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NameJet adds fee to most purchases
Fee will apply to any purchase/funding not made by wire transfer. NameJet will soon start adding a 2.5% surcharge to purchases and deposits made with payment methods other than wire transfer. The fee kicks in December 14. It will apply to credit card...
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NameJet adds fee to most purchases
Fee will apply to any purchase/funding not made by wire transfer. NameJet will soon start adding a 2.5% surcharge to purchases and deposits made with payment methods other than wire transfer. The fee kicks in December 14. It will apply to credit card...
Discussion
November 23, 2016, 9:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Urgent: update your Whois records before December 1
Do this now to avoid a big pain in the future. Hopefully my U.S. readers are getting ready to enjoy turkey and stuffing right now, but you need to get back to work before the end of the month. As I discussed on this week’s podcast, a new domain...
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Urgent: update your Whois records before December 1
Do this now to avoid a big pain in the future. Hopefully my U.S. readers are getting ready to enjoy turkey and stuffing right now, but you need to get back to work before the end of the month. As I discussed on this week’s podcast, a new domain...
Discussion
November 23, 2016, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Over 19,000 .blog domain names registered in first 24 hours
Total with sunrise and landrush now tops 21,000. The .blog domain name is off to a pretty good start in terms of domain name registrations. 19,035 domain names were registered during the first 24 hours of general availability, the registry confirmed ...
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Over 19,000 .blog domain names registered in first 24 hours
Total with sunrise and landrush now tops 21,000. The .blog domain name is off to a pretty good start in terms of domain name registrations. 19,035 domain names were registered during the first 24 hours of general availability, the registry confirmed ...
Discussion
November 22, 2016, 8:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another major registrar is sending expired domains to GoDaddy
Endurance’s PDR is sending expired domain inventory to GoDaddy Auctions. It looks like GoDaddy Auctions has picked up another major expired domain name partner. I was searching expired domain names today and noticed many domain names registered...
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Another major registrar is sending expired domains to GoDaddy
Endurance’s PDR is sending expired domain inventory to GoDaddy Auctions. It looks like GoDaddy Auctions has picked up another major expired domain name partner. I was searching expired domain names today and noticed many domain names registered...
Discussion
November 22, 2016, 7:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo’s .AT auction results continue to impress
Second lot of domains has fewer standout sales but is still impressive. I’ll admit to being a bit surprised when c.at sold for €56,000 in an auction on Sedo this month. .AT is the country code domain for Austria. Now the second batch of .a...
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Sedo’s .AT auction results continue to impress
Second lot of domains has fewer standout sales but is still impressive. I’ll admit to being a bit surprised when c.at sold for €56,000 in an auction on Sedo this month. .AT is the country code domain for Austria. Now the second batch of .a...
Discussion
November 22, 2016, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
MailboxPark wants to monetize email to your parked domain names
Company will pay you for email sent to domain names you own. MailboxPark, a new offering from 250ok, will pay domain name owners for their parked domains’ email traffic. The new service requires domain owners to point their MX records to Mailbo...
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MailboxPark wants to monetize email to your parked domain names
Company will pay you for email sent to domain names you own. MailboxPark, a new offering from 250ok, will pay domain name owners for their parked domains’ email traffic. The new service requires domain owners to point their MX records to Mailbo...
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November 22, 2016, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
My first new TLD sale
More to come? I hope so. It’s been over two years since I registered my first domain name in a “new” top level domain name. I finally have a sale. At $1,000, it’s nothing to write home about. But to be fair, I haven’t in...
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My first new TLD sale
More to come? I hope so. It’s been over two years since I registered my first domain name in a “new” top level domain name. I finally have a sale. At $1,000, it’s nothing to write home about. But to be fair, I haven’t in...
Discussion
November 22, 2016, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
More information about Jeff Baron lawsuit
In June, I wrote about a lawsuit involving a number of domain names that were sold through a receivership as a result of litigation with Jeff Baron. A company called Associated Recovery LLC filed suit claiming that these domains were improperly sold ...
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More information about Jeff Baron lawsuit
In June, I wrote about a lawsuit involving a number of domain names that were sold through a receivership as a result of litigation with Jeff Baron. A company called Associated Recovery LLC filed suit claiming that these domains were improperly sold ...
Discussion
November 22, 2016, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Domain Transfer Policy – DNW Podcast #111
What you need to know–and do–about ICANN’s new transfer policy. This is an important episode for all domain name investors. A new domain name transfer policy goes into effect on December 1, and it applies to domain pushes. If you do...
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New Domain Transfer Policy – DNW Podcast #111
What you need to know–and do–about ICANN’s new transfer policy. This is an important episode for all domain name investors. A new domain name transfer policy goes into effect on December 1, and it applies to domain pushes. If you do...
Discussion
November 21, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic hires Andy Churley as Marketing Director
Churley has domain registrar and registry experience. Domain name company CentralNic today announced that it has hired Andy Churley as Group Marketing Director. Churley will oversee marketing across all of CentralNic’s companies, which include ...
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CentralNic hires Andy Churley as Marketing Director
Churley has domain registrar and registry experience. Domain name company CentralNic today announced that it has hired Andy Churley as Group Marketing Director. Churley will oversee marketing across all of CentralNic’s companies, which include ...
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November 21, 2016, 12:46 pm
