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People are auctioning domains on Clubhouse. Here’s how to get in on it
Hal Yaffe has organized two auctions on Clubhouse that have totaled nearly $40,000 in sales. It started small and organically. Domain name investor Hal Yaffe opened a room Tuesday on Clubhouse to auction domain names. People started showing up. Befor...
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People are auctioning domains on Clubhouse. Here’s how to get in on it
Hal Yaffe has organized two auctions on Clubhouse that have totaled nearly $40,000 in sales. It started small and organically. Domain name investor Hal Yaffe opened a room Tuesday on Clubhouse to auction domain names. People started showing up. Befor...
Discussion
February 5, 2021, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Miss a NamesCon session? Videos are now online.
Ticketholders can go back and watch sessions they missed. One of the silver linings to NamesCon being online (rather than in person) this January is that all of the sessions were recorded. That means you can go back and watch any of the sessions you ...
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Miss a NamesCon session? Videos are now online.
Ticketholders can go back and watch sessions they missed. One of the silver linings to NamesCon being online (rather than in person) this January is that all of the sessions were recorded. That means you can go back and watch any of the sessions you ...
Discussion
February 5, 2021, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Man gets 90 days in jail for domain name investment scheme
Man induced someone to invest in a domain acquisition scheme in which the transactions were not arms-length. An Ohio man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in a domain name investment scheme, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. The schem...
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Man gets 90 days in jail for domain name investment scheme
Man induced someone to invest in a domain acquisition scheme in which the transactions were not arms-length. An Ohio man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in a domain name investment scheme, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. The schem...
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February 5, 2021, 3:04 am
Domain Name Wire
January’s top domain name stories: Parler, closeouts and more
Here’s a rundown of the top stories and podcasts from the past month. Domain name news sometimes follows national and global news, and that was the case in January. The top stories had to do with sites with controversial content having to find ...
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January’s top domain name stories: Parler, closeouts and more
Here’s a rundown of the top stories and podcasts from the past month. Domain name news sometimes follows national and global news, and that was the case in January. The top stories had to do with sites with controversial content having to find ...
Discussion
February 4, 2021, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top .com domain name registrars
Welcoming CentralNic to the top 10 ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2020. This is the first month that I’m aggregating CentralN...
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Top .com domain name registrars
Welcoming CentralNic to the top 10 ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2020. This is the first month that I’m aggregating CentralN...
Discussion
February 4, 2021, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com aftermarkets generated $500k in big sales last month
Another strong month at NameJet and SnapNames. Web.com’s NameJet and SnapNames auction platforms generated nearly $500,000 in sales of domains $2,000 or more last month. 115 domains met the threshold. It was down from January’s $700k, but...
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Web.com aftermarkets generated $500k in big sales last month
Another strong month at NameJet and SnapNames. Web.com’s NameJet and SnapNames auction platforms generated nearly $500,000 in sales of domains $2,000 or more last month. 115 domains met the threshold. It was down from January’s $700k, but...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 8:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fortune China 100 and domain opportunities
Kassey Lee investigates which domains the top companies in China are using. I believe domain investment based on real demand from end users is a solid investment. For this reason, I spend almost every day researching companies in China. Fortune publi...
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Fortune China 100 and domain opportunities
Kassey Lee investigates which domains the top companies in China are using. I believe domain investment based on real demand from end users is a solid investment. For this reason, I spend almost every day researching companies in China. Fortune publi...
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February 3, 2021, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 more end user sales
A couple of financial advisory firms, a game developer, and a wrestling site bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this past week, including to a company based on the island I live on. It’s always interesting to see loca...
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18 more end user sales
A couple of financial advisory firms, a game developer, and a wrestling site bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this past week, including to a company based on the island I live on. It’s always interesting to see loca...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here come the $50 closeouts
GoDaddy Auction closeouts now start at $50. It’s February, and that means GoDaddy has changed the pricing for closeout domain name auctions. Expired domain names that don’t receive bids move to closeouts, where a Dutch auction begins. Pre...
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Here come the $50 closeouts
GoDaddy Auction closeouts now start at $50. It’s February, and that means GoDaddy has changed the pricing for closeout domain name auctions. Expired domain names that don’t receive bids move to closeouts, where a Dutch auction begins. Pre...
Discussion
February 2, 2021, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Miller Lite will pay you $8 to type in this 836-character URL
Miller Lite gets clever with domain names. Miller Lite’s Super Bowl ad will make watchers think about URLs. Really, really, long URLs. The company has published an 836-letter URL anchored on the 62-character second level domain thismillerlitema...
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Miller Lite will pay you $8 to type in this 836-character URL
Miller Lite gets clever with domain names. Miller Lite’s Super Bowl ad will make watchers think about URLs. Really, really, long URLs. The company has published an 836-letter URL anchored on the 62-character second level domain thismillerlitema...
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February 2, 2021, 1:38 am
