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The Domains
NAACP fails to renew Nigger.com, domain now on NameJet
There are names and then there are names, some are so controversial and vile that most people would never want any association with them. We wrote back in December about the uproar surrounding Retarded.com being auctioned at Namescon. Well now what i...
Discussion
NAACP fails to renew Nigger.com, domain now on NameJet
There are names and then there are names, some are so controversial and vile that most people would never want any association with them. We wrote back in December about the uproar surrounding Retarded.com being auctioned at Namescon. Well now what i...
Discussion
February 12, 2017, 5:59 pm
The Domains
Exclusive: Rick Schwartz Thinks Use of Domains In The Super Bowl Over Hashtags Is A Game Changer For The Domain Industry
Legendary Domain investor Rick Schwartz a/k/as the Domain King, wrote to me about the post we published about earlier this week from MarketingLand.com, that Domain Names appeared in substantially more television commercials that aired during th...
Discussion
Exclusive: Rick Schwartz Thinks Use of Domains In The Super Bowl Over Hashtags Is A Game Changer For The Domain Industry
Legendary Domain investor Rick Schwartz a/k/as the Domain King, wrote to me about the post we published about earlier this week from MarketingLand.com, that Domain Names appeared in substantially more television commercials that aired during th...
Discussion
February 11, 2017, 4:33 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 2-10-17 A 6N.com leads the way
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top close on Friday was a numeric domain, 896666.com closed at $9,610 on NameJet. 2. Top-Ten.de sold for $9,516 on Sedo. The buyer was Top-te...
Discussion
The Top 5 for 2-10-17 A 6N.com leads the way
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top close on Friday was a numeric domain, 896666.com closed at $9,610 on NameJet. 2. Top-Ten.de sold for $9,516 on Sedo. The buyer was Top-te...
Discussion
February 11, 2017, 12:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Delayed.art: .Art domain name launch shuts down over technical difficulties
Registry blames overwhelming demand and searches for .art domains. The .Art domain name was supposed to launch a qualified launch phase earlier this week, but it has been shut down for technical reasons. This phase of .art’s launch is for peopl...
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Delayed.art: .Art domain name launch shuts down over technical difficulties
Registry blames overwhelming demand and searches for .art domains. The .Art domain name was supposed to launch a qualified launch phase earlier this week, but it has been shut down for technical reasons. This phase of .art’s launch is for peopl...
Discussion
February 10, 2017, 6:25 pm
The Domains
.Ceo and .best to release 1 and 2 character domains
Cameron Bale from PeopleBrowsr.com dropped me a note to let me know that the .Ceo and .best registries will be releasing 1 and 2 character names on Feb 20, 2017. When you click the google docs link it will show you pricing. Releasing 2 Char domains R...
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.Ceo and .best to release 1 and 2 character domains
Cameron Bale from PeopleBrowsr.com dropped me a note to let me know that the .Ceo and .best registries will be releasing 1 and 2 character names on Feb 20, 2017. When you click the google docs link it will show you pricing. Releasing 2 Char domains R...
Discussion
February 10, 2017, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
PayPal increases fees for international transactions
PayPal is increasing two transaction fees next month. Are you a U.S. resident selling a domain name to someone overseas? PayPal is about to be a more expensive option to receive payment. PayPal has updated its user agreement and is raising fees in tw...
Discussion
PayPal increases fees for international transactions
PayPal is increasing two transaction fees next month. Are you a U.S. resident selling a domain name to someone overseas? PayPal is about to be a more expensive option to receive payment. PayPal has updated its user agreement and is raising fees in tw...
Discussion
February 10, 2017, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
As expected, .Com/.Net shed 1.9 million domains last quarter
Deletions greater than new registrations thanks to Chinese purge. The great Chinese domain name investment surge of Q4 2015 led to the great Chinese domain name purge of Q4 2016. The combined .com and .net namespace shrunk by 1.9 million domain names...
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As expected, .Com/.Net shed 1.9 million domains last quarter
Deletions greater than new registrations thanks to Chinese purge. The great Chinese domain name investment surge of Q4 2015 led to the great Chinese domain name purge of Q4 2016. The combined .com and .net namespace shrunk by 1.9 million domain names...
Discussion
February 10, 2017, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
U.S. Antitrust Division investigating Verisign running .Web
U.S. government makes Civil Investigative Demand about .web. The long-running fight for the .web top level domain name has taken another turn as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation. Verisign CEO James ...
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U.S. Antitrust Division investigating Verisign running .Web
U.S. government makes Civil Investigative Demand about .web. The long-running fight for the .web top level domain name has taken another turn as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation. Verisign CEO James ...
Discussion
February 10, 2017, 3:05 am
The Domains
The Top 5 for 2-8-17 TFS.com sells for $47,250
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top sale on Wednesday was TFS.com which closed at $47,250 on NameJet. Looked to be developed back in 2008, parked for years after. 2. Brain.a...
Discussion
The Top 5 for 2-8-17 TFS.com sells for $47,250
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top sale on Wednesday was TFS.com which closed at $47,250 on NameJet. Looked to be developed back in 2008, parked for years after. 2. Brain.a...
Discussion
February 9, 2017, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 notable sales on NameJet last month: SelfieStick.com, Handango.com and more
SelfieStick.com, Handango.com and other notable sales at NameJet in January. Excluding domain names sold in the ROTD/NameJet auction last month, NameJet reported 128 sales of $2,000 or more. This totaled nearly $800,000 in domain sales. This was led ...
Discussion
10 notable sales on NameJet last month: SelfieStick.com, Handango.com and more
SelfieStick.com, Handango.com and other notable sales at NameJet in January. Excluding domain names sold in the ROTD/NameJet auction last month, NameJet reported 128 sales of $2,000 or more. This totaled nearly $800,000 in domain sales. This was led ...
Discussion
February 9, 2017, 7:44 pm
