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The latest end user domain name sales
Five-word domain name among recent end user domain name purchase. As Ron Jackson pointed out this week, the summer doldrums are definitely here. This means that I have a very limited end user domain name sales report for you. I went back to last week...
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The latest end user domain name sales
Five-word domain name among recent end user domain name purchase. As Ron Jackson pointed out this week, the summer doldrums are definitely here. This means that I have a very limited end user domain name sales report for you. I went back to last week...
Discussion
September 1, 2016, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former GoDaddy counsel Christine Jones likely headed to Washington
Race hasn’t been called, but Jones leads with all precincts reporting. It looks like former GoDaddy chief counsel and EVP Christine Jones is headed to Washington. Jones narrowly defeated Andy Biggs in the Republican primary for U.S. Representat...
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Former GoDaddy counsel Christine Jones likely headed to Washington
Race hasn’t been called, but Jones leads with all precincts reporting. It looks like former GoDaddy chief counsel and EVP Christine Jones is headed to Washington. Jones narrowly defeated Andy Biggs in the Republican primary for U.S. Representat...
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August 31, 2016, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts lowering prices for .business and .company domain names
Expect to pay $10 or less starting October 1. New top level domain name registrar Donuts is continuing to play with pricing. Earlier this year it announced a 50% wholesale price hike for ten domain names, including as .dog, .camera and .plumbing. The...
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Donuts lowering prices for .business and .company domain names
Expect to pay $10 or less starting October 1. New top level domain name registrar Donuts is continuing to play with pricing. Earlier this year it announced a 50% wholesale price hike for ten domain names, including as .dog, .camera and .plumbing. The...
Discussion
August 31, 2016, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling sparked yesterday’s active day for Rightside
Schilling sold about 1% of Rightside’s outstanding shares yesterday. Frank Schilling might have sparked yesterday’s very active day of trading in shares of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME), or at least contributed to it. Over 860,000 shares traded...
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Frank Schilling sparked yesterday’s active day for Rightside
Schilling sold about 1% of Rightside’s outstanding shares yesterday. Frank Schilling might have sparked yesterday’s very active day of trading in shares of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME), or at least contributed to it. Over 860,000 shares traded...
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August 30, 2016, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
There’s still time to take the DNW Reader Survey
Survey is open until the end of this week. First of all, thanks to the 100+ people that have already completed the DNW Reader Survey. The purpose of the survey is to better understand what type of news and information is most helpful to readers and p...
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There’s still time to take the DNW Reader Survey
Survey is open until the end of this week. First of all, thanks to the 100+ people that have already completed the DNW Reader Survey. The purpose of the survey is to better understand what type of news and information is most helpful to readers and p...
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August 30, 2016, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Do new TLDs suffer from an awareness problem or demand problem?
Are domain registrants unaware of new top level domain names? I don’t think so. New top level domain name companies have been saying that new domain options suffer from an awareness problem. Very few people know about them, they say, and this i...
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Do new TLDs suffer from an awareness problem or demand problem?
Are domain registrants unaware of new top level domain names? I don’t think so. New top level domain name companies have been saying that new domain options suffer from an awareness problem. Very few people know about them, they say, and this i...
Discussion
August 30, 2016, 2:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
TrumpPence.com domain name will sell for at least $18,734
Auction at Flippa has met its reserve. Flippa sold the domain name ClintonKaine.com earlier this month for $15,000, and it looks like it’s going to score again with TrumpPence.com. An auction for the domain name has 23 bids and a current price ...
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TrumpPence.com domain name will sell for at least $18,734
Auction at Flippa has met its reserve. Flippa sold the domain name ClintonKaine.com earlier this month for $15,000, and it looks like it’s going to score again with TrumpPence.com. An auction for the domain name has 23 bids and a current price ...
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August 30, 2016, 12:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Rats! Lawsuit over stolen Rat.com domain name gets caught in trap
Court determines it can’t issue default judgment in John Doe suit. A lawsuit filed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name Rat.com has hit a snag in Fairfax County court. Jon Beutler registered rat.com in 1995. He alleges that the domain na...
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Rats! Lawsuit over stolen Rat.com domain name gets caught in trap
Court determines it can’t issue default judgment in John Doe suit. A lawsuit filed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name Rat.com has hit a snag in Fairfax County court. Jon Beutler registered rat.com in 1995. He alleges that the domain na...
Discussion
August 29, 2016, 7:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) shares down big in heavy volume
Heavy trading and steep losses for Rightside today. Shares of Rightside, the company that owns domain name registrar eNom, are down big with heavier-than-usual volume today. At 2:10 EDT shares are trading at $9.51, down $1.40 on the day (13%). Shares...
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Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) shares down big in heavy volume
Heavy trading and steep losses for Rightside today. Shares of Rightside, the company that owns domain name registrar eNom, are down big with heavier-than-usual volume today. At 2:10 EDT shares are trading at $9.51, down $1.40 on the day (13%). Shares...
Discussion
August 29, 2016, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bigfoot IP Manager makes a two-step change to LinkedIn Profile
“Manipulation” and “achieve UDRP reverse domain name hijacking” removed from profile. Marco Notarnicola is an Intellectual Property/trademarks manager for Bigfoot Entertainment, a company that is coming under fire for question...
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Bigfoot IP Manager makes a two-step change to LinkedIn Profile
“Manipulation” and “achieve UDRP reverse domain name hijacking” removed from profile. Marco Notarnicola is an Intellectual Property/trademarks manager for Bigfoot Entertainment, a company that is coming under fire for question...
Discussion
August 29, 2016, 5:39 pm