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The Domains
.Auto .Car, .Cars Get 1st day Registrations at $60K Per Domain
The 1st day of the Early Access program opened up yesterday for .Auto, .Car and .Cars with day 1 prices set at $59,049.99 for each domain name and there appears to have been some takers at that price. NEXTEV USA, Inc registered the domain names on Ja...
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.Auto .Car, .Cars Get 1st day Registrations at $60K Per Domain
The 1st day of the Early Access program opened up yesterday for .Auto, .Car and .Cars with day 1 prices set at $59,049.99 for each domain name and there appears to have been some takers at that price. NEXTEV USA, Inc registered the domain names on Ja...
Discussion
January 13, 2016, 6:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy launches Domain Investor App
App makes on-the-go bidding easier, even if you use two-factor authentication. GoDaddy has launched a new domain name investor app for the iPhone, making it easier to watch and bid on domain names at GoDaddy Auctions. Mike McLaughlin, GM for Domains ...
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GoDaddy launches Domain Investor App
App makes on-the-go bidding easier, even if you use two-factor authentication. GoDaddy has launched a new domain name investor app for the iPhone, making it easier to watch and bid on domain names at GoDaddy Auctions. Mike McLaughlin, GM for Domains ...
Discussion
January 13, 2016, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lice, Chinese words trending in .com
Lots of lice in .com last month. Verisign has published its monthly trending keywords report, showing the keywords making the biggest jump in domain name registrations compared to the prior month. Clinic came in at #1 on the list and Lice is #4. This...
Discussion
Lice, Chinese words trending in .com
Lots of lice in .com last month. Verisign has published its monthly trending keywords report, showing the keywords making the biggest jump in domain name registrations compared to the prior month. Clinic came in at #1 on the list and Lice is #4. This...
Discussion
January 13, 2016, 4:36 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.4 million led by AWM.com
Over the past week, 697 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4m. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: awm.com at 99,750 USD Top ccTLD: chocoladel...
Discussion
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.4 million led by AWM.com
Over the past week, 697 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4m. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: awm.com at 99,750 USD Top ccTLD: chocoladel...
Discussion
January 13, 2016, 2:26 am
Domain Shane
CHINESE AUCTION TRENDS FOR JANUARY 12, 2016
There have been a couple of 4N.com (with a zero or four) sales over the past few days at ename.com. These sales are few and far between so it is nice to look at the comps when they show up. On 1/10 3905.com sold for just over $20,950 ...
Discussion
CHINESE AUCTION TRENDS FOR JANUARY 12, 2016
There have been a couple of 4N.com (with a zero or four) sales over the past few days at ename.com. These sales are few and far between so it is nice to look at the comps when they show up. On 1/10 3905.com sold for just over $20,950 ...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 9:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
How big is China? Big.
57% of Domain Name Sales’ revenue coming from China. This morning at NamesCon, Domain Name Sales VP of Sales Jeffrey Gabriel showed a slide with sales data from the past year: Wow. 2% of leads generating 57% of the dollar volume of sales. That&...
Discussion
How big is China? Big.
57% of Domain Name Sales’ revenue coming from China. This morning at NamesCon, Domain Name Sales VP of Sales Jeffrey Gabriel showed a slide with sales data from the past year: Wow. 2% of leads generating 57% of the dollar volume of sales. That&...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 8:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry digs into details of new Market
Uniregistry team explains how the new Market system will work. This morning at NamesCon in Las Vegas, Uniregistry unveiled more details about its new marketplace that will be integrated with the Uniregistry registrar. John Smrekar, VP of Product of U...
Discussion
Uniregistry digs into details of new Market
Uniregistry team explains how the new Market system will work. This morning at NamesCon in Las Vegas, Uniregistry unveiled more details about its new marketplace that will be integrated with the Uniregistry registrar. John Smrekar, VP of Product of U...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 8:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lighting company Interlight is a reverse domain name hijacker
Poorly formed case was dead on arrival. Indiana company International Lighting Corporation has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Interlight.com. The company uses the domain Interlight.biz, and wanted to upgrade t...
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Lighting company Interlight is a reverse domain name hijacker
Poorly formed case was dead on arrival. Indiana company International Lighting Corporation has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Interlight.com. The company uses the domain Interlight.biz, and wanted to upgrade t...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 7:48 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Airline.net, PBSB.com Hit Reserve. XRV.com, DVA.com, Seductions.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Airline.net – The .COM sold for $125k in 2012; depending upon the rule you believe in, 5% puts you at $6,250, 10% puts you at $12,500. Return.net – I think this one has been up several times before; nice to see t...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: Airline.net, PBSB.com Hit Reserve. XRV.com, DVA.com, Seductions.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Airline.net – The .COM sold for $125k in 2012; depending upon the rule you believe in, 5% puts you at $6,250, 10% puts you at $12,500. Return.net – I think this one has been up several times before; nice to see t...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 7:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is what it looks like when Frank Schilling throws a party in Vegas
Frank Schilling and Uniregistry hosted a party at Hakkasan in Las Vegas last night for NamesCon 2016 attendees. Sandeep Ramchandani of Radix and Statton Hammock of Rightside were guest DJs. There’s another big party for conference goers tonight...
Discussion
This is what it looks like when Frank Schilling throws a party in Vegas
Frank Schilling and Uniregistry hosted a party at Hakkasan in Las Vegas last night for NamesCon 2016 attendees. Sandeep Ramchandani of Radix and Statton Hammock of Rightside were guest DJs. There’s another big party for conference goers tonight...
Discussion
January 12, 2016, 5:31 pm
