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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, Feb 19th, 2015
We all saw the sale of Tulip.com yesterday for $37K. And like most, I thought, actually I knew, that the seller left a lot of money on the table. Pretty sure the new buyer could flip the name for $10K profit in one day if not more. Ali, t...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, Feb 19th, 2015
We all saw the sale of Tulip.com yesterday for $37K. And like most, I thought, actually I knew, that the seller left a lot of money on the table. Pretty sure the new buyer could flip the name for $10K profit in one day if not more. Ali, t...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 11:55 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: XV.net, Procrastination.com, iOrganic.com, WindUp.com, Heated.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week Procrastination.com – $10,000 – The revamped NameBio shows that this one sold for $7,877 a year ago at NameJet…..after commissions, a thin, but profitable flip. iOrganic.com – $10,000 –...
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Flippa Recap: XV.net, Procrastination.com, iOrganic.com, WindUp.com, Heated.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week Procrastination.com – $10,000 – The revamped NameBio shows that this one sold for $7,877 a year ago at NameJet…..after commissions, a thin, but profitable flip. iOrganic.com – $10,000 –...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 6:28 am
The Domains
.College To Offer Trademark Holders & Universities Free Registrations
XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today offering for the first time free Sunrise registrations for trademark holders and a special early access program for universi...
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.College To Offer Trademark Holders & Universities Free Registrations
XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today offering for the first time free Sunrise registrations for trademark holders and a special early access program for universi...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 7:08 pm
The Domains
Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that feature Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the N...
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Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that feature Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the N...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 6:18 pm
The Domains
SnapDeal Acquires Exclusively.com
Exclusively.com Acquired Medianama.com published an article on Exclusively.com getting acquired by SnapDeal, the company was originally Exclusively.in before getting the .com. From the article: Exclusively.in started as a flash sales site ...
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SnapDeal Acquires Exclusively.com
Exclusively.com Acquired Medianama.com published an article on Exclusively.com getting acquired by SnapDeal, the company was originally Exclusively.in before getting the .com. From the article: Exclusively.in started as a flash sales site ...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Top domain apparently using spam to get to the Top
New TLD registry sends spam to people who have registered other new TLDs. How do you get attention for your new top level domain name in a crowded field? One new top level domain name company has apparently resorted to sending lots of unsolicited ema...
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.Top domain apparently using spam to get to the Top
New TLD registry sends spam to people who have registered other new TLDs. How do you get attention for your new top level domain name in a crowded field? One new top level domain name company has apparently resorted to sending lots of unsolicited ema...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon goes big on city .Delivery domain names
Company registers major city domain names in new .delivery top level domain name. Amazon.com is obsessed with improving delivery, from its local locker pickup to Sunday delivery to delivery by drone. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a big surpri...
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Amazon goes big on city .Delivery domain names
Company registers major city domain names in new .delivery top level domain name. Amazon.com is obsessed with improving delivery, from its local locker pickup to Sunday delivery to delivery by drone. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a big surpri...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 4:45 pm
The Domains
Jered Kenna The Man Who Lost The Rights To Bitcoin.com And How He Bounced Back
Jered Kenna is someone who got into Bitcoin early and not only did he get into Bitcoin, but his company according to the interview says his company Trade Hill owned the mother of all domain names, Bitcoin.com. The confusing part in the video he uses ...
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Jered Kenna The Man Who Lost The Rights To Bitcoin.com And How He Bounced Back
Jered Kenna is someone who got into Bitcoin early and not only did he get into Bitcoin, but his company according to the interview says his company Trade Hill owned the mother of all domain names, Bitcoin.com. The confusing part in the video he uses ...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain definitions: FLD for “Free Level Domain”
Joseph Peterson suggests a new term for what we frequently call “second level domains”…because second level isn’t always accurate. Last month I suggested the term nTLD to categorize certain domain names. This month I’d ...
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Domain definitions: FLD for “Free Level Domain”
Joseph Peterson suggests a new term for what we frequently call “second level domains”…because second level isn’t always accurate. Last month I suggested the term nTLD to categorize certain domain names. This month I’d ...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 3:05 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Yoga 1,546; .Sydney 1,508; .Party 1,105; .Vote 264: .Cricket 167; .Voto 124
Six new gTLD’s had its first day of general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis and from the 6 new gTLD’s we have around just 4,500 registrations Including any Sunri...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Yoga 1,546; .Sydney 1,508; .Party 1,105; .Vote 264: .Cricket 167; .Voto 124
Six new gTLD’s had its first day of general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis and from the 6 new gTLD’s we have around just 4,500 registrations Including any Sunri...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 2:41 pm
