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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...
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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, 1:51 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...
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February 2, 2021, 4:42 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, 12:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Planning for the future – DNW Podcast #323
How to make sure your domain business keeps sizzling. This week we take an outside-in look at your domain business. My guest, Warren Coughlin came on the show last year when the economy ground to a halt due to the pandemic. Back then, we talked about...
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Planning for the future – DNW Podcast #323
How to make sure your domain business keeps sizzling. This week we take an outside-in look at your domain business. My guest, Warren Coughlin came on the show last year when the economy ground to a halt due to the pandemic. Back then, we talked about...
Discussion
February 1, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Join us for Domain Name Wire live on Clubhouse today 2 pm PST
Let’s talk domains today! 00 Comments in moderation Didn’t get enough domain talk last week at Clubhouse and on NamesCon? Join my room Domain Name Wire live at 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST today (Monday, February 1) on Clubhouse. Shane Cultra of D...
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Join us for Domain Name Wire live on Clubhouse today 2 pm PST
Let’s talk domains today! 00 Comments in moderation Didn’t get enough domain talk last week at Clubhouse and on NamesCon? Join my room Domain Name Wire live at 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST today (Monday, February 1) on Clubhouse. Shane Cultra of D...
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February 1, 2021, 12:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hidden opportunity behind Pinyin brands
Kassey Lee explores an opportunity for domain investors. If you don’t invest in Pinyin domains, does it mean you’ll miss out on the chance to sell domains to China? Well, here is a secret you may not have known: Chinese companies behind a...
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Hidden opportunity behind Pinyin brands
Kassey Lee explores an opportunity for domain investors. If you don’t invest in Pinyin domains, does it mean you’ll miss out on the chance to sell domains to China? Well, here is a secret you may not have known: Chinese companies behind a...
Discussion
January 29, 2021, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest end user domain name sales
A real estate technology company, a medical mask manufacturer, and a rebranded recruiting agency bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was BetterCare.com for $30,000. It doesn’t resolve to a site yet and the owner isn...
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Latest end user domain name sales
A real estate technology company, a medical mask manufacturer, and a rebranded recruiting agency bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was BetterCare.com for $30,000. It doesn’t resolve to a site yet and the owner isn...
Discussion
January 28, 2021, 1:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling will try to liquidate his 23 top level domain names in a single day
Schilling will exit the new top level domain game if the price is right. Frank Schilling’s top level domain registry UNR is planning to liquidate its TLDs in no-reserve auctions held on a single day. The company currently has rights to 23 top l...
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Frank Schilling will try to liquidate his 23 top level domain names in a single day
Schilling will exit the new top level domain game if the price is right. Frank Schilling’s top level domain registry UNR is planning to liquidate its TLDs in no-reserve auctions held on a single day. The company currently has rights to 23 top l...
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January 27, 2021, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for domain name suggestion/registration via chatbot
Patent describes way to use chatbots to help customers find and register domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,904,212 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Domain name suggestion and registration via c...
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Verisign gets patent for domain name suggestion/registration via chatbot
Patent describes way to use chatbots to help customers find and register domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,904,212 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Domain name suggestion and registration via c...
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January 27, 2021, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix reports $2 million premium revenue in 2020 H2
New top level domain company’s TLDs generated about $4 million in retail premium revenue last year. Radix has released data about premium domain sales within its ten top level domains from the second half of last year. The company estimates tha...
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Radix reports $2 million premium revenue in 2020 H2
New top level domain company’s TLDs generated about $4 million in retail premium revenue last year. Radix has released data about premium domain sales within its ten top level domains from the second half of last year. The company estimates tha...
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January 26, 2021, 5:45 pm
