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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
This is not the real list. This is a test to see if Namebio is autoposting to make their post appear one minute before mine on the Domaining.com feed. It doesn’t really matter either way I am just doing this out of curiosity. The r...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
This is not the real list. This is a test to see if Namebio is autoposting to make their post appear one minute before mine on the Domaining.com feed. It doesn’t really matter either way I am just doing this out of curiosity. The r...
Discussion
November 11, 2015, 9:30 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (NOY.com, JohnDoe.com, 27778.com) and Flops (CreditTips.com, Japan.tv)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips Ski.info sold for 3,100 USD recently at Flippa, vs 1,825 USD on 2015-09-04 at GoDaddy. Nice quick flip on Flippa. The key is the ability to replicate ...
Discussion
Domain Flips (NOY.com, JohnDoe.com, 27778.com) and Flops (CreditTips.com, Japan.tv)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips Ski.info sold for 3,100 USD recently at Flippa, vs 1,825 USD on 2015-09-04 at GoDaddy. Nice quick flip on Flippa. The key is the ability to replicate ...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 10:59 pm
The Domains
Verisign Trending Keywords For October Include TM of Nike
Verisign(VRSN) just published it’s trending keywords for domain names registered in .com and .net in October The term “Ok ” is the number one .Com trending term, which is pretty strange. Words on the trending list ...
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Verisign Trending Keywords For October Include TM of Nike
Verisign(VRSN) just published it’s trending keywords for domain names registered in .com and .net in October The term “Ok ” is the number one .Com trending term, which is pretty strange. Words on the trending list ...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 10:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign’s .IDN priority period similar to .Porn
Domains will be available during a limited matching period. Verisign has released more information about its IDN transliteration launches. As expected, the launches will include a Priority Access Program that allows existing registrants of second lev...
Discussion
Verisign’s .IDN priority period similar to .Porn
Domains will be available during a limited matching period. Verisign has released more information about its IDN transliteration launches. As expected, the launches will include a Priority Access Program that allows existing registrants of second lev...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 10:23 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.3million led by DCR.com at $42,000
Over the past week, 788 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3m. 61% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: dcr.com at 42,000 USD Top ccTL...
Discussion
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.3million led by DCR.com at $42,000
Over the past week, 788 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3m. 61% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: dcr.com at 42,000 USD Top ccTL...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 9:31 pm
The Domains
17 Year Old Areas.com Lost in UDRP: Failure to Respond the UDRP Evidence of Bad Faith
The 17 year old domain name Areas.com was just lost in a very short UDRP decision in which the domain holder did not even file a formal response. For all you domain investors that ask why even spend the money to properly defend a UDRP, The Panel foun...
Discussion
17 Year Old Areas.com Lost in UDRP: Failure to Respond the UDRP Evidence of Bad Faith
The 17 year old domain name Areas.com was just lost in a very short UDRP decision in which the domain holder did not even file a formal response. For all you domain investors that ask why even spend the money to properly defend a UDRP, The Panel foun...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 6:02 pm
The Domains
Five Number Domain Lost in UDRP
With the craziness around numbered domain names it worth noting that the domain name 11315.so was just lost in a UDRP decision handed down by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) proving that even numbered domain names are not exempt f...
Discussion
Five Number Domain Lost in UDRP
With the craziness around numbered domain names it worth noting that the domain name 11315.so was just lost in a UDRP decision handed down by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) proving that even numbered domain names are not exempt f...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
How companies are using Black Friday domains
Few companies are using .BlackFriday domain names. It’s hard to believe that Black Friday is just a couple weeks away. One of the more interesting new top level domain names is .BlackFriday. It’s interesting because it refers to just a si...
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How companies are using Black Friday domains
Few companies are using .BlackFriday domain names. It’s hard to believe that Black Friday is just a couple weeks away. One of the more interesting new top level domain names is .BlackFriday. It’s interesting because it refers to just a si...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 5:45 pm
The Domains
Listed On Sedo: 8888888888.com $190K; 8888888888888.com for $88,888
I was looking through Sedo’s recently announced numeric search engine and found a few interesting listings The domain name 8888888888.com (that is 10 number 8’s) for $190K; 8888888888888.com (that is 13 number 8’s) for $88,888...
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Listed On Sedo: 8888888888.com $190K; 8888888888888.com for $88,888
I was looking through Sedo’s recently announced numeric search engine and found a few interesting listings The domain name 8888888888.com (that is 10 number 8’s) for $190K; 8888888888888.com (that is 13 number 8’s) for $88,888...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Owner of Areas.com doesn’t respond, loses domain name
Cybersquatting complaint successful in absence of response. The owner of Areas.com has lost the domain name in a UDRP after failing to submit a response. The complaint was brought by AREAS, S.A. of Barcelona, Spain. The company operates over 1,000 fo...
Discussion
Owner of Areas.com doesn’t respond, loses domain name
Cybersquatting complaint successful in absence of response. The owner of Areas.com has lost the domain name in a UDRP after failing to submit a response. The complaint was brought by AREAS, S.A. of Barcelona, Spain. The company operates over 1,000 fo...
Discussion
November 10, 2015, 4:54 pm
