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Domain Name Wire
New York City domain name auction tops $70,000 as RealEstate.NYC sells for $21,300
Real estate terms sell for big bucks in .nyc domain name auction. Earlier today I wrote about a registry auction for .NYC domain names on NameJet. The auction has concluded with 19 of 20 domain names selling for a total of $70,650. RealEstate.nyc led...
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New York City domain name auction tops $70,000 as RealEstate.NYC sells for $21,300
Real estate terms sell for big bucks in .nyc domain name auction. Earlier today I wrote about a registry auction for .NYC domain names on NameJet. The auction has concluded with 19 of 20 domain names selling for a total of $70,650. RealEstate.nyc led...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
The cliff is here: Verisign predicts .com/.net domain base to fall this quarter
Company forecasts a drop for Q4. Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) expects the total number of .com and .net domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter to be less than at the beginning of the quarter. In other words, more domain names will be delet...
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The cliff is here: Verisign predicts .com/.net domain base to fall this quarter
Company forecasts a drop for Q4. Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) expects the total number of .com and .net domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter to be less than at the beginning of the quarter. In other words, more domain names will be delet...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 8:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports $288 million revenue, 0.9 million growth to domain base
Revenue up, but new registrations down from a year ago. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported revenue of $288 million for the third quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2015. Net income was $114 million, ...
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Verisign reports $288 million revenue, 0.9 million growth to domain base
Revenue up, but new registrations down from a year ago. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported revenue of $288 million for the third quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2015. Net income was $114 million, ...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 8:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cost of Donuts’ DPML trademark protection service to soar
At least one registrar is increasing the price by 76% as new TLD company hikes price of brand protection service. Top level domain name provider Donuts will significantly increase the price of its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) on January 1, 201...
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Cost of Donuts’ DPML trademark protection service to soar
At least one registrar is increasing the price by 76% as new TLD company hikes price of brand protection service. Top level domain name provider Donuts will significantly increase the price of its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) on January 1, 201...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 6:34 pm
The Domains
60 Minutes Covered Vine Millionaires on Sunday; Today It’s All Over
On Sunday the television show 60 minutes covered “The Influencers” “Social media stars are earning big money for pitching products in short, often silly, postings seen by millions of followers.” Parts of the 60 Minutes segment...
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60 Minutes Covered Vine Millionaires on Sunday; Today It’s All Over
On Sunday the television show 60 minutes covered “The Influencers” “Social media stars are earning big money for pitching products in short, often silly, postings seen by millions of followers.” Parts of the 60 Minutes segment...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 5:22 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 26, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 26, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
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AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 26, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 26, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 5:09 pm
The Domains
$3 Million For TrumpTv.com? TrumpTower.Live & TrumpTowerLive.com Registered Yesterday
Yesterday we published a post about the owner of the domain name TrumpTv.com putting the domain on the market with an asking price of $3 Million. The owner went on to say that the traffic to the domain name went from “about 150,000 people...
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$3 Million For TrumpTv.com? TrumpTower.Live & TrumpTowerLive.com Registered Yesterday
Yesterday we published a post about the owner of the domain name TrumpTv.com putting the domain on the market with an asking price of $3 Million. The owner went on to say that the traffic to the domain name went from “about 150,000 people...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thick Whois is on its way to .com
Current plan is to introduce it for new domains by May 2018. ICANN has opened a comment period about the implementation of Thick Whois in existing top level domains including .com and .net. .Com and .net currently use what’s called a “Thi...
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Thick Whois is on its way to .com
Current plan is to introduce it for new domains by May 2018. ICANN has opened a comment period about the implementation of Thick Whois in existing top level domains including .com and .net. .Com and .net currently use what’s called a “Thi...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Auction for apartments.nyc, realestate.nyc and others ends today
.NYC auction features 20 domain names. A registry auction on NameJet featuring 20 .NYC domain names ends this afternoon. The domain names have a heavy real estate emphasis. Real estate domain names have an obvious appeal in New York City, which is kn...
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Auction for apartments.nyc, realestate.nyc and others ends today
.NYC auction features 20 domain names. A registry auction on NameJet featuring 20 .NYC domain names ends this afternoon. The domain names have a heavy real estate emphasis. Real estate domain names have an obvious appeal in New York City, which is kn...
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October 27, 2016, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN files motion to dismiss Donuts’ .Web lawsuit
ICANN says Donuts can’t sue and asks for court to dismiss case. ICANN has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) a lawsuit brought by a Donuts’-owned company over the results of an auction for .Web. Donuts was one of seven applicants for the .we...
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ICANN files motion to dismiss Donuts’ .Web lawsuit
ICANN says Donuts can’t sue and asks for court to dismiss case. ICANN has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) a lawsuit brought by a Donuts’-owned company over the results of an auction for .Web. Donuts was one of seven applicants for the .we...
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October 27, 2016, 1:41 pm
