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The Domains
.London, Has More Reserved Domains Than Registrations & You Won’t Believe What’s on The List
.London which launched last week has just over 39,00 domain name registration in the zone file as of today, which many regard to be less than impressive. The population of London’s metropolitan area is the largest in the EU with a total of 13,6...
Discussion
.London, Has More Reserved Domains Than Registrations & You Won’t Believe What’s on The List
.London which launched last week has just over 39,00 domain name registration in the zone file as of today, which many regard to be less than impressive. The population of London’s metropolitan area is the largest in the EU with a total of 13,6...
Discussion
September 17, 2014, 12:41 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 9/17
Yesterday during negotiations I was presented an offer from a potential buyer of one of my domains. $250 plus 5% ownership of new company formed and 25% of revenues for the first 5 years. I have to admit it could be a big offer but I also...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 9/17
Yesterday during negotiations I was presented an offer from a potential buyer of one of my domains. $250 plus 5% ownership of new company formed and 25% of revenues for the first 5 years. I have to admit it could be a big offer but I also...
Discussion
September 17, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
Tuesday Was .Vegas Day & A Big Celebration Was Held At Las Vegas City Hall
The City of Las Vegas held a very cool launch ceremony for Dot Vegas at Las Vegas city hall today. Namescon.Vegas was the very first domain activated by .Vegas after Nic.Vegas (Nic.is the first domain activated by every new gTLD registr...
Discussion
Tuesday Was .Vegas Day & A Big Celebration Was Held At Las Vegas City Hall
The City of Las Vegas held a very cool launch ceremony for Dot Vegas at Las Vegas city hall today. Namescon.Vegas was the very first domain activated by .Vegas after Nic.Vegas (Nic.is the first domain activated by every new gTLD registr...
Discussion
September 17, 2014, 5:28 am
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total Just $1M As Baltic.Cruises Tops The List at $25,000
Over the past week, 543 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: kiel.com at 19,500 EUR &middo...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Total Just $1M As Baltic.Cruises Tops The List at $25,000
Over the past week, 543 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: kiel.com at 19,500 EUR &middo...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 7:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
DotGreen Community is back!
Group that promoted .green domain name for years is back at the table. Remember DotGreen Community, the company that wanted to run the .green top level domain name but gave up in the face of competition? The company never really went away, but it fam...
Discussion
DotGreen Community is back!
Group that promoted .green domain name for years is back at the table. Remember DotGreen Community, the company that wanted to run the .green top level domain name but gave up in the face of competition? The company never really went away, but it fam...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
$25,000 new TLD sale among this week’s end user domain name sales
Travel company is among at least four end users who bought new TLDs at Sedo this past week. There is an aftermarket for new top level domain names. It’s not huge, and few people are getting rich from it. But there is a market. Take this week&rs...
Discussion
$25,000 new TLD sale among this week’s end user domain name sales
Travel company is among at least four end users who bought new TLDs at Sedo this past week. There is an aftermarket for new top level domain names. It’s not huge, and few people are getting rich from it. But there is a market. Take this week&rs...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 5:18 pm
The Domains
Handy.com Sells: New Owner Says “it wasn’t Cheap” & Has A Lesson For Domain Owners
TechCrunch.com just covered a company that acquired the domain name Handy.com which quotes the buyer saying “it wasn’t cheap.” The domain name was owned by Neue Medien GmbH of Germany. which may have been formerly known as Med...
Discussion
Handy.com Sells: New Owner Says “it wasn’t Cheap” & Has A Lesson For Domain Owners
TechCrunch.com just covered a company that acquired the domain name Handy.com which quotes the buyer saying “it wasn’t cheap.” The domain name was owned by Neue Medien GmbH of Germany. which may have been formerly known as Med...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 3:19 pm
The Domains
.Guide Going Live Wed Has More Registrations Than 4 M + M gTLD’s Have After 1st Day Of GA
.Guide which goes into general availability tomorrow, Wednesday September 17th already has more registrations than four strings of Minds + Machines after their first day of GA yesterday. .Guide is sitting at 403 domain name all registered in Sunrise ...
Discussion
.Guide Going Live Wed Has More Registrations Than 4 M + M gTLD’s Have After 1st Day Of GA
.Guide which goes into general availability tomorrow, Wednesday September 17th already has more registrations than four strings of Minds + Machines after their first day of GA yesterday. .Guide is sitting at 403 domain name all registered in Sunrise ...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 1:47 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 9/16
Here are today’s names. GSV.com Don’t see a lot of LLL.coms on Godaddy but this one is flying. Could hit $25K JuiceFly.com 14 years old. No bidders. IMO great brand for under $25 AlmostAlways.com Love this one as ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 9/16
Here are today’s names. GSV.com Don’t see a lot of LLL.coms on Godaddy but this one is flying. Could hit $25K JuiceFly.com 14 years old. No bidders. IMO great brand for under $25 AlmostAlways.com Love this one as ...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines’ new domain names off to slow start
Demand appears to have been low at launch. Minds + Machines launched its first six owned and operated top level domain names yesterday. The results can only be described as weak, at least based on overnight zone file numbers. Here’s the activit...
Discussion
Minds + Machines’ new domain names off to slow start
Demand appears to have been low at launch. Minds + Machines launched its first six owned and operated top level domain names yesterday. The results can only be described as weak, at least based on overnight zone file numbers. Here’s the activit...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 11:19 am
