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DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Founders Series – Mar 11 2021: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop w/ Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains
On this episode of the DomainSherpa Founder Series JT & Drew talk to Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains and discuss a number of topics including (a) the rise of the decentralized internet, (b) the appeal of the .crypto & .zil domain extension...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Founders Series – Mar 11 2021: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop w/ Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains
On this episode of the DomainSherpa Founder Series JT & Drew talk to Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains and discuss a number of topics including (a) the rise of the decentralized internet, (b) the appeal of the .crypto & .zil domain extension...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 11:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what sold on NameJet and SnapNames last month
98 domains sold for $2,000 or more last month. Web.com’s (or should I say Newfold Digital’s?) aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $368,000 in sales of domains over $2,000 in February. The top sale was only $15,000 but there we...
Discussion
Here’s what sold on NameJet and SnapNames last month
98 domains sold for $2,000 or more last month. Web.com’s (or should I say Newfold Digital’s?) aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $368,000 in sales of domains over $2,000 in February. The top sale was only $15,000 but there we...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 7:28 pm
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames February sales led by PayZone.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their February sales data. The top sale was payzone.com at $15,000. The top SnapNames Sale: smartjx.com – $11,554 DOMAINNAME BRAND TYPE SALES AMOUNT payzone.com Namejet Expiring $15,000 cheapmovies.com Namejet B...
Discussion
NameJet/Snapnames February sales led by PayZone.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their February sales data. The top sale was payzone.com at $15,000. The top SnapNames Sale: smartjx.com – $11,554 DOMAINNAME BRAND TYPE SALES AMOUNT payzone.com Namejet Expiring $15,000 cheapmovies.com Namejet B...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFTs are the newest manufactured scarcity
What do you call too many rare things? Something that’s not rare at all. Like many boys who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I collected baseball cards. My brother and I would pool our allowance and head to the Magik Market convenience store, where ...
Discussion
NFTs are the newest manufactured scarcity
What do you call too many rare things? Something that’s not rare at all. Like many boys who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I collected baseball cards. My brother and I would pool our allowance and head to the Magik Market convenience store, where ...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales led by a $50,000 .io domain
A crypto exchange, a children’s footwear company and an auto parts manufacturer bought domain names. The cryptocurrency surge is creating lots of demand for domain names. The domains themselves aren’t always descriptive of cryptocurrency,...
Discussion
End user domain name sales led by a $50,000 .io domain
A crypto exchange, a children’s footwear company and an auto parts manufacturer bought domain names. The cryptocurrency surge is creating lots of demand for domain names. The domains themselves aren’t always descriptive of cryptocurrency,...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 2:46 pm
The Domains
Other Registrars reply when asked how they would handle the Oxley situation?
So while there is other stuff going on in domaining, for many the only thing that matters is the Brent Oxley domain lockdown at GoDaddy. Someone registered FireAman.com referring to the CEO of GoDaddy Aman Bhutani and redirected it to the thread on N...
Discussion
Other Registrars reply when asked how they would handle the Oxley situation?
So while there is other stuff going on in domaining, for many the only thing that matters is the Brent Oxley domain lockdown at GoDaddy. Someone registered FireAman.com referring to the CEO of GoDaddy Aman Bhutani and redirected it to the thread on N...
Discussion
March 10, 2021, 10:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain buyer brokers should protect themselves against being used in a dispute
They should forbid clients from using their negotiations UDRPs and lawsuits. Many skilled domain brokers help companies acquire domain names. When negotiations fail to result in a transaction, clients sometimes use the broker’s effort in an ens...
Discussion
Domain buyer brokers should protect themselves against being used in a dispute
They should forbid clients from using their negotiations UDRPs and lawsuits. Many skilled domain brokers help companies acquire domain names. When negotiations fail to result in a transaction, clients sometimes use the broker’s effort in an ens...
Discussion
March 10, 2021, 9:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google among end user buyers at GoDaddy, SelfMade.com sells for nearly $1M
GoDaddy’s latest domain sales list features big sales to companies of all sizes. GoDaddy released a list of its top public sales from October 2020 today. GoDaddy publishes the lists in arrears to avoid any issues as a public company. The list i...
Discussion
Google among end user buyers at GoDaddy, SelfMade.com sells for nearly $1M
GoDaddy’s latest domain sales list features big sales to companies of all sizes. GoDaddy released a list of its top public sales from October 2020 today. GoDaddy publishes the lists in arrears to avoid any issues as a public company. The list i...
Discussion
March 10, 2021, 5:05 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by 509.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and 509.com led the way at $106,000. This was a haircut from the last time it sold. Swap.io was second at $50,000 and vollautomat.de was third at 20,000 Euro, ($23,803). 69 .com sales 39 cctld sales 6 othe...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by 509.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and 509.com led the way at $106,000. This was a haircut from the last time it sold. Swap.io was second at $50,000 and vollautomat.de was third at 20,000 Euro, ($23,803). 69 .com sales 39 cctld sales 6 othe...
Discussion
March 9, 2021, 9:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon and Cloudfest get out from under the corporate umbrella
Events are no longer part of large domain and hosting companies. NamesCon and Cloudfest are officially out from being under a big corporate umbrella. WHD Event GmbH acquired the assets of the two conferences from GoDaddy last week. GoDaddy acquired t...
Discussion
NamesCon and Cloudfest get out from under the corporate umbrella
Events are no longer part of large domain and hosting companies. NamesCon and Cloudfest are officially out from being under a big corporate umbrella. WHD Event GmbH acquired the assets of the two conferences from GoDaddy last week. GoDaddy acquired t...
Discussion
March 9, 2021, 6:07 pm
