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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 9/8
I was perusing some old articles that took the bait on the holiday.com press release and reported on holiday.com coming up for sale. Most of the headlines talked about it crossing the 25 million dollar sale price. My favorite line fr...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 9/8
I was perusing some old articles that took the bait on the holiday.com press release and reported on holiday.com coming up for sale. Most of the headlines talked about it crossing the 25 million dollar sale price. My favorite line fr...
Discussion
September 8, 2014, 11:45 am
DomainSherpa
New Domain Marketplace with an Instant Community of 13 Million – With Matt Barrie and Jimmy Young
Last week Freelancer.com launched Freemarket.com, a domain name and website marketplace spun off from their $3.2 million acquisition of WarriorForum.com.While some may think Freemarket.com is "just another" marketplace, what it offers is th...
Discussion
New Domain Marketplace with an Instant Community of 13 Million – With Matt Barrie and Jimmy Young
Last week Freelancer.com launched Freemarket.com, a domain name and website marketplace spun off from their $3.2 million acquisition of WarriorForum.com.While some may think Freemarket.com is "just another" marketplace, what it offers is th...
Discussion
September 8, 2014, 7:03 am
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Yabai.com, Deterred.com, WPMarket.com, 2 Portfolios Meet Reserve and Will Sell
Reserve Met and Will Sell BacklinkCreator.com – This would have been more valuable a couple years ago during the minisite craze, but backlinks still count in SEO, so there is value. Yabai.com – Per the listing, “Very popular expres...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Yabai.com, Deterred.com, WPMarket.com, 2 Portfolios Meet Reserve and Will Sell
Reserve Met and Will Sell BacklinkCreator.com – This would have been more valuable a couple years ago during the minisite craze, but backlinks still count in SEO, so there is value. Yabai.com – Per the listing, “Very popular expres...
Discussion
September 7, 2014, 11:52 pm
The Domains
Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Google Plus By Owned Of Googabox.com
Andre Rossouw filed a lawsuit against Google over its Google Plus service claiming it violates its own trademark for GOOGABOX. The Plaintiff’s also own the the domain name GOOGABOX.com. The Plaintiff also sued what appears to be Google’s ...
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Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Google Plus By Owned Of Googabox.com
Andre Rossouw filed a lawsuit against Google over its Google Plus service claiming it violates its own trademark for GOOGABOX. The Plaintiff’s also own the the domain name GOOGABOX.com. The Plaintiff also sued what appears to be Google’s ...
Discussion
September 7, 2014, 11:31 pm
The Domains
Twitpic is Shutting Down Due To Trademark Issue With Twitter
According to a post on its company blog, Twitpic which has been around since 2008 is shutting down after due to trademark issues with Twitter. The company explained the situation and the back story on its blog post: “”Twitpic will be shut...
Discussion
Twitpic is Shutting Down Due To Trademark Issue With Twitter
According to a post on its company blog, Twitpic which has been around since 2008 is shutting down after due to trademark issues with Twitter. The company explained the situation and the back story on its blog post: “”Twitpic will be shut...
Discussion
September 7, 2014, 12:43 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday 9/7
It’s Sunday and the opening weekend of the NFL. My favorite weekend of the year. The weather turned cooler and actually feels like fall out there. That means easier runs and tons of fall plant sales. Two of my other favorite things....
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday 9/7
It’s Sunday and the opening weekend of the NFL. My favorite weekend of the year. The weather turned cooler and actually feels like fall out there. That means easier runs and tons of fall plant sales. Two of my other favorite things....
Discussion
September 7, 2014, 11:49 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (UOI.com, Kittel.com, DNServer.com) and Flops (ClearwaterHotels.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips DNServer.com – Sold recently for $2,600 at Sedo, vs $331 earlier this year at NameJet. I see DNServer...
Discussion
Domain Flips (UOI.com, Kittel.com, DNServer.com) and Flops (ClearwaterHotels.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips DNServer.com – Sold recently for $2,600 at Sedo, vs $331 earlier this year at NameJet. I see DNServer...
Discussion
September 6, 2014, 10:14 pm
The Domains
Namecheap Gets NC.Me & Giving Away Free .Me Domains & Email To College Students
Namecheap.com launched the “Namecheap for Education Program” through which it is giving away a free .Me domain name registration, 1 year of free email a premium About.me page, a 1 click Github page as well as scholarships to college...
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Namecheap Gets NC.Me & Giving Away Free .Me Domains & Email To College Students
Namecheap.com launched the “Namecheap for Education Program” through which it is giving away a free .Me domain name registration, 1 year of free email a premium About.me page, a 1 click Github page as well as scholarships to college...
Discussion
September 6, 2014, 3:40 pm
The Domains
Totals For Two new gTLD’s German Geo’s Launched This Week; .Koeln 11,543; .Cologne 2,679
Two new gTLD’s launched this week for the German city known as Cologne and also Koeln depending on the language you speak. The two new Geographic domains combined for just over 14,000 registrations. Cologne is the 4th largest city in Germ...
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Totals For Two new gTLD’s German Geo’s Launched This Week; .Koeln 11,543; .Cologne 2,679
Two new gTLD’s launched this week for the German city known as Cologne and also Koeln depending on the language you speak. The two new Geographic domains combined for just over 14,000 registrations. Cologne is the 4th largest city in Germ...
Discussion
September 6, 2014, 1:15 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 9/6
I was talking to Brandon Abbey, the guy that runs the show over at Escrow, and we were talking about putting Buy It Now buttons for Escrow.com on landing pages. It was easy to set up so I emailed and told that I thought the buttons were great a...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 9/6
I was talking to Brandon Abbey, the guy that runs the show over at Escrow, and we were talking about putting Buy It Now buttons for Escrow.com on landing pages. It was easy to set up so I emailed and told that I thought the buttons were great a...
Discussion
September 6, 2014, 11:45 am
