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The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.4 million led by AWM.com
Over the past week, 697 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4m. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: awm.com at 99,750 USD Top ccTLD: chocoladel...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.4 million led by AWM.com
Over the past week, 697 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4m. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: awm.com at 99,750 USD Top ccTLD: chocoladel...
Discussion
January 13, 2016, 2:26 am
Domain Shane
CHINESE AUCTION TRENDS FOR JANUARY 12, 2016
There have been a couple of 4N.com (with a zero or four) sales over the past few days at ename.com. These sales are few and far between so it is nice to look at the comps when they show up. On 1/10 3905.com sold for just over $20,950 ...
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CHINESE AUCTION TRENDS FOR JANUARY 12, 2016
There have been a couple of 4N.com (with a zero or four) sales over the past few days at ename.com. These sales are few and far between so it is nice to look at the comps when they show up. On 1/10 3905.com sold for just over $20,950 ...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 9:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
How big is China? Big.
57% of Domain Name Sales’ revenue coming from China. This morning at NamesCon, Domain Name Sales VP of Sales Jeffrey Gabriel showed a slide with sales data from the past year: Wow. 2% of leads generating 57% of the dollar volume of sales. That&...
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How big is China? Big.
57% of Domain Name Sales’ revenue coming from China. This morning at NamesCon, Domain Name Sales VP of Sales Jeffrey Gabriel showed a slide with sales data from the past year: Wow. 2% of leads generating 57% of the dollar volume of sales. That&...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 8:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry digs into details of new Market
Uniregistry team explains how the new Market system will work. This morning at NamesCon in Las Vegas, Uniregistry unveiled more details about its new marketplace that will be integrated with the Uniregistry registrar. John Smrekar, VP of Product of U...
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Uniregistry digs into details of new Market
Uniregistry team explains how the new Market system will work. This morning at NamesCon in Las Vegas, Uniregistry unveiled more details about its new marketplace that will be integrated with the Uniregistry registrar. John Smrekar, VP of Product of U...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 8:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lighting company Interlight is a reverse domain name hijacker
Poorly formed case was dead on arrival. Indiana company International Lighting Corporation has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Interlight.com. The company uses the domain Interlight.biz, and wanted to upgrade t...
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Lighting company Interlight is a reverse domain name hijacker
Poorly formed case was dead on arrival. Indiana company International Lighting Corporation has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Interlight.com. The company uses the domain Interlight.biz, and wanted to upgrade t...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 7:48 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Airline.net, PBSB.com Hit Reserve. XRV.com, DVA.com, Seductions.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Airline.net – The .COM sold for $125k in 2012; depending upon the rule you believe in, 5% puts you at $6,250, 10% puts you at $12,500. Return.net – I think this one has been up several times before; nice to see t...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: Airline.net, PBSB.com Hit Reserve. XRV.com, DVA.com, Seductions.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Airline.net – The .COM sold for $125k in 2012; depending upon the rule you believe in, 5% puts you at $6,250, 10% puts you at $12,500. Return.net – I think this one has been up several times before; nice to see t...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 7:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is what it looks like when Frank Schilling throws a party in Vegas
Frank Schilling and Uniregistry hosted a party at Hakkasan in Las Vegas last night for NamesCon 2016 attendees. Sandeep Ramchandani of Radix and Statton Hammock of Rightside were guest DJs. There’s another big party for conference goers tonight...
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This is what it looks like when Frank Schilling throws a party in Vegas
Frank Schilling and Uniregistry hosted a party at Hakkasan in Las Vegas last night for NamesCon 2016 attendees. Sandeep Ramchandani of Radix and Statton Hammock of Rightside were guest DJs. There’s another big party for conference goers tonight...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Boston Globe sells .Boston domain name to Minds + Machines
Boston Globe sells .boston rights to new TLD company. Minds + Machines has acquired the .Boston top level domain name from Boston Globe Media, the company announced today. The acquisition price was not disclosed. The Boston Globe retains a 1% interes...
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Boston Globe sells .Boston domain name to Minds + Machines
Boston Globe sells .boston rights to new TLD company. Minds + Machines has acquired the .Boston top level domain name from Boston Globe Media, the company announced today. The acquisition price was not disclosed. The Boston Globe retains a 1% interes...
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January 12, 2016, 4:23 pm
The Domains
Verisign’s Top Trending Keywords In December For .Com & .Net Include Chinese Fang & Wang
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of December 2015 are below release by Verisign the registry for .Com and .Net are as follows. Interesting to note that Wang is the third biggest gTLD extension (.Wang) by regis...
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Verisign’s Top Trending Keywords In December For .Com & .Net Include Chinese Fang & Wang
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of December 2015 are below release by Verisign the registry for .Com and .Net are as follows. Interesting to note that Wang is the third biggest gTLD extension (.Wang) by regis...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 3:38 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com Domain Shane’s Big List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, Jan 12th
The DomainShane Accidental Domainer Lunch was fantastic. Had over 30 people and filled up the entire place All ages, all areas of domain investing covered and good conversation. I just love hearing all these names people are selling. Nam...
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DSAD.com Domain Shane’s Big List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, Jan 12th
The DomainShane Accidental Domainer Lunch was fantastic. Had over 30 people and filled up the entire place All ages, all areas of domain investing covered and good conversation. I just love hearing all these names people are selling. Nam...
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January 12, 2016, 10:52 am
