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Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs – DNW Podcast #74
Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, who owns a portfolio of top level domain names and a regi...
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Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs – DNW Podcast #74
Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, who owns a portfolio of top level domain names and a regi...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
5 Tips for your Visit to Austin for SXSW
What to expect, what to do and how to get around town. SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin this Friday. Please drop me a line if you’ll be in Austin. Here are some tips for your visit: 1. Be patient, especially on Friday. Friday, March 11 is going to...
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5 Tips for your Visit to Austin for SXSW
What to expect, what to do and how to get around town. SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin this Friday. Please drop me a line if you’ll be in Austin. Here are some tips for your visit: 1. Be patient, especially on Friday. Friday, March 11 is going to...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
19 End User Domain Name Sales
Domains for a new app, an illustrator and a celebrity service traded hands last week. Sedo handled 698 transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million in domain name transactions. There were some good end user sales for the week, including the &eu...
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19 End User Domain Name Sales
Domains for a new app, an illustrator and a celebrity service traded hands last week. Sedo handled 698 transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million in domain name transactions. There were some good end user sales for the week, including the &eu...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at February in the domain name business. February had an extra day thanks to “leap day”, and that was a good thing…there was so much domain name news to cram into a short month! From Tesla to Ted Cruz to great podcasts,...
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February’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at February in the domain name business. February had an extra day thanks to “leap day”, and that was a good thing…there was so much domain name news to cram into a short month! From Tesla to Ted Cruz to great podcasts,...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 7:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
Pregnancy-related domains among past week’s expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did’t co...
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Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
Pregnancy-related domains among past week’s expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did’t co...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon loads up on Echo Dot domains
Company makes defensive registrations for new products. Amazon.com announced its new Echo Dot today, a smaller and stripped down version of its Amazon Echo. Of all of the smart home devices we have in our house (and we have a LOT), the Echo is by far...
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Amazon loads up on Echo Dot domains
Company makes defensive registrations for new products. Amazon.com announced its new Echo Dot today, a smaller and stripped down version of its Amazon Echo. Of all of the smart home devices we have in our house (and we have a LOT), the Echo is by far...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 2:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s annual report re-confirms $35.5 million price for Berkens’ portfolio
Company paid about $500 per domain to acquire Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. GoDaddy filed its annual report with the SEC today, and it confirms (or re-confirms) that the company paid $35.5 million to acquire Michael Berkens’ dom...
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GoDaddy’s annual report re-confirms $35.5 million price for Berkens’ portfolio
Company paid about $500 per domain to acquire Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. GoDaddy filed its annual report with the SEC today, and it confirms (or re-confirms) that the company paid $35.5 million to acquire Michael Berkens’ dom...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Michael Berkens resigns from Right of the Dot
After big sale, Berkens resigns from domain consulting group. Michael Berkens has resigned as a Director and officer of Right of the Dot, LLC, a consulting firm he co-founded with Monte Cahn. Berkens recently updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect t...
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Michael Berkens resigns from Right of the Dot
After big sale, Berkens resigns from domain consulting group. Michael Berkens has resigned as a Director and officer of Right of the Dot, LLC, a consulting firm he co-founded with Monte Cahn. Berkens recently updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect t...
Discussion
March 2, 2016, 5:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
LA Times Publisher acquires LA.com domain name
Tribune acquires valuable domain name, plans to offer customized email addresses. Tribune Publishing Company (NYSE:TPUB), publisher of the L.A. Times, has acquired the valuable domain name LA.com. The company has already created a landing page for th...
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LA Times Publisher acquires LA.com domain name
Tribune acquires valuable domain name, plans to offer customized email addresses. Tribune Publishing Company (NYSE:TPUB), publisher of the L.A. Times, has acquired the valuable domain name LA.com. The company has already created a landing page for th...
Discussion
March 2, 2016, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese domain name registrar knocks GoDaddy off .Com Perch
eName was #1 in most recent published results. Chinese registrants helped .com surge toward the end of 2015 as they registered millions of short domain names. And, with official numbers just published by ICANN, we now know that this surge pushed GoDa...
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Chinese domain name registrar knocks GoDaddy off .Com Perch
eName was #1 in most recent published results. Chinese registrants helped .com surge toward the end of 2015 as they registered millions of short domain names. And, with official numbers just published by ICANN, we now know that this surge pushed GoDa...
Discussion
March 2, 2016, 3:33 pm
