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The Domains
The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In...
Discussion
The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 4:12 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 11, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 11, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 11, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 11, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 3:25 pm
The Domains
Two Years After Starting Service in Prague, UBER picks up UBER.CZ
It looks like Uber acquired the domain Uber.cz. The domain is now registered at Mark Monitor. Almost two years to date that the service became available in Prague, the first city in central and eastern Europe where the Uber car hire service is ...
Discussion
Two Years After Starting Service in Prague, UBER picks up UBER.CZ
It looks like Uber acquired the domain Uber.cz. The domain is now registered at Mark Monitor. Almost two years to date that the service became available in Prague, the first city in central and eastern Europe where the Uber car hire service is ...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com price doubling? Here’s what all that talk is about
Could the price of .com domain names skyrocket in a couple years? You might have received a couple of emails from Domaining.com this week (or seen a post on its site) suggesting that the price of .com’s might double in 2018, and urging you to c...
Discussion
.Com price doubling? Here’s what all that talk is about
Could the price of .com domain names skyrocket in a couple years? You might have received a couple of emails from Domaining.com this week (or seen a post on its site) suggesting that the price of .com’s might double in 2018, and urging you to c...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 1:02 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Friday, August 12th
Shane’s somewhere in the air flying home, so I’m doing today’s list. I’ve added a few auctions from NamePro’s and also some more from Snap. I’m not sure if it was the mushroom coffee I bought after lis...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Friday, August 12th
Shane’s somewhere in the air flying home, so I’m doing today’s list. I’ve added a few auctions from NamePro’s and also some more from Snap. I’m not sure if it was the mushroom coffee I bought after lis...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 10:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Google registers Stories.google domain name
Google’s next .brand site might be stories.google. What’s next for Google’s .brand domain name .google? It will likely be stories.google. The company registered the stories.google domain name under its .brand domain earlier this wee...
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Google registers Stories.google domain name
Google’s next .brand site might be stories.google. What’s next for Google’s .brand domain name .google? It will likely be stories.google. The company registered the stories.google domain name under its .brand domain earlier this wee...
Discussion
August 11, 2016, 6:36 pm
The Domains
Five Reasons Why an End User May not be buying your domain name
Many domain investors get frustrated when they feel they have the right domain for the right buyer yet cannot close a sale. There can be many reasons why a prospect chooses not to buy what seems like a sure match. 1) Living inside the domaining bubbl...
Discussion
Five Reasons Why an End User May not be buying your domain name
Many domain investors get frustrated when they feel they have the right domain for the right buyer yet cannot close a sale. There can be many reasons why a prospect chooses not to buy what seems like a sure match. 1) Living inside the domaining bubbl...
Discussion
August 11, 2016, 5:00 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 10, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 10, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 10, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 10, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
August 11, 2016, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $650,000
An aupair service, fashionwear company and visa company bought domain names last week. Domain name broker Dave Evanson had a couple big sales that landed on this week’s sales chart. He brokered the sale of Furniture.co.uk (which I wrote about a...
Discussion
End user domain name sales up to $650,000
An aupair service, fashionwear company and visa company bought domain names last week. Domain name broker Dave Evanson had a couple big sales that landed on this week’s sales chart. He brokered the sale of Furniture.co.uk (which I wrote about a...
Discussion
August 11, 2016, 2:59 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, August 11th
Happy Thursday. Its always interesting to see what names people are looking for. Undoubtedly people are now looking for brands. The shorter the better. Two word generics are much less popular and the Chinese stuff is seeing a...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, August 11th
Happy Thursday. Its always interesting to see what names people are looking for. Undoubtedly people are now looking for brands. The shorter the better. Two word generics are much less popular and the Chinese stuff is seeing a...
Discussion
August 11, 2016, 10:04 am
