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Domain Name Wire
Using Twitter to Review Web Hosts – DNW Podcast #143
How one domain investor figured out an ideal way to review web hosts. Kevin Ohashi lives the “digital nomad” life. We got connected through his activities in the domain investing world, but today we discuss his venture ReviewSignal, a sit...
Discussion
Using Twitter to Review Web Hosts – DNW Podcast #143
How one domain investor figured out an ideal way to review web hosts. Kevin Ohashi lives the “digital nomad” life. We got connected through his activities in the domain investing world, but today we discuss his venture ReviewSignal, a sit...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 3:30 pm
The Domains
New gTLD .Health Ends Sunrise Period With 287 Registrations
The .health registry ended their 60-day Sunrise period on Friday, June 7th, with a total of 287 total applications, none of which were in contention, so there will be no sunrise auctions for .health. All domains will be provisioned on Monday evening,...
Discussion
New gTLD .Health Ends Sunrise Period With 287 Registrations
The .health registry ended their 60-day Sunrise period on Friday, June 7th, with a total of 287 total applications, none of which were in contention, so there will be no sunrise auctions for .health. All domains will be provisioned on Monday evening,...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club reports “topline” Q2 premium sales of $2.7 million
Registry gets huge uptake on its five-year payment plan deal. The .Club registry has released its quarterly report of premium domain name sales, including $2.7 million “topline value”. “Topline value” is in quotes because $2.5...
Discussion
.Club reports “topline” Q2 premium sales of $2.7 million
Registry gets huge uptake on its five-year payment plan deal. The .Club registry has released its quarterly report of premium domain name sales, including $2.7 million “topline value”. “Topline value” is in quotes because $2.5...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 12:58 pm
DomainSherpa
Smart Investment: SmartMonday.com $69→$14,488 in 3 Months – With Logan Flatt
If you think like your customers think and price them within their budget, then you're more likely to be more successful in domain name investing.That's how today's investor turned a $69 SnapNames purchase into a $14,488 buy-it-now sal...
Discussion
Smart Investment: SmartMonday.com $69→$14,488 in 3 Months – With Logan Flatt
If you think like your customers think and price them within their budget, then you're more likely to be more successful in domain name investing.That's how today's investor turned a $69 SnapNames purchase into a $14,488 buy-it-now sal...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 7:01 am
The Domains
Domain Research Group takes a look at emoji domains in .com
Domain Research Group the people behind I❤️.ws, was nice enough to go through the .com zone file and identify all the emoji names that exist in .com. There are 233 in total, (currently emojis are unable to be registered in gtlds like com,net and ...
Discussion
Domain Research Group takes a look at emoji domains in .com
Domain Research Group the people behind I❤️.ws, was nice enough to go through the .com zone file and identify all the emoji names that exist in .com. There are 233 in total, (currently emojis are unable to be registered in gtlds like com,net and ...
Discussion
July 8, 2017, 9:44 am
The Domains
Post the best name you have for sale for $1,000 or less
The best name you have for sale for $1,000 or less This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. So this post is for the best name you are willing to sell right now ...
Discussion
Post the best name you have for sale for $1,000 or less
The best name you have for sale for $1,000 or less This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. So this post is for the best name you are willing to sell right now ...
Discussion
July 8, 2017, 1:18 am
Domain Name Wire
In Review: June in the domain industry
Big geos and a big acquisition lead last month’s news. It’s time to take a quick look back at the top stories and podcasts on Domain Name Wire over the past month. Here are the top five stories ranked by pageviews: 1. Skip Hoagland puts d...
Discussion
In Review: June in the domain industry
Big geos and a big acquisition lead last month’s news. It’s time to take a quick look back at the top stories and podcasts on Domain Name Wire over the past month. Here are the top five stories ranked by pageviews: 1. Skip Hoagland puts d...
Discussion
July 7, 2017, 6:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts files patent for system to handle restricted domain names
Application describes ways to handle domain registrations that require validation. New top level domain name company Donuts has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “Whitelist Domain Name Registry” (p...
Discussion
Donuts files patent for system to handle restricted domain names
Application describes ways to handle domain registrations that require validation. New top level domain name company Donuts has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “Whitelist Domain Name Registry” (p...
Discussion
July 7, 2017, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
David Duchovny wins DavidDuchovny.com domain name dispute
X-Files actor gets DavidDuchovny.com domain name 21 years after it was registered. Actor David Duchovny has convinced a National Arbitration Forum panelist that the owner of DavidDuchovny.com is cybersquatting. The panel ordered the domain name trans...
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David Duchovny wins DavidDuchovny.com domain name dispute
X-Files actor gets DavidDuchovny.com domain name 21 years after it was registered. Actor David Duchovny has convinced a National Arbitration Forum panelist that the owner of DavidDuchovny.com is cybersquatting. The panel ordered the domain name trans...
Discussion
July 7, 2017, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is Verisign about to change the expired domain drop catching game?
Patent application shows that Verisign might be shaking up the current system. Lots of well-timed firepower. That’s how the expired domain name drop catching system works in .com today. Drop catchers target domain names the second they drop, an...
Discussion
Is Verisign about to change the expired domain drop catching game?
Patent application shows that Verisign might be shaking up the current system. Lots of well-timed firepower. That’s how the expired domain name drop catching system works in .com today. Drop catchers target domain names the second they drop, an...
Discussion
July 6, 2017, 3:44 pm
