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The Domains
It’s David Vs Goliaths For Control of .Music
Harley Brown wrote an article for Billboard.com about the upcoming battle for .music. The indies vs Google and Amazon. The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced its support for the music industry to control .music. A2IM...
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It’s David Vs Goliaths For Control of .Music
Harley Brown wrote an article for Billboard.com about the upcoming battle for .music. The indies vs Google and Amazon. The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced its support for the music industry to control .music. A2IM...
Discussion
August 31, 2014, 8:42 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (PDN.com, MegaBackup.com, LocalVibe.com) and Flops ($400,000 loss on Chat.de)
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 PDN.com – Sold recently for $27,900 at Sedo, vs $12,000 in 2007. Picked up by Paula Deen Ventures, wh...
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Domain Flips (PDN.com, MegaBackup.com, LocalVibe.com) and Flops ($400,000 loss on Chat.de)
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 PDN.com – Sold recently for $27,900 at Sedo, vs $12,000 in 2007. Picked up by Paula Deen Ventures, wh...
Discussion
August 30, 2014, 10:06 pm
The Domains
Where Do You See The Value of Numeric.com Domains Going ?
Our latest poll takes a look at Numeric.com values. Numerics have continued to be one of the strongest categories for domain investors, fetching excellent prices and also being a very liquid category within the space. Top 5 reported to DN Journal in ...
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Where Do You See The Value of Numeric.com Domains Going ?
Our latest poll takes a look at Numeric.com values. Numerics have continued to be one of the strongest categories for domain investors, fetching excellent prices and also being a very liquid category within the space. Top 5 reported to DN Journal in ...
Discussion
August 30, 2014, 7:13 pm
The Domains
.Bio Generates $250K in Revenue In Its First Week
Starting Dot Ltd. the registry operator for new generic top-level domains (new gTLD) .BIO, .ARCHI & .SKI, , put out a press release today announcing that over 4,100 .BIO domain names have been registered at the end of the first week generating ov...
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.Bio Generates $250K in Revenue In Its First Week
Starting Dot Ltd. the registry operator for new generic top-level domains (new gTLD) .BIO, .ARCHI & .SKI, , put out a press release today announcing that over 4,100 .BIO domain names have been registered at the end of the first week generating ov...
Discussion
August 30, 2014, 2:26 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 8/30
This past week is traditionally the slowest business week of the year in the US and it certainly proved to be. No weekly brokerage listings for Elliot. Less ads on Domaining.com. And the real tell tale sign. Someone did a prof...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 8/30
This past week is traditionally the slowest business week of the year in the US and it certainly proved to be. No weekly brokerage listings for Elliot. Less ads on Domaining.com. And the real tell tale sign. Someone did a prof...
Discussion
August 30, 2014, 11:46 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: Hornet.com, Intranet.com, Sale.co.uk, Media.info, More
Listed below are updates to the top ten domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Intranet.com for $160,000 Parked domain with an Alexa rank near 375,000. Owned by Original Web Ventures (at Original.com), which is based in ...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: Hornet.com, Intranet.com, Sale.co.uk, Media.info, More
Listed below are updates to the top ten domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Intranet.com for $160,000 Parked domain with an Alexa rank near 375,000. Owned by Original Web Ventures (at Original.com), which is based in ...
Discussion
August 30, 2014, 1:51 am
The Domains
Bitcoin Could Become Legal Tender in Australia According To Official
Australian official suggests making Bitcoin legal tender in Australia. In a talk earlier in the week Chris Jordan, the Australian tax commissioner said some would like to see Bitcoin as legal tender. Currently Bitcoin does not meet the definition und...
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Bitcoin Could Become Legal Tender in Australia According To Official
Australian official suggests making Bitcoin legal tender in Australia. In a talk earlier in the week Chris Jordan, the Australian tax commissioner said some would like to see Bitcoin as legal tender. Currently Bitcoin does not meet the definition und...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: Carol.com, Pranksters.com and more
Deck the halls! Carol.com, which GoDaddy sold for $20.8k this past week, may be one of the best brand names for the Christmas season. Either that or some woman named Carol ought to be immensely flattered! Another dictionary-word .COM, Pranksters...
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Expired Domain Report: Carol.com, Pranksters.com and more
Deck the halls! Carol.com, which GoDaddy sold for $20.8k this past week, may be one of the best brand names for the Christmas season. Either that or some woman named Carol ought to be immensely flattered! Another dictionary-word .COM, Pranksters...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
SC Johnson plays tricks to limit consequences from Off! Botanicals recall
Information about recall is on a non-descript domain with a restricted robots.txt file. SC Johnson, maker of Off! bug sprays, is recalling certain 4 oz bottles of its OFF! Botanicals Insect Repellent. It’s undertaking some website and search en...
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SC Johnson plays tricks to limit consequences from Off! Botanicals recall
Information about recall is on a non-descript domain with a restricted robots.txt file. SC Johnson, maker of Off! bug sprays, is recalling certain 4 oz bottles of its OFF! Botanicals Insect Repellent. It’s undertaking some website and search en...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 2:14 pm
The Domains
Breaking; HitFarm.com Closing Up On October 1st
HitFarm.com is closing up its operations effective October 1, 2014 Here is an email we just received: “We regret to inform you that Hitfarm will no longer be in service effectively from October 1st, 2014.” “Accordingly, you will nee...
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Breaking; HitFarm.com Closing Up On October 1st
HitFarm.com is closing up its operations effective October 1, 2014 Here is an email we just received: “We regret to inform you that Hitfarm will no longer be in service effectively from October 1st, 2014.” “Accordingly, you will nee...
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August 29, 2014, 2:12 pm
