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The Domains
Why Would A Guy Making Millions in Just 8 Months Want to Sell ?
Business Insider did not one but two articles on Scott DeLong and his ViralNova.com. ViralNova makes it bacon with click bait. DeLong started a site that in just 8 months gets 100 million visitors. From the article: Most people dream of getting rich ...
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Why Would A Guy Making Millions in Just 8 Months Want to Sell ?
Business Insider did not one but two articles on Scott DeLong and his ViralNova.com. ViralNova makes it bacon with click bait. DeLong started a site that in just 8 months gets 100 million visitors. From the article: Most people dream of getting rich ...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 3:43 am
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon keynote: Frank Schilling’s comments on new TLDs
Here are my notes from Frank Schilling’s keynote at NamesCon this evening. In a couple spots I changed the order of his comments because he discussed the same issue at two or more spots in his talk (mostly in response to Q&A). The introduct...
Discussion
NamesCon keynote: Frank Schilling’s comments on new TLDs
Here are my notes from Frank Schilling’s keynote at NamesCon this evening. In a couple spots I changed the order of his comments because he discussed the same issue at two or more spots in his talk (mostly in response to Q&A). The introduct...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 1:54 am
The Domains
LIU.com Sells For $155K on NameJet.com
The domain name LIU.com just sold for $155,688 on Namejet.com The auction was basically between 2 bidders from the reserve price which seemed to be around $133K. The last few days have seen some nice domain name sales at Namejet.com Jhao.com sold for...
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LIU.com Sells For $155K on NameJet.com
The domain name LIU.com just sold for $155,688 on Namejet.com The auction was basically between 2 bidders from the reserve price which seemed to be around $133K. The last few days have seen some nice domain name sales at Namejet.com Jhao.com sold for...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 1:08 am
The Domains
Uniregistry Wants ICANN To Slow Down The Last Resort Auction Schedule
Uniregistry, Corp. (“Uniregistry”), an applicant for 52 top-level domains has gone against many other new gTLD applicants in asking ICANN to slow down the new gTLD Last Resort Auction Schedule. In its comments to ICANN on the new gTLD La...
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Uniregistry Wants ICANN To Slow Down The Last Resort Auction Schedule
Uniregistry, Corp. (“Uniregistry”), an applicant for 52 top-level domains has gone against many other new gTLD applicants in asking ICANN to slow down the new gTLD Last Resort Auction Schedule. In its comments to ICANN on the new gTLD La...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 12:35 am
The Domains
Sedo’s Transactions Total Over $2.5 Million In Domains On Just 572 Domains
Sedo just released its weekly report. In all just 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2.5 Million Dollars. All sales were let by JCT.com which sold for $98,000 In a very nice .biz sale the domain llc.bi...
Discussion
Sedo’s Transactions Total Over $2.5 Million In Domains On Just 572 Domains
Sedo just released its weekly report. In all just 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2.5 Million Dollars. All sales were let by JCT.com which sold for $98,000 In a very nice .biz sale the domain llc.bi...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 11:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Details on .uno, .luxury, .xyz, .rest, .ski, and more new TLDs
This is a live blog from the “Meet the New TLDs” panel today at NamesCon in Las Vegas. Participants included: Shaul Jolles CEO, DotLatin .uno Aaron Grego CEO, Punto 2012 .rest, .bar, .cafe Rob Rozicki VP & Co-Founder, Starting Dot .sk...
Discussion
Details on .uno, .luxury, .xyz, .rest, .ski, and more new TLDs
This is a live blog from the “Meet the New TLDs” panel today at NamesCon in Las Vegas. Participants included: Shaul Jolles CEO, DotLatin .uno Aaron Grego CEO, Punto 2012 .rest, .bar, .cafe Rob Rozicki VP & Co-Founder, Starting Dot .sk...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 8:08 pm
The Domains
Net Neutrality Ruled Unenforceable
Net Neutrality looks like it could be in danger of being defeated. From NPR: In a landmark ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court has struck down key parts of the Federal Communications Commission’s open-Internet rules, effectively ruling that...
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Net Neutrality Ruled Unenforceable
Net Neutrality looks like it could be in danger of being defeated. From NPR: In a landmark ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court has struck down key parts of the Federal Communications Commission’s open-Internet rules, effectively ruling that...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 8:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Burberry and 14 other users bought
Fashion company Burberry among companies recently buying domain names. These are end user sales from Sedo that occurred December 30 to January 5. You can view more end user sales lists here. ThisIsBrit.co.uk $1,150 – British fashion company Bur...
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What domain names Burberry and 14 other users bought
Fashion company Burberry among companies recently buying domain names. These are end user sales from Sedo that occurred December 30 to January 5. You can view more end user sales lists here. ThisIsBrit.co.uk $1,150 – British fashion company Bur...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 6:57 pm
The Domains
Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013
Sedo put out a press release today looking back at their 2013 as related to domain sales. Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013 Leading Marketplace Books Nearly Twice as Many Top 100 Sales as Nearest Competitor and Four Times More Non-.Com ...
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Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013
Sedo put out a press release today looking back at their 2013 as related to domain sales. Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013 Leading Marketplace Books Nearly Twice as Many Top 100 Sales as Nearest Competitor and Four Times More Non-.Com ...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
LogicBoxes releases Registry Wallet for registrars
Service aims to make it easier for registrars to manage prepaid balances with registries. Logic Boxes has released a new service called Registry Wallet to help domain name registrars maintain adequate balances with domain name registries. If you&rsqu...
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LogicBoxes releases Registry Wallet for registrars
Service aims to make it easier for registrars to manage prepaid balances with registries. Logic Boxes has released a new service called Registry Wallet to help domain name registrars maintain adequate balances with domain name registries. If you&rsqu...
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January 14, 2014, 5:02 pm
