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The Domains
Say Hello To The 1st 158 .NYC Domains: HappyBirthday.NYC, Honeymoon.NYC Startrek.NYC
The Sunrise period for trademark/brand holders closed on June 20 for the .NYC new gTLD, the extension for the city of New York. The latest zone files indicate that brands and trademark holders participated very lightly in the Sunrise period,&nb...
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Say Hello To The 1st 158 .NYC Domains: HappyBirthday.NYC, Honeymoon.NYC Startrek.NYC
The Sunrise period for trademark/brand holders closed on June 20 for the .NYC new gTLD, the extension for the city of New York. The latest zone files indicate that brands and trademark holders participated very lightly in the Sunrise period,&nb...
Discussion
June 27, 2014, 1:52 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 27th, 2014
In case you missed our post yesterday on some recent sales from 4.cn you ought to check it out. They really are putting up some incredible sales. Million and half million dollar sales with regularity. And their monthly sales have n...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 27th, 2014
In case you missed our post yesterday on some recent sales from 4.cn you ought to check it out. They really are putting up some incredible sales. Million and half million dollar sales with regularity. And their monthly sales have n...
Discussion
June 27, 2014, 11:00 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: June 28 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: June 28, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Israeli and U.S. terror victims..., France Slams ICANN After GAC..., GAC Rejects Multistakeholderism, Tells ICANN..., As ICANN Meeting Ends "China......
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Domain Name News: June 28 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: June 28, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Israeli and U.S. terror victims..., France Slams ICANN After GAC..., GAC Rejects Multistakeholderism, Tells ICANN..., As ICANN Meeting Ends "China......
Discussion
June 27, 2014, 9:30 am
Domain Shane
Domain Shane + Accidental Domainer : Weekly Book of 10 (Oar.com, FM.tv, SeedHouse.com)
If you see something on this list that you’d like to make an offer on, use the contact form and I’ll get it to the owner to start the conversation. If you’d like to see your name on next week’s list let us know. ...
Discussion
Domain Shane + Accidental Domainer : Weekly Book of 10 (Oar.com, FM.tv, SeedHouse.com)
If you see something on this list that you’d like to make an offer on, use the contact form and I’ll get it to the owner to start the conversation. If you’d like to see your name on next week’s list let us know. ...
Discussion
June 27, 2014, 2:37 am
Domain Shane
4.cn Completes 13 Sales Over $500,000 and Four Over $1 Million in the Last Two Months
These aren’t in RMB but US Dollars. You’ve read some of my regular posts on how 4.cn is killing it in the short and numeric market. Looks like the Chinese market is more than just numbers with Game.com changing hands for over ...
Discussion
4.cn Completes 13 Sales Over $500,000 and Four Over $1 Million in the Last Two Months
These aren’t in RMB but US Dollars. You’ve read some of my regular posts on how 4.cn is killing it in the short and numeric market. Looks like the Chinese market is more than just numbers with Game.com changing hands for over ...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 7:44 pm
The Domains
As ICANN Meeting Ends “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet”
Talk about a disturbing headline Chinatopix.com just published a post entitled “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet” According to the story, China’s communist government intends to impose on the Internet the same “...
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As ICANN Meeting Ends “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet”
Talk about a disturbing headline Chinatopix.com just published a post entitled “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet” According to the story, China’s communist government intends to impose on the Internet the same “...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 6:47 pm
The Domains
IPOFinancial: “No Way Godaddy’s IPO Can Move Forward As Is With Google Entering The Market”
I chatted with David Menlow, who is the founder IPOfinancial.com yesterday about Godaddy’s planned IPO and Google’s announcement this week that they were entering the domain name registrar business “I don’t see how ...
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IPOFinancial: “No Way Godaddy’s IPO Can Move Forward As Is With Google Entering The Market”
I chatted with David Menlow, who is the founder IPOfinancial.com yesterday about Godaddy’s planned IPO and Google’s announcement this week that they were entering the domain name registrar business “I don’t see how ...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
You can’t easily compare Rightside and GoDaddy
Two soon-to-be public companies aren’t necessarily good comps for each other. Demand Media is getting ready to spin off its domain name business, Rightside. Competitor GoDaddy recently filed its S-1 for an initial public offering. It might be t...
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You can’t easily compare Rightside and GoDaddy
Two soon-to-be public companies aren’t necessarily good comps for each other. Demand Media is getting ready to spin off its domain name business, Rightside. Competitor GoDaddy recently filed its S-1 for an initial public offering. It might be t...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 4:02 pm
The Domains
MyRedbook.com Seized By Feds & Owners Arrested
According to Sfgate.com, two San Fransisco based websites MyRedbook.com and sfredbook.com were seized by the federal government yesterday. The alleged operators of the sites, Eric Omuro, and Annmarie Lanoce, were arrested Wednesday. “Omur...
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MyRedbook.com Seized By Feds & Owners Arrested
According to Sfgate.com, two San Fransisco based websites MyRedbook.com and sfredbook.com were seized by the federal government yesterday. The alleged operators of the sites, Eric Omuro, and Annmarie Lanoce, were arrested Wednesday. “Omur...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 3:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XXX interview: Lessons on premium domains, marketing and more
Stuart Lawley of .XXX domain registry ICM Registry answers questions relevant to new TLD registries. With dozens of new TLDs coming out every month, I thought it would be interesting to get thoughts from a registry that launched its domain a few year...
Discussion
.XXX interview: Lessons on premium domains, marketing and more
Stuart Lawley of .XXX domain registry ICM Registry answers questions relevant to new TLD registries. With dozens of new TLDs coming out every month, I thought it would be interesting to get thoughts from a registry that launched its domain a few year...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 2:05 pm
