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The Domains
New gTLD .Science Tops 220K Registrations; Passes .Club; & Who Is AlpNames.com?
The new gTLD .Science has now blown by the 220K domain name registration mark hitting 223,159 according to ntldstats.com becoming the 2nd most registered new gTLD passing .club It was just 11 da...
Discussion
New gTLD .Science Tops 220K Registrations; Passes .Club; & Who Is AlpNames.com?
The new gTLD .Science has now blown by the 220K domain name registration mark hitting 223,159 according to ntldstats.com becoming the 2nd most registered new gTLD passing .club It was just 11 da...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 1:26 pm
The Domains
.Fit Finishes 1st Day Of General Availability With 1,269 Domains
.Fit which launched into General Availability yesterday by Minds + Machines wound up with 1,269 domain names including selling some of those premium domain names we talked about yesterday. .Fit had less than 75 domains registered during the sunrise p...
Discussion
.Fit Finishes 1st Day Of General Availability With 1,269 Domains
.Fit which launched into General Availability yesterday by Minds + Machines wound up with 1,269 domain names including selling some of those premium domain names we talked about yesterday. .Fit had less than 75 domains registered during the sunrise p...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 12:46 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, April 30th, 2015
These auto Namejet backorders are killing me. They haunt me for years. I shouldn’t have to manually go back and remove every backorder I put in. It should end as soon as the present auction is over. It shouldn’t stay ete...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, April 30th, 2015
These auto Namejet backorders are killing me. They haunt me for years. I shouldn’t have to manually go back and remove every backorder I put in. It should end as soon as the present auction is over. It shouldn’t stay ete...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 11:15 am
The Domains
.Video Hits EAP Today & 85% Of All Premiums Are Priced at $200 or Less
.Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise pe...
Discussion
.Video Hits EAP Today & 85% Of All Premiums Are Priced at $200 or Less
.Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise pe...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 7:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Addiction.com launches after domain name sold last year
Rehab company launches site at great domain Addiction.com. Elements Behavioral Health recently launched the site Addiction.com, and the company’s comments about the high cost of the domain name should be reassuring to domain name investors. Ver...
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Addiction.com launches after domain name sold last year
Rehab company launches site at great domain Addiction.com. Elements Behavioral Health recently launched the site Addiction.com, and the company’s comments about the high cost of the domain name should be reassuring to domain name investors. Ver...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
150 Sedo Direct Auctions started on first day
Domain name owners jump on Sedo’s new Direct Auction option. Apparently there’s quite a bit of demand to start an auction on the Sedo marketplace. Sedo’s new Direct Auction, which lets anyone start a domain name auction, had 150 ord...
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150 Sedo Direct Auctions started on first day
Domain name owners jump on Sedo’s new Direct Auction option. Apparently there’s quite a bit of demand to start an auction on the Sedo marketplace. Sedo’s new Direct Auction, which lets anyone start a domain name auction, had 150 ord...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 4:35 pm
The Domains
.Fit Launches Today: Here’s Our Picks For The Best Domains But They Are Not Cheap
.Fit is launching into general availability today and thought I would let you know my top picks because I won’t be registering any of them. .Fit seems to be a limited extension when it comes to natural terms as Fit is falling on the wrong side ...
Discussion
.Fit Launches Today: Here’s Our Picks For The Best Domains But They Are Not Cheap
.Fit is launching into general availability today and thought I would let you know my top picks because I won’t be registering any of them. .Fit seems to be a limited extension when it comes to natural terms as Fit is falling on the wrong side ...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 2:55 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Ends Sponsorship Deal With Danica Patrick No. 10 Team After 2015 Season
According to sbnation.com, GoDaddy will no longer sponsor Danica Patrick, No. 10 team following the 2015 season, however she will remain a Godaddy spokeswoman. But after the 2015 season we won’t be seeing Danica in the Godaddy Green car SBNatio...
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Godaddy Ends Sponsorship Deal With Danica Patrick No. 10 Team After 2015 Season
According to sbnation.com, GoDaddy will no longer sponsor Danica Patrick, No. 10 team following the 2015 season, however she will remain a Godaddy spokeswoman. But after the 2015 season we won’t be seeing Danica in the Godaddy Green car SBNatio...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
24 End User Domain Name Sales
End user sales including a couple new TLDs. Sedo handled 569 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million, a pretty solid week for the domain name marketplace. A number of German companies bought domain names, sometimes finding shor...
Discussion
24 End User Domain Name Sales
End user sales including a couple new TLDs. Sedo handled 569 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million, a pretty solid week for the domain name marketplace. A number of German companies bought domain names, sometimes finding shor...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 2:20 pm
The Domains
ICANN Board Gives Go Ahead To Hotels/.Hoteis Contention Set In Denying Booking.com Reconsideration Request
The ICANN Board has rejected Booking.com request for reconsideration and thereby is allowing the Contention set of Hotels/.Hoteis to move forward to being resolved. Basically the ICANN Board is saying sorry Booking.com we will try to do better in the...
Discussion
ICANN Board Gives Go Ahead To Hotels/.Hoteis Contention Set In Denying Booking.com Reconsideration Request
The ICANN Board has rejected Booking.com request for reconsideration and thereby is allowing the Contention set of Hotels/.Hoteis to move forward to being resolved. Basically the ICANN Board is saying sorry Booking.com we will try to do better in the...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 1:06 pm
