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The Domains
GoDaddy Releases Summer 2016 Updates
GoDaddy released their summer updates for 2016. A look at all the projects, services and products that have either been released, updated or expanded upon. The new features and enhancements include: Domains Launched new generic top-level domains (gTL...
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GoDaddy Releases Summer 2016 Updates
GoDaddy released their summer updates for 2016. A look at all the projects, services and products that have either been released, updated or expanded upon. The new features and enhancements include: Domains Launched new generic top-level domains (gTL...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 3:08 am
Domain Shane
Shane for Sheriff
We appreciate your support! Write in Vote Shane for Sheriff wherever you live! The post Shane for Sheriff appeared first on Domain Shane and Accidental Domainer.
Discussion
Shane for Sheriff
We appreciate your support! Write in Vote Shane for Sheriff wherever you live! The post Shane for Sheriff appeared first on Domain Shane and Accidental Domainer.
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 11:37 pm
Domain Shane
I’ll Go Ahead And Tell You the Winners of the 2016 Domain Industry Awards
I’m not sure we even need to have the awards this year. I’m not even sure we should have them after last year. I can’t tell you who the winners will be but I think I can tell you who the winners SHOULD be. Mostly b...
Discussion
I’ll Go Ahead And Tell You the Winners of the 2016 Domain Industry Awards
I’m not sure we even need to have the awards this year. I’m not even sure we should have them after last year. I can’t tell you who the winners will be but I think I can tell you who the winners SHOULD be. Mostly b...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 10:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
A smart brokerage pitch from Afternic
Better lead follow up is worth the commission. Domainers tend to gripe about paying commissions to marketplaces, especially when the lead was generated from a link on their own parking page. This makes sense. If you, the domainer, generated the lead,...
Discussion
A smart brokerage pitch from Afternic
Better lead follow up is worth the commission. Domainers tend to gripe about paying commissions to marketplaces, especially when the lead was generated from a link on their own parking page. This makes sense. If you, the domainer, generated the lead,...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 6:01 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 25, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 25, 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 25, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 25, 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 26, 2016, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Interview with The Man Behind The Data at Namebio – Michael Sumner
Today we are talking with Michael Sumner programmer extraordinaire at Namebio. In addition to his duties at Namebio, Michael works with Nat Cohen at Telepathy and manages his own domain portfolio. Q1) What got you started in the domain industry? I&rs...
Discussion
Interview with The Man Behind The Data at Namebio – Michael Sumner
Today we are talking with Michael Sumner programmer extraordinaire at Namebio. In addition to his duties at Namebio, Michael works with Nat Cohen at Telepathy and manages his own domain portfolio. Q1) What got you started in the domain industry? I&rs...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 3:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Poll: How much will .web domain name sell for?
How much money will the .web contention set be settled for? Barring a last-minute court decision, the highly-anticipated auction to settle the .web top level domain contention set will take place on Wednesday. Thankfully for industry watchers, the fi...
Discussion
Poll: How much will .web domain name sell for?
How much money will the .web contention set be settled for? Barring a last-minute court decision, the highly-anticipated auction to settle the .web top level domain contention set will take place on Wednesday. Thankfully for industry watchers, the fi...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: Wednesday’s .Web auction must go on
Group responds to lawsuit and argues auction should take place on Wednesday as planned. ICANN has responded (pdf) to Donuts’ lawsuit over the .web top level domain name auction, saying that Donuts’ allegations are unfounded and that the a...
Discussion
ICANN: Wednesday’s .Web auction must go on
Group responds to lawsuit and argues auction should take place on Wednesday as planned. ICANN has responded (pdf) to Donuts’ lawsuit over the .web top level domain name auction, saying that Donuts’ allegations are unfounded and that the a...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 1:22 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesaday, July 26th
Recently I had a domain that was total crap go through the expiring auctions process at Godaddy. The actual name meant nothing, but it did have traffic, BS spam traffic. Over the past year the name averaged 100 uniques per month and made a tota...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesaday, July 26th
Recently I had a domain that was total crap go through the expiring auctions process at Godaddy. The actual name meant nothing, but it did have traffic, BS spam traffic. Over the past year the name averaged 100 uniques per month and made a tota...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 9:10 am
The Domains
The Daily Roundup for July 25, 2016
Welcome to the Daily Roundup for July 22, 2016 Domain movements spotted by Mike 23andme wins UDRP on the domain 23and.me as the panel takes into account the right & left side of the dot http://www.adrforum.com/domaindecisions/1681113.htm Looks li...
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The Daily Roundup for July 25, 2016
Welcome to the Daily Roundup for July 22, 2016 Domain movements spotted by Mike 23andme wins UDRP on the domain 23and.me as the panel takes into account the right & left side of the dot http://www.adrforum.com/domaindecisions/1681113.htm Looks li...
Discussion
July 26, 2016, 5:04 am
