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.NYC tech domain name auction brings in $29,000
Web.nyc pulls in highest bid in latest auction of .NYC domain name.s .NYC held an auction of technology and entrepreneur-themed domain names on SnapNames that concluded yesterday. The headline result was quite a bit lower than previous auctions. 18 d...
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.NYC tech domain name auction brings in $29,000
Web.nyc pulls in highest bid in latest auction of .NYC domain name.s .NYC held an auction of technology and entrepreneur-themed domain names on SnapNames that concluded yesterday. The headline result was quite a bit lower than previous auctions. 18 d...
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May 19, 2017, 5:48 pm

Domain Name Wire
Distil Networks acquires Are You a Human, offers free bot tool for Google Analytics
Get a better understanding of your web traffic after stripping out the bots. Distil networks, an internet security company focused on bots, has acquired Are You a Human and will offer a free bot detecting tool as a result of the acquisition. Distil B...
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Distil Networks acquires Are You a Human, offers free bot tool for Google Analytics
Get a better understanding of your web traffic after stripping out the bots. Distil networks, an internet security company focused on bots, has acquired Are You a Human and will offer a free bot detecting tool as a result of the acquisition. Distil B...
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May 18, 2017, 5:55 pm

Domain Name Wire
You’re not Rick Schwartz. So don’t try to emulate him.
Your own circumstances probably don’t align with the most successful domain name investors. This isn’t an article picking on domain name investor Rick Schwartz. I’m just going to use him as an example. Rick has made a lot of money i...
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You’re not Rick Schwartz. So don’t try to emulate him.
Your own circumstances probably don’t align with the most successful domain name investors. This isn’t an article picking on domain name investor Rick Schwartz. I’m just going to use him as an example. Rick has made a lot of money i...
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May 18, 2017, 1:47 pm

Domain Name Wire
What are you using for domain name sales landers?
There are lots of options. What is working best for you? With pay-per-click revenue continuing to disintegrate on most domain names, one of the primary objectives of a parked domain name is to make it clear that the domain is for sale and make it eas...
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What are you using for domain name sales landers?
There are lots of options. What is working best for you? With pay-per-click revenue continuing to disintegrate on most domain names, one of the primary objectives of a parked domain name is to make it clear that the domain is for sale and make it eas...
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May 17, 2017, 8:28 pm

Domain Name Wire
A look at .Art after one week
Here are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it’s doing an...
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A look at .Art after one week
Here are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it’s doing an...
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May 17, 2017, 5:33 pm

Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain names sales from the past week
Domains purchased by a jingles creator, an exam prep app, and a clean tech company. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. I was able to uncover 22 sales of $2,000 or more to end users. (There are always more than I uncover becaus...
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22 end user domain names sales from the past week
Domains purchased by a jingles creator, an exam prep app, and a clean tech company. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. I was able to uncover 22 sales of $2,000 or more to end users. (There are always more than I uncover becaus...
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May 17, 2017, 1:32 pm

Domain Name Wire
Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain name. The next day you get inundated with texts for logo services and annoying calls about website development services. You can thank services that sell Whois data for cheap...
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Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain name. The next day you get inundated with texts for logo services and annoying calls about website development services. You can thank services that sell Whois data for cheap...
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May 16, 2017, 3:05 pm

Domain Name Wire
ICANN published its tax return and here’s what we learned
Tax return for year ending June 2016 shows growing compensation. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just published its tax return (pdf) for the financial year ending June 2016. Here are some takeaways. Revenues exceed expense...
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ICANN published its tax return and here’s what we learned
Tax return for year ending June 2016 shows growing compensation. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just published its tax return (pdf) for the financial year ending June 2016. Here are some takeaways. Revenues exceed expense...
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May 16, 2017, 1:41 pm

Domain Name Wire
Name Ninja turns four, celebrates 200th project
Domain buyer broker completes 200th brokering project. Domain name consulting firm Name Ninja turns four this week and is marking a deal milestone. The company, founded by Bill Sweetman, just completed its 200th brokering project. Name Ninja focuses ...
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Name Ninja turns four, celebrates 200th project
Domain buyer broker completes 200th brokering project. Domain name consulting firm Name Ninja turns four this week and is marking a deal milestone. The company, founded by Bill Sweetman, just completed its 200th brokering project. Name Ninja focuses ...
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May 16, 2017, 12:00 pm

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.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end this week. On Thursday, .NYC’s tech-themed auction ends on SnapNames. None of the 26 domains in the auction have bids yet, but I expect lots of activit...
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.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end this week. On Thursday, .NYC’s tech-themed auction ends on SnapNames. None of the 26 domains in the auction have bids yet, but I expect lots of activit...
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May 15, 2017, 4:27 pm