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The Domains
What do you see as the biggest problems in the domain industry?
There are many opinions on what’s right and what’s wrong with the domain industry. In this post give your comments on what you think needs to be changed about the domain industry. What do you see as the most glaring problems or concerns? ...
Discussion
What do you see as the biggest problems in the domain industry?
There are many opinions on what’s right and what’s wrong with the domain industry. In this post give your comments on what you think needs to be changed about the domain industry. What do you see as the most glaring problems or concerns? ...
Discussion
July 20, 2017, 12:10 am
The Domains
A lot of shady things coming to light this week
The thing about domaining is there are always people in the know on certain topics but they don’t go mainstream. It takes a post on a blog or Namepros for the majority of domain owners to see the full picture. DomainNameWire wrote about a topic...
Discussion
A lot of shady things coming to light this week
The thing about domaining is there are always people in the know on certain topics but they don’t go mainstream. It takes a post on a blog or Namepros for the majority of domain owners to see the full picture. DomainNameWire wrote about a topic...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet sellers at center of shill bidding questions
Questionable bidding sparks outcry. Domain name auction site NameJet is caught up in a bit of a scandal around shill bidding involving sellers that use its platform. As detailed over at NamePros, it started with a question about bidding by domain inv...
Discussion
NameJet sellers at center of shill bidding questions
Questionable bidding sparks outcry. Domain name auction site NameJet is caught up in a bit of a scandal around shill bidding involving sellers that use its platform. As detailed over at NamePros, it started with a question about bidding by domain inv...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 7:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Some Afternic partners are marking up your domain prices
The price you set might not be the price your customer sees. When you list your domain names for sale through Afternic’s Premium Network, 100 resellers and registrars list your domain names for sale on their sites. Many of these partners allow ...
Discussion
Some Afternic partners are marking up your domain prices
The price you set might not be the price your customer sees. When you list your domain names for sale through Afternic’s Premium Network, 100 resellers and registrars list your domain names for sale on their sites. Many of these partners allow ...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 6:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s the latest on Donuts acquisition of Rightside
Donuts’ purchase of Rightside might be coming to a conclusion. There has been a bit of activity regarding Donuts acquisition of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME). Offer issued: The tender offer was issued on June 27 and is valid until July 26, 2017 at mi...
Discussion
Here’s the latest on Donuts acquisition of Rightside
Donuts’ purchase of Rightside might be coming to a conclusion. There has been a bit of activity regarding Donuts acquisition of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME). Offer issued: The tender offer was issued on June 27 and is valid until July 26, 2017 at mi...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
A cartoon artist, event management company and photography company bought domain names over the past week. This week’s public Sedo sales were headlined by Trustwork.com, which was purchased by a new company for $30,000. SeedCompany.com was clos...
Discussion
18 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
A cartoon artist, event management company and photography company bought domain names over the past week. This week’s public Sedo sales were headlined by Trustwork.com, which was purchased by a new company for $30,000. SeedCompany.com was clos...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 3:23 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Trustwork.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Trustwork.com led the way at $30,000. SeedCompany.com was right behind at $28,000. The new gtlds had a few sales this week, Token.sale sold for 9,999 Euros, the domain was registered by a German registrant in 2015...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Trustwork.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Trustwork.com led the way at $30,000. SeedCompany.com was right behind at $28,000. The new gtlds had a few sales this week, Token.sale sold for 9,999 Euros, the domain was registered by a German registrant in 2015...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 8:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456 million
GoDaddy divests managed hosting business as planned. GoDaddy has entered into an agreement to sell PlusServer, a business it picked up in the Host Europe Group acquisition, for €397 million (USD $456 million). Funds advised by BC Partners are bu...
Discussion
GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456 million
GoDaddy divests managed hosting business as planned. GoDaddy has entered into an agreement to sell PlusServer, a business it picked up in the Host Europe Group acquisition, for €397 million (USD $456 million). Funds advised by BC Partners are bu...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 7:42 pm
The Domains
Domain violence – Burglar tries to force a domain transfer, shots ring out
Interesting article from The Gazette about an incident in Cedar Rapida, Iowa. A burglar actually shot a man to get him to transfer a domain name to someone else, the burglar was also shot by the home owner. From the article: “(Hopkins) then for...
Discussion
Domain violence – Burglar tries to force a domain transfer, shots ring out
Interesting article from The Gazette about an incident in Cedar Rapida, Iowa. A burglar actually shot a man to get him to transfer a domain name to someone else, the burglar was also shot by the home owner. From the article: “(Hopkins) then for...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 7:40 pm
The Domains
Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet
WebQuest started a thread at Namepros that is picking up steam fast. The topic is on people bidding on their own names at NameJet. Once in awhile I see people bidding on their own domains at NJ. I would think it would be frowned upon. Today’s s...
Discussion
Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet
WebQuest started a thread at Namepros that is picking up steam fast. The topic is on people bidding on their own names at NameJet. Once in awhile I see people bidding on their own domains at NJ. I would think it would be frowned upon. Today’s s...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 6:51 pm
