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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy moves from Super Bowl to Presidential Debates [Video]
Company to run ads during pre- and post- debate coverage. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) didn’t advertise during the Super Bowl this year, but it’s going to spend a lot of money on TV ads coinciding with upcoming U.S. Presidential debates. The comp...
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GoDaddy moves from Super Bowl to Presidential Debates [Video]
Company to run ads during pre- and post- debate coverage. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) didn’t advertise during the Super Bowl this year, but it’s going to spend a lot of money on TV ads coinciding with upcoming U.S. Presidential debates. The comp...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain appraisal scam is now the job resume scam
This scam will sound familiar to domain name owners. Dan Primack of Fortune has an interesting story about executives falling for a scam that’s very similar in operation to the domain name appraisal scam. If you aren’t familiar with it, t...
Discussion
Domain appraisal scam is now the job resume scam
This scam will sound familiar to domain name owners. Dan Primack of Fortune has an interesting story about executives falling for a scam that’s very similar in operation to the domain name appraisal scam. If you aren’t familiar with it, t...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Kiwi turns to new CIRA platform for registry services
.Kiwi will be run on .CA manager’s platform. Competition in the backend registry services business is heating up, and .CA manager CIRA has entered the game with .Kiwi as a client. .Kiwi will switch its backend to CIRA’s Fury Registry Plat...
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.Kiwi turns to new CIRA platform for registry services
.Kiwi will be run on .CA manager’s platform. Competition in the backend registry services business is heating up, and .CA manager CIRA has entered the game with .Kiwi as a client. .Kiwi will switch its backend to CIRA’s Fury Registry Plat...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Games and .Shopping hit registrars this week
Rightside and Donuts released new domain names this week. Two new top level domain names launched this week with one entering general availability and the other hitting early access. Rightside’s (NASDAQ:NAME) .Games entered general availability...
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.Games and .Shopping hit registrars this week
Rightside and Donuts released new domain names this week. Two new top level domain names launched this week with one entering general availability and the other hitting early access. Rightside’s (NASDAQ:NAME) .Games entered general availability...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
.NYC to auction top domains on NameJet
20 .NYC domain names will be auctioned on NameJet starting at $500 with no reserves. .NYC operator Neustar (NYSE:NSR) is holding an auction October 24-27 that includes top .NYC domain names. 20 domain names will be auctioned starting at $500, all wit...
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.NYC to auction top domains on NameJet
20 .NYC domain names will be auctioned on NameJet starting at $500 with no reserves. .NYC operator Neustar (NYSE:NSR) is holding an auction October 24-27 that includes top .NYC domain names. 20 domain names will be auctioned starting at $500, all wit...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 1:25 pm
The Domains
Domain Registrations By Sony Indicate Movie Maybe Coming on Puff Daddy
Several domain name registrations made by Sony yesterday, through corporate domain registrar and brand manager Mark Monitor, indicate a movie my be in the works about Sean Combs a/k/a Puff Daddy. At the moment Puff Daddy has been touring with the &ld...
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Domain Registrations By Sony Indicate Movie Maybe Coming on Puff Daddy
Several domain name registrations made by Sony yesterday, through corporate domain registrar and brand manager Mark Monitor, indicate a movie my be in the works about Sean Combs a/k/a Puff Daddy. At the moment Puff Daddy has been touring with the &ld...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 1:09 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 22nd
Yesterday someone had a nice gesture. The gesture was by someone I already respect and trust but it added to it. I sold him a name for a good price and he threw in a LLLL.com in exchange for the dot net. Our payment got stuck in Swift code li...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 22nd
Yesterday someone had a nice gesture. The gesture was by someone I already respect and trust but it added to it. I sold him a name for a good price and he threw in a LLLL.com in exchange for the dot net. Our payment got stuck in Swift code li...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 10:05 am
The Domains
Rightside Launches .Games & Shares Rise Over 5%
Rightside Group LTD (NASDAQ: NAME) launched the .GAMES domain extension today. The Sunrise Phase where trademark holders could preregister names, .GAMES became Rightside’s number-one performing new top level-domain (TLD), seeing applications fr...
Discussion
Rightside Launches .Games & Shares Rise Over 5%
Rightside Group LTD (NASDAQ: NAME) launched the .GAMES domain extension today. The Sunrise Phase where trademark holders could preregister names, .GAMES became Rightside’s number-one performing new top level-domain (TLD), seeing applications fr...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 2:30 am
The Domains
.NYC to Hold 1st Ever Premium Name Domain Name Auction of 20 .NYC Domain Names
.NYC announced it would be holding its 1st premium domain auction to begin on October 24th. Only businesses, organizations and individuals with a physical address in the five boroughs are eligible to register these premium .nyc domain names, with som...
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.NYC to Hold 1st Ever Premium Name Domain Name Auction of 20 .NYC Domain Names
.NYC announced it would be holding its 1st premium domain auction to begin on October 24th. Only businesses, organizations and individuals with a physical address in the five boroughs are eligible to register these premium .nyc domain names, with som...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 2:06 am
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends Soon; Over $60k in Bids Have Hit Reserve
This month’s Sedo Great Domains Auction ends tomorrow at noon EST, and it’s shaping up to be a solid auction, with 7 names having hit reserve so far, and bids on those names currently over $60,000. These domains are led by OCB.com and OIR...
Discussion
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends Soon; Over $60k in Bids Have Hit Reserve
This month’s Sedo Great Domains Auction ends tomorrow at noon EST, and it’s shaping up to be a solid auction, with 7 names having hit reserve so far, and bids on those names currently over $60,000. These domains are led by OCB.com and OIR...
Discussion
September 22, 2016, 12:45 am
