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Domain Name Wire
Salesforce.com buys Work.com domain name
Another confirmation that Salesforce.com bought Work.com domain name. In March I put together a fairly convincing argument that Salesforce.com had purchased Work.com. Now we have another good confirmation: the nameservers on Work.com have changed to ...
Discussion
Salesforce.com buys Work.com domain name
Another confirmation that Salesforce.com bought Work.com domain name. In March I put together a fairly convincing argument that Salesforce.com had purchased Work.com. Now we have another good confirmation: the nameservers on Work.com have changed to ...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 10:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Sedo sales down 29% in Q2 compared to last year
Overall sales numbers down but trend toward fixed priced domains continues. Sedo’s domain sales in the second quarter were down significantly on a year-over-year basis, the company disclosed today in its quarterly report (pdf). Domain name tran...
Discussion
Sedo sales down 29% in Q2 compared to last year
Overall sales numbers down but trend toward fixed priced domains continues. Sedo’s domain sales in the second quarter were down significantly on a year-over-year basis, the company disclosed today in its quarterly report (pdf). Domain name tran...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 10:07 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Q2 Market Report Published: $17.5 Million in Sales
Sedo’s second quarter market report was published today, and the company is reporting that $17.5 million in sales were consummated on its platform with 9,049 domain transactions. From my recollection, there weren’t very many blockbuster s...
Discussion
Sedo Q2 Market Report Published: $17.5 Million in Sales
Sedo’s second quarter market report was published today, and the company is reporting that $17.5 million in sales were consummated on its platform with 9,049 domain transactions. From my recollection, there weren’t very many blockbuster s...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 9:25 am
Elliot's Blog
Infographic: Tracking the Growth of NameCheap
I am a big fan of infographics because they do a great job of illustrating facts, and they’re more fun to look at than a chart or numbers. NameCheap recently published the infographic below, which charts the company’s growth and identifie...
Discussion
Infographic: Tracking the Growth of NameCheap
I am a big fan of infographics because they do a great job of illustrating facts, and they’re more fun to look at than a chart or numbers. NameCheap recently published the infographic below, which charts the company’s growth and identifie...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 9:13 am
The Domains
Sedo Issues 2Q 2012 Domain Market Study: $17.5 Million In Sales, 42% BIN, Ave Price Of .Net Exceeds .Com
Sedo.com announced the results of its Q2 2012 Domain Market Study,(pdf) which reveals domain industry trends and changes based on transactions in its marketplace. During the second quarter, a total of 9,049 domain transactions took place through Sedo...
Discussion
Sedo Issues 2Q 2012 Domain Market Study: $17.5 Million In Sales, 42% BIN, Ave Price Of .Net Exceeds .Com
Sedo.com announced the results of its Q2 2012 Domain Market Study,(pdf) which reveals domain industry trends and changes based on transactions in its marketplace. During the second quarter, a total of 9,049 domain transactions took place through Sedo...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 8:57 am
DomainSherpa
The 17 Year Old Who Correlated Domain Names to High Search Rankings – With Mark Collier
Many people openly state that exact match domain names are worth more because they can get your website to the top of the search engine results. But this commonly espoused belief has rarely been backed up by real data…until today.Seventeen-yea...
Discussion
The 17 Year Old Who Correlated Domain Names to High Search Rankings – With Mark Collier
Many people openly state that exact match domain names are worth more because they can get your website to the top of the search engine results. But this commonly espoused belief has rarely been backed up by real data…until today.Seventeen-yea...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 8:00 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-30-12
This week starts a tough week for me. Not because of any even going on but because its the week before I go on vacation. You know the week. The week where you go through the motions. Trying not to get too excited because it makes th...
Discussion
Monday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-30-12
This week starts a tough week for me. Not because of any even going on but because its the week before I go on vacation. You know the week. The week where you go through the motions. Trying not to get too excited because it makes th...
Discussion
July 30, 2012, 6:30 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN considering single batch for evaluation, but not for release of new TLDs
New TLDs will still be metered even if evaluated in one batch. ICANN is seeking community input on its latest ideas for how to batch new top level domain names. In its call for comments, it states that it still plans to limit the addition of new top ...
Discussion
ICANN considering single batch for evaluation, but not for release of new TLDs
New TLDs will still be metered even if evaluated in one batch. ICANN is seeking community input on its latest ideas for how to batch new top level domain names. In its call for comments, it states that it still plans to limit the addition of new top ...
Discussion
July 29, 2012, 9:37 pm
Elliot's Blog
Thanks, FreshDrop!
I was analyzing dropping names at FreshDrop last night, when I found a name I once inquired about but didn’t hear back from the owner. I switched tabs to NameJet and I saw there were no bidders with about an hour before the deadline. I added it...
Discussion
Thanks, FreshDrop!
I was analyzing dropping names at FreshDrop last night, when I found a name I once inquired about but didn’t hear back from the owner. I switched tabs to NameJet and I saw there were no bidders with about an hour before the deadline. I added it...
Discussion
July 29, 2012, 4:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Are You a Full Time Domain Investor?
Are You a Full Time Domain Investor? Several years ago, I asked people who visit my blog if they work for themselves and are involved in the domain industry full time. I am pretty sure that number has gone down over the past few years with lower PPC ...
Discussion
Are You a Full Time Domain Investor?
Are You a Full Time Domain Investor? Several years ago, I asked people who visit my blog if they work for themselves and are involved in the domain industry full time. I am pretty sure that number has gone down over the past few years with lower PPC ...
Discussion
July 29, 2012, 2:47 pm
