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Domain Name Wire
Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
GoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex’s domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A fri...
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Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
GoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex’s domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A fri...
Discussion
May 15, 2015, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Barclays begins using .Barclays and .Barclaycard top level domains
Big bank transitioning to .brand top level domain names. Barclays, the huge bank based in Britain (market cap $77 billion), has begun using the .barclays and .barclaycard top level domain names. According to a story in FinExtra, Barclays group CIO Tr...
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Barclays begins using .Barclays and .Barclaycard top level domains
Big bank transitioning to .brand top level domain names. Barclays, the huge bank based in Britain (market cap $77 billion), has begun using the .barclays and .barclaycard top level domain names. According to a story in FinExtra, Barclays group CIO Tr...
Discussion
May 15, 2015, 1:40 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy Sells Beijing.com Domain Name
GoDaddy has sold the domain name Beijing.com according to whois records. GoDaddy had recently acquired the domain when it acquired Marchex domain portfolio.
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GoDaddy Sells Beijing.com Domain Name
GoDaddy has sold the domain name Beijing.com according to whois records. GoDaddy had recently acquired the domain when it acquired Marchex domain portfolio.
Discussion
May 15, 2015, 11:43 am
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, May 15th, 2015
Before I get to what I think is another solid list of names I have a funny story. Some of you may already know but the name of my “shell” company is Rocket Donkey Media. And when I send people money or receive it the name comes thro...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, May 15th, 2015
Before I get to what I think is another solid list of names I have a funny story. Some of you may already know but the name of my “shell” company is Rocket Donkey Media. And when I send people money or receive it the name comes thro...
Discussion
May 15, 2015, 11:32 am
The Domains
According to SecureList.com New gTLDs are a hit with Spammers and Cybercriminals
According to SecureList.com there is one group that is taking to the new gtlds, that group is spammers. Stating that spammers and cybercriminals have found the new strings to be an excellent tool to promote illegal campaigns. It is a pretty extensive...
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According to SecureList.com New gTLDs are a hit with Spammers and Cybercriminals
According to SecureList.com there is one group that is taking to the new gtlds, that group is spammers. Stating that spammers and cybercriminals have found the new strings to be an excellent tool to promote illegal campaigns. It is a pretty extensive...
Discussion
May 15, 2015, 9:20 am
The Domains
.XYZ Starts Taking Domain Registrations Directly From Its Site
.XYZ sent out an email the other day announcing that they were taking live domain name direct registrations from their registry site at Gen.xyz for .XYZ domains While a lot of new gTLD registries look like they take...
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.XYZ Starts Taking Domain Registrations Directly From Its Site
.XYZ sent out an email the other day announcing that they were taking live domain name direct registrations from their registry site at Gen.xyz for .XYZ domains While a lot of new gTLD registries look like they take...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 10:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 domain name stocks are up at least 10% this year
Domain name stocks are reversing their fortunes. Domain name stocks were a bad bet last year, but 2015 is turning out much better so far. Companies can thank GoDaddy for shining some more light on the industry. This has likely helped Web.com and Endu...
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6 domain name stocks are up at least 10% this year
Domain name stocks are reversing their fortunes. Domain name stocks were a bad bet last year, but 2015 is turning out much better so far. Companies can thank GoDaddy for shining some more light on the industry. This has likely helped Web.com and Endu...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 5:49 pm
The Domains
Expired Domain Leads To Anti-Gay Protesters Accidentally Promoting Gay Porn Website
Everyone should keep up to date with their domain names and make sure they don’t expire. That is especially important when it comes to live websites, more so when you are advertising that website. There was a story on PinkNews.co.uk about some ...
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Expired Domain Leads To Anti-Gay Protesters Accidentally Promoting Gay Porn Website
Everyone should keep up to date with their domain names and make sure they don’t expire. That is especially important when it comes to live websites, more so when you are advertising that website. There was a story on PinkNews.co.uk about some ...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Was Google Mobilegeddon overblown?
I’m not seeing a big change in results. Are you? Last month I eagerly looked forward to April 21. This was the day, Google told us, that it would start favoring mobile-friendly content in search results. It would have a “significant impac...
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Was Google Mobilegeddon overblown?
I’m not seeing a big change in results. Are you? Last month I eagerly looked forward to April 21. This was the day, Google told us, that it would start favoring mobile-friendly content in search results. It would have a “significant impac...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 4:00 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: DNL.com, Ali.com, Laws.org and More Domains
This article contains amazing early information relating to domain names that have been recently registered or acquired by large companies. Warning, you will learn something new by reading this!
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Domain Movers: DNL.com, Ali.com, Laws.org and More Domains
This article contains amazing early information relating to domain names that have been recently registered or acquired by large companies. Warning, you will learn something new by reading this!
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 2:26 pm
