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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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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...
Discussion
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
Domain Name Wire
.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
Domain Name Wire
Making money with ccTLDs – DNW Podcast #136
Meet a guy who has sold a half million worth of ccTLDs last year. Is it too late to get into domain investing? Nope. This week’s guest is another example of someone who got in late and found a successful niche. Mike Carson sold about a half mil...
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Making money with ccTLDs – DNW Podcast #136
Meet a guy who has sold a half million worth of ccTLDs last year. Is it too late to get into domain investing? Nope. This week’s guest is another example of someone who got in late and found a successful niche. Mike Carson sold about a half mil...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registration halts spread of WannaCry malware…for now
A 41-character .com domain was key to bringing down a malware campaign. A ransomware attack based on an NSA tool spread like wildfire yesterday…until a researcher spent ten bucks to register a domain name. A malware researcher discovered an un...
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Domain registration halts spread of WannaCry malware…for now
A 41-character .com domain was key to bringing down a malware campaign. A ransomware attack based on an NSA tool spread like wildfire yesterday…until a researcher spent ten bucks to register a domain name. A malware researcher discovered an un...
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May 13, 2017, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 noteworthy NameJet sales from April
Six figure domain sale leads NameJet list. NameJet reported 136 domain name sales of $2,000 or higher for last month, totaling $845k. Here are ten sales that I found noteworthy. Kohl.com $144,500 – It’s just one letter off from a valuable...
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10 noteworthy NameJet sales from April
Six figure domain sale leads NameJet list. NameJet reported 136 domain name sales of $2,000 or higher for last month, totaling $845k. Here are ten sales that I found noteworthy. Kohl.com $144,500 – It’s just one letter off from a valuable...
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May 12, 2017, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
HostGator founder Brent Oxley loves great domain names. And driving tanks.
Oxley hasn’t slowed down after selling hosting business. When HostGator founder Brent Oxley sold his company to Endurance International Group in 2012, he did what a lot of entrepreneurs in Texas do after selling a business: he bought a ranch. O...
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HostGator founder Brent Oxley loves great domain names. And driving tanks.
Oxley hasn’t slowed down after selling hosting business. When HostGator founder Brent Oxley sold his company to Endurance International Group in 2012, he did what a lot of entrepreneurs in Texas do after selling a business: he bought a ranch. O...
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May 11, 2017, 6:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy will display new valuations on GoDaddy Auctions
What’s that expired domain name worth? GoDaddy has a good idea…and is about to let domain name investors know. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is rolling out its new valuation system to a much wider audience: bidders on expired domain auctions at...
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GoDaddy will display new valuations on GoDaddy Auctions
What’s that expired domain name worth? GoDaddy has a good idea…and is about to let domain name investors know. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is rolling out its new valuation system to a much wider audience: bidders on expired domain auctions at...
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May 11, 2017, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Art’s 3.5 million premium domains…you won’t find them on GoDaddy
Crazy premium name strategy is too much for most consumers…and GoDaddy. I first wrote about .Art’s premium name strategy, which includes 3.5 million premium domain names, a couple weeks ago. As I wrote then, I’m scratching my head ...
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.Art’s 3.5 million premium domains…you won’t find them on GoDaddy
Crazy premium name strategy is too much for most consumers…and GoDaddy. I first wrote about .Art’s premium name strategy, which includes 3.5 million premium domain names, a couple weeks ago. As I wrote then, I’m scratching my head ...
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May 11, 2017, 2:56 pm
