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Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Ozlo.com, CarBrain.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from this year that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Ozlo.com sold for $18,000 at Uniregistry, and ...
Discussion
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Ozlo.com, CarBrain.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from this year that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Ozlo.com sold for $18,000 at Uniregistry, and ...
Discussion
December 17, 2016, 4:54 am
The Domains
.Com Domain Registrations Back Under 128 Million
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base have fallen below 128 Million. Back in September of this year we reported the number of .com domain name had broken through the 128 million mark for the first time. Fo...
Discussion
.Com Domain Registrations Back Under 128 Million
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base have fallen below 128 Million. Back in September of this year we reported the number of .com domain name had broken through the 128 million mark for the first time. Fo...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 7:45 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF DECEMBER 15, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on December 15, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than a...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF DECEMBER 15, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on December 15, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than a...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 6:02 pm
The Domains
What do you want in 2017 ?
As 2016 closes it out and we look ahead to 2017 this post is for readers to tell us and the industry, what do you want to see in 2017 ? What do you want to see as far as innovation from industry related companies. What do you want to read more about ...
Discussion
What do you want in 2017 ?
As 2016 closes it out and we look ahead to 2017 this post is for readers to tell us and the industry, what do you want to see in 2017 ? What do you want to see as far as innovation from industry related companies. What do you want to read more about ...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Tinder and other end users bought last week
Hookup app buys name for its new venture arm, but ccTLDs dominate the charts. Sedo has always been #1 when it comes to country code domain names, and this week is a case in point. Nine of the 16 end user sales I identified were country code domain na...
Discussion
What domains Tinder and other end users bought last week
Hookup app buys name for its new venture arm, but ccTLDs dominate the charts. Sedo has always been #1 when it comes to country code domain names, and this week is a case in point. Nine of the 16 end user sales I identified were country code domain na...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Powerley.com owner hit for reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP against domain name registered over a decade before it claims rights to the brand. Insight Energy Ventures, the company that offers home energy management systems at Powerley.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain na...
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Powerley.com owner hit for reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP against domain name registered over a decade before it claims rights to the brand. Insight Energy Ventures, the company that offers home energy management systems at Powerley.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain na...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN wants to return to Puerto Rico, but don’t hold your breath
ICANN reschedules Puerto Rico meeting for March 2018. ICANN plans to return to Puerto Rico for its March 2018 meeting after moving the Fall 2016 meeting due to concerns over the Zika Virus. Whether or not you agree with ICANN’s decision to move...
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ICANN wants to return to Puerto Rico, but don’t hold your breath
ICANN reschedules Puerto Rico meeting for March 2018. ICANN plans to return to Puerto Rico for its March 2018 meeting after moving the Fall 2016 meeting due to concerns over the Zika Virus. Whether or not you agree with ICANN’s decision to move...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 2:32 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, December 16th
This is by far the most names I’ve had on my Godaddy list. It’s not a trend. I haven’t turned into Josh. There were just a lot of decent one or two word names today. Some good value on the board. ...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, December 16th
This is by far the most names I’ve had on my Godaddy list. It’s not a trend. I haven’t turned into Josh. There were just a lot of decent one or two word names today. Some good value on the board. ...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 10:20 am
The Domains
Parent Co. of Sedo & 1and1 Buys Hosting Co. Strato From Deutsche Telekom for $629 Million Cash
United Internet, the parent company of Sedo & 1and1.com among other companies, agreed to buy web hosting business Strato from Deutsche Telekom for around 600 million euros (US$629 million) in cash today. According to reports “Deutsche Telek...
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Parent Co. of Sedo & 1and1 Buys Hosting Co. Strato From Deutsche Telekom for $629 Million Cash
United Internet, the parent company of Sedo & 1and1.com among other companies, agreed to buy web hosting business Strato from Deutsche Telekom for around 600 million euros (US$629 million) in cash today. According to reports “Deutsche Telek...
Discussion
December 15, 2016, 10:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts acquires .Irish top level domain name
Donuts has 198 top level domain names after acquiring .Irish. Back in May, Donuts CEO Paul Stahura told me his company would love to acquire more top level domain names. He was just waiting for TLD operators to have “sane” price expectati...
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Donuts acquires .Irish top level domain name
Donuts has 198 top level domain names after acquiring .Irish. Back in May, Donuts CEO Paul Stahura told me his company would love to acquire more top level domain names. He was just waiting for TLD operators to have “sane” price expectati...
Discussion
December 15, 2016, 7:40 pm
