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The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Work 3,833; .Casa 1,235; .LGBT 404
Three new gTLD’s had their first day of general availability yesterday and here are the number of domains registered under each extension after the first day according to ntldstats.com: .Work 3,833 .Casa 1,235 .LGBT 404 Minds + Machines is the ...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Work 3,833; .Casa 1,235; .LGBT 404
Three new gTLD’s had their first day of general availability yesterday and here are the number of domains registered under each extension after the first day according to ntldstats.com: .Work 3,833 .Casa 1,235 .LGBT 404 Minds + Machines is the ...
Discussion
February 11, 2015, 6:31 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Bagz.com, eParis.com, Antik.com, ExpiringNames.com Sell. Pedal.com, NJI.com Do Not
Another solid week with 16 domains at 4-figures and above by my count. Some Domains That Sold Last Week Bagz.com – $14,999 – Heck of a price for the seller, IMO. The .co.uk and .gr are in use, and this spelling is used in a bunch of site...
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Flippa Recap: Bagz.com, eParis.com, Antik.com, ExpiringNames.com Sell. Pedal.com, NJI.com Do Not
Another solid week with 16 domains at 4-figures and above by my count. Some Domains That Sold Last Week Bagz.com – $14,999 – Heck of a price for the seller, IMO. The .co.uk and .gr are in use, and this spelling is used in a bunch of site...
Discussion
February 11, 2015, 2:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Glitter & Hemp among last month’s hot .com domain names
Throw some glitter and order some hemp oil. That’s what domain name registrants did last month. Verisign has started a monthly feature of the top 10 “trending” keywords used in new .com and .net domain name registrations. The trendi...
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Glitter & Hemp among last month’s hot .com domain names
Throw some glitter and order some hemp oil. That’s what domain name registrants did last month. Verisign has started a monthly feature of the top 10 “trending” keywords used in new .com and .net domain name registrations. The trendi...
Discussion
February 11, 2015, 2:21 am
The Domains
HomeAway Files UDRP On HolidayRentals.com 36K Most Visited Site On The Internet (Alexa)
HomeAway, Inc. has just filed a UDRP on the domain name HolidayRentals.com. As a domain it’s about as generic as you can get. However HolidayRentals.com is not just a domain name, it’s a website ranked by Alexa ...
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HomeAway Files UDRP On HolidayRentals.com 36K Most Visited Site On The Internet (Alexa)
HomeAway, Inc. has just filed a UDRP on the domain name HolidayRentals.com. As a domain it’s about as generic as you can get. However HolidayRentals.com is not just a domain name, it’s a website ranked by Alexa ...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 11:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why I registered .Casa and .Work domains
Inexpensive domain names are worth the risk. I can count on both hands the number of new domain name extensions I’ve registered domains under, and this week I added two more: .casa and .work. Minds + Machines launched both domain names today. S...
Discussion
Why I registered .Casa and .Work domains
Inexpensive domain names are worth the risk. I can count on both hands the number of new domain name extensions I’ve registered domains under, and this week I added two more: .casa and .work. Minds + Machines launched both domain names today. S...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 9:44 pm
The Domains
Sedo’s Transactions Total $1.2 Million Led By Response.com At $150K
Sedo just reported that over the past week, 588 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2 Million dollars 53% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .c...
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Sedo’s Transactions Total $1.2 Million Led By Response.com At $150K
Sedo just reported that over the past week, 588 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2 Million dollars 53% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .c...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 9:30 pm
The Domains
Reuters: US Government Creating Agency To Deal With Cybersecurity Threats
According to Reuters citing a story in the The Washington Post, the U.S. government is creating a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats, which will be called “The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) According to the story...
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Reuters: US Government Creating Agency To Deal With Cybersecurity Threats
According to Reuters citing a story in the The Washington Post, the U.S. government is creating a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats, which will be called “The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) According to the story...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 9:11 pm
The Domains
Verisign Names Lori Greiner of QVC & Shark Tank & Bill Rancic Winner of The Apprentice As Celebrity Judges: #InternetOfficial
Verisign named its two celebrity judges for its #InternetOfficial contest in celebration of the 30th anniversary of .Com. The “Queen of QVC” Lori Greiner and one of the stars of Shark Tank, joins Panel of Judges for the #Intern...
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Verisign Names Lori Greiner of QVC & Shark Tank & Bill Rancic Winner of The Apprentice As Celebrity Judges: #InternetOfficial
Verisign named its two celebrity judges for its #InternetOfficial contest in celebration of the 30th anniversary of .Com. The “Queen of QVC” Lori Greiner and one of the stars of Shark Tank, joins Panel of Judges for the #Intern...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 7:57 pm
The Domains
Indian Banks Offering A Service to Transfer Money Through Facebook
Rediff.com published an article on using Facebook as a way to transfer money, kind of the way we currently use Paypal. The service is currently being provided by two Indian banks, Kotak Mahindra and ICICI. The article makes clear this is for tech sav...
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Indian Banks Offering A Service to Transfer Money Through Facebook
Rediff.com published an article on using Facebook as a way to transfer money, kind of the way we currently use Paypal. The service is currently being provided by two Indian banks, Kotak Mahindra and ICICI. The article makes clear this is for tech sav...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet Expired Domain Report: CarAds.com, MyDealer.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews recent expired domain name sales at NameJet. My first thought when seeing NameJet’s $5.4k auction for CarAds.com was of a road luxuriously winding along sea cliffs and the convertible traversing it filmed from a hel...
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NameJet Expired Domain Report: CarAds.com, MyDealer.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews recent expired domain name sales at NameJet. My first thought when seeing NameJet’s $5.4k auction for CarAds.com was of a road luxuriously winding along sea cliffs and the convertible traversing it filmed from a hel...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 3:58 pm
