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The Domains
Donuts Wins The New Domain Extension .Family Beating Google & Uniregistry The Winner of .Mom
Donuts has won the right to operate another new gTLD extension .Family beating Google and Uniregistry. Uniregistry just won the rights to operate the new gTLD .Mom over the weekend beating Google and Rightside. It would think if you won one of these ...
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Donuts Wins The New Domain Extension .Family Beating Google & Uniregistry The Winner of .Mom
Donuts has won the right to operate another new gTLD extension .Family beating Google and Uniregistry. Uniregistry just won the rights to operate the new gTLD .Mom over the weekend beating Google and Rightside. It would think if you won one of these ...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 12:39 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, March 16th, 2015
Yesterday I spent the day with my 90 year old grandfather. I enjoy my time with him more than anything I do. Now that he’s gotten older he answers every question I have in full detail. He is a great businessman and has d...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, March 16th, 2015
Yesterday I spent the day with my 90 year old grandfather. I enjoy my time with him more than anything I do. Now that he’s gotten older he answers every question I have in full detail. He is a great businessman and has d...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 10:55 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Mar 16: Timeless.com, Cravings.com, Cheesy.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Timeless.com, Cravings.com, HikingStore.com...• Get your bids in soon for Cheesy.com, SkiBuddy.com, EasyWi...
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DomainSherpa Review – Mar 16: Timeless.com, Cravings.com, Cheesy.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Timeless.com, Cravings.com, HikingStore.com...• Get your bids in soon for Cheesy.com, SkiBuddy.com, EasyWi...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 7:02 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (DesignGraphics.com, Trybe.com, SMS.io) and Flops (Negatives.com, Loves.net) from NameBio
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips DesignGraphics.com sold for 3,999 USD on 2015-03-11 at Flippa, vs 779 USD on 2015-02-03 at NameJet. Another quick flip with an acquisition at one...
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Domain Flips (DesignGraphics.com, Trybe.com, SMS.io) and Flops (Negatives.com, Loves.net) from NameBio
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips DesignGraphics.com sold for 3,999 USD on 2015-03-11 at Flippa, vs 779 USD on 2015-02-03 at NameJet. Another quick flip with an acquisition at one...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 1:39 am
The Domains
Donuts To Initiate First Advertising Campaign
MediaPost published an article a couple hours ago on Donuts initiating its first advertising campaign. Comments from Jeff Davidoff the CMO at Donuts are quoted in the article. One interesting quote, “Dot-com doesn’t mean anything. The Goo...
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Donuts To Initiate First Advertising Campaign
MediaPost published an article a couple hours ago on Donuts initiating its first advertising campaign. Comments from Jeff Davidoff the CMO at Donuts are quoted in the article. One interesting quote, “Dot-com doesn’t mean anything. The Goo...
Discussion
March 15, 2015, 10:53 pm
The Domains
Why Did It Take This TM Holder 10 Years To File A UDRP On The Parked Domain HumanRightsWatch.com?
Human Rights Watch was awarded the domain name HumanRightsWatch.com in a otherwise unremarkable UDRP opinion. “The organization has a United States Trademark on the term since 2003 and “uses the HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH mark to identify its eff...
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Why Did It Take This TM Holder 10 Years To File A UDRP On The Parked Domain HumanRightsWatch.com?
Human Rights Watch was awarded the domain name HumanRightsWatch.com in a otherwise unremarkable UDRP opinion. “The organization has a United States Trademark on the term since 2003 and “uses the HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH mark to identify its eff...
Discussion
March 15, 2015, 1:47 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, March 15th, 2015
I don’t usually get star struck when I meet “famous” people but I have to admit I still get excited when someone that I respect retweets or favorites a tweet I send out. Marc Andreeson went to school and invented Netscape aka...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, March 15th, 2015
I don’t usually get star struck when I meet “famous” people but I have to admit I still get excited when someone that I respect retweets or favorites a tweet I send out. Marc Andreeson went to school and invented Netscape aka...
Discussion
March 15, 2015, 11:10 am
Domain Shane
Here Is What I Would Do If I Was Running Godaddy Private Auctions
Every business fears the Big Competitor. The competition with the big pockets to do thing right. To do things you wish you could do. They can scale things you can’t and take losses in order to steal your customers away. Godad...
Discussion
Here Is What I Would Do If I Was Running Godaddy Private Auctions
Every business fears the Big Competitor. The competition with the big pockets to do thing right. To do things you wish you could do. They can scale things you can’t and take losses in order to steal your customers away. Godad...
Discussion
March 14, 2015, 8:02 pm
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: NM.org, Catterton.com, Ntent.com, Gaia.tv, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. NM.org for $35,000 A bit of a rebrand — from Northwestern Memorial Hospital at NMH.org to Northwestern Medicine at NM.org. Alexa rank ne...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: NM.org, Catterton.com, Ntent.com, Gaia.tv, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. NM.org for $35,000 A bit of a rebrand — from Northwestern Memorial Hospital at NMH.org to Northwestern Medicine at NM.org. Alexa rank ne...
Discussion
March 14, 2015, 8:00 pm
The Domains
Amazon Wins The .Free New Domain Extension Beating Google, Donuts, Uniregistry M +M
Amazon has won the rights to operate the .Free new gTLD. Amazon beat Google, Donuts, Minds +Machines, and Uniregistry in a private auction to win the rights to .Free .Free was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort Auction later this month. Amazon a...
Discussion
Amazon Wins The .Free New Domain Extension Beating Google, Donuts, Uniregistry M +M
Amazon has won the rights to operate the .Free new gTLD. Amazon beat Google, Donuts, Minds +Machines, and Uniregistry in a private auction to win the rights to .Free .Free was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort Auction later this month. Amazon a...
Discussion
March 14, 2015, 4:48 pm
