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Domain Name Wire turned 9 this weekend
Covering the domain name industry since 2005. Domain Name Wire celebrated its ninth anniversary over the weekend. I’d like to take this occasion to thank all of Domain Name Wire’s loyal readers. Publishing a blog is only fun when there&rs...
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Domain Name Wire turned 9 this weekend
Covering the domain name industry since 2005. Domain Name Wire celebrated its ninth anniversary over the weekend. I’d like to take this occasion to thank all of Domain Name Wire’s loyal readers. Publishing a blog is only fun when there&rs...
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March 10, 2014, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Photos: Domain.com SXSW Party & .CO HQ
Here are photos from Domain.com’s party in Austin Saturday night and the .CO HQ. Domain.com threw a party in conjunction with Public Interest Registry (PIR) Saturday night in Austin at the SXSW festival. A steady cold rain didn’t keep peo...
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Photos: Domain.com SXSW Party & .CO HQ
Here are photos from Domain.com’s party in Austin Saturday night and the .CO HQ. Domain.com threw a party in conjunction with Public Interest Registry (PIR) Saturday night in Austin at the SXSW festival. A steady cold rain didn’t keep peo...
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March 10, 2014, 3:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey: Domain Name Registrars in 2014
What do customers look for in a domain name registrar? The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey is open and awaiting your participation. As always, the survey asks some questions about domain name registrars and why people use the registrar they do. Th...
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Survey: Domain Name Registrars in 2014
What do customers look for in a domain name registrar? The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey is open and awaiting your participation. As always, the survey asks some questions about domain name registrars and why people use the registrar they do. Th...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
23 more end user domain name sales
I’d Laugh out Loud at being paid twenty grand for LaughOutLoud.com. Afternic and GoDaddy teamed up to sell just over $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a list of some of the sales to end users. You can see previous end use...
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23 more end user domain name sales
I’d Laugh out Loud at being paid twenty grand for LaughOutLoud.com. Afternic and GoDaddy teamed up to sell just over $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a list of some of the sales to end users. You can see previous end use...
Discussion
March 7, 2014, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Warner Bros. gets Gauntlet.com domain name after filing UDRP
Entertainment company now controls Gauntlet.com domain name. Warner Bros. has filed a UDRP against the domain name Gauntlet.com, and it appears the domain name registrant handed the domain name over as a result. Warner Bros. distributed the 1977 film...
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Warner Bros. gets Gauntlet.com domain name after filing UDRP
Entertainment company now controls Gauntlet.com domain name. Warner Bros. has filed a UDRP against the domain name Gauntlet.com, and it appears the domain name registrant handed the domain name over as a result. Warner Bros. distributed the 1977 film...
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March 7, 2014, 2:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Huh? DNS.com moving to DNSbyComodo.com
Company appears to be ditching the DNS.com domain name. File this one in the strange moves category… Comodo acquired DNS.com – which was founded by people in the domain name business – back in 2011. They changed the overall brandin...
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Huh? DNS.com moving to DNSbyComodo.com
Company appears to be ditching the DNS.com domain name. File this one in the strange moves category… Comodo acquired DNS.com – which was founded by people in the domain name business – back in 2011. They changed the overall brandin...
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March 6, 2014, 11:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales at Sedo
A lawyer, shirt company and calendar program bought new domain names. Sedo sold 582 domain names for a total of $1.3 million last week. Here are 15 domain names that were sold to end users. You can see more end user sales lists here. TeamShirt.com $2...
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15 end user domain name sales at Sedo
A lawyer, shirt company and calendar program bought new domain names. Sedo sold 582 domain names for a total of $1.3 million last week. Here are 15 domain names that were sold to end users. You can see more end user sales lists here. TeamShirt.com $2...
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March 6, 2014, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Photos is first day winner in Donuts’ latest batch of new TLDs
.Photos easily outpaces three other domain names that reverted to regular pricing yesterday. Four more new top level domain names from Donuts launched with regular pricing yesterday: .Photos, .Careers, .Shoes, and .Recipes. .Photos led the others by ...
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.Photos is first day winner in Donuts’ latest batch of new TLDs
.Photos easily outpaces three other domain names that reverted to regular pricing yesterday. Four more new top level domain names from Donuts launched with regular pricing yesterday: .Photos, .Careers, .Shoes, and .Recipes. .Photos led the others by ...
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March 6, 2014, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why I haven’t registered any new TLDs yet
Between reserved domains, name collisions, premium pricing and awkward domain name registrar interfaces, it’s just a pain in the ass. I’ve written before about how new TLDs are coming out with a whimper. They are severely handicapped comi...
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Why I haven’t registered any new TLDs yet
Between reserved domains, name collisions, premium pricing and awkward domain name registrar interfaces, it’s just a pain in the ass. I’ve written before about how new TLDs are coming out with a whimper. They are severely handicapped comi...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Tips domain name sells for $8,200
Domain name investor pays top dollar for a .tips domain name. A .tips domain names has sold for $8,200 at GoDaddy. HorseRacing.tips was purchased by London-based Domain Invest Ltd. Domain Invest Ltd appears to own a lot of gambling related domain nam...
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.Tips domain name sells for $8,200
Domain name investor pays top dollar for a .tips domain name. A .tips domain names has sold for $8,200 at GoDaddy. HorseRacing.tips was purchased by London-based Domain Invest Ltd. Domain Invest Ltd appears to own a lot of gambling related domain nam...
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March 5, 2014, 9:00 pm
