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The Domains
NameJet May sales led by CPT.com
NameJet released their May sales data and CPT.com topped the list at $69,000. 3L.coms took 5 of the top 10 spots. ET.org at $22,000 was the highest non .com sale. cpt.com $69,000.00 dtu.com $27,800.00 gaibang.com $22,198.00 et.org $22,000.00 leah.com...
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NameJet May sales led by CPT.com
NameJet released their May sales data and CPT.com topped the list at $69,000. 3L.coms took 5 of the top 10 spots. ET.org at $22,000 was the highest non .com sale. cpt.com $69,000.00 dtu.com $27,800.00 gaibang.com $22,198.00 et.org $22,000.00 leah.com...
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June 6, 2017, 6:26 pm

The Domains
Monetize, Park, Sell and Manage Domains with Toughdomains
Sponsor Content presented by Tough Domains Instant Domain Development: Upload, host and connect news content to hundreds of domains in seconds. If you have thousands of names it would literally take you a lifetime to develop each name one by one. Thi...
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Monetize, Park, Sell and Manage Domains with Toughdomains
Sponsor Content presented by Tough Domains Instant Domain Development: Upload, host and connect news content to hundreds of domains in seconds. If you have thousands of names it would literally take you a lifetime to develop each name one by one. Thi...
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June 6, 2017, 3:53 pm

Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers
Here are the registrars that did best (and worst) with .com in February. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for February 2017. Here’s a look at how the registrars far...
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.Com Winners & Losers
Here are the registrars that did best (and worst) with .com in February. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for February 2017. Here’s a look at how the registrars far...
Discussion
June 6, 2017, 2:10 pm

Domain Name Wire
Skip Hoagland puts domain portfolio up for sale including Cuba.com and Atlanta.com
Collection is one of the best geo-domain portfolios in the world. Domain investor and entrepreneur Skip Hoagland is offering his complete domain name portfolio for sale as a package. The portfolio includes some of the best geographic domain names ava...
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Skip Hoagland puts domain portfolio up for sale including Cuba.com and Atlanta.com
Collection is one of the best geo-domain portfolios in the world. Domain investor and entrepreneur Skip Hoagland is offering his complete domain name portfolio for sale as a package. The portfolio includes some of the best geographic domain names ava...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 7:44 pm

Domain Name Wire
Reviewing May in the domain name industry
Top domain name stories and podcasts from the past month. It’s time for a look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked by number of views. 1. Domain registration halts spread of Wann...
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Reviewing May in the domain name industry
Top domain name stories and podcasts from the past month. It’s time for a look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked by number of views. 1. Domain registration halts spread of Wann...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 4:54 pm

Domain Name Wire
From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia – DNW Podcast #139
How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a company he sold last year for $900 million. This week, the y...
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From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia – DNW Podcast #139
How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a company he sold last year for $900 million. This week, the y...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year
Event is free for the domain name industry. NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris. Now in its third year, the event targets...
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Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year
Event is free for the domain name industry. NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris. Now in its third year, the event targets...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 1:37 pm

The Domains
New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depen...
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New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depen...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 12:05 pm

DomainSherpa
Using Your Personal Network to Sell ccTLD Domains – With Rob Kaay
If you don't build a personal network, you limit your ability to sell domain names.Today's Sherpa describes how his personal network was critical to his professional success selling .com.au domain names. Without a network, he wouldn't ...
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Using Your Personal Network to Sell ccTLD Domains – With Rob Kaay
If you don't build a personal network, you limit your ability to sell domain names.Today's Sherpa describes how his personal network was critical to his professional success selling .com.au domain names. Without a network, he wouldn't ...
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June 5, 2017, 7:01 am

The Domains
Rare sighting: 2 expired 3L.coms on GoDaddy auctions
With 8 and 9 days left on their auctions respectively, the domain names GTJ.com and MNT.com are expiring on GoDaddy auctions. You can view the auctions by clicking their name above, GTJ is currently at $32,888 and MNT.com is currently at $31,333. GTJ...
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Rare sighting: 2 expired 3L.coms on GoDaddy auctions
With 8 and 9 days left on their auctions respectively, the domain names GTJ.com and MNT.com are expiring on GoDaddy auctions. You can view the auctions by clicking their name above, GTJ is currently at $32,888 and MNT.com is currently at $31,333. GTJ...
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June 5, 2017, 6:19 am