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Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 21, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 21, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 21, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 21, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
October 22, 2016, 4:00 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, October 22nd
On Tuesday I mentioned that I was going salmon fishing again in upstate New York, they were running really well and we caught several. The hardwoods were almost in their peak of color change, and the temperature was still mild. It almost reached 80 ...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, October 22nd
On Tuesday I mentioned that I was going salmon fishing again in upstate New York, they were running really well and we caught several. The hardwoods were almost in their peak of color change, and the temperature was still mild. It almost reached 80 ...
Discussion
October 22, 2016, 11:09 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 20, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 20, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 20, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 20, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 7:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s now a lot easier to join the Internet Commerce Association
Online registration to join ICA is now available. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group advocating for domain name investors, introduced less expensive membership options this year. Individual domain name investors can join the group for $...
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It’s now a lot easier to join the Internet Commerce Association
Online registration to join ICA is now available. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group advocating for domain name investors, introduced less expensive membership options this year. Individual domain name investors can join the group for $...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nintendo announces Switch, domains get registered
Over 100 Switch-related domain names registered yesterday. Nintendo announced its next video game console, the Nintendo Switch, yesterday. As you might expect, people took the opportunity to register Switch domain names that might be useful one day. ...
Discussion
Nintendo announces Switch, domains get registered
Over 100 Switch-related domain names registered yesterday. Nintendo announced its next video game console, the Nintendo Switch, yesterday. As you might expect, people took the opportunity to register Switch domain names that might be useful one day. ...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember .Tel? It might be about to change.
.Tel might become a typical top level domain. Domain name registries can learn a lot from the story of Telnic, a $35 million investment gone awry. Telnic’s .Tel domain name is, without a doubt, the most innovative top level domain name because ...
Discussion
Remember .Tel? It might be about to change.
.Tel might become a typical top level domain. Domain name registries can learn a lot from the story of Telnic, a $35 million investment gone awry. Telnic’s .Tel domain name is, without a doubt, the most innovative top level domain name because ...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 1:55 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, October 21st
I know I’ve been in the industry a while that I am starting to see names that I bought at auction and sold at auction in the past are regularly now back up for auction. They are all names I sold at Namejet. Almost all bidder...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, October 21st
I know I’ve been in the industry a while that I am starting to see names that I bought at auction and sold at auction in the past are regularly now back up for auction. They are all names I sold at Namejet. Almost all bidder...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 10:23 am
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales Under $8k That Have Been Developed (pics): FieldGo.com, OrientStar.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. For today’s post, we’re looking on...
Discussion
Recent Domain Sales Under $8k That Have Been Developed (pics): FieldGo.com, OrientStar.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. For today’s post, we’re looking on...
Discussion
October 20, 2016, 10:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign signs .com contract extension, amends cooperative agreement
Company enters into three agreements today, including the .com contract extension. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) today signed amended agreements with ICANN and the Department of Commerce (DOC) related to the U.S. government IANA functions transition. The comp...
Discussion
Verisign signs .com contract extension, amends cooperative agreement
Company enters into three agreements today, including the .com contract extension. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) today signed amended agreements with ICANN and the Department of Commerce (DOC) related to the U.S. government IANA functions transition. The comp...
Discussion
October 20, 2016, 8:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in GWG.com case
GWG Holdings guilty of abusing policy to try to get valuable three letter domain name. Insurance company GWG Holdings (NASDAQ: GWGH) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain namd GWG.com. The co...
Discussion
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in GWG.com case
GWG Holdings guilty of abusing policy to try to get valuable three letter domain name. Insurance company GWG Holdings (NASDAQ: GWGH) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain namd GWG.com. The co...
Discussion
October 20, 2016, 5:25 pm