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Domain Name Wire
Over 100 Expired Domain Sales in this week’s report
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expire domain name sales. Last time, I looked at whether a sharp downturn in the Chinese stock market has inhibited Chinese domain sales. So far, all evidence I’ve evaluated sug...
Discussion
Over 100 Expired Domain Sales in this week’s report
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expire domain name sales. Last time, I looked at whether a sharp downturn in the Chinese stock market has inhibited Chinese domain sales. So far, all evidence I’ve evaluated sug...
Discussion
July 31, 2015, 4:09 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, August 1st 2015
Yesterday was one of those days. Come back to work and find things a little worse than you left them. Everyone works hard and I try to make sure everyone can keep the company running smoothly but there are always a few things you take gra...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, August 1st 2015
Yesterday was one of those days. Come back to work and find things a little worse than you left them. Everyone works hard and I try to make sure everyone can keep the company running smoothly but there are always a few things you take gra...
Discussion
July 31, 2015, 1:55 pm
Domain Shane
Brokers QLQ Brokers QT.com To Cap Off A Fantastic Summer of Sales
Another two letter dot com was sold yesterday for $615,000. Jason McArdie, President of sales for QLQ.com let me know yesterday that they had officially brokered the sale of the LL.com. Jason said July and August were r...
Discussion
Brokers QLQ Brokers QT.com To Cap Off A Fantastic Summer of Sales
Another two letter dot com was sold yesterday for $615,000. Jason McArdie, President of sales for QLQ.com let me know yesterday that they had officially brokered the sale of the LL.com. Jason said July and August were r...
Discussion
July 31, 2015, 1:05 pm
The Domains
KraftHeinz.com Registered The Same Day the Merger Was Announced Lost in UDRP
A one member UDRP panel awarded the domain name kraftheinz.com was registered on March 25, 2015, the same day the merger between Kraft Foods Group, and H.J. Heinz Company was announced. The decision was published in Korean and we used Google translat...
Discussion
KraftHeinz.com Registered The Same Day the Merger Was Announced Lost in UDRP
A one member UDRP panel awarded the domain name kraftheinz.com was registered on March 25, 2015, the same day the merger between Kraft Foods Group, and H.J. Heinz Company was announced. The decision was published in Korean and we used Google translat...
Discussion
July 31, 2015, 12:57 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals .Team 2,643 .Show 1,310; .Jewelry 961
Three new gTLD’s went into General Availability (GA) on Wednesday. Including domain names registered in the Sunrise Period by trademark holders and domain names registered in the Early Access Program (EAP) for an extra fee, here are the totals ...
Discussion
1st Day New gTLD Totals .Team 2,643 .Show 1,310; .Jewelry 961
Three new gTLD’s went into General Availability (GA) on Wednesday. Including domain names registered in the Sunrise Period by trademark holders and domain names registered in the Early Access Program (EAP) for an extra fee, here are the totals ...
Discussion
July 31, 2015, 4:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Neustar acquires .AU registry and ARI
Neustar continues to grow its top level domain name services business with acquisition. Neustar has acquired Australia-based Bombora Technologies Pty Ltd, the registry services provider of the .au top-level domain and numerous other top-level domains...
Discussion
Neustar acquires .AU registry and ARI
Neustar continues to grow its top level domain name services business with acquisition. Neustar has acquired Australia-based Bombora Technologies Pty Ltd, the registry services provider of the .au top-level domain and numerous other top-level domains...
Discussion
July 30, 2015, 8:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo adds automated ownership verification
Feature lets you add domains for sale without delay. There’s a delay between the time you submit a domain name for sale on Sedo and when it shows up on the site. This delay is due to Sedo verifying that the person who submitted the domain name ...
Discussion
Sedo adds automated ownership verification
Feature lets you add domains for sale without delay. There’s a delay between the time you submit a domain name for sale on Sedo and when it shows up on the site. This delay is due to Sedo verifying that the person who submitted the domain name ...
Discussion
July 30, 2015, 4:51 pm
The Domains
.Trust Announces Advisory Board
NCC Group has announced the line-up of its new .trust Advisory Board, “an elite panel of renowned security experts responsible for supporting NCC Group’s .trust Technical Policy, in a bid to create the world’s first secure community...
Discussion
.Trust Announces Advisory Board
NCC Group has announced the line-up of its new .trust Advisory Board, “an elite panel of renowned security experts responsible for supporting NCC Group’s .trust Technical Policy, in a bid to create the world’s first secure community...
Discussion
July 30, 2015, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines: layoffs, plan for cash and more
Big updates from one of the biggest new top level domain name companies. Publicly traded Minds + Machines (London AIM: MMX) released a corporate update today, and it’s big. The company has close to $50 million in cash in the bank, which gives i...
Discussion
Minds + Machines: layoffs, plan for cash and more
Big updates from one of the biggest new top level domain name companies. Publicly traded Minds + Machines (London AIM: MMX) released a corporate update today, and it’s big. The company has close to $50 million in cash in the bank, which gives i...
Discussion
July 30, 2015, 3:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
60 End User Domain Name Sales
Here’s are 60+ domain names that sold on Sedo this past week. Sedo sales from the past week totaled more than $1 million with some 495 reported transactions, the highest of which was Float.com at $50k. Of these, I’ve tracke...
Discussion
60 End User Domain Name Sales
Here’s are 60+ domain names that sold on Sedo this past week. Sedo sales from the past week totaled more than $1 million with some 495 reported transactions, the highest of which was Float.com at $50k. Of these, I’ve tracke...
Discussion
July 30, 2015, 2:19 pm
