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Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: LightArt.com, TXO.com, RSS.com, KH.org, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. RSS.com for $135,000 Sold by Ron Sheridan, who had picked up the domain in 2009 for $125,000. The new owner is under privacy protection, but h...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: LightArt.com, TXO.com, RSS.com, KH.org, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. RSS.com for $135,000 Sold by Ron Sheridan, who had picked up the domain in 2009 for $125,000. The new owner is under privacy protection, but h...
Discussion
July 12, 2014, 2:21 am
The Domains
RapGenius.com Upgrades & Rebrand To Genius.com
The website RapGenius.com announced today that they acquired and were re-branding to the killer domain name Genius.com The domain name Genius.com was previously owned by Genius.com...
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RapGenius.com Upgrades & Rebrand To Genius.com
The website RapGenius.com announced today that they acquired and were re-branding to the killer domain name Genius.com The domain name Genius.com was previously owned by Genius.com...
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July 11, 2014, 11:14 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Changing Domain Auction Rules On Time Extension Starting Monday
I just received an email from Godaddy.com that they are making a change to the closing rules on the Godaddy.com domain auction platform, which is to take place on Monday, 7/14/2014. “As it stands now, any bid that is placed in the last 5 minute...
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Godaddy Changing Domain Auction Rules On Time Extension Starting Monday
I just received an email from Godaddy.com that they are making a change to the closing rules on the Godaddy.com domain auction platform, which is to take place on Monday, 7/14/2014. “As it stands now, any bid that is placed in the last 5 minute...
Discussion
July 11, 2014, 9:52 pm
The Domains
Owner of Mobile.Pro Loses UDRP Bid To Grab Mobile.Co
Inter123 Corporation lost its bid to grab the domain name mobile.co who was represented by David D. Lin of Lewis & Lin LLC, New York. The Complainant launched its website in March 2013 at mobile.pro, to provide an online community for mobile comm...
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Owner of Mobile.Pro Loses UDRP Bid To Grab Mobile.Co
Inter123 Corporation lost its bid to grab the domain name mobile.co who was represented by David D. Lin of Lewis & Lin LLC, New York. The Complainant launched its website in March 2013 at mobile.pro, to provide an online community for mobile comm...
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July 11, 2014, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is 3,500 domains a slow start or good start?
Last month Famous Four Media launched its first few domains, including .webcam and .trade. .Webcam and .Trade each received about 3,500 registrations on the first day. .Bid received fewer than a thousand. It turns out that the bulk of registrations w...
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Is 3,500 domains a slow start or good start?
Last month Famous Four Media launched its first few domains, including .webcam and .trade. .Webcam and .Trade each received about 3,500 registrations on the first day. .Bid received fewer than a thousand. It turns out that the bulk of registrations w...
Discussion
July 11, 2014, 2:49 pm
The Domains
Google Wants You’re Opinion On How They Should Implement “Right To Be Forgotten”
Google’s Advisory Council is asking the public on how they should implement the EU court required “Right to be Forgotten” The question Google is asking is: “How should one person’s right to be forgotten be balanced with ...
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Google Wants You’re Opinion On How They Should Implement “Right To Be Forgotten”
Google’s Advisory Council is asking the public on how they should implement the EU court required “Right to be Forgotten” The question Google is asking is: “How should one person’s right to be forgotten be balanced with ...
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July 11, 2014, 2:44 pm
The Domains
Company Holding Webinar On New gTLDs PR Is Full Of Errors: Google Owns .Home?
CMSWire and ICF International are holding a one hour Webinar on Tuesday, July 22nd at 10:30am PDT/1:30pm EDT and put out a Press Release to get people to sign up for it. The problem is the PR is full of statements which are simply wrong The headline ...
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Company Holding Webinar On New gTLDs PR Is Full Of Errors: Google Owns .Home?
CMSWire and ICF International are holding a one hour Webinar on Tuesday, July 22nd at 10:30am PDT/1:30pm EDT and put out a Press Release to get people to sign up for it. The problem is the PR is full of statements which are simply wrong The headline ...
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July 11, 2014, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report for this week
Last week, the expired domain market posted gains of … Well, nobody knows. Without any cost basis to refer to, who can say whether it’s a bull or a bear? In any event, the former domain owner gains nothing from the sale of a domain...
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Expired Domain Report for this week
Last week, the expired domain market posted gains of … Well, nobody knows. Without any cost basis to refer to, who can say whether it’s a bull or a bear? In any event, the former domain owner gains nothing from the sale of a domain...
Discussion
July 11, 2014, 1:50 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 11th
My hours are a little different than most people. I’ve been doing a bit more business in the Chinese market and I’ve been doing a bit more running. Turns out that my getting up at 4:15 to go run each day also has me up during...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 11th
My hours are a little different than most people. I’ve been doing a bit more business in the Chinese market and I’ve been doing a bit more running. Turns out that my getting up at 4:15 to go run each day also has me up during...
Discussion
July 11, 2014, 10:59 am
The Domains
Bitcoin Domain-Name Prices Defy Drop in Virtual Currency’s Value
Mike Robertson was quoted in an article out today on Bloomberg. The article written by Olga Kharif looks at the demand for Bitcoin related domains while the value of Bitcoins have actually declined substantially from their highs. From the article: Bi...
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Bitcoin Domain-Name Prices Defy Drop in Virtual Currency’s Value
Mike Robertson was quoted in an article out today on Bloomberg. The article written by Olga Kharif looks at the demand for Bitcoin related domains while the value of Bitcoins have actually declined substantially from their highs. From the article: Bi...
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July 11, 2014, 10:26 am
