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.Club and two Chinese new top level domains have about $500k in premium sales
A few top level domain names have sold an impression amount of premium domains prior to general availability. Here are three new top level domain names to keep an eye on: .Club, .在线 and .中文网. .Club Domains is an “all-in” registr...
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.Club and two Chinese new top level domains have about $500k in premium sales
A few top level domain names have sold an impression amount of premium domains prior to general availability. Here are three new top level domain names to keep an eye on: .Club, .在线 and .中文网. .Club Domains is an “all-in” registr...
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April 24, 2014, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
2014 Domain Name Wire Survey: By the Numbers
251 people from 36 countries participated in this year’s survey. Over the next week or two I’ll post a series of stories with the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. I’d like to start by thanking each and every p...
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2014 Domain Name Wire Survey: By the Numbers
251 people from 36 countries participated in this year’s survey. Over the next week or two I’ll post a series of stories with the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. I’d like to start by thanking each and every p...
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April 23, 2014, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales up to $42,500
Trade360.com leads list of end user domain name sales. GoDaddy and Afternic sold nearly $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a list of 15 that were sold to end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Trade360.com $...
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15 end user domain name sales up to $42,500
Trade360.com leads list of end user domain name sales. GoDaddy and Afternic sold nearly $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a list of 15 that were sold to end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Trade360.com $...
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April 23, 2014, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system
Patent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service…ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the...
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Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system
Patent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service…ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the...
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April 22, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three domain name blogs rebrand
Two blogs combine in merger and another changes its name. Three domain name industry blogs have rebranded over the past week. Two are accounted for in a merger between Shane Cultra’s blog Domain Shane and Aaron Wilkin’s Accidental Domaine...
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Three domain name blogs rebrand
Two blogs combine in merger and another changes its name. Three domain name industry blogs have rebranded over the past week. Two are accounted for in a merger between Shane Cultra’s blog Domain Shane and Aaron Wilkin’s Accidental Domaine...
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April 22, 2014, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
My-Art.com owner gets MyArt.com in second attempt UDRP
Domain transfer resets the clock for registration date. My Art, a French company that operates the website My-Art.com, has convinced a Czech Arbitration Court UDRP panelist to order the transfer of the domain name MyArt.com. This is the second time M...
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My-Art.com owner gets MyArt.com in second attempt UDRP
Domain transfer resets the clock for registration date. My Art, a French company that operates the website My-Art.com, has convinced a Czech Arbitration Court UDRP panelist to order the transfer of the domain name MyArt.com. This is the second time M...
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April 22, 2014, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor
One of the largest domain name parking companies has been acquired. Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net, the companies confirmed today. DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, servin...
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Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor
One of the largest domain name parking companies has been acquired. Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net, the companies confirmed today. DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, servin...
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April 21, 2014, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pricing the latest new TLDs: NameCheap is Cheap
NameCheap’s pricing for new TLDs is low. Two months ago I ran a price comparison of new top level domain name options at various top registrars. The prices were for the three tiers of domains offered by registry Donuts. Many more domains have c...
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Pricing the latest new TLDs: NameCheap is Cheap
NameCheap’s pricing for new TLDs is low. Two months ago I ran a price comparison of new top level domain name options at various top registrars. The prices were for the three tiers of domains offered by registry Donuts. Many more domains have c...
Discussion
April 21, 2014, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dot London and Dot NYC taking two different approaches
Dot NYC much more restricted than Dot London. Two .city domain names are getting ready to enter their first phase of rollout: .London and .NYC. This will be a big moment in the new top level domain name program. Many people, including myself, think ....
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Dot London and Dot NYC taking two different approaches
Dot NYC much more restricted than Dot London. Two .city domain names are getting ready to enter their first phase of rollout: .London and .NYC. This will be a big moment in the new top level domain name program. Many people, including myself, think ....
Discussion
April 21, 2014, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bitcoin company among end user buyers at Sedo last week
A bitcoin company bought a domain at Sedo last week. Sedo had a solid sales week last week with $1.3 million worth of sales. Here are ten that were purchased by end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Coinify.com $10,000 – B...
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Bitcoin company among end user buyers at Sedo last week
A bitcoin company bought a domain at Sedo last week. Sedo had a solid sales week last week with $1.3 million worth of sales. Here are ten that were purchased by end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Coinify.com $10,000 – B...
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April 18, 2014, 6:46 pm
