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Domain Name Wire
Exclusive: GoDaddy’s 2016 Super Bowl Ad!
Take a look at this year’s GoDaddy Super Bowl ad before the big game airs. In a worldwide exclusive for Domain Name Wire, we have obtained an advance copy of this year’s GoDaddy Super Bowl ad. GoDaddy has been advertising during the Super...
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Exclusive: GoDaddy’s 2016 Super Bowl Ad!
Take a look at this year’s GoDaddy Super Bowl ad before the big game airs. In a worldwide exclusive for Domain Name Wire, we have obtained an advance copy of this year’s GoDaddy Super Bowl ad. GoDaddy has been advertising during the Super...
Discussion
February 6, 2016, 6:48 pm
The Domains
60% of all Mobile Banner Ad Clicks Are Accidents
Ben Frederick, published a piece on Media post that looked at mobile advertising and how the majority of clicks on an ad are an accident. I know that sometimes when I come across a site on my iPhone when I click an (X) to close, it still goes through...
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60% of all Mobile Banner Ad Clicks Are Accidents
Ben Frederick, published a piece on Media post that looked at mobile advertising and how the majority of clicks on an ad are an accident. I know that sometimes when I come across a site on my iPhone when I click an (X) to close, it still goes through...
Discussion
February 6, 2016, 5:42 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, Feb 6th
Finally, after doing 30 or 40 wires in the last 2 months the nice person at the bank asked me what they are for. She’s seen the craziest subject lines and has never questioned. For Botany.com, for portfolio of numbers, for th...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, Feb 6th
Finally, after doing 30 or 40 wires in the last 2 months the nice person at the bank asked me what they are for. She’s seen the craziest subject lines and has never questioned. For Botany.com, for portfolio of numbers, for th...
Discussion
February 6, 2016, 10:55 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Response.com, Timeless.com, Amber.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Rangers.com sold for $375,000 Major League Baseball picked this one up, and they have it redirected to their Texas Rangers site at: Texas.Rangers.MLB.com...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Response.com, Timeless.com, Amber.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Rangers.com sold for $375,000 Major League Baseball picked this one up, and they have it redirected to their Texas Rangers site at: Texas.Rangers.MLB.com...
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February 6, 2016, 1:56 am
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 4th & 5th of February 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 4th & 5th of February Auction Quick Recap Two in one deal today: All that snow we got is almost gone after several different rain storms and warmer than normal weather. Apparently there&rsq...
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Auction Recap, 4th & 5th of February 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 4th & 5th of February Auction Quick Recap Two in one deal today: All that snow we got is almost gone after several different rain storms and warmer than normal weather. Apparently there&rsq...
Discussion
February 5, 2016, 11:09 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 2/5/16 Domain Stocks Get Whacked
Market Recap 2/5/16 Godaddy (GDDY) had another rough day today, down close to 10%, the overall markets were down but nowhere near where Godaddy and some of their peers ended. Neustar (NSR) finished down more than Godaddy, falling 10.34% on the day. W...
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Market Recap 2/5/16 Domain Stocks Get Whacked
Market Recap 2/5/16 Godaddy (GDDY) had another rough day today, down close to 10%, the overall markets were down but nowhere near where Godaddy and some of their peers ended. Neustar (NSR) finished down more than Godaddy, falling 10.34% on the day. W...
Discussion
February 5, 2016, 10:25 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Nearly half a million dollars in fixed price sales reported yesterday on the Chinese marketplaces that Chaomi tracks. That is the largest day in dollars spent since the huge day that we saw on 12/19/2015. See bottom chart for de...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Nearly half a million dollars in fixed price sales reported yesterday on the Chinese marketplaces that Chaomi tracks. That is the largest day in dollars spent since the huge day that we saw on 12/19/2015. See bottom chart for de...
Discussion
February 5, 2016, 9:18 pm
The Domains
Attacker gives Amazon fake details from a whois query, and gets real address
A former Amazon software developer had his account information given away by of all companies, Amazon. It seems that this all started with domain registrations, for some reason Eric Springer used the address of a hotel instead of his own. He writes o...
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Attacker gives Amazon fake details from a whois query, and gets real address
A former Amazon software developer had his account information given away by of all companies, Amazon. It seems that this all started with domain registrations, for some reason Eric Springer used the address of a hotel instead of his own. He writes o...
Discussion
February 5, 2016, 8:57 pm
Domain Shane
Part 2: I I Asked 7 Top Domain Investors What They See for 2016: With Oliver Holger, Andrew Rosener, Yoni , and Josh Eisenhower
Yesterday was the first part in our series of asking a few questions to some of my domain investing friends. Friends that happen to be some of the best domain investors in our industry. Many of the biggest and most successful domain inves...
Discussion
Part 2: I I Asked 7 Top Domain Investors What They See for 2016: With Oliver Holger, Andrew Rosener, Yoni , and Josh Eisenhower
Yesterday was the first part in our series of asking a few questions to some of my domain investing friends. Friends that happen to be some of the best domain investors in our industry. Many of the biggest and most successful domain inves...
Discussion
February 5, 2016, 6:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic co-founder retires from Board, Instra CEO joins
One of the founders of CentralNic is stepping down for his board duties. Domain name registrar and new top level domain name registry CentralNic announced two changes to its board today. Executive Director Robert Pooke has retired from the Board of D...
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CentralNic co-founder retires from Board, Instra CEO joins
One of the founders of CentralNic is stepping down for his board duties. Domain name registrar and new top level domain name registry CentralNic announced two changes to its board today. Executive Director Robert Pooke has retired from the Board of D...
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February 5, 2016, 2:58 pm
