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The Domains
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign up 1% – Tucows down another 2.6%
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign (VRSN) was up today when most stocks in the group were down. The stock closed at $88.64 up 1.2%. Tucows (TCX) continued where it left off yesterday, the stock was down another 2.6%. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 731.59 -7.89 (-1.07%...
Discussion
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign up 1% – Tucows down another 2.6%
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign (VRSN) was up today when most stocks in the group were down. The stock closed at $88.64 up 1.2%. Tucows (TCX) continued where it left off yesterday, the stock was down another 2.6%. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 731.59 -7.89 (-1.07%...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 10:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at February in the domain name business. February had an extra day thanks to “leap day”, and that was a good thing…there was so much domain name news to cram into a short month! From Tesla to Ted Cruz to great podcasts,...
Discussion
February’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at February in the domain name business. February had an extra day thanks to “leap day”, and that was a good thing…there was so much domain name news to cram into a short month! From Tesla to Ted Cruz to great podcasts,...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 7:45 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 3, 2016
I’ve changed the table again. Previously, I was showing today vs. the numbers exactly 30 days ago. This can be very misleading because of the wild swings in low volume categories day by day. What I’m doing now is showing...
Discussion
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 3, 2016
I’ve changed the table again. Previously, I was showing today vs. the numbers exactly 30 days ago. This can be very misleading because of the wild swings in low volume categories day by day. What I’m doing now is showing...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 5:41 pm
The Domains
Radix Giving Free .HOST Domains to All WHMCS Customers
According to a press release we just received Radix is giving all all WHMCS clients the opportunity to register a .HOST domain name free of charge for the first year WHMCS is a leading hosting and automation solutions provider to Web Hosts worldwide....
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Radix Giving Free .HOST Domains to All WHMCS Customers
According to a press release we just received Radix is giving all all WHMCS clients the opportunity to register a .HOST domain name free of charge for the first year WHMCS is a leading hosting and automation solutions provider to Web Hosts worldwide....
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 4:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
Pregnancy-related domains among past week’s expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did’t co...
Discussion
Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
Pregnancy-related domains among past week’s expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did’t co...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon loads up on Echo Dot domains
Company makes defensive registrations for new products. Amazon.com announced its new Echo Dot today, a smaller and stripped down version of its Amazon Echo. Of all of the smart home devices we have in our house (and we have a LOT), the Echo is by far...
Discussion
Amazon loads up on Echo Dot domains
Company makes defensive registrations for new products. Amazon.com announced its new Echo Dot today, a smaller and stripped down version of its Amazon Echo. Of all of the smart home devices we have in our house (and we have a LOT), the Echo is by far...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 2:56 pm
The Domains
Namejet.com Reports Almost $2.8 Million In Sales For February 2016
Namejet.com has posted its February 2016 sales data . In all Namejet.com sold 287 domain names for $2k and above for a total of $2,787,626. To be included in the report the domain must have sold for $2,000 or more and have been paid and closed before...
Discussion
Namejet.com Reports Almost $2.8 Million In Sales For February 2016
Namejet.com has posted its February 2016 sales data . In all Namejet.com sold 287 domain names for $2k and above for a total of $2,787,626. To be included in the report the domain must have sold for $2,000 or more and have been paid and closed before...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 2:30 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.2M; 61% Were Buy It Now
Over the past week, 698 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 61% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vkn.com at 24,900 USD Top ccTLD: weltlitera...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Total $1.2M; 61% Were Buy It Now
Over the past week, 698 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 61% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vkn.com at 24,900 USD Top ccTLD: weltlitera...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s annual report re-confirms $35.5 million price for Berkens’ portfolio
Company paid about $500 per domain to acquire Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. GoDaddy filed its annual report with the SEC today, and it confirms (or re-confirms) that the company paid $35.5 million to acquire Michael Berkens’ dom...
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GoDaddy’s annual report re-confirms $35.5 million price for Berkens’ portfolio
Company paid about $500 per domain to acquire Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. GoDaddy filed its annual report with the SEC today, and it confirms (or re-confirms) that the company paid $35.5 million to acquire Michael Berkens’ dom...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 1:05 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, Mar 3rd
Some decent names on the list today. I have to admit I have been concentrating on adding more keywords to my portfolio lately. Josh has been teaching me a lot about his brand name strategy and what’s been working for him. I h...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, Mar 3rd
Some decent names on the list today. I have to admit I have been concentrating on adding more keywords to my portfolio lately. Josh has been teaching me a lot about his brand name strategy and what’s been working for him. I h...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 10:06 am
