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The Domains
Thoughts About Verisign’s $135 Million Dollar .Web Acquisition & What It Means For Domainers
I didn’t write much leading up to the Verisign (VRSN) acquisition of .Web for $135 Million this week, but I have plenty of thoughts about it. First and foremost it’s a no brainier for Verisign. Forget the $1.9 Billion they have sitting in...
Discussion
Thoughts About Verisign’s $135 Million Dollar .Web Acquisition & What It Means For Domainers
I didn’t write much leading up to the Verisign (VRSN) acquisition of .Web for $135 Million this week, but I have plenty of thoughts about it. First and foremost it’s a no brainier for Verisign. Forget the $1.9 Billion they have sitting in...
Discussion
July 31, 2016, 12:20 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, July 31st
You’ve noticed we have been alternating writers between posts over the last few months. We’re doing it to get different perspective on things. When you write every day about the same thing its natural to get pigeonhole...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, July 31st
You’ve noticed we have been alternating writers between posts over the last few months. We’re doing it to get different perspective on things. When you write every day about the same thing its natural to get pigeonhole...
Discussion
July 31, 2016, 10:02 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: BOP.com, IGL.com, Arabesq.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. Not alot of development love to show this week….. 1. QE.com sold for $554,000 No site resolves, and the owner is under privacy protection. 2. 9595.co...
Discussion
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: BOP.com, IGL.com, Arabesq.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. Not alot of development love to show this week….. 1. QE.com sold for $554,000 No site resolves, and the owner is under privacy protection. 2. 9595.co...
Discussion
July 30, 2016, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Furniture.co.uk domain name sells for $650,000
.UK domain name is one of the biggest public sales of the year. The domain name Furniture.co.uk has sold for $650,000. Buyer Graham Haynes issued a release last week announcing his purchase of the domain name through Sedo domain name broker Dave Evan...
Discussion
Furniture.co.uk domain name sells for $650,000
.UK domain name is one of the biggest public sales of the year. The domain name Furniture.co.uk has sold for $650,000. Buyer Graham Haynes issued a release last week announcing his purchase of the domain name through Sedo domain name broker Dave Evan...
Discussion
July 30, 2016, 3:53 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 29, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 29, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather t...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 29, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 29, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather t...
Discussion
July 30, 2016, 2:43 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, July 30th
Have a great Weekend, buy some names. Table of Contents Main List NameJet LLLL.com’s Other LLLL’s Short Brandables Numbers One Worders and Other extensions Vape, Vegan, VR Main List Smaller.com Ends in 5 days, a ...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, July 30th
Have a great Weekend, buy some names. Table of Contents Main List NameJet LLLL.com’s Other LLLL’s Short Brandables Numbers One Worders and Other extensions Vape, Vegan, VR Main List Smaller.com Ends in 5 days, a ...
Discussion
July 30, 2016, 11:00 am
Domain Shane
Seven Game Sites Developed on .Juegos Domains
This week we’re taking a quick look at a handful of game sites developed on the .Juegos extension. My Spanish was never very strong, but I think you can understand what’s happening with each of these websites. Screenshots are linked, if y...
Discussion
Seven Game Sites Developed on .Juegos Domains
This week we’re taking a quick look at a handful of game sites developed on the .Juegos extension. My Spanish was never very strong, but I think you can understand what’s happening with each of these websites. Screenshots are linked, if y...
Discussion
July 29, 2016, 8:50 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 28, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 28, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather t...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 28, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 28, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather t...
Discussion
July 29, 2016, 7:39 pm
The Domains
Furniture.co.uk Sold for $700,000
We received an email today that the domain Furniture.co.uk has been purchased for $700,000. The note came from the buyer Graham Haynes. According to Graham his company was the buyer of Purple.co.uk and BedroomFurniture.co.uk. A quote from the b...
Discussion
Furniture.co.uk Sold for $700,000
We received an email today that the domain Furniture.co.uk has been purchased for $700,000. The note came from the buyer Graham Haynes. According to Graham his company was the buyer of Purple.co.uk and BedroomFurniture.co.uk. A quote from the b...
Discussion
July 29, 2016, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Verisign paid $135 million for the .web top level domain
Here are three reasons it might have wanted to run .web. Verisign bought rights to the .web top level domain name yesterday for a staggering $135 million. Up until now, Verisign’s only interest in new top level domain names (other than running ...
Discussion
Why Verisign paid $135 million for the .web top level domain
Here are three reasons it might have wanted to run .web. Verisign bought rights to the .web top level domain name yesterday for a staggering $135 million. Up until now, Verisign’s only interest in new top level domain names (other than running ...
Discussion
July 29, 2016, 11:34 am
