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.Org in China
Chinese non-profits spurn .org for alternatives. In my series of articles to studying the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, .com, and .net. Today, let’s look at .org. This analysis is based on data I have colle...
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.Org in China
Chinese non-profits spurn .org for alternatives. In my series of articles to studying the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, .com, and .net. Today, let’s look at .org. This analysis is based on data I have colle...
Discussion
January 1, 2020, 4:08 pm
The Domains
From Voice.com to .org, 2019 was a Monster year
Domaining in 2019 was a very busy and very interesting year. We saw the largest sale ever reported as Voice.com sold for $30 million. Chad Wright’s WebQuest and New.Life took 5 of the top 15 new gtld sales with Free.Games being the top reported...
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From Voice.com to .org, 2019 was a Monster year
Domaining in 2019 was a very busy and very interesting year. We saw the largest sale ever reported as Voice.com sold for $30 million. Chad Wright’s WebQuest and New.Life took 5 of the top 15 new gtld sales with Free.Games being the top reported...
Discussion
December 31, 2019, 7:30 pm
The Domains
Reported country code sales in 2019 up over 2018
Country code sales ticked up in 2019 versus the last two years. Over dollar volumes were slightly up, with the number of total sales up substantially vs 2018. Average sale price was down vs 2018 by just under $700. Keeping the data balanced it’...
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Reported country code sales in 2019 up over 2018
Country code sales ticked up in 2019 versus the last two years. Over dollar volumes were slightly up, with the number of total sales up substantially vs 2018. Average sale price was down vs 2018 by just under $700. Keeping the data balanced it’...
Discussion
December 31, 2019, 4:59 am
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Austin hotel sold out, new blocks announced
Conference organizers strike deals with nearby hotels. Both of NamesCon’s hotel blocks at the Omni Hotel for January’s conference in Austin have sold out. In fact, the entire hotel is now sold out for the conference. NamesCon announced to...
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NamesCon Austin hotel sold out, new blocks announced
Conference organizers strike deals with nearby hotels. Both of NamesCon’s hotel blocks at the Omni Hotel for January’s conference in Austin have sold out. In fact, the entire hotel is now sold out for the conference. NamesCon announced to...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
2020 Domain Industry Predictions – DNW Podcast #266
Hear predictions about the next year in the domain industry. This week you’ll get predictions for 15 people (including me) about what to expect in the domain name industry next year. I also asked people what their biggest surprise was during 20...
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2020 Domain Industry Predictions – DNW Podcast #266
Hear predictions about the next year in the domain industry. This week you’ll get predictions for 15 people (including me) about what to expect in the domain name industry next year. I also asked people what their biggest surprise was during 20...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Stories: Alpnames shuts down
A big story of 2019 was when a domain name registrar shut down without warning. What would you do if your domain name registrar suddenly disappeared? In 2019, domain name registrar Alpnames shut its doors without notice. ICANN subsequently stepped in...
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Top Stories: Alpnames shuts down
A big story of 2019 was when a domain name registrar shut down without warning. What would you do if your domain name registrar suddenly disappeared? In 2019, domain name registrar Alpnames shut its doors without notice. ICANN subsequently stepped in...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
This elite startup uses a long numeric domain
This popular Chinese company uses a five digit domain name. This year’s Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies list welcomes a new member which, surprisingly, uses a long numeric domain as its corporate domain. Here’s the story behind choosin...
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This elite startup uses a long numeric domain
This popular Chinese company uses a five digit domain name. This year’s Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies list welcomes a new member which, surprisingly, uses a long numeric domain as its corporate domain. Here’s the story behind choosin...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 2:44 pm
The Domains
Is Cats.com worth $1million?
So the owner of Cats.com Algis Skara told the Huffington Post India the name is back on the market. Skara cleaned up some misconceptions about whether or not The Flower Co. had purchased the domain name. He explained they never bought it, they were w...
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Is Cats.com worth $1million?
So the owner of Cats.com Algis Skara told the Huffington Post India the name is back on the market. Skara cleaned up some misconceptions about whether or not The Flower Co. had purchased the domain name. He explained they never bought it, they were w...
Discussion
December 28, 2019, 11:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
This is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I’ve heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since...
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Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
This is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I’ve heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since...
Discussion
December 27, 2019, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
Kassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren’t valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact...
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The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
Kassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren’t valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact...
Discussion
December 26, 2019, 8:55 pm
