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Domain Name Wire
Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
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Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
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March 27, 2020, 3:09 pm
The Domains
LiveChat has their act together when it comes to domain names
LiveChat Software S.A. is a global IT company operating in SaaS (Software as a Service) model and offering product that increases online sales, improves customer service and online conversions. The company is headquartered in Poland. The company had ...
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LiveChat has their act together when it comes to domain names
LiveChat Software S.A. is a global IT company operating in SaaS (Software as a Service) model and offering product that increases online sales, improves customer service and online conversions. The company is headquartered in Poland. The company had ...
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March 27, 2020, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
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Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
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March 26, 2020, 11:46 pm
The Domains
Another company with two word .com moves to one word .co
Patch Homes is a home equity finance startup, that is now changing it’s name to Noah. They are going to be doing business on Noah.co as another two word .com moves to .co. (source) A couple weeks ago I wrote about GradeSlam (.org) rebranding to...
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Another company with two word .com moves to one word .co
Patch Homes is a home equity finance startup, that is now changing it’s name to Noah. They are going to be doing business on Noah.co as another two word .com moves to .co. (source) A couple weeks ago I wrote about GradeSlam (.org) rebranding to...
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March 26, 2020, 10:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer
Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration. Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo. Namecheap already listed Sedo domains fo...
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Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer
Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration. Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo. Namecheap already listed Sedo domains fo...
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March 26, 2020, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies help people stop wasting money on COVID-19 domain names
Companies are making it harder to register and sell crisis-related domains. You should thank them. Domain name registrar Namecheap has stopped allowing domain names including the words coronavirus, covid, and vaccine from being registered through its...
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Companies help people stop wasting money on COVID-19 domain names
Companies are making it harder to register and sell crisis-related domains. You should thank them. Domain name registrar Namecheap has stopped allowing domain names including the words coronavirus, covid, and vaccine from being registered through its...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
How 151.com could be used
151.com, which recently sold for $415,000, could have a lot of uses in China. A couple of days ago I read in Namebio that the numeric domain 151.com sold for $415,000. While I have not come across any business in the west using a numeric domain, it i...
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How 151.com could be used
151.com, which recently sold for $415,000, could have a lot of uses in China. A couple of days ago I read in Namebio that the numeric domain 151.com sold for $415,000. While I have not come across any business in the west using a numeric domain, it i...
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March 26, 2020, 1:02 pm
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames February sales led by HNtv.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their February sales and HNtv.com was the top sale at $21,529 just edging out UMO.com at $21,200. 82 of the 94 reported sales were .com. Database.net is already up on GoDaddy looking for a flip after selling for $3,056. hnt...
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NameJet/Snapnames February sales led by HNtv.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their February sales and HNtv.com was the top sale at $21,529 just edging out UMO.com at $21,200. 82 of the 94 reported sales were .com. Database.net is already up on GoDaddy looking for a flip after selling for $3,056. hnt...
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March 25, 2020, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
COVID-19 drives end user domain name sales
Companies are buying domains in response to the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is driving end user domain name sales, it’s just not for garbage domain names people have registered in recent weeks. Consider SchoolToGo.com, a domain purchased by...
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COVID-19 drives end user domain name sales
Companies are buying domains in response to the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is driving end user domain name sales, it’s just not for garbage domain names people have registered in recent weeks. Consider SchoolToGo.com, a domain purchased by...
Discussion
March 25, 2020, 5:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese registrars are very active in new top level domains
Kassey Lee analyzes how Chinese registrars account for a large portion of new top level domain registrations. New top level domain names, such as .best, .rich, and .guru, began rolling out at the end of 2013. According to nTLDstats.com, there are abo...
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Chinese registrars are very active in new top level domains
Kassey Lee analyzes how Chinese registrars account for a large portion of new top level domain registrations. New top level domain names, such as .best, .rich, and .guru, began rolling out at the end of 2013. According to nTLDstats.com, there are abo...
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March 25, 2020, 4:59 pm
