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The Domains
Jobless.com sells for $2,500 after selling for $19,025 nine years ago
Jobless is unfortunately a keyword that is on the minds of many in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a spike in jobless claims in the U.S. and many other parts of the world. Below is a look at Google trends which saw a spike from 4 to 100 for th...
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Jobless.com sells for $2,500 after selling for $19,025 nine years ago
Jobless is unfortunately a keyword that is on the minds of many in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a spike in jobless claims in the U.S. and many other parts of the world. Below is a look at Google trends which saw a spike from 4 to 100 for th...
Discussion
September 16, 2020, 5:36 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by HotelsGuide.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and HotelsGuide.com led the way at 50,000 Euros, Bags.co.uk was second at 40,000 Euros and Wintage.com was third at $17,000. Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs hotelsguide.com 09/08/2020 50,000 EUR wintage.com 09/0...
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Sedo weekly sales led by HotelsGuide.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and HotelsGuide.com led the way at 50,000 Euros, Bags.co.uk was second at 40,000 Euros and Wintage.com was third at $17,000. Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs hotelsguide.com 09/08/2020 50,000 EUR wintage.com 09/0...
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September 15, 2020, 10:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales up to €50,000
A green energy company, an office space broker, and a fire detection company bought domain names at Sedo. Sedo’s public sales this week were led by HotelsGuide.com. A Romanian direct response company bought the domain name. Here’s a list ...
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End user domain sales up to €50,000
A green energy company, an office space broker, and a fire detection company bought domain names at Sedo. Sedo’s public sales this week were led by HotelsGuide.com. A Romanian direct response company bought the domain name. Here’s a list ...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 10:30 pm
The Domains
piratebay.org is at $25,250 at DropCatch closing today – Risky play?
The Pirate Bay is one of, if not thee most well known bit torrent websites on the Internet. There are several domain extensions affiliated with the Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was t...
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piratebay.org is at $25,250 at DropCatch closing today – Risky play?
The Pirate Bay is one of, if not thee most well known bit torrent websites on the Internet. There are several domain extensions affiliated with the Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was t...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 5:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign awarded patent for using machine learning in name spinning
Idea uses neural networks to find relevant domain names. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,778,640 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Deep neural network generation of domain names.” The patent ...
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Verisign awarded patent for using machine learning in name spinning
Idea uses neural networks to find relevant domain names. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,778,640 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Deep neural network generation of domain names.” The patent ...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com ups offer for WebCentral by 55% after competing bid
Top 10 domain registrar increases all-cash offer for Australian domain name company. Web.com has significantly increased its acquisition offer for Australian domain name company WebCentral (ASX: WCG) after a competing bid was made. Web.com entered in...
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Web.com ups offer for WebCentral by 55% after competing bid
Top 10 domain registrar increases all-cash offer for Australian domain name company. Web.com has significantly increased its acquisition offer for Australian domain name company WebCentral (ASX: WCG) after a competing bid was made. Web.com entered in...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 12:02 pm
The Domains
Do domain name appraisals do more harm than good?
Honest opinion or validation When it comes to opinions, some people care about everyone’s opinion, others only care about the opinions of those that are more successful and others don’t give a damn what anyone thinks on a certain topic. W...
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Do domain name appraisals do more harm than good?
Honest opinion or validation When it comes to opinions, some people care about everyone’s opinion, others only care about the opinions of those that are more successful and others don’t give a damn what anyone thinks on a certain topic. W...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 3:59 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Sep 14: VanInsurance.com, Compliment.com, Naturopathy.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: VanInsurance.com, Compliment.com, Naturopathy.com• Get your bids in soon for Lwm.com, BookATrip.co...
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DomainSherpa Review – Sep 14: VanInsurance.com, Compliment.com, Naturopathy.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: VanInsurance.com, Compliment.com, Naturopathy.com• Get your bids in soon for Lwm.com, BookATrip.co...
Discussion
September 14, 2020, 10:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coins.com sold for $1.7 million but it hasn’t all been paid
Lawsuits disclose more details on Coins.com and Invest.com domain sales. I’ve been running down a rabbit hole today after John Berryhill tweeted about a lawsuit over Invest.com. pic.twitter.com/zfZSkKsuXO — John Berryhill (@Berryhillj) Se...
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Coins.com sold for $1.7 million but it hasn’t all been paid
Lawsuits disclose more details on Coins.com and Invest.com domain sales. I’ve been running down a rabbit hole today after John Berryhill tweeted about a lawsuit over Invest.com. pic.twitter.com/zfZSkKsuXO — John Berryhill (@Berryhillj) Se...
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September 14, 2020, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires WooCommerce plugin developer
GoDaddy bolsters WordPress and e-commerce offerings with acquisition. GoDaddy has acquired WooCommerce plugin developer SkyVerge for an undisclosed price. SkyVerge offers plugins that extend the functionality of WordPress’ e-commerce platform W...
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GoDaddy acquires WooCommerce plugin developer
GoDaddy bolsters WordPress and e-commerce offerings with acquisition. GoDaddy has acquired WooCommerce plugin developer SkyVerge for an undisclosed price. SkyVerge offers plugins that extend the functionality of WordPress’ e-commerce platform W...
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September 14, 2020, 8:20 pm
