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How a creative agency switched from .Com to .Rocks
A New York web design agency took precautions when it decided to switch to a .rocks domain name. Earlier this year, web design and marketing firm Huemor decided it wanted to switch its online presence from HuemorDesigns.com to Huemor.rocks. “SE...
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How a creative agency switched from .Com to .Rocks
A New York web design agency took precautions when it decided to switch to a .rocks domain name. Earlier this year, web design and marketing firm Huemor decided it wanted to switch its online presence from HuemorDesigns.com to Huemor.rocks. “SE...
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December 4, 2015, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Where did China go?
Where did China go? We’ve grown accustomed to seeing China claim around 40% of the top 20 sales; and Chinese-style domains usually rank very high in these charts – #2 last week, #1 the week before, ...
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Where did China go?
Where did China go? We’ve grown accustomed to seeing China claim around 40% of the top 20 sales; and Chinese-style domains usually rank very high in these charts – #2 last week, #1 the week before, ...
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December 4, 2015, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names
The government of China is clamping down on registrants of .com domain names. Regulations that have prevented Chinese residents from using many new top level domain names will soon affect .com and .net domain name registrations, too. The rules will a...
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China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names
The government of China is clamping down on registrants of .com domain names. Regulations that have prevented Chinese residents from using many new top level domain names will soon affect .com and .net domain name registrations, too. The rules will a...
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December 3, 2015, 9:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Latest .Com Winners and Losers
Uniregistry and China continue to show good transfer results. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from August. As I do every month, I crunched the numbers to see which registrars performed best. Keep in mind that these report...
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The Latest .Com Winners and Losers
Uniregistry and China continue to show good transfer results. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from August. As I do every month, I crunched the numbers to see which registrars performed best. Keep in mind that these report...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 7:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
Company continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing avail...
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Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
Company continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing avail...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 6:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to invest in domain names through an IRA or 401(k)
Investing in domain names through a retirement account might allow you to defer taxes. Earlier this week I introduced UpMoney, my new site about investing, spending and saving. In one of the posts I interviewed Kirk Chisholm, Principal of wealth mana...
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How to invest in domain names through an IRA or 401(k)
Investing in domain names through a retirement account might allow you to defer taxes. Earlier this week I introduced UpMoney, my new site about investing, spending and saving. In one of the posts I interviewed Kirk Chisholm, Principal of wealth mana...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 5:40 pm
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.Club sells $1.6 million in premium domains in one month
In one month, Chinese buyers more than double .Club’s premium sales to date. Boom! .Club sold over $1.6 million in premium domain names last month alone, more than it had sold in entirety since its launch. The registry has China to thank. The c...
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.Club sells $1.6 million in premium domains in one month
In one month, Chinese buyers more than double .Club’s premium sales to date. Boom! .Club sold over $1.6 million in premium domain names last month alone, more than it had sold in entirety since its launch. The registry has China to thank. The c...
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December 3, 2015, 3:26 pm
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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is securing domain names…
Do domain name registrations signal something new? On this week’s end user domain name report, I noted that AmblinProduction.com sold for $998. The domain name currently shows Mark Monitor as the registrant, so it was likely purchased for Steve...
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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is securing domain names…
Do domain name registrations signal something new? On this week’s end user domain name report, I noted that AmblinProduction.com sold for $998. The domain name currently shows Mark Monitor as the registrant, so it was likely purchased for Steve...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 1:53 pm
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Mobile phone company Digicel fails to take down “sucks” site
Cybersquatting complaint against gripe site fails. Mobile phone company Digicel, which is based in Jamaica, has failed to take down the gripe site DigicelSucks.com through a cybersquatting complaint. The site consists of commentary abut the mobile ca...
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Mobile phone company Digicel fails to take down “sucks” site
Cybersquatting complaint against gripe site fails. Mobile phone company Digicel, which is based in Jamaica, has failed to take down the gripe site DigicelSucks.com through a cybersquatting complaint. The site consists of commentary abut the mobile ca...
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December 3, 2015, 1:35 pm
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Domain Name Appraisal scam still making the rounds
After all these years, it’s still going strong. It’s one of the oldest scams in the books, and apparently it’s still working. The domain appraisal scam goes like this: someone says they’re interested in buying your domain name...
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Domain Name Appraisal scam still making the rounds
After all these years, it’s still going strong. It’s one of the oldest scams in the books, and apparently it’s still working. The domain appraisal scam goes like this: someone says they’re interested in buying your domain name...
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December 2, 2015, 5:57 pm
