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Domain Name Wire
Instagram: photo sharing app or weed delivery business?
Insta Gram. Get it? Instagram has failed to secure the domain name Instragram.nl through a cybersquatting dispute, and the background is very interesting. A Dutch entrepreneur registered Instragram.nl in December 2010. Instagram (the app) was an infa...
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Instagram: photo sharing app or weed delivery business?
Insta Gram. Get it? Instagram has failed to secure the domain name Instragram.nl through a cybersquatting dispute, and the background is very interesting. A Dutch entrepreneur registered Instragram.nl in December 2010. Instagram (the app) was an infa...
Discussion
September 10, 2021, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jing Dong demonstrates a smart domain strategy
Jing Dong paid dearly for its domain, but it has paid dividends in the global marketplace. When I look at the logo of top ecommerce operator Jing Dong (京东) (pictured), I can’t help but think about the company’s smart domain strategy t...
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Jing Dong demonstrates a smart domain strategy
Jing Dong paid dearly for its domain, but it has paid dividends in the global marketplace. When I look at the logo of top ecommerce operator Jing Dong (京东) (pictured), I can’t help but think about the company’s smart domain strategy t...
Discussion
September 10, 2021, 1:08 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, September 10th, 2021
Headed out to Seattle today. I’ve literally had a sinus infection/allergies for 4 weeks. I thought I had Covid because I had a headache and a couch. Took 2 tests but always negative. I’ve been antibiotics and all kinds of medicines. ...
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Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, September 10th, 2021
Headed out to Seattle today. I’ve literally had a sinus infection/allergies for 4 weeks. I thought I had Covid because I had a headache and a couch. Took 2 tests but always negative. I’ve been antibiotics and all kinds of medicines. ...
Discussion
September 10, 2021, 11:00 am
The Domains
Another NFT handreg rings the register – WhatisaNFT.com
It looks like WhatisAnft.com sold for $5,000 as BestNames.org reported it to Namebio. The domain name was registered roughly six months ago. Good price for a recent handreg. August saw 11 NFT related keyword sales, with NFTBay.com at $30,000 being th...
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Another NFT handreg rings the register – WhatisaNFT.com
It looks like WhatisAnft.com sold for $5,000 as BestNames.org reported it to Namebio. The domain name was registered roughly six months ago. Good price for a recent handreg. August saw 11 NFT related keyword sales, with NFTBay.com at $30,000 being th...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 8:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
Swetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She’s found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, Yenu...
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This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
Swetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She’s found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, Yenu...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
This new Unicorn company started with a $12,500 domain purchase
Marshmallow got a great deal on its domain name. Throughout the world, insurance is one of the most lucrative industries for providers. The motor insurance industry in the US, for example, is estimated to have a market size of $311 billion. In the UK...
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This new Unicorn company started with a $12,500 domain purchase
Marshmallow got a great deal on its domain name. Throughout the world, insurance is one of the most lucrative industries for providers. The motor insurance industry in the US, for example, is estimated to have a market size of $311 billion. In the UK...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 3:47 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 8, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expi...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 8, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expi...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 2:56 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 9th, 2021
So I started yet another “business”. Working on Porsches. So once a Porsche is out of warranty the cost of keeping it maintained is crazy high. An oil change can be $250. Brakes can be $4K on steel and $20K if they are carbon rotors...
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Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 9th, 2021
So I started yet another “business”. Working on Porsches. So once a Porsche is out of warranty the cost of keeping it maintained is crazy high. An oil change can be $250. Brakes can be $4K on steel and $20K if they are carbon rotors...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 2:49 pm
The Domains
Donuts Domain Trend Report: August 2021
Donuts published their August domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 24% shorter and were hyphenated 9.4% le...
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Donuts Domain Trend Report: August 2021
Donuts published their August domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 24% shorter and were hyphenated 9.4% le...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
What the 4 AI dragons’ domain choices tells us
These companies typify modern Chinese companies and the domains they choose. There are the four companies in China referred to as “AI dragons”. These artificial intelligence companies provide critical components to build a smart economy i...
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What the 4 AI dragons’ domain choices tells us
These companies typify modern Chinese companies and the domains they choose. There are the four companies in China referred to as “AI dragons”. These artificial intelligence companies provide critical components to build a smart economy i...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 12:57 pm
