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Domain Name Wire
Tucows to drop some of Uniregistry’s domain names
Registrar will cease offering domains with biggest real price increases. Tucows, the second largest domain name registrar, will cease offering nine of Uniregistry’s top level domain names this September after their annual fees skyrocket. The co...
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Tucows to drop some of Uniregistry’s domain names
Registrar will cease offering domains with biggest real price increases. Tucows, the second largest domain name registrar, will cease offering nine of Uniregistry’s top level domain names this September after their annual fees skyrocket. The co...
Discussion
May 29, 2017, 3:33 pm
DomainSherpa
How to Sell Ice to Eskimos, DNSeattle Keynote – With Andrew Rosener
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington -- and raised more than $6,000 to help find a cure for cancer!More than 100 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name sales during this l...
Discussion
How to Sell Ice to Eskimos, DNSeattle Keynote – With Andrew Rosener
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington -- and raised more than $6,000 to help find a cure for cancer!More than 100 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name sales during this l...
Discussion
May 29, 2017, 7:01 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN security group warns against Emoji domain names
SSAC says emoji domain are like 😈, gives 👎 to their registration. Emoji domain names have received some press over that last year thanks, in part, to .ws allowing registrations of emoji domain names. Now, the ICANN Security and Stability Adviso...
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ICANN security group warns against Emoji domain names
SSAC says emoji domain are like 😈, gives 👎 to their registration. Emoji domain names have received some press over that last year thanks, in part, to .ws allowing registrations of emoji domain names. Now, the ICANN Security and Stability Adviso...
Discussion
May 27, 2017, 7:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The generic domain name I can never remember
A simple domain that’s difficult (for me) to remember. I like when companies create a brand around a solid one-word brand. Amazon.com, Bing.com, Medium.com. But there’s one website with a name like this that, for the life of me, I can nev...
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The generic domain name I can never remember
A simple domain that’s difficult (for me) to remember. I like when companies create a brand around a solid one-word brand. Amazon.com, Bing.com, Medium.com. But there’s one website with a name like this that, for the life of me, I can nev...
Discussion
May 27, 2017, 3:11 pm
The Domains
$500 weekend blowout
Well a month ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The last couple sales posts did not do as well, there wer...
Discussion
$500 weekend blowout
Well a month ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The last couple sales posts did not do as well, there wer...
Discussion
May 27, 2017, 1:20 am
Sully's Blog
Domainer Emails
Let’s face it. NO ONE likes to get unsolicited emails. It’s no different than receiving an unsolicited call on you cell phone or landline (yeah, I still have a land line, I blame my wife). It just seems rude. ...
Discussion
Domainer Emails
Let’s face it. NO ONE likes to get unsolicited emails. It’s no different than receiving an unsolicited call on you cell phone or landline (yeah, I still have a land line, I blame my wife). It just seems rude. ...
Discussion
May 26, 2017, 12:01 pm
The Domains
Shares of Web.com Up Over 13% After Hours On Takeover Rumors
Shares of Web.com (WWWW) rose over 13% after hours as Reuters.com reported the company “is in talks with private equity firms after receiving takeover approaches.” The story went on to say “The buyout interest in Web.com comes as it...
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Shares of Web.com Up Over 13% After Hours On Takeover Rumors
Shares of Web.com (WWWW) rose over 13% after hours as Reuters.com reported the company “is in talks with private equity firms after receiving takeover approaches.” The story went on to say “The buyout interest in Web.com comes as it...
Discussion
May 26, 2017, 1:56 am
Domain Name Wire
A great resource for new top level domain name data
Don’t overlook this new top level domain stats site. This blog and many others in the domain name industry often cite nTLDstats.com for new TLD metrics. It’s a great service, but you should also be aware of NameStat.org. I particularly li...
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A great resource for new top level domain name data
Don’t overlook this new top level domain stats site. This blog and many others in the domain name industry often cite nTLDstats.com for new TLD metrics. It’s a great service, but you should also be aware of NameStat.org. I particularly li...
Discussion
May 25, 2017, 4:58 pm
The Domains
Microsoft is buyer of Mixer.com
Back in February, Jamie from DotWeekly.com reported that Tucow’s YummyNames.com had sold Mixer.com to an unknown MarkMonitor client. That client is confirmed today to be Microsoft. Microsoft is rebranding Beam, Microsoft’s answer to Twitc...
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Microsoft is buyer of Mixer.com
Back in February, Jamie from DotWeekly.com reported that Tucow’s YummyNames.com had sold Mixer.com to an unknown MarkMonitor client. That client is confirmed today to be Microsoft. Microsoft is rebranding Beam, Microsoft’s answer to Twitc...
Discussion
May 25, 2017, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Accepting PayPal for domains makes sense but there are risks
There’s no seller protection for domains but it makes the buyer more comfortable. I saw that Efty has added the option to accept PayPal payments for domain names listed on its platform. I can see how this could boost sales; PayPal is trusted an...
Discussion
Accepting PayPal for domains makes sense but there are risks
There’s no seller protection for domains but it makes the buyer more comfortable. I saw that Efty has added the option to accept PayPal payments for domain names listed on its platform. I can see how this could boost sales; PayPal is trusted an...
Discussion
May 25, 2017, 3:29 pm
