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DomainSherpa
ICANN Calls You a Domain Hogger; $17MM Domain Sale Dwarfs Schwartz’s Porno Sale; Superbowl Winner…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Who won the Superbowl commercials: GoDaddy or up-start Wix?• Rick Schwartz proves he's still Domain King with his Porno.com sale for $8,888,888• 360.com overshadows Schwartz with it's $17 mil...
Discussion
ICANN Calls You a Domain Hogger; $17MM Domain Sale Dwarfs Schwartz’s Porno Sale; Superbowl Winner…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Who won the Superbowl commercials: GoDaddy or up-start Wix?• Rick Schwartz proves he's still Domain King with his Porno.com sale for $8,888,888• 360.com overshadows Schwartz with it's $17 mil...
Discussion
February 5, 2015, 8:02 am
The Domains
Chinese Retailers Playing Poker in Empty Malls as Their Customers Shop Online
Online sales are having a real impact in China, and while that is good for companies like Alibaba and JD.com, it is taking a toll on the brick and mortar retailers, along with the property market. Bloomberg published an article that said that Chinese...
Discussion
Chinese Retailers Playing Poker in Empty Malls as Their Customers Shop Online
Online sales are having a real impact in China, and while that is good for companies like Alibaba and JD.com, it is taking a toll on the brick and mortar retailers, along with the property market. Bloomberg published an article that said that Chinese...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 11:15 pm
The Domains
NameJet.com Report Almost $800K In Sales In January
NameJet.com just published its reported sales for the month of January 2015 for all domains that sold for $2K or over The total amount of such reported sales came to almost $800,000 Here are the reportable sales: Domain Name Payment Amount selfiestic...
Discussion
NameJet.com Report Almost $800K In Sales In January
NameJet.com just published its reported sales for the month of January 2015 for all domains that sold for $2K or over The total amount of such reported sales came to almost $800,000 Here are the reportable sales: Domain Name Payment Amount selfiestic...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 9:50 pm
Domain Shane
Namejet Breaks Record for Biggest Month in 2015: January Sales Report
These are the kind of headlines you’re starting to see on the Internet because everyone is fighting for eyeballs to the same story. But seriously, Namejet started out the year pretty well with SelfieSticks.com surprising everyone with a b...
Discussion
Namejet Breaks Record for Biggest Month in 2015: January Sales Report
These are the kind of headlines you’re starting to see on the Internet because everyone is fighting for eyeballs to the same story. But seriously, Namejet started out the year pretty well with SelfieSticks.com surprising everyone with a b...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 9:46 pm
The Domains
Meet Two More Judges Of The Verisign 30th Anniversary Contest #internetofficial
Last week I was introduced as one of three judges for the contest Verisign the .Com Registry is running to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of .Com in which they are giving away over $100,000 in cash. Over the last couple of days Verisign announced two...
Discussion
Meet Two More Judges Of The Verisign 30th Anniversary Contest #internetofficial
Last week I was introduced as one of three judges for the contest Verisign the .Com Registry is running to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of .Com in which they are giving away over $100,000 in cash. Over the last couple of days Verisign announced two...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 7:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
January’s Top 5 Domain Name Stories
Super Bowl commercials and a two letter domain name registration attracted eyeballs in January. Between NamesCon and GoDaddy’s Super Bowl plans, there was a lot going on in the domain biz last month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name...
Discussion
January’s Top 5 Domain Name Stories
Super Bowl commercials and a two letter domain name registration attracted eyeballs in January. Between NamesCon and GoDaddy’s Super Bowl plans, there was a lot going on in the domain biz last month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
What the DNA report about new TLDs tells us
Few people know about them, but they like the idea of more choice. The Domain Name Association (DNA) released results of a survey this morning designed to understand consumer sentiment toward domain names, and especially new top level domain names. D...
Discussion
What the DNA report about new TLDs tells us
Few people know about them, but they like the idea of more choice. The Domain Name Association (DNA) released results of a survey this morning designed to understand consumer sentiment toward domain names, and especially new top level domain names. D...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Neustar grossed about $2 million revenue from new TLDs in Q4
Company is “cautiously bullish” about new TLDs over next few quarters, but I’m not the only one who doesn’t know what that means. Domain name registry and telephone services company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) reported 4th quarter 201...
Discussion
Neustar grossed about $2 million revenue from new TLDs in Q4
Company is “cautiously bullish” about new TLDs over next few quarters, but I’m not the only one who doesn’t know what that means. Domain name registry and telephone services company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) reported 4th quarter 201...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 2:32 pm
The Domains
The DNA.org Global Domain Name Preferences Survey: 85% Type Domains Into Browsers
The DNA.org, a trade association whose members include new gTLD registries, domain name registrars and consultants to the industry (Discclaimer a company I’m a Director of RightoftheDot.com is a member of the DNA) retained Research Now a a glob...
Discussion
The DNA.org Global Domain Name Preferences Survey: 85% Type Domains Into Browsers
The DNA.org, a trade association whose members include new gTLD registries, domain name registrars and consultants to the industry (Discclaimer a company I’m a Director of RightoftheDot.com is a member of the DNA) retained Research Now a a glob...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 2:30 pm
The Domains
ThinkingPhones.com Acquires Klink.com and Contactive & Its 1.5 Million Customers
ThinkingPhones, a three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS “Leader,” has announced its acquisition of Contactive.com, a big data solution that connects profiles and identities created by people and businesses online and associates them...
Discussion
ThinkingPhones.com Acquires Klink.com and Contactive & Its 1.5 Million Customers
ThinkingPhones, a three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS “Leader,” has announced its acquisition of Contactive.com, a big data solution that connects profiles and identities created by people and businesses online and associates them...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 1:42 pm
