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The Domains
SeekingAlpha: “New gTLD’s Pose No Threat To Verisign”
Stock site SeekingAlpha.com just published a blog post entitled New gTLD’s Pose No Threat To Verisign The author of the post is stock analyst Zeus Kerravala who is the founder and principal analyst with ZK Research. Prior to ZK Research, ...
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SeekingAlpha: “New gTLD’s Pose No Threat To Verisign”
Stock site SeekingAlpha.com just published a blog post entitled New gTLD’s Pose No Threat To Verisign The author of the post is stock analyst Zeus Kerravala who is the founder and principal analyst with ZK Research. Prior to ZK Research, ...
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January 2, 2014, 5:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets sixth patent for “Adwords for Top Level Domains”
Domain registrar continues to collect patents for ways to prioritize domain name search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a sixth patent to GoDaddy related to a way to position domain names in response to a user’s domain...
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GoDaddy gets sixth patent for “Adwords for Top Level Domains”
Domain registrar continues to collect patents for ways to prioritize domain name search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a sixth patent to GoDaddy related to a way to position domain names in response to a user’s domain...
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January 2, 2014, 5:11 pm
The Domains
NeuStar & Web.com Make Forbes “Tech Stocks To Buy In 2014 For Growth & Value Investors”
Forbes published a short list of “Tech Stocks To Buy In 2014 For Growth & Value Investors” and two companies from the domain space made the list NeuStar (NSR) operates the .US ccTLD and .Biz TLD, .NYC new gTLD and is also the back end...
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NeuStar & Web.com Make Forbes “Tech Stocks To Buy In 2014 For Growth & Value Investors”
Forbes published a short list of “Tech Stocks To Buy In 2014 For Growth & Value Investors” and two companies from the domain space made the list NeuStar (NSR) operates the .US ccTLD and .Biz TLD, .NYC new gTLD and is also the back end...
Discussion
January 2, 2014, 5:01 pm
The Domains
Before Launching Its Digitial Twitter Handle #wsjd; WSJ.com quitely Acquires WSJD.com
We often call out companies for not having covering domain names before launching a new product or service. So we have to give some Kudos to Dow Jones & Company, Inc. the publishers of the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corporation w...
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Before Launching Its Digitial Twitter Handle #wsjd; WSJ.com quitely Acquires WSJD.com
We often call out companies for not having covering domain names before launching a new product or service. So we have to give some Kudos to Dow Jones & Company, Inc. the publishers of the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corporation w...
Discussion
January 2, 2014, 3:28 pm
The Domains
Afternic/Godaddy Sells $1.1 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/Godaddy released its sales report right before the New Years Break for the the week of 12/23/13 – 12/29/13. Sales totaled $1,120,500 All sales were lead by Folia.com Looks like one New York based Real Estate Investment Trust picked up ...
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Afternic/Godaddy Sells $1.1 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/Godaddy released its sales report right before the New Years Break for the the week of 12/23/13 – 12/29/13. Sales totaled $1,120,500 All sales were lead by Folia.com Looks like one New York based Real Estate Investment Trust picked up ...
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January 2, 2014, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg launch AllThingsD successor on a .net domain
New tech publication Re/code acquires and launches on a .net domain name. Tech journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg have shut down AllThingsD after their contract with NewsCorp/Wall Street Journal concluded without a new deal. With backing from...
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Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg launch AllThingsD successor on a .net domain
New tech publication Re/code acquires and launches on a .net domain name. Tech journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg have shut down AllThingsD after their contract with NewsCorp/Wall Street Journal concluded without a new deal. With backing from...
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January 2, 2014, 3:04 pm
The Domains
Aio Quitely Acquires AIO.com But Bucks The Trend & Uses The Longer AioWireless.com
Aio Wireless, a prepaid cell phone company headquartered in Washington DC, has been running television commercial in heavy rotation on several cable channels including CNN. The company’s domain name is AioWireless.com which they reg...
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Aio Quitely Acquires AIO.com But Bucks The Trend & Uses The Longer AioWireless.com
Aio Wireless, a prepaid cell phone company headquartered in Washington DC, has been running television commercial in heavy rotation on several cable channels including CNN. The company’s domain name is AioWireless.com which they reg...
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January 2, 2014, 2:32 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 2nd, 2014
I consider today the real start to the new year as yesterday was pretty much a holiday for most people. As you’re reading this I’m probably out plowing snow as we are getting a little snow overnight and it’s another one my bu...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 2nd, 2014
I consider today the real start to the new year as yesterday was pretty much a holiday for most people. As you’re reading this I’m probably out plowing snow as we are getting a little snow overnight and it’s another one my bu...
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January 2, 2014, 10:36 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Domains at Auction or Dropping on The First Day of 2014
I will keep it short. I want to thank everyone who stopped by here this year and read through my list. I didn’t write articles as much as I would have liked but I do what I can, when I can. Thanks to everyone who let me be a part of...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Domains at Auction or Dropping on The First Day of 2014
I will keep it short. I want to thank everyone who stopped by here this year and read through my list. I didn’t write articles as much as I would have liked but I do what I can, when I can. Thanks to everyone who let me be a part of...
Discussion
January 1, 2014, 2:23 pm
The Domains
Uber.org Leads The Go Daddy Auctions Domain Report for December 2013
Go Daddy finished the year selling 38,841 domains vs 39,715 in November. Uber.org was the top sale for the month at $36,000. The domain registered in 2001 looks to have been sold by the folk up north Original.com. The whois shows Go Daddy and the nam...
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Uber.org Leads The Go Daddy Auctions Domain Report for December 2013
Go Daddy finished the year selling 38,841 domains vs 39,715 in November. Uber.org was the top sale for the month at $36,000. The domain registered in 2001 looks to have been sold by the folk up north Original.com. The whois shows Go Daddy and the nam...
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January 1, 2014, 8:20 am
