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The Domains
Sedo Domain Name Transactions Total $1.1MM For The Week
Please find the weekly sales list attached to this message. Over the past week, 633 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1MM. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sal...
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Sedo Domain Name Transactions Total $1.1MM For The Week
Please find the weekly sales list attached to this message. Over the past week, 633 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1MM. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sal...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 8:24 pm
The Domains
.UK Gets Over 50,000 Registrations On It’s 1st Day
According to itproportal.com, UK surpass 50,000 domain registrations in the first 24 hours following its launch. Nominet, the UK domain name registry, expects 10 million domain name registrations and why not? There are over 10 million existing domain...
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.UK Gets Over 50,000 Registrations On It’s 1st Day
According to itproportal.com, UK surpass 50,000 domain registrations in the first 24 hours following its launch. Nominet, the UK domain name registry, expects 10 million domain name registrations and why not? There are over 10 million existing domain...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sorry, Moniker. It’s Over.
My long relationship with Moniker is coming to an end due to irreconcilable differences. I’ve been a Moniker customer for a decade. Probably longer. I haven’t been a completely satisfied customer, but I have been a content customer. Until...
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Sorry, Moniker. It’s Over.
My long relationship with Moniker is coming to an end due to irreconcilable differences. I’ve been a Moniker customer for a decade. Probably longer. I haven’t been a completely satisfied customer, but I have been a content customer. Until...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 4:24 pm
The Domains
Light.Co Bought For $25K In May On Afternic/Godaddy Raises $9.7 Million
Back in May of this year we reported that the domain name Light.co sold on Afternic/Godaddy for $25,000 A nice price for a nice .Co domain name. Today the Term Sheet is reporting that Light.co, a digital photography startup, has raised $9.7 million i...
Discussion
Light.Co Bought For $25K In May On Afternic/Godaddy Raises $9.7 Million
Back in May of this year we reported that the domain name Light.co sold on Afternic/Godaddy for $25,000 A nice price for a nice .Co domain name. Today the Term Sheet is reporting that Light.co, a digital photography startup, has raised $9.7 million i...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will WHOIS be assassinated?
166 page report describes plan to completely scrap WHOIS as we know it. Last year I wrote about a plan to scrap Whois as we know it and replace it with a new Registration Directory Service (RDS). The initial proposal, created by an ICANN working grou...
Discussion
Will WHOIS be assassinated?
166 page report describes plan to completely scrap WHOIS as we know it. Last year I wrote about a plan to scrap Whois as we know it and replace it with a new Registration Directory Service (RDS). The initial proposal, created by an ICANN working grou...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 2:46 pm
The Domains
Namestat Drops All Free .XYZ Domains & Schilling’s Registration Of Own Strings From Rankings
One of the two new sites that server up new gTLD stats, NameStat.org has made some changes to its ranking system for new gTLD registration. The service has dropped all free .XYZ domain names given out by Network Solutions (actually all Network Soluti...
Discussion
Namestat Drops All Free .XYZ Domains & Schilling’s Registration Of Own Strings From Rankings
One of the two new sites that server up new gTLD stats, NameStat.org has made some changes to its ranking system for new gTLD registration. The service has dropped all free .XYZ domain names given out by Network Solutions (actually all Network Soluti...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why no RDNH for Thingify.com?
A classic abuse-of-proceeding case, but no RDNH finding. A WIPO panel just handed down a decision in a UDRP for Thingify.com. It follows a familiar story line: 1. Person starts company, but matching .com domain is taken. 2. Company opts to use a diff...
Discussion
Why no RDNH for Thingify.com?
A classic abuse-of-proceeding case, but no RDNH finding. A WIPO panel just handed down a decision in a UDRP for Thingify.com. It follows a familiar story line: 1. Person starts company, but matching .com domain is taken. 2. Company opts to use a diff...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 1:25 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 11th, 2014
I’ve been reading DN Journal for a long time and I don’t ever remember Ron calling out anyone out like he called Daniel Negari out last night. When Ron calls you out, you truly are doing wrong. I don’t think I’ve e...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 11th, 2014
I’ve been reading DN Journal for a long time and I don’t ever remember Ron calling out anyone out like he called Daniel Negari out last night. When Ron calls you out, you truly are doing wrong. I don’t think I’ve e...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 10:52 am
Domain Shane
Call Me Crazy……I See Numerics Going Up From Here…….
Take a look at the prices below. Back in 2012 I was preaching 4 number dot coms and this was a NNNN.com sales result list I posted. Many people then and even now, don’t understand why a company or person would brand their site using numb...
Discussion
Call Me Crazy……I See Numerics Going Up From Here…….
Take a look at the prices below. Back in 2012 I was preaching 4 number dot coms and this was a NNNN.com sales result list I posted. Many people then and even now, don’t understand why a company or person would brand their site using numb...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 12:36 am
The Domains
Godaddy/Afternic Sales Total Just Over $1.3 Million
Godaddy/Afternic reported its weekly sales which totaled just over $1.3 Million dollars. All sales were led by Suzies.com for $62,050 which was owned by a Scottcraft Label Co. out of Marlton, NJ .COM Sales Price suzies.com $62,050 flyaway.com ...
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Godaddy/Afternic Sales Total Just Over $1.3 Million
Godaddy/Afternic reported its weekly sales which totaled just over $1.3 Million dollars. All sales were led by Suzies.com for $62,050 which was owned by a Scottcraft Label Co. out of Marlton, NJ .COM Sales Price suzies.com $62,050 flyaway.com ...
Discussion
June 10, 2014, 10:12 pm
