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The Domains
Site Goes From Longer .Com To Shorter. Net: ShareMyPlaylists.com Goes To Playlists.net
According to TechCrunch, ShareMyPlaylists.com which allows Spotify users to upload and share their Spotify playlists with other users has changed their domain name to Playlists.net. ShareMyPlaylists.com was launched in March 2009. While many b...
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Site Goes From Longer .Com To Shorter. Net: ShareMyPlaylists.com Goes To Playlists.net
According to TechCrunch, ShareMyPlaylists.com which allows Spotify users to upload and share their Spotify playlists with other users has changed their domain name to Playlists.net. ShareMyPlaylists.com was launched in March 2009. While many b...
Discussion
June 27, 2013, 9:43 am
The Domains
Guest Post By Dan Warner: New gTLD Registries Cannot Own Their Domains!
This is a Guest Post by Dan Warner. Dan in a domain industry veteran who has presented and spoken at many industry conferences. Dan is was part of the Exclusive team at Dark Blue Sea Ltd (Fabulous.com) for 8 years, which became the 14th larges...
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Guest Post By Dan Warner: New gTLD Registries Cannot Own Their Domains!
This is a Guest Post by Dan Warner. Dan in a domain industry veteran who has presented and spoken at many industry conferences. Dan is was part of the Exclusive team at Dark Blue Sea Ltd (Fabulous.com) for 8 years, which became the 14th larges...
Discussion
June 27, 2013, 9:21 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
I’m trying to build up my miles to 90 miles a week to prepare for the NY Marathon. To pass the time I go out “Strava Busting”. I don’t know if any of you have used the app Strava but its basically a biking or runni...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
I’m trying to build up my miles to 90 miles a week to prepare for the NY Marathon. To pass the time I go out “Strava Busting”. I don’t know if any of you have used the app Strava but its basically a biking or runni...
Discussion
June 27, 2013, 6:54 am
Elliot's Blog
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 6/26
Here are this week’s new domain brokerage listings from various domain brokers and aftermarket websites. If you have any interest in buying one of the domain names that is listed for sale, contact the broker directly. I have no involvement with...
Discussion
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 6/26
Here are this week’s new domain brokerage listings from various domain brokers and aftermarket websites. If you have any interest in buying one of the domain names that is listed for sale, contact the broker directly. I have no involvement with...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
24 end user domain name sales up to $28,000
Raw materials company paid $28,000 for shorter domain name. Afternic had another good sales week. Here are 24 end user domain sales the company facilitated. Emeraude International, a plastic raw materials company, shortened its domain name to merely ...
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24 end user domain name sales up to $28,000
Raw materials company paid $28,000 for shorter domain name. Afternic had another good sales week. Here are 24 end user domain sales the company facilitated. Emeraude International, a plastic raw materials company, shortened its domain name to merely ...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Major League Baseball buys an “outstanding” domain name
MLB among companies buying domain names last week. Major League Baseball turned to Sedo last week to buy the domain Outstandings.com. I’m not sure what it plans to do with it, although it does award a lot of “outstanding” player awa...
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Major League Baseball buys an “outstanding” domain name
MLB among companies buying domain names last week. Major League Baseball turned to Sedo last week to buy the domain Outstandings.com. I’m not sure what it plans to do with it, although it does award a lot of “outstanding” player awa...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 12:22 pm
Elliot's Blog
Great Night in Boston
We had a domain investor meet up in Boston last night, and the turnout was excellent. There were in the ballpark (pun intended) of 40 people in attendance, including attendees from several states and attendees from Canada and Germany! I want to give ...
Discussion
Great Night in Boston
We had a domain investor meet up in Boston last night, and the turnout was excellent. There were in the ballpark (pun intended) of 40 people in attendance, including attendees from several states and attendees from Canada and Germany! I want to give ...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 11:00 am
The Domains
Brit.Co Bought For $4,750, Gets $6.3 Million In Funding Including Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer
Another .Co domain name is in the news today as Brit + Co., a San Francisco-based media company focused on DIY ideas for “creative living in the digital age,” has raised $6.3 million in Series A funding according to The Term Sheet. Oak In...
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Brit.Co Bought For $4,750, Gets $6.3 Million In Funding Including Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer
Another .Co domain name is in the news today as Brit + Co., a San Francisco-based media company focused on DIY ideas for “creative living in the digital age,” has raised $6.3 million in Series A funding according to The Term Sheet. Oak In...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames gets Japan Registry, Afternic and NameJet get .buzz business
Domain marketplaces get a couple notable client wins. There were a couple unrelated “client win” announcements this morning coming from major domain name marketplaces. First, SnapNames announced that it has inked Japan Registry to an expi...
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SnapNames gets Japan Registry, Afternic and NameJet get .buzz business
Domain marketplaces get a couple notable client wins. There were a couple unrelated “client win” announcements this morning coming from major domain name marketplaces. First, SnapNames announced that it has inked Japan Registry to an expi...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 9:56 am
Domain Name Wire
TLDH and Famous Four strike deal to resolve three new TLD contention sets
Deal resolves contention sets for .fit, .review, and .science. Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) and Famous Four Media (and associated companies) have made a deal to resolve three contention sets. Under the terms of the deal, Famous Four has with...
Discussion
TLDH and Famous Four strike deal to resolve three new TLD contention sets
Deal resolves contention sets for .fit, .review, and .science. Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) and Famous Four Media (and associated companies) have made a deal to resolve three contention sets. Under the terms of the deal, Famous Four has with...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 9:46 am
