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Domain Name Wire
14 End User Domain Name Sales
A “body contouring” company, medical chain and general contractor bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 465 domain name transactions last week for a total of about $1 million in sales. Unlike last week, there weren’t a bunch o...
Discussion
14 End User Domain Name Sales
A “body contouring” company, medical chain and general contractor bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 465 domain name transactions last week for a total of about $1 million in sales. Unlike last week, there weren’t a bunch o...
Discussion
May 11, 2016, 2:05 pm
Domain Shane
wDSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, May 11th
I was sitting down going over some finances and realized I hadn’t bought or sold one domain in the last two weeks. Not one. It’s not that I haven’t been active in domain investing. I’ve consciously&nb...
Discussion
wDSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, May 11th
I was sitting down going over some finances and realized I hadn’t bought or sold one domain in the last two weeks. Not one. It’s not that I haven’t been active in domain investing. I’ve consciously&nb...
Discussion
May 11, 2016, 10:12 am
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Uncle.Co
Over the past week, 465 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 63% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: ·  ...
Discussion
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Uncle.Co
Over the past week, 465 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 63% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: ·  ...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 10:51 pm
The Domains
Verisign Top 10 Trending Keywords For .Com & .Net in April; Trump is out; Panama is In
Verisign the registry for .com and .net released it he top 10 keywords in registered in .com and .net for the month of April In the last three months Trump landed in the top 10 for .com and .net but now that term is gone replaced by Guru...
Discussion
Verisign Top 10 Trending Keywords For .Com & .Net in April; Trump is out; Panama is In
Verisign the registry for .com and .net released it he top 10 keywords in registered in .com and .net for the month of April In the last three months Trump landed in the top 10 for .com and .net but now that term is gone replaced by Guru...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 9:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Prince, Panama and Czechia were popular in .com domains last month
News drives domain name registrations. .Com registry Verisign has released its monthly report showing which keywords were trending in new .com domain name registrations. Notable entrants on the list for April included domains paying homage to Prince,...
Discussion
Prince, Panama and Czechia were popular in .com domains last month
News drives domain name registrations. .Com registry Verisign has released its monthly report showing which keywords were trending in new .com domain name registrations. Notable entrants on the list for April included domains paying homage to Prince,...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 9:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside: Q-over-Q revenue drops, new TLD revenue builds
Rightside’s revenue was down sequentially, but up compared to the same time last year. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) released earnings after the bell today. The company reported $55.1 million revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 9% increase over ...
Discussion
Rightside: Q-over-Q revenue drops, new TLD revenue builds
Rightside’s revenue was down sequentially, but up compared to the same time last year. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) released earnings after the bell today. The company reported $55.1 million revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 9% increase over ...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 9:00 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MAY 10, 2016
4L.com boosted by the sale of lute.com for $2307 and mica.com for $1538. 5N.com with 0/4 boosted by 55574.com selling for $3969. table, th, td { border: 1px solid #C2BFBE; padding: 2px; } th { text-a...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MAY 10, 2016
4L.com boosted by the sale of lute.com for $2307 and mica.com for $1538. 5N.com with 0/4 boosted by 55574.com selling for $3969. table, th, td { border: 1px solid #C2BFBE; padding: 2px; } th { text-a...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 8:50 pm
The Domains
Rightside Explains Premium Domains & How They Sold 675+ @ $1K Or More a Year; & $5M+
Drew Macpherson who says he is the head of the Premium Team at Rightside explains Rightside definition of a Premium mew gTLD domain and the various levels they have. In the post Rightside says they have sold over 675 domains at an annual renewal of $...
Discussion
Rightside Explains Premium Domains & How They Sold 675+ @ $1K Or More a Year; & $5M+
Drew Macpherson who says he is the head of the Premium Team at Rightside explains Rightside definition of a Premium mew gTLD domain and the various levels they have. In the post Rightside says they have sold over 675 domains at an annual renewal of $...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 7:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Premium domains are confusing, but can be profitable for domain name registries
I don’t blame registries for holding back premiums. Here’s some data. Premium domain names in new TLDS–those priced higher than the regular price for registration–can be frustrating for domain investors. But there’s no d...
Discussion
Premium domains are confusing, but can be profitable for domain name registries
I don’t blame registries for holding back premiums. Here’s some data. Premium domain names in new TLDS–those priced higher than the regular price for registration–can be frustrating for domain investors. But there’s no d...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 7:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
ETH Zurich might need an intellectual property degree program
Company loses two disputes over ETH domains but picks up ETHZ.com. I’m sure that Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) is a fine institution. Albert Einstein once taught there. But the technology university apparently doe...
Discussion
ETH Zurich might need an intellectual property degree program
Company loses two disputes over ETH domains but picks up ETHZ.com. I’m sure that Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) is a fine institution. Albert Einstein once taught there. But the technology university apparently doe...
Discussion
May 10, 2016, 7:20 pm