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The Domains
Did Microsoft Acquire Zikera, Owners of Groove Music App? Appears So!
There was question back when Microsoft rebranded Xbox Music to Groove Music if the company acquired the company Zikera, as they owned the Groove Smart Music Player. Microsoft didn't have a comment then, but now two domain names owned by Zikera h...
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Did Microsoft Acquire Zikera, Owners of Groove Music App? Appears So!
There was question back when Microsoft rebranded Xbox Music to Groove Music if the company acquired the company Zikera, as they owned the Groove Smart Music Player. Microsoft didn't have a comment then, but now two domain names owned by Zikera h...
Discussion
August 19, 2015, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
End User domain name sales including .XYZ
Company buys two .xyz domain names after Google increases awareness of the domain. Want an example of how awareness can propel new top level domain aftermarket sales? An enterprise software company bought Customer.xyz and Customers.xyz, presumably af...
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End User domain name sales including .XYZ
Company buys two .xyz domain names after Google increases awareness of the domain. Want an example of how awareness can propel new top level domain aftermarket sales? An enterprise software company bought Customer.xyz and Customers.xyz, presumably af...
Discussion
August 19, 2015, 1:43 pm
The Domains
Washington Post Covers Several New gTLD’s & Asks: Who Needs .com?
New gTLD's continue to be in the spotlight and today the WashingtonPost.com covers them, asking "Who Needs .com? Domains When .Vegas, .PR, .NYC are Trending" well, lets take a look at this and see if .com is needed?
Discussion
Washington Post Covers Several New gTLD’s & Asks: Who Needs .com?
New gTLD's continue to be in the spotlight and today the WashingtonPost.com covers them, asking "Who Needs .com? Domains When .Vegas, .PR, .NYC are Trending" well, lets take a look at this and see if .com is needed?
Discussion
August 19, 2015, 12:50 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, August 19th 2015
Aaron and I wish we could go to The Domain Conference but it’s a little busy for us in the fall so we won’t be able to go. We haven’t put out the list for voting for Show Award because we figured there were enough places to fi...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, August 19th 2015
Aaron and I wish we could go to The Domain Conference but it’s a little busy for us in the fall so we won’t be able to go. We haven’t put out the list for voting for Show Award because we figured there were enough places to fi...
Discussion
August 19, 2015, 10:45 am
Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
There is a lot of numerics on the list today. I really do not have anything to add to what Shane said and Name Bio doesn’t record the pricing. So the recap will look a bit lite today. I feel like I am so much older than I am sometimes… I...
Discussion
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
There is a lot of numerics on the list today. I really do not have anything to add to what Shane said and Name Bio doesn’t record the pricing. So the recap will look a bit lite today. I feel like I am so much older than I am sometimes… I...
Discussion
August 19, 2015, 5:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Web.com breached, 93k credit card details might be compromised
Large domain name registrar discloses security breach. Web.com announced today that a security breach might have disclosed credit card information of 93,000 of its customers. The company owns Network Solutions and Register.com. Although most domain n...
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Web.com breached, 93k credit card details might be compromised
Large domain name registrar discloses security breach. Web.com announced today that a security breach might have disclosed credit card information of 93,000 of its customers. The company owns Network Solutions and Register.com. Although most domain n...
Discussion
August 18, 2015, 9:52 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1m led by Vybe.com
Sedo had 461 transactions take place on their marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 51% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vybe.com at 25,000 USD Top ccTLD: shop...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1m led by Vybe.com
Sedo had 461 transactions take place on their marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 51% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vybe.com at 25,000 USD Top ccTLD: shop...
Discussion
August 18, 2015, 8:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
eNom joins Sedo Fast Transfer network
eNom clients can now sell their domain names through SedoMLS. Sedo has added eNom to its SedoMLS system in a partnership that opens open millions more potential domains to be sold through Sedo’s sales distribution platform. The deal enables eNo...
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eNom joins Sedo Fast Transfer network
eNom clients can now sell their domain names through SedoMLS. Sedo has added eNom to its SedoMLS system in a partnership that opens open millions more potential domains to be sold through Sedo’s sales distribution platform. The deal enables eNo...
Discussion
August 18, 2015, 7:47 pm
The Domains
So What Happens When There Is a .ABC? Disney Applied For It & Its Coming
Google after announcing it selected the domain name abc.xyz for its holding company Alphabet, Google has been going around buying all sorts of “abc” domain names. Last week we told you that Google bought ABC.Global. Onlinedomain.com spott...
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So What Happens When There Is a .ABC? Disney Applied For It & Its Coming
Google after announcing it selected the domain name abc.xyz for its holding company Alphabet, Google has been going around buying all sorts of “abc” domain names. Last week we told you that Google bought ABC.Global. Onlinedomain.com spott...
Discussion
August 18, 2015, 5:54 pm
The Domains
eNom.com Is joining SedoMLS Network
eNom.com just announced that it is joining SedoMLS eNom and its’ resellers’ customers will be able to sell their premium domains on the SedoMLS premium network and which includes hundreds of sales partners, including top regis...
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eNom.com Is joining SedoMLS Network
eNom.com just announced that it is joining SedoMLS eNom and its’ resellers’ customers will be able to sell their premium domains on the SedoMLS premium network and which includes hundreds of sales partners, including top regis...
Discussion
August 18, 2015, 4:01 pm
