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The Domains
Forget Naming Companies – One Teen Is Getting Paid to Name Babies
There was a really cool story on BBC.com that was sent to me by Adam Yamada from Yamada Media. Domain investors and branding firms spend most of their time selling names or creating names for business, but there is a 16 year old Brit that is making m...
Discussion
Forget Naming Companies – One Teen Is Getting Paid to Name Babies
There was a really cool story on BBC.com that was sent to me by Adam Yamada from Yamada Media. Domain investors and branding firms spend most of their time selling names or creating names for business, but there is a 16 year old Brit that is making m...
Discussion
September 12, 2016, 12:20 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (Sell.io, InfoApps.com) and Flops (LDTX.com, Poker.vc)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips CorporateLeasing.com sold for 21,000 USD recently via Mike Mann’s DomainMarket, vs 4,060 USD on 2008-04-15 at Afternic. This isn’t his most...
Discussion
Domain Flips (Sell.io, InfoApps.com) and Flops (LDTX.com, Poker.vc)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips CorporateLeasing.com sold for 21,000 USD recently via Mike Mann’s DomainMarket, vs 4,060 USD on 2008-04-15 at Afternic. This isn’t his most...
Discussion
September 11, 2016, 8:32 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, September 11th
After working with Travis here at DSAD I’ve realized that people in the domain/development world with coding skills have a huge advantage over those that don’t. One, they can simply get things done faster. Two, they...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, September 11th
After working with Travis here at DSAD I’ve realized that people in the domain/development world with coding skills have a huge advantage over those that don’t. One, they can simply get things done faster. Two, they...
Discussion
September 11, 2016, 10:04 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: PX.com, TheRake.com, Projects.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. PX.com sold for $1,000,000 This was a sale for cash and “unnamed additional considerations” from Media Options to lead-gen company ReviMedia....
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: PX.com, TheRake.com, Projects.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. PX.com sold for $1,000,000 This was a sale for cash and “unnamed additional considerations” from Media Options to lead-gen company ReviMedia....
Discussion
September 10, 2016, 9:08 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on September 9, 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 SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on September 9, 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
September 10, 2016, 2:34 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, September 10th
Main List NameJet Flippa/Sedo LLLL.com’s LLL, CCC, 5L Other LLLL’s Short Brandables Numbers One Worders and Other extensions Vape, Vegan, VR Snap Names NamePros Main List The No Bid List Abroga...
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DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, September 10th
Main List NameJet Flippa/Sedo LLLL.com’s LLL, CCC, 5L Other LLLL’s Short Brandables Numbers One Worders and Other extensions Vape, Vegan, VR Snap Names NamePros Main List The No Bid List Abroga...
Discussion
September 10, 2016, 8:04 am
Domain Shane
Six Geo Examples of Developed New gTLDs
The last two weeks we’ve looked at a variety of new gTLD extensions that are developed in first or last names, and then a few examples of developed new G’s with keywords that span the dot. This week we’re looking at developed geogra...
Discussion
Six Geo Examples of Developed New gTLDs
The last two weeks we’ve looked at a variety of new gTLD extensions that are developed in first or last names, and then a few examples of developed new G’s with keywords that span the dot. This week we’re looking at developed geogra...
Discussion
September 9, 2016, 8:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside is releasing 2-character domains. Here’s what you need to know.
Short domain names hit the market next week. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) is releasing over 25,000 two-character domain names next week that were previously reserved. The company is modeling the release on what Donuts did in September 2015. Most notably, ...
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Rightside is releasing 2-character domains. Here’s what you need to know.
Short domain names hit the market next week. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) is releasing over 25,000 two-character domain names next week that were previously reserved. The company is modeling the release on what Donuts did in September 2015. Most notably, ...
Discussion
September 9, 2016, 6:06 pm
The Domains
No UDRP on This One, TM holder brings lawsuit instead
There was a post recently on Namepros that a member was not sure what to do about a demand for a domain name they owned. Some of the comments felt the person should keep the domain, and at the end of the day it’s only a UDRP. I posted in the th...
Discussion
No UDRP on This One, TM holder brings lawsuit instead
There was a post recently on Namepros that a member was not sure what to do about a demand for a domain name they owned. Some of the comments felt the person should keep the domain, and at the end of the day it’s only a UDRP. I posted in the th...
Discussion
September 9, 2016, 4:42 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on September 7, 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 SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on September 7, 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
September 9, 2016, 3:00 pm
