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The Domains
Rat.com launches
A member on Namepros posted the launch of their new project on Rat.com. The service will charge users $2.99 a month for an ad free experience. Rat.com was conceived of by a group of developers who grew tired with the amount of trolls and fake profile...
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Rat.com launches
A member on Namepros posted the launch of their new project on Rat.com. The service will charge users $2.99 a month for an ad free experience. Rat.com was conceived of by a group of developers who grew tired with the amount of trolls and fake profile...
Discussion
January 22, 2020, 2:09 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Meals2Go.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Meals2Go.com led the way at $44,200. 265.cc was second at $25,000. Asia.Casino sold for $10,000. 43 .com sales 19 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs meals2go.com 01/18/2020 44,200 ...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Meals2Go.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Meals2Go.com led the way at $44,200. 265.cc was second at $25,000. Asia.Casino sold for $10,000. 43 .com sales 19 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs meals2go.com 01/18/2020 44,200 ...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Wars: .Org debate on NPR’s On Point
On Point hosts discussion about .org sale to Ethos Capital. NPR’s On Point featured the .org debate this morning. Host Meghna Chakrabarti was joined by Esther Dyson, founding chairwoman of ICANN, Andrew Sullivan, CEO of Internet Society, a...
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Domain Wars: .Org debate on NPR’s On Point
On Point hosts discussion about .org sale to Ethos Capital. NPR’s On Point featured the .org debate this morning. Host Meghna Chakrabarti was joined by Esther Dyson, founding chairwoman of ICANN, Andrew Sullivan, CEO of Internet Society, a...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
PayStubs.net buys matching .com and other Uniregistry sales
A payroll service company bought the .com to match its .net. If I were to take my pick of PayStub.com or PayStubs.com as a domain investor, I’d definitely pick the former. It can be used for many personal finance purposes. But if my business wa...
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PayStubs.net buys matching .com and other Uniregistry sales
A payroll service company bought the .com to match its .net. If I were to take my pick of PayStub.com or PayStubs.com as a domain investor, I’d definitely pick the former. It can be used for many personal finance purposes. But if my business wa...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 8:43 pm
The Domains
Domaining.com launches monthly brokerage newsletter
Francois at Domaining.com is rolling out a monthly newsletter for Domain Brokerages. Good idea not everyone in the business is in touch with all the brokerages or gets all their newsletters. This is the first issue of a new monthly bulletin which exc...
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Domaining.com launches monthly brokerage newsletter
Francois at Domaining.com is rolling out a monthly newsletter for Domain Brokerages. Good idea not everyone in the business is in touch with all the brokerages or gets all their newsletters. This is the first issue of a new monthly bulletin which exc...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 7:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Live domain name auction on tap for Austin next week
Valuable domain names will be sold in live auction next week. Right of the Dot is holding its annual live domain name auction in conjunction with NamesCon next week in Austin. The auction starts at 4:30 pm on Thursday, January 30 at the Omni Hotel in...
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Live domain name auction on tap for Austin next week
Valuable domain names will be sold in live auction next week. Right of the Dot is holding its annual live domain name auction in conjunction with NamesCon next week in Austin. The auction starts at 4:30 pm on Thursday, January 30 at the Omni Hotel in...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 6:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
How a 3 letter domain helped this business go global
This company’s Chinese name would not have worked globally. I like 3 letter (3L) domains so I spend a lot of time in this space. I have a database of Chinese companies that could benefit from an upgrade to 3L domains. I also have a database of ...
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How a 3 letter domain helped this business go global
This company’s Chinese name would not have worked globally. I like 3 letter (3L) domains so I spend a lot of time in this space. I have a database of Chinese companies that could benefit from an upgrade to 3L domains. I also have a database of ...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 3:54 pm
The Domains
Who would you choose?
Someone posed this question to me yesterday, “If you could only list at one aftermarket marketplace which would it be?” In this hypothetical the exclusivity that a BrandBucket demands would be in place for every marketplace. My vote would...
Discussion
Who would you choose?
Someone posed this question to me yesterday, “If you could only list at one aftermarket marketplace which would it be?” In this hypothetical the exclusivity that a BrandBucket demands would be in place for every marketplace. My vote would...
Discussion
January 21, 2020, 2:15 am
Domain Name Wire
How much .org would cost with 10% annual price increases
If Ethos raises .org prices by 10% a year, the wholesale cost quickly rises. Ethos Capital, the private equity company that is trying to acquire Public Interest Registry and the .org registry, says it plans to raise .org prices, on average, up to 10%...
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How much .org would cost with 10% annual price increases
If Ethos raises .org prices by 10% a year, the wholesale cost quickly rises. Ethos Capital, the private equity company that is trying to acquire Public Interest Registry and the .org registry, says it plans to raise .org prices, on average, up to 10%...
Discussion
January 20, 2020, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
EnglishDotCom domain strategy live and well in China
Chinese companies often choose an English name. I started using the term “EnglishDotCom” several years ago to describe what I saw in the Chinese domain market. I was really amazed to see startups in China using an English brand on the .co...
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EnglishDotCom domain strategy live and well in China
Chinese companies often choose an English name. I started using the term “EnglishDotCom” several years ago to describe what I saw in the Chinese domain market. I was really amazed to see startups in China using an English brand on the .co...
Discussion
January 20, 2020, 6:03 pm
