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The Domains
1st Day .Game Totals: 991 Domains; 337 Premiums @ $1,300 Wholesale
.Game launched into general availability (GA) on Wednesday and received 991 domain name registrations in the 1st 24 hours of registration The wholesale price set by the .game registry, Uniregistry, is $300 for a non-premium domain names f...
Discussion
1st Day .Game Totals: 991 Domains; 337 Premiums @ $1,300 Wholesale
.Game launched into general availability (GA) on Wednesday and received 991 domain name registrations in the 1st 24 hours of registration The wholesale price set by the .game registry, Uniregistry, is $300 for a non-premium domain names f...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 2:15 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, May 26th
We’re going to be adding some flair and fun to the daily list in the next few weeks. You’ve noticed Josh has been doing some test runs on the list in my absence and I’ve realized that coming at the daily list with ...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, May 26th
We’re going to be adding some flair and fun to the daily list in the next few weeks. You’ve noticed Josh has been doing some test runs on the list in my absence and I’ve realized that coming at the daily list with ...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 10:01 am
The Domains
Report Shows How New gTLDs Are Actually Helping Cyber Criminals
There was a story posted on NakedSecurity.Sophos.com about how the new gtld program has made it easier for cyber criminals to infiltrate and hack entire organizations. The vulnerability lies with WPAD, Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol, a system that ...
Discussion
Report Shows How New gTLDs Are Actually Helping Cyber Criminals
There was a story posted on NakedSecurity.Sophos.com about how the new gtld program has made it easier for cyber criminals to infiltrate and hack entire organizations. The vulnerability lies with WPAD, Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol, a system that ...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 4:12 am
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends Soon: Over $90,000 in Bids Hit Reserve So Far
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for May ends tomorrow morning my time, 12:00 noon EST, and they have pretty solid lineup of domains that have hit reserve already, led by Kredit.com, which sold for an incredible $270,600 back in 2010 via Sedo, acco...
Discussion
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends Soon: Over $90,000 in Bids Hit Reserve So Far
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for May ends tomorrow morning my time, 12:00 noon EST, and they have pretty solid lineup of domains that have hit reserve already, led by Kredit.com, which sold for an incredible $270,600 back in 2010 via Sedo, acco...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 2:56 am
The Domains
Money wasted all around
A very easy UDRP decision came down on Spiriva.top. I see this name a lot because my Father uses it for C.O.P.D. The tm holder BOEHRINGER Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG of Ingelheim, filed a UDRP and of course the registrant an individual from Ru...
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Money wasted all around
A very easy UDRP decision came down on Spiriva.top. I see this name a lot because my Father uses it for C.O.P.D. The tm holder BOEHRINGER Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG of Ingelheim, filed a UDRP and of course the registrant an individual from Ru...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 10:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNForum makes its return
A long-running domain name forum is coming back. Adam Dicker’s DNForum has returned to the interwebs. The forum stopped resolving in February without notice to customers. At the time, Dicker was dealing with a number of complaints from people s...
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DNForum makes its return
A long-running domain name forum is coming back. Adam Dicker’s DNForum has returned to the interwebs. The forum stopped resolving in February without notice to customers. At the time, Dicker was dealing with a number of complaints from people s...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Peeking inside CentralNic’s annual report
New TLD revenues not growing as fast as you might expect. Domain name company CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) reported its audited 2015 results today. The company reported (pdf) £10.4 revenue in 2015, compared to £6.1 million the year before. Some ...
Discussion
Peeking inside CentralNic’s annual report
New TLD revenues not growing as fast as you might expect. Domain name company CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) reported its audited 2015 results today. The company reported (pdf) £10.4 revenue in 2015, compared to £6.1 million the year before. Some ...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 domain names to backorder this week
Here are 15 domains at NameJet, SnapNames and GoDaddy to consider backordering. It’s been a while since I’ve done a “what to buy this week” post. I’ve selected 15 domains available for backordering at the major expired d...
Discussion
15 domain names to backorder this week
Here are 15 domains at NameJet, SnapNames and GoDaddy to consider backordering. It’s been a while since I’ve done a “what to buy this week” post. I’ve selected 15 domains available for backordering at the major expired d...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 1:59 pm
The Domains
CentralNic Profit Triples From 2015-2016: Revenue Up 70%
CentralNic PLC (AIM: CNIC) reported its financial results for 2015 recording pretax profit of GBP 1.5 million for 2015, nearly tripled from the GBP 520,000 it posted in 2014. Revenue rose 70% to GBP 10.4 million from GBP 6.1 million. CentralNic is th...
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CentralNic Profit Triples From 2015-2016: Revenue Up 70%
CentralNic PLC (AIM: CNIC) reported its financial results for 2015 recording pretax profit of GBP 1.5 million for 2015, nearly tripled from the GBP 520,000 it posted in 2014. Revenue rose 70% to GBP 10.4 million from GBP 6.1 million. CentralNic is th...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 12:44 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, May 25th
Some great names on the list today. Not going to make you rich but there are some here that could make you some money. Speaking of making money. Dot XYZ has what appears to be a nice feature that emails you when a name drops and b...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, May 25th
Some great names on the list today. Not going to make you rich but there are some here that could make you some money. Speaking of making money. Dot XYZ has what appears to be a nice feature that emails you when a name drops and b...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 10:12 am