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The Domains
Endurance International Reports That Revenue From Directi & BuyDomains Higher Than Expectations
Endurance International (EIGI) reported its earnings last night after the market closed In its earnings call, Endurance said that its acquisition of both Directi and BuyDomains.com were generating more revenue than expected. “At the time of acq...
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Endurance International Reports That Revenue From Directi & BuyDomains Higher Than Expectations
Endurance International (EIGI) reported its earnings last night after the market closed In its earnings call, Endurance said that its acquisition of both Directi and BuyDomains.com were generating more revenue than expected. “At the time of acq...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines reports numbers, including $36M from auctions
Big 2014 numbers from losing auctions, but domain registration revenue starting to grow. Minds + Machines released some preliminary numbers for 2014 today. It can be summarized as: it pulled in a lot of cash from losing auctions, and registrations of...
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Minds + Machines reports numbers, including $36M from auctions
Big 2014 numbers from losing auctions, but domain registration revenue starting to grow. Minds + Machines released some preliminary numbers for 2014 today. It can be summarized as: it pulled in a lot of cash from losing auctions, and registrations of...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 2:19 pm
The Domains
.ZA Domain Registrations Pass The 1 Million Mark
According to itnewsafrica.com, the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), the regulator of .ZA, which is the ccTLD for South Africa, says the number of registered .ZA domain names has reached and exceeded 1 million for ths first time this week. .ZA become...
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.ZA Domain Registrations Pass The 1 Million Mark
According to itnewsafrica.com, the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), the regulator of .ZA, which is the ccTLD for South Africa, says the number of registered .ZA domain names has reached and exceeded 1 million for ths first time this week. .ZA become...
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February 24, 2015, 2:07 pm
The Domains
Minds + Machines Generates £2.29m From Operations: $36m From Losing Private gTLD Auctions & Spends $25.9M Winning
According to a press release out today, Minds + Machines (LON:MMX), the top-level domains owner and operator, “saw revenue surge from September when ten of its newly acquired Internet names became generally available. Sales totaled £2.9ml...
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Minds + Machines Generates £2.29m From Operations: $36m From Losing Private gTLD Auctions & Spends $25.9M Winning
According to a press release out today, Minds + Machines (LON:MMX), the top-level domains owner and operator, “saw revenue surge from September when ten of its newly acquired Internet names became generally available. Sales totaled £2.9ml...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 1:44 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2015
I’m going to say it publicly. I don’t think that throwing a quick logo on a domain adds any value to the domain. A ton of “brand” sites have popped up that basically take a large group of names, logo them up, and t...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2015
I’m going to say it publicly. I don’t think that throwing a quick logo on a domain adds any value to the domain. A ton of “brand” sites have popped up that basically take a large group of names, logo them up, and t...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 11:55 am
The Domains
Marijuana Now Legal In Alaska – A Few Related Domains Registered – Good Ones Long Gone
Huffington Post along with several other news outlets covered the legalization of Marijuana in Alaska. From the article: Marijuana is now legal for adults in Alaska. Alaska on Tuesday becomes the third U.S. state to end prohibition of marijuana, offi...
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Marijuana Now Legal In Alaska – A Few Related Domains Registered – Good Ones Long Gone
Huffington Post along with several other news outlets covered the legalization of Marijuana in Alaska. From the article: Marijuana is now legal for adults in Alaska. Alaska on Tuesday becomes the third U.S. state to end prohibition of marijuana, offi...
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February 24, 2015, 10:07 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: HFO.com, Postpone.com, Tablets.org, BabyBottles.com, IPO.io, Mark.et, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week HFO.com – $18,100 – Nice letters. Previously used as a risk management company’s website. BabyBottles.com – $10,000 – 12,000 searches per month at $2 CPC, per Estibot. TopTenVideos.com &...
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Flippa Recap: HFO.com, Postpone.com, Tablets.org, BabyBottles.com, IPO.io, Mark.et, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week HFO.com – $18,100 – Nice letters. Previously used as a risk management company’s website. BabyBottles.com – $10,000 – 12,000 searches per month at $2 CPC, per Estibot. TopTenVideos.com &...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 3:13 am
The Domains
UDRP Filed Again The Domain Name Major.com Bought For € 48,000.00 EUR In 2010
Major Wire Industries Limited has filed a UDRP on the domain name Major.com. The domain name Major.com is owned by DigitalOne AG and seems to have bought the domain using Sedo, in November 2010 for € 48,000.00 EUR. It appear according to Screens...
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UDRP Filed Again The Domain Name Major.com Bought For € 48,000.00 EUR In 2010
Major Wire Industries Limited has filed a UDRP on the domain name Major.com. The domain name Major.com is owned by DigitalOne AG and seems to have bought the domain using Sedo, in November 2010 for € 48,000.00 EUR. It appear according to Screens...
Discussion
February 23, 2015, 9:56 pm
The Domains
Operators of NameBright.com & HugeDomains.com Launch Expire.com Domain Auction Service
According to a press release out today, TurnCommerce Inc., operators of NameBright.com (an ICANN accredited domain name registrar), HugeDomains.com (a domain name aftermarket), and DropCatch.com (a domain back-order service) announced the launch of E...
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Operators of NameBright.com & HugeDomains.com Launch Expire.com Domain Auction Service
According to a press release out today, TurnCommerce Inc., operators of NameBright.com (an ICANN accredited domain name registrar), HugeDomains.com (a domain name aftermarket), and DropCatch.com (a domain back-order service) announced the launch of E...
Discussion
February 23, 2015, 9:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expire.com launches as dutch auction for domain names
Domain name prices start at $500 and drop from there. The team behind HugeDomains, DropCatch.com and NameBright launched a new service called Expire.com today. It has nothing to do with expired domains, however. The name refers to domain name buying ...
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Expire.com launches as dutch auction for domain names
Domain name prices start at $500 and drop from there. The team behind HugeDomains, DropCatch.com and NameBright launched a new service called Expire.com today. It has nothing to do with expired domains, however. The name refers to domain name buying ...
Discussion
February 23, 2015, 9:00 pm