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Domain Name Wire
China might be inching closer to granting licenses for new TLDs
Job postings suggest licensing process might be progressing. Top level domain name companies have been eagerly waiting for the Chinese government to issue licenses that will allow Chinese citizens to be able to host sites on their domains in China. T...
Discussion
China might be inching closer to granting licenses for new TLDs
Job postings suggest licensing process might be progressing. Top level domain name companies have been eagerly waiting for the Chinese government to issue licenses that will allow Chinese citizens to be able to host sites on their domains in China. T...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 8:41 pm
The Domains
Just Released: Searchable Tool To Find Available .XYZ Domains Taken in .Com, .Net & .Org
The .XYZ registry just released a tool that finds available .XYZ domain names that are registered in .Com, .Net and .Org I’m told the database is over 2 million domain names. I beta tested the tool for the last hour and wound up registering sev...
Discussion
Just Released: Searchable Tool To Find Available .XYZ Domains Taken in .Com, .Net & .Org
The .XYZ registry just released a tool that finds available .XYZ domain names that are registered in .Com, .Net and .Org I’m told the database is over 2 million domain names. I beta tested the tool for the last hour and wound up registering sev...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 8:02 pm
The Domains
Uniregistry Selling 12 New gTLD Extensions For $.85 Including .Club, .Top, .Online, .Site, .Link
While .XYZ has been make headlines with its tremendous numbers of domain registrations for as low as $.01 at Uniregistry, (as well as other domain registrars for $.02) Uniregistry has deeply discounted the price of 12 other top selling new gTLD&rsquo...
Discussion
Uniregistry Selling 12 New gTLD Extensions For $.85 Including .Club, .Top, .Online, .Site, .Link
While .XYZ has been make headlines with its tremendous numbers of domain registrations for as low as $.01 at Uniregistry, (as well as other domain registrars for $.02) Uniregistry has deeply discounted the price of 12 other top selling new gTLD&rsquo...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Your time is the biggest expense with cheap new TLDs
Domains are cheap, but your time probably isn’t. I registered a handful of .xyz domain names early on. Daniel Negari has built buzz around the domain, and I think some of the domains I bought have value. Enough value that I pay $10 a year to re...
Discussion
Your time is the biggest expense with cheap new TLDs
Domains are cheap, but your time probably isn’t. I registered a handful of .xyz domain names early on. Daniel Negari has built buzz around the domain, and I think some of the domains I bought have value. Enough value that I pay $10 a year to re...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers – China makes a comeback
Chinese domain name registrars surge again. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from February. After taking a breather in January, Chinese registrars were back with big numbers in F...
Discussion
.Com Winners & Losers – China makes a comeback
Chinese domain name registrars surge again. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from February. After taking a breather in January, Chinese registrars were back with big numbers in F...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 notable NameJet sales from last month
A big three-digit sale, Pug.com and more. NameJet had another good month, reporting nearly $1.3 million of sales over $2,000. Here are some of its more notable sales: 281.com $201,100 – This domain name was used by a company west of Austin. It&...
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10 notable NameJet sales from last month
A big three-digit sale, Pug.com and more. NameJet had another good month, reporting nearly $1.3 million of sales over $2,000. Here are some of its more notable sales: 281.com $201,100 – This domain name was used by a company west of Austin. It&...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 2:19 pm
The Domains
Yahoo Buys The Domain TheVertical.com From Mike Mann
Yahoo has bought the domain name TheVertical.com from Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com The domain name had a buy it now (BIN) price of $15,000. The domain name was sold with Sedo handling the escrow services. The brand protection company Mark Monit...
Discussion
Yahoo Buys The Domain TheVertical.com From Mike Mann
Yahoo has bought the domain name TheVertical.com from Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com The domain name had a buy it now (BIN) price of $15,000. The domain name was sold with Sedo handling the escrow services. The brand protection company Mark Monit...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 1:18 pm
The Domains
Frank Schilling Owns 40K+ .XYZ Domains & They Were Registered A While Ago
There were a several comments on our blog posts on .XYZ over the last few days raising the issue of whether Frank Schilling owns .XYZ domain names in his portfolio, with several commentators citing the fact the he does not even own the domain FrankSc...
Discussion
Frank Schilling Owns 40K+ .XYZ Domains & They Were Registered A While Ago
There were a several comments on our blog posts on .XYZ over the last few days raising the issue of whether Frank Schilling owns .XYZ domain names in his portfolio, with several commentators citing the fact the he does not even own the domain FrankSc...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 12:37 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, June 2nd
I don’t usually get caught up in trends. I try and stick to domains that a company can use as their name, their brand. But I find myself loving solar and alternative energy. I’m not going crazy in my purchases bu...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, June 2nd
I don’t usually get caught up in trends. I try and stick to domains that a company can use as their name, their brand. But I find myself loving solar and alternative energy. I’m not going crazy in my purchases bu...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 10:02 am
The Domains
The First Domain Ever Registered at Go Daddy Might Surprise You
Joseph Green did some investigative work and posted his findings about GhettoJustice.com, the first domain registered at upstart Go Daddy. Joseph posted, I was watching How a Former Marine Built GoDaddy Into a Billion-Dollar Business and Bob Parsons ...
Discussion
The First Domain Ever Registered at Go Daddy Might Surprise You
Joseph Green did some investigative work and posted his findings about GhettoJustice.com, the first domain registered at upstart Go Daddy. Joseph posted, I was watching How a Former Marine Built GoDaddy Into a Billion-Dollar Business and Bob Parsons ...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 2:41 am
