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Afilias and Go Daddy to hold second .info auction
Second “sunrise” auction features 135 .info domain names. Afilias and Go Daddy are teaming up for a second .info auction consisting of domain names originally reserved in the .info sunrise period in 2001. The auction includes 135 .info do...
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Afilias and Go Daddy to hold second .info auction
Second “sunrise” auction features 135 .info domain names. Afilias and Go Daddy are teaming up for a second .info auction consisting of domain names originally reserved in the .info sunrise period in 2001. The auction includes 135 .info do...
Discussion
January 8, 2013, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy begins showing minimum offer price alongside unpriced Afternic listings
Minimum offer prices should reduce number of unqualified offers. When GoDaddy.com started listing “make offer” domains from Sedo and Afternic, many domainers reported a flood of unqualified offers. One domain investor even removed all of ...
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Go Daddy begins showing minimum offer price alongside unpriced Afternic listings
Minimum offer prices should reduce number of unqualified offers. When GoDaddy.com started listing “make offer” domains from Sedo and Afternic, many domainers reported a flood of unqualified offers. One domain investor even removed all of ...
Discussion
January 8, 2013, 9:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Introducing the 2013 Domain Name Wire Survey
The Domain Name Wire Survey returns for its 8th year. It’s that time of year again. Time for the annual Domain Name Wire Survey. This is the eighth year Domain Name Wire has run this survey, which gives a good databank of data to compare trends...
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Introducing the 2013 Domain Name Wire Survey
The Domain Name Wire Survey returns for its 8th year. It’s that time of year again. Time for the annual Domain Name Wire Survey. This is the eighth year Domain Name Wire has run this survey, which gives a good databank of data to compare trends...
Discussion
January 7, 2013, 12:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Texas to auction more personalized license plates
Record price paid for Texas vanity plate is $15,000, a far cry from the UAE. I know several domainers were interested in license plate auctions in the United Arab Emirates. Who wouldn’t be shocked to see license plates sell for millions of doll...
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Texas to auction more personalized license plates
Record price paid for Texas vanity plate is $15,000, a far cry from the UAE. I know several domainers were interested in license plate auctions in the United Arab Emirates. Who wouldn’t be shocked to see license plates sell for millions of doll...
Discussion
January 7, 2013, 10:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media acquires Name.com as registrar consolidation continues
Name.com the latest domain name registrar to be snapped up. Domain name registrar consolidations continues as Demand Media, parent company of eNom, has acquired Name.com. The Denver based domain name registrar is known for its good social media prese...
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Demand Media acquires Name.com as registrar consolidation continues
Name.com the latest domain name registrar to be snapped up. Domain name registrar consolidations continues as Demand Media, parent company of eNom, has acquired Name.com. The Denver based domain name registrar is known for its good social media prese...
Discussion
January 7, 2013, 9:27 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD startup Donuts one of the top 15 venture capital deals of 2012
Company lands on list of top fundings for 2012. After the holiday VentureBeat posted a story with the 15 biggest venture capital funding rounds of 2012. Coming in at #10 is new top level domain startup Donuts with its $100 million raise: Sweetly name...
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New TLD startup Donuts one of the top 15 venture capital deals of 2012
Company lands on list of top fundings for 2012. After the holiday VentureBeat posted a story with the 15 biggest venture capital funding rounds of 2012. Coming in at #10 is new top level domain startup Donuts with its $100 million raise: Sweetly name...
Discussion
January 4, 2013, 8:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Over 50 end user domain sales including Paramount Pictures’ $65k purchase
End users close deals before the new year. A lot of small businesses buy domain names toward the end of the year. One reason is they want to get the purchase on this year’s books. That’s what one buyer told me the last week of December &m...
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Over 50 end user domain sales including Paramount Pictures’ $65k purchase
End users close deals before the new year. A lot of small businesses buy domain names toward the end of the year. One reason is they want to get the purchase on this year’s books. That’s what one buyer told me the last week of December &m...
Discussion
January 4, 2013, 12:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
First look at Webfest auction, plus Mike Mann auction on SnapNames
First dozen domains from Webfest auction released and Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com teams up with SnapNames. Pre-bidding has opened for the Webfest Live Auction taking place next month at Webfest Global (formerly DOMAINfest). Only a dozen of the...
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First look at Webfest auction, plus Mike Mann auction on SnapNames
First dozen domains from Webfest auction released and Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com teams up with SnapNames. Pre-bidding has opened for the Webfest Live Auction taking place next month at Webfest Global (formerly DOMAINfest). Only a dozen of the...
Discussion
January 4, 2013, 10:24 am
Domain Name Wire
Model and .me user Bar Refaeli to start in Go Daddy commercial
Israeli model is also a .me fan. Israeli model Bar Refaeli will star alongside Danica Patrick in one of Go Daddy’s Super Bowl Commercials this year, the company announced today. A press release from the company doesn’t mention a connectio...
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Model and .me user Bar Refaeli to start in Go Daddy commercial
Israeli model is also a .me fan. Israeli model Bar Refaeli will star alongside Danica Patrick in one of Go Daddy’s Super Bowl Commercials this year, the company announced today. A press release from the company doesn’t mention a connectio...
Discussion
January 4, 2013, 10:00 am
Domain Name Wire
You’ve got to read this one: Marchex wins Reverse Domain Hijacking charge
UDRP panel finds pet transportation company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Marchex, with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill, has won a charge of reverse domain name hijacking. The case was brought by Airpet Animal Transport, In...
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You’ve got to read this one: Marchex wins Reverse Domain Hijacking charge
UDRP panel finds pet transportation company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Marchex, with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill, has won a charge of reverse domain name hijacking. The case was brought by Airpet Animal Transport, In...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 8:08 pm
