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Domain Name Wire
What you missed at DNSeattle
About one hundred people from the domain business met at GoDaddy’s office in Seattle last Thursday. Last week I flew up to Seattle for the third DNSeattle meetup held on Thursday. Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa organized the event, which was hos...
Discussion
What you missed at DNSeattle
About one hundred people from the domain business met at GoDaddy’s office in Seattle last Thursday. Last week I flew up to Seattle for the third DNSeattle meetup held on Thursday. Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa organized the event, which was hos...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 ICANN employees make $250k+
Employee compensation revealed in latest tax return. ICANN has published its FY 2015 tax return (pdf), revealing compensation paid to its key and most highly-compensated employees. 18 employees are listed with compensation of at least $250,000. Fadi ...
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18 ICANN employees make $250k+
Employee compensation revealed in latest tax return. ICANN has published its FY 2015 tax return (pdf), revealing compensation paid to its key and most highly-compensated employees. 18 employees are listed with compensation of at least $250,000. Fadi ...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:19 pm
The Domains
Verisign: Landrush for the 1st internationalized version of .Com in Japanese script, .コム is Opened
Verisign today announced the opening of the Landrush Program period for the first internationalized version of the .com top-level domain (TLD) in Japanese script, .コム , is open for anyone to register on a first come, first served basis until June...
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Verisign: Landrush for the 1st internationalized version of .Com in Japanese script, .コム is Opened
Verisign today announced the opening of the Landrush Program period for the first internationalized version of the .com top-level domain (TLD) in Japanese script, .コム , is open for anyone to register on a first come, first served basis until June...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:00 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, May 16th
When I went to my first domain conference back in 2009 I didn’t know a soul. I had been writing DomainShane for a few months so I knew of a few people but I was still a newbie. I could see all the old friends meeting and shaki...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, May 16th
When I went to my first domain conference back in 2009 I didn’t know a soul. I had been writing DomainShane for a few months so I knew of a few people but I was still a newbie. I could see all the old friends meeting and shaki...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 10:08 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name Liquidity: What is It, Where was It, Where Will It Be?
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at GoDaddy's headquarters in Kirkland, Washington, just North of Seattle -- and raised more than $5,000 to help find a cure for cancer!More than 90 attendees met, networked and learned about domain ...
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Domain Name Liquidity: What is It, Where was It, Where Will It Be?
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at GoDaddy's headquarters in Kirkland, Washington, just North of Seattle -- and raised more than $5,000 to help find a cure for cancer!More than 90 attendees met, networked and learned about domain ...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 7:02 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (NFR.com, MBXA.com, 6y5.com) and Flops (LoveHub.com, CIE.com, Movie.io)
Before jumping into the post, a quick thanks to Michael Cyger for organizing an excellent DN Seattle meet-up at GoDaddy’s offices in Kirkland last Thursday. The event was well organized and attended, with good educational content, and a great g...
Discussion
Domain Flips (NFR.com, MBXA.com, 6y5.com) and Flops (LoveHub.com, CIE.com, Movie.io)
Before jumping into the post, a quick thanks to Michael Cyger for organizing an excellent DN Seattle meet-up at GoDaddy’s offices in Kirkland last Thursday. The event was well organized and attended, with good educational content, and a great g...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 1:20 am
The Domains
Google Unveils GBoard
Google unveils GBoard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard. The company blogged about their new app available surprisingly only for iOS and currently only available in t...
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Google Unveils GBoard
Google unveils GBoard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard. The company blogged about their new app available surprisingly only for iOS and currently only available in t...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 12:28 am
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday May 15th
I’m no different than anyone else in that I get a lot of offers from Domain Name Sales but very little response from my counter offers. Like anything else you have to keep up the communication. I’ve been in business long enoug...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday May 15th
I’m no different than anyone else in that I get a lot of offers from Domain Name Sales but very little response from my counter offers. Like anything else you have to keep up the communication. I’ve been in business long enoug...
Discussion
May 15, 2016, 10:29 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Mera.com, Adopting.com, LILV.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. MERA.com sold for $132,500 A big upgrade from MERASWS.com, and the site is the traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank near 2.4 million. Based in...
Discussion
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Mera.com, Adopting.com, LILV.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. MERA.com sold for $132,500 A big upgrade from MERASWS.com, and the site is the traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank near 2.4 million. Based in...
Discussion
May 14, 2016, 9:23 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MAY 14, 2016
Weekly graph showing volume by category is below the trend chart. Nothing has changed much. 5i.com, 5i.cc and 6N.com take the top 3 spots. 355 4i.coms are reported to have sold via buy it now over the past week via the platforms that...
Discussion
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MAY 14, 2016
Weekly graph showing volume by category is below the trend chart. Nothing has changed much. 5i.com, 5i.cc and 6N.com take the top 3 spots. 355 4i.coms are reported to have sold via buy it now over the past week via the platforms that...
Discussion
May 14, 2016, 5:24 pm
