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NameJet Expired Domain Name Review
A look back at the past week in expired domain name sales at NameJet. There are days when, thanks to television and image-centric social apps, I mournfully presume that literacy is doomed. Yet NameJet’s top expired auction from last week provid...
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NameJet Expired Domain Name Review
A look back at the past week in expired domain name sales at NameJet. There are days when, thanks to television and image-centric social apps, I mournfully presume that literacy is doomed. Yet NameJet’s top expired auction from last week provid...
Discussion
April 3, 2015, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domain name stocks did on GoDaddy’s IPO day
Competitors also get bump as GoDaddy soars. GoDaddy went public yesterday and shares immediately shot up 30%, giving the company a $4 billion market cap. In very early trading today it’s up another 3%. There are a number of similar public compa...
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How domain name stocks did on GoDaddy’s IPO day
Competitors also get bump as GoDaddy soars. GoDaddy went public yesterday and shares immediately shot up 30%, giving the company a $4 billion market cap. In very early trading today it’s up another 3%. There are a number of similar public compa...
Discussion
April 2, 2015, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain name sales from last week
Car.info and Portfolio.me highlight this week’s list. Sedo’s marketplace handled 669 transactions last week for a total of $1.3 million in sales. The top public sale was Car.info, a staggering price for a .info in light of all of the new ...
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22 end user domain name sales from last week
Car.info and Portfolio.me highlight this week’s list. Sedo’s marketplace handled 669 transactions last week for a total of $1.3 million in sales. The top public sale was Car.info, a staggering price for a .info in light of all of the new ...
Discussion
April 2, 2015, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
March’s Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at March 2015 in the domain name business. Was March a slow news month? Looking over the top stories from last month, there wasn’t a lot of breaking, hard-hitting news. But there were some interesting domain name sales and other dev...
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March’s Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at March 2015 in the domain name business. Was March a slow news month? Looking over the top stories from last month, there wasn’t a lot of breaking, hard-hitting news. But there were some interesting domain name sales and other dev...
Discussion
April 1, 2015, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy shares pop 30% at open
So far, so good for GoDaddy’s IPO. It’s not an April Fool joke — GoDaddy is off to a great start in the public markets. Shares began trading at about $26 today, 30% over where the IPO priced. The $20 pricing was itself above the exp...
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GoDaddy shares pop 30% at open
So far, so good for GoDaddy’s IPO. It’s not an April Fool joke — GoDaddy is off to a great start in the public markets. Shares began trading at about $26 today, 30% over where the IPO priced. The $20 pricing was itself above the exp...
Discussion
April 1, 2015, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
IBM’s Softlayer hit with ICANN breach notice
Notice appears to be triggered by customer complaint. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Everyones Internet, Ltd. dba SoftLayer, citing multiple contract infractions. Softlayer was acquired by IBM in 2013. According to the most recent .com regis...
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IBM’s Softlayer hit with ICANN breach notice
Notice appears to be triggered by customer complaint. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Everyones Internet, Ltd. dba SoftLayer, citing multiple contract infractions. Softlayer was acquired by IBM in 2013. According to the most recent .com regis...
Discussion
April 1, 2015, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club tops 200,000 domain name registrations
.Club domain marks big milestone. The .Club team is celebrating after crossing the 200,000 registration barrier less than a year after launch. The numbers can be attributed to a good domain, low pricing, broad distribution and aggressive marketing. A...
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.Club tops 200,000 domain name registrations
.Club domain marks big milestone. The .Club team is celebrating after crossing the 200,000 registration barrier less than a year after launch. The numbers can be attributed to a good domain, low pricing, broad distribution and aggressive marketing. A...
Discussion
April 1, 2015, 1:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy goes public today, raises $460 million
Company prices above expected range, valuing company at over $3 billion. GoDaddy will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the symbol “GDDY”. The company priced at $20 per share and sold 23 million shares, raising $460...
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GoDaddy goes public today, raises $460 million
Company prices above expected range, valuing company at over $3 billion. GoDaddy will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the symbol “GDDY”. The company priced at $20 per share and sold 23 million shares, raising $460...
Discussion
April 1, 2015, 12:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo increasing minimum offers and commissions
Low-ball offers now must be a bit higher. Domain name marketplace Sedo is increasing the minimum offer people have to make on a domain name as well as the minimum commission sellers pay. Effective April 9, the minimum offer for most domains will incr...
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Sedo increasing minimum offers and commissions
Low-ball offers now must be a bit higher. Domain name marketplace Sedo is increasing the minimum offer people have to make on a domain name as well as the minimum commission sellers pay. Effective April 9, the minimum offer for most domains will incr...
Discussion
March 31, 2015, 5:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside stock up 50% this year
Shares rebound from tough 2014. 2014 was miserable for owners of Rightside stock. Its shares sank 58% from $15.82 after being spun off from Demand Media to $6.72 at the close of 2014. Ouch. 2015 is seeing a big reversal. Shares opened today at $10.11...
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Rightside stock up 50% this year
Shares rebound from tough 2014. 2014 was miserable for owners of Rightside stock. Its shares sank 58% from $15.82 after being spun off from Demand Media to $6.72 at the close of 2014. Ouch. 2015 is seeing a big reversal. Shares opened today at $10.11...
Discussion
March 31, 2015, 2:06 pm
