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Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Trillions.com, ODGE.com, Sighted.com, eSports.today, Several Portfolios Sell
Some Domains That Sold Cyclr.com @ $5,000 (Negotiated Post-Auction) – Great to see an end user sale — based on the Whois, this appears to be an upgrade from Cyclr.io (screenshot below), although no site is live on the .com yet. “Cy...
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Flippa Recap: Trillions.com, ODGE.com, Sighted.com, eSports.today, Several Portfolios Sell
Some Domains That Sold Cyclr.com @ $5,000 (Negotiated Post-Auction) – Great to see an end user sale — based on the Whois, this appears to be an upgrade from Cyclr.io (screenshot below), although no site is live on the .com yet. “Cy...
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August 6, 2015, 8:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Holdings sells $6.1 million in domains in Q2
Domain Holdings recovers from first quarter but is still down compared to last year. Domain Holdings reported sales numbers for Q2 2015 including $6.15 million in domain name sales. This is up from $4.75 million sold in Q1, but is less than half of w...
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Domain Holdings sells $6.1 million in domains in Q2
Domain Holdings recovers from first quarter but is still down compared to last year. Domain Holdings reported sales numbers for Q2 2015 including $6.15 million in domain name sales. This is up from $4.75 million sold in Q1, but is less than half of w...
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August 6, 2015, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
50 End User Domain Name Sales up to $500,000
Here are recent domain name purchases by end users. During the past week, Sedo reported 550 public domain transactions, totaling around $1.6 million. At an even $500k, Give.com receives the laurels. Notably, a domain industry veteran w...
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50 End User Domain Name Sales up to $500,000
Here are recent domain name purchases by end users. During the past week, Sedo reported 550 public domain transactions, totaling around $1.6 million. At an even $500k, Give.com receives the laurels. Notably, a domain industry veteran w...
Discussion
August 6, 2015, 3:58 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: Orb.com, OpenWheel.com, MPCG.com & More Domains
In today's Domain Movers we see Riot Games registering BattleMeld.com, Metlife acquiring MPCG.com from Frank Schillings company and American Sports Licensing, Inc. acquiring new brand name ChelseaCollective.com and more domain movers.
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Domain Movers: Orb.com, OpenWheel.com, MPCG.com & More Domains
In today's Domain Movers we see Riot Games registering BattleMeld.com, Metlife acquiring MPCG.com from Frank Schillings company and American Sports Licensing, Inc. acquiring new brand name ChelseaCollective.com and more domain movers.
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August 6, 2015, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLD Profile: .Beer
An ICANNWiki profile of .Beer. Considering that ICANNWiki is based out of Portland, Oregon, home to more breweries than any city in the world (61 in Portland and 91 in the greater metro area), I decided to profile a TLD that reflects our local cultur...
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TLD Profile: .Beer
An ICANNWiki profile of .Beer. Considering that ICANNWiki is based out of Portland, Oregon, home to more breweries than any city in the world (61 in Portland and 91 in the greater metro area), I decided to profile a TLD that reflects our local cultur...
Discussion
August 6, 2015, 2:21 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, August 6th 2015
If you are a domain auction sellers I have a few words of advice. Domain buyers are not idiots. There is no need to market your domain as if you’re selling a weight loss pill at 1 am on a cable TV show. Give us stats and info. ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, August 6th 2015
If you are a domain auction sellers I have a few words of advice. Domain buyers are not idiots. There is no need to market your domain as if you’re selling a weight loss pill at 1 am on a cable TV show. Give us stats and info. ...
Discussion
August 6, 2015, 10:40 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reports 16.5% YoY revenue growth
GoDaddy’s topline growth continues. GoDaddy reported earnings after the bell today. The company posted 16.5% earnings growth in Q2 2015 compared to the same quarter a year ago. That’s a slight decline from the 17.5% year over year number ...
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GoDaddy reports 16.5% YoY revenue growth
GoDaddy’s topline growth continues. GoDaddy reported earnings after the bell today. The company posted 16.5% earnings growth in Q2 2015 compared to the same quarter a year ago. That’s a slight decline from the 17.5% year over year number ...
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August 5, 2015, 10:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers: Uniregistry posts a big gain
Here’s how registrars fared with .com in April. ICANN has published the latest Verisign .com monthly report, containing data from April. Let’s start by reviewing which registrars added the most new .com domain name registrations: 1. GoDad...
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.Com Winners & Losers: Uniregistry posts a big gain
Here’s how registrars fared with .com in April. ICANN has published the latest Verisign .com monthly report, containing data from April. Let’s start by reviewing which registrars added the most new .com domain name registrations: 1. GoDad...
Discussion
August 5, 2015, 6:23 pm
The Domains
Strickling: “Let Your Voice Be Heard”: ICANN Opens Up Comment Period For Transition From US Control
Lawrence Strickling the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator in a blog post yesterday asked everyone to weight in on the ICANN transition away from the United States Supervisory Roll. “I urge all p...
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Strickling: “Let Your Voice Be Heard”: ICANN Opens Up Comment Period For Transition From US Control
Lawrence Strickling the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator in a blog post yesterday asked everyone to weight in on the ICANN transition away from the United States Supervisory Roll. “I urge all p...
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August 5, 2015, 4:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside: 2 $100k .Video Sales, $1M from .News and new TLD renewal rates
Rightside reveals three interesting numbers about its new top level domain names. Rightside held its quarterly analyst call yesterday after releasing second quarter results. Here are three interesting notes about new top level domain names that Right...
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Rightside: 2 $100k .Video Sales, $1M from .News and new TLD renewal rates
Rightside reveals three interesting numbers about its new top level domain names. Rightside held its quarterly analyst call yesterday after releasing second quarter results. Here are three interesting notes about new top level domain names that Right...
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August 5, 2015, 4:08 pm
