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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy has a $12,500 price tag for Donuts’ Early Access Program
GoDaddy issues its pricing for jumping the line for Donuts’ domain names. Last month I wrote about how Donuts was eschewing a traditional “landrush” period for its domain names in favor of a so-called “Early Access Program&rdq...
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GoDaddy has a $12,500 price tag for Donuts’ Early Access Program
GoDaddy issues its pricing for jumping the line for Donuts’ domain names. Last month I wrote about how Donuts was eschewing a traditional “landrush” period for its domain names in favor of a so-called “Early Access Program&rdq...
Discussion
December 11, 2013, 3:21 am
Domain Name Wire
Some Bitcoin domain name owners have cashed in
Domain domain investors have made good money with bitcoin domain names. Bitcoins are hot, and some domain name investors are cashing in. Not by investing in Bitcoins, but by investing in Bitcoin domain names. Here are some recent sales involving Bitc...
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Some Bitcoin domain name owners have cashed in
Domain domain investors have made good money with bitcoin domain names. Bitcoins are hot, and some domain name investors are cashing in. Not by investing in Bitcoins, but by investing in Bitcoin domain names. Here are some recent sales involving Bitc...
Discussion
December 11, 2013, 1:02 am
The Domains
Godaddy Opens Up Pre-Registrations on 14 Donuts New gTLD’s With 6 Levels Up to $12,569.99 Per Domain
Godaddy.com is now taking Pre-registrations on 14 new gTLD’s of Donuts. The new names are .ESTATE, .PHOTOGRAPHY, .VENTURES, .GURU, .BIKE, .CLOTHING, .GALLERY, .SINGLES, .CAMERA, .LIGHTING, .PLUMBING, .EQUIPMENT, .GRAPHICS and .HOLDINGS. Godaddy...
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Godaddy Opens Up Pre-Registrations on 14 Donuts New gTLD’s With 6 Levels Up to $12,569.99 Per Domain
Godaddy.com is now taking Pre-registrations on 14 new gTLD’s of Donuts. The new names are .ESTATE, .PHOTOGRAPHY, .VENTURES, .GURU, .BIKE, .CLOTHING, .GALLERY, .SINGLES, .CAMERA, .LIGHTING, .PLUMBING, .EQUIPMENT, .GRAPHICS and .HOLDINGS. Godaddy...
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December 11, 2013, 12:44 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on December 10th, 2013
Mind and Machines duped you all. They got exactly what they wanted with every blogger calling them out. I wouldn’t really even know who Mind and Machines is if it wasn’t for all these “they are wrong” posts. ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on December 10th, 2013
Mind and Machines duped you all. They got exactly what they wanted with every blogger calling them out. I wouldn’t really even know who Mind and Machines is if it wasn’t for all these “they are wrong” posts. ...
Discussion
December 10, 2013, 9:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign is testing lower .com prices on deleted domain names
.Com registry offers $2 discount on deleting domain names. Verisign is testing lower wholesale prices for deleting .com domain names later this month. From December 15-31, registrars will be able to register .com domain names on the day they delete f...
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Verisign is testing lower .com prices on deleted domain names
.Com registry offers $2 discount on deleting domain names. Verisign is testing lower wholesale prices for deleting .com domain names later this month. From December 15-31, registrars will be able to register .com domain names on the day they delete f...
Discussion
December 10, 2013, 8:54 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million
Sedo.com Over the past week, 580 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million. This amounts to $63.1 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 51% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings....
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Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million
Sedo.com Over the past week, 580 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million. This amounts to $63.1 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 51% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings....
Discussion
December 10, 2013, 8:44 pm
The Domains
Godaddy/Afternic Sells $1.76 In Domains Led By HealthAdvisor.com For $40K
Here is GoDaddy and Afternic’s reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 12/2/13 – 12/8/13 Total domain sales for the week summed to $1,760,202 All sales were led by HealthAdvisor.com at $40K The bargain of the week may have been slo...
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Godaddy/Afternic Sells $1.76 In Domains Led By HealthAdvisor.com For $40K
Here is GoDaddy and Afternic’s reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 12/2/13 – 12/8/13 Total domain sales for the week summed to $1,760,202 All sales were led by HealthAdvisor.com at $40K The bargain of the week may have been slo...
Discussion
December 10, 2013, 6:25 pm
The Domains
Demands Media’s Rightside Releases Introductory Video
Demand Media, Inc., proposed spinoff of its new gTLD registry, and registrar business Rightside.co just released an introductory video on its business and the new gTLD’s program. The video highlights many of Demand Media, Inc. own gTLD&rs...
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Demands Media’s Rightside Releases Introductory Video
Demand Media, Inc., proposed spinoff of its new gTLD registry, and registrar business Rightside.co just released an introductory video on its business and the new gTLD’s program. The video highlights many of Demand Media, Inc. own gTLD&rs...
Discussion
December 10, 2013, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign loses new TLD objection against .brand applicant M-NET
Verisign loses another string confusion challenge. Verisign, the registry for .net domain names, has lost a string confusion objection it brought against M-Net and its application for the top level domain .mnet. M-Net is a pay-TV channel in South Afr...
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Verisign loses new TLD objection against .brand applicant M-NET
Verisign loses another string confusion challenge. Verisign, the registry for .net domain names, has lost a string confusion objection it brought against M-Net and its application for the top level domain .mnet. M-Net is a pay-TV channel in South Afr...
Discussion
December 10, 2013, 3:54 pm
