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The Domains
We Are Sorry To Report That Domain Investor Anthony J. McDermott Passed Away
Unfortunately the new year has started out with some very bad news as we learned that Anthony McDermott, who was a domain investor and one of the early leaders in the legal internet vertical passed away on December 23rd, 2015 Anthony was the fo...
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We Are Sorry To Report That Domain Investor Anthony J. McDermott Passed Away
Unfortunately the new year has started out with some very bad news as we learned that Anthony McDermott, who was a domain investor and one of the early leaders in the legal internet vertical passed away on December 23rd, 2015 Anthony was the fo...
Discussion
January 3, 2016, 12:53 am
Domain Shane
Some Q4 2015 Domain Acquisitions
Similar to prior quarters in 2015 (links to Q1, Q2, Q3), I’ve listed below some of my recent domain acquisitions. Handful of CCC.com Including both LLN.com and LNL.com. Bought at a price to profitably flip in the near term, even though I&rs...
Discussion
Some Q4 2015 Domain Acquisitions
Similar to prior quarters in 2015 (links to Q1, Q2, Q3), I’ve listed below some of my recent domain acquisitions. Handful of CCC.com Including both LLN.com and LNL.com. Bought at a price to profitably flip in the near term, even though I&rs...
Discussion
January 2, 2016, 10:49 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE AUCTION RESULTS & TRENDS FOR JANUARY 2, 2016
Josh makes an excellent point in his most recent recap. There are many variables that determine the price of a 6N.com. Of course, a zero and a four knock the value down. Double 88s at the beginning or the end can really drive t...
Discussion
CHINESE AUCTION RESULTS & TRENDS FOR JANUARY 2, 2016
Josh makes an excellent point in his most recent recap. There are many variables that determine the price of a 6N.com. Of course, a zero and a four knock the value down. Double 88s at the beginning or the end can really drive t...
Discussion
January 2, 2016, 6:00 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com Domain Shane’s Big List of Domain at Auction for December 2nd
There are some good names in the list today for a Saturday. I had to have myself surgically removed from my lounge chair because I sat in it so long without moving that I think my skin fused with the cloth on the chair. Running a trail r...
Discussion
DSAD.com Domain Shane’s Big List of Domain at Auction for December 2nd
There are some good names in the list today for a Saturday. I had to have myself surgically removed from my lounge chair because I sat in it so long without moving that I think my skin fused with the cloth on the chair. Running a trail r...
Discussion
January 2, 2016, 10:44 am
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 1st of January 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 1st of January Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed on Namebio.com and LLLLsales.com was $2,468.67 Auction Quick Recap Happy New years day. I still have to buy a plane ti...
Discussion
Auction Recap, 1st of January 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 1st of January Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed on Namebio.com and LLLLsales.com was $2,468.67 Auction Quick Recap Happy New years day. I still have to buy a plane ti...
Discussion
January 2, 2016, 5:53 am
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Many .Com’s Will Be Registered On 1/1/17?
So the final count for the number of registered domain names for January 1, 2016 is 123,963,640 according to Verisign. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the number of .Com registrations were 115.6 million names. So the number of .Com’s increased some 7 Mill...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Many .Com’s Will Be Registered On 1/1/17?
So the final count for the number of registered domain names for January 1, 2016 is 123,963,640 according to Verisign. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the number of .Com registrations were 115.6 million names. So the number of .Com’s increased some 7 Mill...
Discussion
January 2, 2016, 2:16 am
Domain Shane
CHINESE AUCTION RESULTS & TRENDS FOR JANUARY 1, 2016
A couple of days ago, we took a look at the volume of names purchased over most of December. Today I decided to look at the total amount spent in USD. December 19th really was a banner day in terms of volume and dollars spent. ...
Discussion
CHINESE AUCTION RESULTS & TRENDS FOR JANUARY 1, 2016
A couple of days ago, we took a look at the volume of names purchased over most of December. Today I decided to look at the total amount spent in USD. December 19th really was a banner day in terms of volume and dollars spent. ...
Discussion
January 1, 2016, 6:51 pm
The Domains
Google Finally Acquires Alphabetinc.com
Google finally acquired a domain name you thought it would have gotten well before its run on buying Alphabet domains, Alphabetinc.com. As we have been reporting Google since launching abc.xyz as the website for its holding company Alphabet, In...
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Google Finally Acquires Alphabetinc.com
Google finally acquired a domain name you thought it would have gotten well before its run on buying Alphabet domains, Alphabetinc.com. As we have been reporting Google since launching abc.xyz as the website for its holding company Alphabet, In...
Discussion
January 1, 2016, 2:26 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com Domain Shane’s Big List of Domain at Auction for First Day of 2016
Last night I practiced for Namescon by drinking red bull and vodka for 6 hours. For a guy that doesn’t drink at all during the year I held up surprisingly well. Namescon is looking good. It helped that my team Alabama easily made i...
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DSAD.com Domain Shane’s Big List of Domain at Auction for First Day of 2016
Last night I practiced for Namescon by drinking red bull and vodka for 6 hours. For a guy that doesn’t drink at all during the year I held up surprisingly well. Namescon is looking good. It helped that my team Alabama easily made i...
Discussion
January 1, 2016, 10:40 am
The Domains
Happy New Year
Everyone here at TheDomains.com would like to wish you a Happy and healthy new year. Things will be changing around here, after 8 years Michael will be able to do something other than be on a computer 24/7. The first post on TheDomains was here on De...
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Happy New Year
Everyone here at TheDomains.com would like to wish you a Happy and healthy new year. Things will be changing around here, after 8 years Michael will be able to do something other than be on a computer 24/7. The first post on TheDomains was here on De...
Discussion
December 31, 2015, 10:46 pm
