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Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, Feb 17th
Josh pointed out that banks in China were closed all week last week. I’m not sure exactly how much that effected sales and purchases but I know the name I sold for $100K to a person in China had to wait until yesterday to complete.  ...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, Feb 17th
Josh pointed out that banks in China were closed all week last week. I’m not sure exactly how much that effected sales and purchases but I know the name I sold for $100K to a person in China had to wait until yesterday to complete.  ...
Discussion
February 17, 2016, 10:15 am
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 16th of February 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 16th of February Auction Quick Recap The other day we learned that Dn Forum was down for server upgrades. It’s still not up, It looks like the server’s based in Texas and is run by a re...
Discussion
Auction Recap, 16th of February 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 16th of February Auction Quick Recap The other day we learned that Dn Forum was down for server upgrades. It’s still not up, It looks like the server’s based in Texas and is run by a re...
Discussion
February 17, 2016, 6:57 am
Domain Shane
New gTLD Promotional Videos, v2
Below is another look at a few promotional videos for new gTLDs, from the folks behind .Link, .Global, .Sexy, .Coffee and .Tech. First up, a brief profile of the company at DriftAway.Coffee, and a discussion from the founders on what the business nam...
Discussion
New gTLD Promotional Videos, v2
Below is another look at a few promotional videos for new gTLDs, from the folks behind .Link, .Global, .Sexy, .Coffee and .Tech. First up, a brief profile of the company at DriftAway.Coffee, and a discussion from the founders on what the business nam...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 11:32 pm
Domain Shane
THC.com And THC Industries Sells for $5 Million in Cash and Stock
One of the oldest internet cannabis based businesses in the world sold today and included in the sale was its highly coveted domain name THC.com The buyer was publicly traded Pineapple Express. See the press release below for ...
Discussion
THC.com And THC Industries Sells for $5 Million in Cash and Stock
One of the oldest internet cannabis based businesses in the world sold today and included in the sale was its highly coveted domain name THC.com The buyer was publicly traded Pineapple Express. See the press release below for ...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 11:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
Revenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company &m...
Discussion
Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
Revenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company &m...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 9:29 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy up close to 9% day before earnings report
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) up close to 9% the day before they release earnings. The company received an outperform rating from RBC Capital today. Web.com (WWWW) the parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com was down close to 4%. ...
Discussion
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy up close to 9% day before earnings report
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) up close to 9% the day before they release earnings. The company received an outperform rating from RBC Capital today. Web.com (WWWW) the parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com was down close to 4%. ...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 9:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names to buy this week
You should consider ordering these domain names this week. I received great feedback from my “What to Buy this Week” column last week, and click volume was high, so the column will return for another edition. In addition to these marketpl...
Discussion
What domain names to buy this week
You should consider ordering these domain names this week. I received great feedback from my “What to Buy this Week” column last week, and click volume was high, so the column will return for another edition. In addition to these marketpl...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 8:23 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Huge volume day for a few categories. 4L.cc and 5i.com both over 3,000 names reported as sold today. 3i.cc names are trending up and showing some volume for a change. I really wish I bought some of these when they were selling on Ph...
Discussion
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Huge volume day for a few categories. 4L.cc and 5i.com both over 3,000 names reported as sold today. 3i.cc names are trending up and showing some volume for a change. I really wish I bought some of these when they were selling on Ph...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 7:14 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $2 million led by CustomFit.com
685 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: customfit.com at 21,000 USD Top ccTLD: leasing.co.uk at 9,999 USD...
Discussion
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $2 million led by CustomFit.com
685 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: customfit.com at 21,000 USD Top ccTLD: leasing.co.uk at 9,999 USD...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
$32 million .Org contract up for bids
Public Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently runs ...
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$32 million .Org contract up for bids
Public Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently runs ...
Discussion
February 16, 2016, 3:41 pm