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Domain Shane
What’s a Singular Domain Worth Compared To The Plural?
Congrats to Andrew Rosener and Media Options on the nice sale of Essential.com for $250,000, as discussed in this week’s DNJournal sales report. I thought I remembered a relatively recent sale of a similar domain, and it turns out it was very ...
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What’s a Singular Domain Worth Compared To The Plural?
Congrats to Andrew Rosener and Media Options on the nice sale of Essential.com for $250,000, as discussed in this week’s DNJournal sales report. I thought I remembered a relatively recent sale of a similar domain, and it turns out it was very ...
Discussion
November 7, 2015, 6:46 pm
The Domains
RightoftheDot/ 4.CN Auction Sells Over $871K in Domains
The RightoftheDot.com domain name auction on the 4.cn platform as part of the Domainfest.asia conference generated over $871,000 in sales. All sales were led by a three number .com, 586.com which sold for $416,000 The two next highest sales, zhou.com...
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RightoftheDot/ 4.CN Auction Sells Over $871K in Domains
The RightoftheDot.com domain name auction on the 4.cn platform as part of the Domainfest.asia conference generated over $871,000 in sales. All sales were led by a three number .com, 586.com which sold for $416,000 The two next highest sales, zhou.com...
Discussion
November 7, 2015, 4:34 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Saturday, November 7th, 2015
So the 4L.nets are sold out, the 6 number dot coms are, the 4L.coms and 5N.coms have been sold out a while. I know that NNN.xyz has been sold out for a long time and are now going for $1K each on the best numbers. What outlying numbers o...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Saturday, November 7th, 2015
So the 4L.nets are sold out, the 6 number dot coms are, the 4L.coms and 5N.coms have been sold out a while. I know that NNN.xyz has been sold out for a long time and are now going for $1K each on the best numbers. What outlying numbers o...
Discussion
November 7, 2015, 10:03 am
The Domains
Last Call: 6 Number .Com’s: Less than 8K Left Out of 1 Million
If you’re considering registering any 6 number Ccom domains (NNNNNN.com) I’m going calling “Last Call’. As of publication less than 8,000 NNNNNN.com remain available for registration. The possible number of 6 numbered .com dom...
Discussion
Last Call: 6 Number .Com’s: Less than 8K Left Out of 1 Million
If you’re considering registering any 6 number Ccom domains (NNNNNN.com) I’m going calling “Last Call’. As of publication less than 8,000 NNNNNN.com remain available for registration. The possible number of 6 numbered .com dom...
Discussion
November 7, 2015, 12:20 am
The Domains
Bloomberg: “Candidates Continue to Miss Obvious Domain Registrations”
Bloomberg just published another post on presidential candidates and the domain names they failed to register. In a post BNA.com calls out Jeb Bush for failing to register the matching domain of his “new campaign slogan–“Jeb C...
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Bloomberg: “Candidates Continue to Miss Obvious Domain Registrations”
Bloomberg just published another post on presidential candidates and the domain names they failed to register. In a post BNA.com calls out Jeb Bush for failing to register the matching domain of his “new campaign slogan–“Jeb C...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 11:14 pm
The Domains
RightofTheDot/Namescon Domain Auction Is Opened for Submissions
RightoftheDot.com is holding a live and online auction with Namejet.com from the Namescon conference. RightoftheDot.com has now formally opened up submission for the auction. We are looking for great domain names, especially one word .com and new gTL...
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RightofTheDot/Namescon Domain Auction Is Opened for Submissions
RightoftheDot.com is holding a live and online auction with Namejet.com from the Namescon conference. RightoftheDot.com has now formally opened up submission for the auction. We are looking for great domain names, especially one word .com and new gTL...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy patent app describes mobile domain name transfer system
A faster, more secure way to transfer domain names for in-person transactions? Picture this: you’re at NamesCon in January when you strike a deal with a fellow domainer to sell a domain name to them. You both pull out your phones, activate an a...
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GoDaddy patent app describes mobile domain name transfer system
A faster, more secure way to transfer domain names for in-person transactions? Picture this: you’re at NamesCon in January when you strike a deal with a fellow domainer to sell a domain name to them. You both pull out your phones, activate an a...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: Over 200 results from past week
China dominated expired domain auctions last week, but this week the West reasserted itself. As many as 8 out of the top 20 auctions (40%) can still be laid on China’s doorstep; but previously the figure was 12 / 20 (60...
Discussion
Expired Domain Report: Over 200 results from past week
China dominated expired domain auctions last week, but this week the West reasserted itself. As many as 8 out of the top 20 auctions (40%) can still be laid on China’s doorstep; but previously the figure was 12 / 20 (60...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 3:05 pm
The Domains
Report: Vegas.com Bought LasVegas.com in 2005 For Up To $90 Million Dollars
George Kirikos spotted an SEC document showing that Vegas.com purchased LasVegas.com in 2005, for what could be up to a $90 Million Dollars. “In June 2005 , VEGAS.com, LLC entered into an agreement for the purchase of LasVegas.com on the ...
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Report: Vegas.com Bought LasVegas.com in 2005 For Up To $90 Million Dollars
George Kirikos spotted an SEC document showing that Vegas.com purchased LasVegas.com in 2005, for what could be up to a $90 Million Dollars. “In June 2005 , VEGAS.com, LLC entered into an agreement for the purchase of LasVegas.com on the ...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 2:36 pm
The Domains
Former VP of ICANN Hired By Facebook For “New Domain Name System Strategy & Management Team”
Denise Michel who was formerly with ICANN as VP of Strategic Initiatives and Advisor to the President, has been hired by Facebook to work on Facebook’s new “Domain Name System Strategy and Management Team” which she says &ldqu...
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Former VP of ICANN Hired By Facebook For “New Domain Name System Strategy & Management Team”
Denise Michel who was formerly with ICANN as VP of Strategic Initiatives and Advisor to the President, has been hired by Facebook to work on Facebook’s new “Domain Name System Strategy and Management Team” which she says &ldqu...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 1:40 pm
