the Heritage Auction for $325,000 and with the buyers premium the total price to the buyer came to $373,750. After the auction we communicated with the gentleman who purchased the domain name, Richard Kershaw. We decided to ask Ri...
Discussion
Exclusive – Interview with the Buyer of Digital.com, Richard Kershaw
Digital.com sold in the Heritage Auction for $325,000 and with the buyers premium the total price to the buyer came to $373,750. After the auction we communicated with the gentleman who purchased the domain name, Richard Kershaw. We decided to ask Ri...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 10:46 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: MathGames.com, Ed.co, HJX.com, KT.org, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. MathGames.com for $725,000 A big purchase by Bill Kara, domainer and developer extraordinaire. Traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: MathGames.com, Ed.co, HJX.com, KT.org, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. MathGames.com for $725,000 A big purchase by Bill Kara, domainer and developer extraordinaire. Traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank...
Discussion
July 25, 2014, 10:42 pm
The Domains
It’s All About Branding
Nathan Safran wrote a piece on Search Engine Land that had to do with the branding benefits of search. In his piece entitled, It’s Time For Marketers To Attend To The Branding Benefits Of Search, Safran cited a Google study that concluded, &ldq...
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It’s All About Branding
Nathan Safran wrote a piece on Search Engine Land that had to do with the branding benefits of search. In his piece entitled, It’s Time For Marketers To Attend To The Branding Benefits Of Search, Safran cited a Google study that concluded, &ldq...
Discussion
July 25, 2014, 8:58 pm
The Domains
Minds + Machines Issues 350K Shares To Employee at 9P Stock trading At 11.50P
According to a regulatory filing, Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM:MMX), the publicly quoted owner and operator of Internet top-level domains, announces that it has issued 350,000 new Ordinary Shares following exercise by an employee of 350,000 sh...
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Minds + Machines Issues 350K Shares To Employee at 9P Stock trading At 11.50P
According to a regulatory filing, Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM:MMX), the publicly quoted owner and operator of Internet top-level domains, announces that it has issued 350,000 new Ordinary Shares following exercise by an employee of 350,000 sh...
Discussion
July 25, 2014, 5:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign stock jumps after earnings report
Stock investors still think .com is king. Verisign reported earnings yesterday and shares in the company are up 12% in trading so far today. Why the jump in share price after a dismal quarter for net domain name adds? Well, Citigroup upgraded the com...
Discussion
Verisign stock jumps after earnings report
Stock investors still think .com is king. Verisign reported earnings yesterday and shares in the company are up 12% in trading so far today. Why the jump in share price after a dismal quarter for net domain name adds? Well, Citigroup upgraded the com...
Discussion
July 25, 2014, 4:15 pm
