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The Domains
The Internet Commerce Association’s Website Gets A Big Makeover
The Internet Commerce Association’s (ICA) Website has undergone a massive resign. The ICA has a new, sharp-looking website at InternetCommerce.org. The ICA wants to thank Michael Castello for leading the initiative to update the I...
Discussion
The Internet Commerce Association’s Website Gets A Big Makeover
The Internet Commerce Association’s (ICA) Website has undergone a massive resign. The ICA has a new, sharp-looking website at InternetCommerce.org. The ICA wants to thank Michael Castello for leading the initiative to update the I...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 10:06 pm
The Domains
Uniregisty Wins Private Auctions For .Help and .Diet; Famous Four Participates In Its 1st Private Auction
At the TRAFFIC show today, Sevan Derderian, Director of Sales of Uniregistry announced that Uniregistry has won the private auction for the new gTLD’s .Help and .Diet this week. There were two other applicants for .Help; Dot Tech LLC of K...
Discussion
Uniregisty Wins Private Auctions For .Help and .Diet; Famous Four Participates In Its 1st Private Auction
At the TRAFFIC show today, Sevan Derderian, Director of Sales of Uniregistry announced that Uniregistry has won the private auction for the new gTLD’s .Help and .Diet this week. There were two other applicants for .Help; Dot Tech LLC of K...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 8:23 pm
The Domains
How one Google Algorithm Change Can Damage A Business
There was an article over at Motley Fool yesterday by Adam Levy that took a look at how one Google algorithm changed can ruin a business. The article discussed the recent Panda change and the effect on RetailMeNot. From the article: Last week, shares...
Discussion
How one Google Algorithm Change Can Damage A Business
There was an article over at Motley Fool yesterday by Adam Levy that took a look at how one Google algorithm changed can ruin a business. The article discussed the recent Panda change and the effect on RetailMeNot. From the article: Last week, shares...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 7:07 pm
The Domains
Two Letter .Com; QM.com Hits The Market For 1st Time & Already Has a High Bid of $260K
RightoftheDot.com is exclusively brokering the two letter .com domain QM.com which is on the market for the first time. The domain is corporate owned not domainer owned. The owner is looking for offers of $500,000 or more. ROTD has a current hi...
Discussion
Two Letter .Com; QM.com Hits The Market For 1st Time & Already Has a High Bid of $260K
RightoftheDot.com is exclusively brokering the two letter .com domain QM.com which is on the market for the first time. The domain is corporate owned not domainer owned. The owner is looking for offers of $500,000 or more. ROTD has a current hi...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
How many registrations will new TLDs get?
Most people think low five figures. We’re starting to get an idea of how many registrations new top level domain names can expect to get in the short term now that dozens have launched. This year’s Domain Name Wire survey asked “On ...
Discussion
How many registrations will new TLDs get?
Most people think low five figures. We’re starting to get an idea of how many registrations new top level domain names can expect to get in the short term now that dozens have launched. This year’s Domain Name Wire survey asked “On ...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tadpole.com sells for $20k and .us compared to new TLDs
In this week’s Expired Domain Report, Joseph Peterson reports on the sale of Tadpole.com, plus a comparison of .us domain sales to the asking prices on new TLD premium domains. Once upon a time – specifically, once upon 22 April...
Discussion
Tadpole.com sells for $20k and .us compared to new TLDs
In this week’s Expired Domain Report, Joseph Peterson reports on the sale of Tadpole.com, plus a comparison of .us domain sales to the asking prices on new TLD premium domains. Once upon a time – specifically, once upon 22 April...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sex.xxx domain name sells as part of $5 million deal
Multi-year deal for forty .xxx domains valued at $5 million. The domain name Sex.xxx has been sold as part of a $5 million deal between ICM Registry and Barron Innovations. The two parties pegged the price of Sex.xxx itself at a whopping $3 million. ...
Discussion
Sex.xxx domain name sells as part of $5 million deal
Multi-year deal for forty .xxx domains valued at $5 million. The domain name Sex.xxx has been sold as part of a $5 million deal between ICM Registry and Barron Innovations. The two parties pegged the price of Sex.xxx itself at a whopping $3 million. ...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Ninjas win Wednesday’s battle of the new TLDs
Ninjas attack cruiselines and vacationers. Ninjas win. Seven new top level domain names hit the market yesterday, and the .Ninjas sliced their way to the most new registrations of any of them. .Ninja recorded 4,535 new registrations in the zone file,...
Discussion
.Ninjas win Wednesday’s battle of the new TLDs
Ninjas attack cruiselines and vacationers. Ninjas win. Seven new top level domain names hit the market yesterday, and the .Ninjas sliced their way to the most new registrations of any of them. .Ninja recorded 4,535 new registrations in the zone file,...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 12:26 pm
The Domains
.Ninja Wins The Week With 5,200 Regitrations; .Rentals 5K+; .immobilien 4.5K; .Vacations 1,600
Yesterday marked the first day of General Availability for several new domain extensions (new gTLD’s) and .Ninja led the way ending with 5,200 registrations. Closely behind .Ninja was .Rentals which is sitting at 5,044 domains. .immobilie...
Discussion
.Ninja Wins The Week With 5,200 Regitrations; .Rentals 5K+; .immobilien 4.5K; .Vacations 1,600
Yesterday marked the first day of General Availability for several new domain extensions (new gTLD’s) and .Ninja led the way ending with 5,200 registrations. Closely behind .Ninja was .Rentals which is sitting at 5,044 domains. .immobilie...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 11:09 am
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 29th, 2014
I’ll come out and say it. Aaron and I would love to have any new gTLD advertise on our blog. We will promote anyone that pays us to do so. Stories about how many you’ve sold, what stage of release you’re at, and in...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 29th, 2014
I’ll come out and say it. Aaron and I would love to have any new gTLD advertise on our blog. We will promote anyone that pays us to do so. Stories about how many you’ve sold, what stage of release you’re at, and in...
Discussion
May 29, 2014, 10:24 am
