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The Domains
.US Extension Tops 2 Million Registered Domains For 1st Time After 31 Years
.US has passed two million domain names for the first time since the extension was unched 31 years ago. Yes .US was launched on February 15, 1985; 31 years ago as the first ccTLD. ON the last day of the $.10 sale by the domain name registrar Un...
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.US Extension Tops 2 Million Registered Domains For 1st Time After 31 Years
.US has passed two million domain names for the first time since the extension was unched 31 years ago. Yes .US was launched on February 15, 1985; 31 years ago as the first ccTLD. ON the last day of the $.10 sale by the domain name registrar Un...
Discussion
October 8, 2016, 10:46 pm
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Imagely.com, Yado.com, Lola.co, More
Listed below are updates on the top ten domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. It’s interesting that this week’s sales prices are all below last week’s prices (where the lowest in the top 10 was about $32k), yet ther...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Imagely.com, Yado.com, Lola.co, More
Listed below are updates on the top ten domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. It’s interesting that this week’s sales prices are all below last week’s prices (where the lowest in the top 10 was about $32k), yet ther...
Discussion
October 8, 2016, 8:43 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION PROGRESS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 8, 2016
We had a problem all morning with our GoDaddy links so I wanted to post an auction progress report for today in case someone was having a problem reaching the auction page. As of this posting, most of the names are still active or are available...
Discussion
AUCTION PROGRESS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 8, 2016
We had a problem all morning with our GoDaddy links so I wanted to post an auction progress report for today in case someone was having a problem reaching the auction page. As of this posting, most of the names are still active or are available...
Discussion
October 8, 2016, 6:00 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 7, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 7, 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
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 7, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 7, 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 8, 2016, 4:20 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, October 8th
I’m currently in Moab Utah, The family was doing a national park educational tour. I stayed home to work, but last night decided to buy a ticket and join them. Tomorrow we’re going to Arches National park then on to Colorado. I had to fl...
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DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, October 8th
I’m currently in Moab Utah, The family was doing a national park educational tour. I stayed home to work, but last night decided to buy a ticket and join them. Tomorrow we’re going to Arches National park then on to Colorado. I had to fl...
Discussion
October 8, 2016, 12:12 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 6, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 6, 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
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 6, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 6, 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 7, 2016, 10:29 pm
The Domains
Mason Zhang Joins .XYZ As Director of Business Development For Beijing XYZ’s Expansion in China
Beijing XYZ Technology Co. LTD, the Chinese business entity and registry operator of the popular .xyz domain extension, announced today that Mason Zhang has joined the company as its first employee in China. Formerly the Chief Marketing Officer of a ...
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Mason Zhang Joins .XYZ As Director of Business Development For Beijing XYZ’s Expansion in China
Beijing XYZ Technology Co. LTD, the Chinese business entity and registry operator of the popular .xyz domain extension, announced today that Mason Zhang has joined the company as its first employee in China. Formerly the Chief Marketing Officer of a ...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 9:47 pm
The Domains
Godaddy/ NameFind Sells Over 45 Three Character .Com’s
Godaddy/ Namefind.com continues to move a lot of inventory out of its three portfolio purchases. Yesterday we tracked over 45 three character .Com domain sales: 1ms.com 2nr.com 36t.com 3mm.com 44k.com 53e.com 56t.com 57s.com 63b.com 69p.com 6tg.com 6...
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Godaddy/ NameFind Sells Over 45 Three Character .Com’s
Godaddy/ Namefind.com continues to move a lot of inventory out of its three portfolio purchases. Yesterday we tracked over 45 three character .Com domain sales: 1ms.com 2nr.com 36t.com 3mm.com 44k.com 53e.com 56t.com 57s.com 63b.com 69p.com 6tg.com 6...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
A .com price freeze through 2024 more likely?
More likely, but not guaranteed. When ICANN published its proposed contract extension with Verisign for the .com contract, it didn’t discuss the question of pricing. .Com prices are currently capped at $7.85 wholesale. The extension, from 2018 ...
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A .com price freeze through 2024 more likely?
More likely, but not guaranteed. When ICANN published its proposed contract extension with Verisign for the .com contract, it didn’t discuss the question of pricing. .Com prices are currently capped at $7.85 wholesale. The extension, from 2018 ...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 11:54 am
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, October 7th
Congrats to Flippa and Devoir Funches for successfully selling the name 0123.com for $252,500. A few details they were able to share was the buyer was Japanese and the negotiation took 5 months. Devon and Flippa will have a video di...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, October 7th
Congrats to Flippa and Devoir Funches for successfully selling the name 0123.com for $252,500. A few details they were able to share was the buyer was Japanese and the negotiation took 5 months. Devon and Flippa will have a video di...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 10:15 am
