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The Domains
CentralNic Buys Registrar Instra.com & Stock is Down Almost 20%
CentralNic (LON:CNIC) is buying privately-owned domain name registrar, Instra Group, funded in part from a £10mln placing of stock with investors at 40p a share, for almost £16mln (A$33mln). According to the press release “the purch...
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CentralNic Buys Registrar Instra.com & Stock is Down Almost 20%
CentralNic (LON:CNIC) is buying privately-owned domain name registrar, Instra Group, funded in part from a £10mln placing of stock with investors at 40p a share, for almost £16mln (A$33mln). According to the press release “the purch...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another record-buster at NameJet
November was a great month for NameJet. During 2015, NameJet surpassed itself several times. July had a record-setting 6-figure sale, but then September broke that record within weeks. And in many ways, October was the auction platform’s strong...
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Another record-buster at NameJet
November was a great month for NameJet. During 2015, NameJet surpassed itself several times. July had a record-setting 6-figure sale, but then September broke that record within weeks. And in many ways, October was the auction platform’s strong...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires Instra for $24 million, sells $3.6M in domains, and plans to raise $15M
CentralNic buys another domain name registrar. Publicly traded domain name registrar and registry CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has agreed to acquire domain name registrar Instra Group for AU $33 million (USD $24 million), the company announced today...
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CentralNic acquires Instra for $24 million, sells $3.6M in domains, and plans to raise $15M
CentralNic buys another domain name registrar. Publicly traded domain name registrar and registry CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has agreed to acquire domain name registrar Instra Group for AU $33 million (USD $24 million), the company announced today...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 2:01 pm
The Domains
Uniregistry Put Premium New gTLD’s Domains In Auction @ No Reserve
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry has put many premium new gTLD’s, at no reserve, in the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction at Namescon. Unlike many new gTLD’s, all of these domain names have normal renewal fees. None of these domain...
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Uniregistry Put Premium New gTLD’s Domains In Auction @ No Reserve
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry has put many premium new gTLD’s, at no reserve, in the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction at Namescon. Unlike many new gTLD’s, all of these domain names have normal renewal fees. None of these domain...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 1:30 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Shane’s Big List of Domain Auctions for Tuesday the 8th
The big news yesterday was obviously Michael Berkens cashing in his chips yesterday. And a lot of chips it was. We could speculate all day but the point is moot. He was offered enough for him to retire from domain investing. Sure he...
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DSAD.com: Shane’s Big List of Domain Auctions for Tuesday the 8th
The big news yesterday was obviously Michael Berkens cashing in his chips yesterday. And a lot of chips it was. We could speculate all day but the point is moot. He was offered enough for him to retire from domain investing. Sure he...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 9:58 am
Domain Shane
Flipaa – A Look Forward: JVD.com and RPU.com at No Reserve. AVVV.com, 3J.org, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell JVD.com – This domain has been listed a few times without selling, but in this listing, the seller has been helped by (a) the market upswing, and (b) listing the domain with no reserve. In prior auctions, the domain go...
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Flipaa – A Look Forward: JVD.com and RPU.com at No Reserve. AVVV.com, 3J.org, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell JVD.com – This domain has been listed a few times without selling, but in this listing, the seller has been helped by (a) the market upswing, and (b) listing the domain with no reserve. In prior auctions, the domain go...
Discussion
December 7, 2015, 10:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
2016 Domain Name Wire Media Kit now available
Domain Name Wire is nearly 11 years old, and I couldn’t do it without the support of the many sponsors of this site. I’ve just completed a new media kit explaining sponsorship opportunities, ranging from traditional graphic ads to podcast...
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2016 Domain Name Wire Media Kit now available
Domain Name Wire is nearly 11 years old, and I couldn’t do it without the support of the many sponsors of this site. I’ve just completed a new media kit explaining sponsorship opportunities, ranging from traditional graphic ads to podcast...
Discussion
December 7, 2015, 8:38 pm
The Domains
My Sale to Godaddy
By now I assume you have read the press release that my company Worldwide Media, Inc., more commonly known in the domain community as MostWantedDomains.com, has sold the vast majority of our domain portfolio to GoDaddy/Afternic. While I can’t g...
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My Sale to Godaddy
By now I assume you have read the press release that my company Worldwide Media, Inc., more commonly known in the domain community as MostWantedDomains.com, has sold the vast majority of our domain portfolio to GoDaddy/Afternic. While I can’t g...
Discussion
December 7, 2015, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs, Whois and IANA with Michele Neylon – DNW Podcast #61
The perspectives of a mid-sized domain name registrar. Michele Neylon runs Irish hosting and domain name company Blacknight. On today’s show, he gives thoughts on new TLDs from the perspective of a mid-sized domain name registrar…and you...
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New TLDs, Whois and IANA with Michele Neylon – DNW Podcast #61
The perspectives of a mid-sized domain name registrar. Michele Neylon runs Irish hosting and domain name company Blacknight. On today’s show, he gives thoughts on new TLDs from the perspective of a mid-sized domain name registrar…and you...
Discussion
December 7, 2015, 4:30 pm
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 7th of December
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 7th of December 4l Chips From Yesterday as reported on NameBio.com, lymy.com 2,503 USD, twkg.com 2,201 USD Auction Quick Overview Last week I went to the local Chinese Restaurant in...
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Auction Recap, 7th of December
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 7th of December 4l Chips From Yesterday as reported on NameBio.com, lymy.com 2,503 USD, twkg.com 2,201 USD Auction Quick Overview Last week I went to the local Chinese Restaurant in...
Discussion
December 7, 2015, 3:46 pm
