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The Domains
Should new gtlds be viewed through the lens of a 20 year plan?
I have been under the weather this weekend so I have not been reading texts and emails right away as normal. A few people were mentioning to me the post we did a few days ago about new gtld sales. The comments become the classic com fans vs non com f...
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Should new gtlds be viewed through the lens of a 20 year plan?
I have been under the weather this weekend so I have not been reading texts and emails right away as normal. A few people were mentioning to me the post we did a few days ago about new gtld sales. The comments become the classic com fans vs non com f...
Discussion
December 22, 2019, 11:59 pm
The Domains
Last sale post of the year, generate some Christmas cash
Last sales post of the year, a chance to make some last minute Christmas money. I got a few emails this week asking if there would be a post? I want to say this year some have gone well others were a complete joke, people listed trash. Other professi...
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Last sale post of the year, generate some Christmas cash
Last sales post of the year, a chance to make some last minute Christmas money. I got a few emails this week asking if there would be a post? I want to say this year some have gone well others were a complete joke, people listed trash. Other professi...
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December 20, 2019, 11:31 pm
The Domains
Verisign: third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations
Verisign Q3 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 359.8 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Third Quarter of 2019 Data shows that the third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level dom...
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Verisign: third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations
Verisign Q3 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 359.8 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Third Quarter of 2019 Data shows that the third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level dom...
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December 19, 2019, 10:06 pm
The Domains
Reported new gtld sales in 2019 down over $2million from 2018
2019 was not a great year for reported new gtld sales, after 2018 saw dollar volumes rise by 700,000, 2019 is looking down over $2 million. Of course there will be those that will say many sales go unreported, that’s true for all extensions so ...
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Reported new gtld sales in 2019 down over $2million from 2018
2019 was not a great year for reported new gtld sales, after 2018 saw dollar volumes rise by 700,000, 2019 is looking down over $2 million. Of course there will be those that will say many sales go unreported, that’s true for all extensions so ...
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December 19, 2019, 8:22 pm
The Domains
Neuvoo.com to become Talent.com
Neuvoo is a job board that operates at Neuvoo.com. The company does not have a great rating over at TrustPilot with 92% of ratings as bad. Of course you never know competitors could be playing games and giving bad ratings, I don’t know. Glassdo...
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Neuvoo.com to become Talent.com
Neuvoo is a job board that operates at Neuvoo.com. The company does not have a great rating over at TrustPilot with 92% of ratings as bad. Of course you never know competitors could be playing games and giving bad ratings, I don’t know. Glassdo...
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December 18, 2019, 6:30 pm
The Domains
Wow A $147,000 haircut?
Sexe the French word for Sex sold in the .org extension back in 2008, by none other than the founder of this blog, Michael Berkens. Michael sold the domain name for $151,400 at his website MostWantedDomains.com. The buyer was a French company that lo...
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Wow A $147,000 haircut?
Sexe the French word for Sex sold in the .org extension back in 2008, by none other than the founder of this blog, Michael Berkens. Michael sold the domain name for $151,400 at his website MostWantedDomains.com. The buyer was a French company that lo...
Discussion
December 17, 2019, 11:06 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Xchange.com
Sedo released their weekly sales, (the last report for 2019) and Xchange.com led the way at $42,077. Meds.co was second at 18,750 Euros, ($20,898). Oakbrook.com was third at $13,500. 35 .com sales 16 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Pri...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Xchange.com
Sedo released their weekly sales, (the last report for 2019) and Xchange.com led the way at $42,077. Meds.co was second at 18,750 Euros, ($20,898). Oakbrook.com was third at $13,500. 35 .com sales 16 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Pri...
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December 17, 2019, 9:20 pm
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – Efty 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
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The good, the bad and the ugly – Efty 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
December 17, 2019, 7:21 pm
The Domains
ArsTechnica tries to get PIR to open up about .org
Ars Technica published a piece today on the pending .org sale. In another attempt to get PIR to release documents, Ars Technica reported that they contacted PIR today and they claimed they cannot release documents due to confidentiality agreements. F...
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ArsTechnica tries to get PIR to open up about .org
Ars Technica published a piece today on the pending .org sale. In another attempt to get PIR to release documents, Ars Technica reported that they contacted PIR today and they claimed they cannot release documents due to confidentiality agreements. F...
Discussion
December 16, 2019, 9:31 pm
The Domains
What is on your Christmas list domaining wise?
With 10 days til Christmas what would you like Domainer Clause to bring you for Christmas? What changes or new tools would you like to receive this year? My list would consist of: GoDaddy reporting sales from Namefind and Afternic All registrars to g...
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What is on your Christmas list domaining wise?
With 10 days til Christmas what would you like Domainer Clause to bring you for Christmas? What changes or new tools would you like to receive this year? My list would consist of: GoDaddy reporting sales from Namefind and Afternic All registrars to g...
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December 15, 2019, 3:29 pm
