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Domain Name Wire
.App and .Blog – a look at domain name registration numbers
Both terms are popular in existing domain name registrations. Google bought rights to the .App top level domain name last week for a whopping $25 million. Also last month, .Blog sold for an unknown number that was certainly 8 figures. App and Blog ar...
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.App and .Blog – a look at domain name registration numbers
Both terms are popular in existing domain name registrations. Google bought rights to the .App top level domain name last week for a whopping $25 million. Also last month, .Blog sold for an unknown number that was certainly 8 figures. App and Blog ar...
Discussion
March 2, 2015, 3:50 pm
The Domains
Publicly Traded BIMobject Acquires The Matching .Com Of Its Stock Symbol BIM.com
Publicly traded company BIMobject announced today that the company have acquired the top level domain name BIM.COM. The company is traded on the NASDAQ OMX exchange as BIM “Acquiring BIM.COM is an exciting step toward increasing our market pene...
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Publicly Traded BIMobject Acquires The Matching .Com Of Its Stock Symbol BIM.com
Publicly traded company BIMobject announced today that the company have acquired the top level domain name BIM.COM. The company is traded on the NASDAQ OMX exchange as BIM “Acquiring BIM.COM is an exciting step toward increasing our market pene...
Discussion
March 2, 2015, 3:11 pm
The Domains
.Porn & .Adult new gTLD Sunrise Period Opened Today: Live Registrations Set For June 4th
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) announces today .PORN and .ADULT are now available for the next thirty days to trademark holders who are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). Domain Names are availa...
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.Porn & .Adult new gTLD Sunrise Period Opened Today: Live Registrations Set For June 4th
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) announces today .PORN and .ADULT are now available for the next thirty days to trademark holders who are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). Domain Names are availa...
Discussion
March 2, 2015, 1:28 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, March 2nd, 2015
I’m starting to sound like a broken record but spent 12 hours yesterday plowing snow. We got 10″ and it came 8 hours earlier than expected. Makes for a 4am wakeup to “oh shit”. My shopping center...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, March 2nd, 2015
I’m starting to sound like a broken record but spent 12 hours yesterday plowing snow. We got 10″ and it came 8 hours earlier than expected. Makes for a 4am wakeup to “oh shit”. My shopping center...
Discussion
March 2, 2015, 11:55 am
The Domains
Yahoo Search Share Dips for February – Google Stands at 78.7% according to StatCounter
Danny Sullivan discussed the February search share stats on Search Engine Land. Yahoo dipped after posting gains in the previous two months. The dip wasn’t that big but the company had some good momentum going over the previous two months. The ...
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Yahoo Search Share Dips for February – Google Stands at 78.7% according to StatCounter
Danny Sullivan discussed the February search share stats on Search Engine Land. Yahoo dipped after posting gains in the previous two months. The dip wasn’t that big but the company had some good momentum going over the previous two months. The ...
Discussion
March 2, 2015, 11:34 am
DomainSherpa
Where to Buy the Hottest .IO Domain Names That Startups Want – With Mike Carson
I stumbled across Park.io, a drop-catching service for .io domain names, and purchased PHP.io for $1,655, thinking that it would be a great domain to sell on the technology- and entrepreneurial-focused marketplace Flippa.com.Within 30 days of my orig...
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Where to Buy the Hottest .IO Domain Names That Startups Want – With Mike Carson
I stumbled across Park.io, a drop-catching service for .io domain names, and purchased PHP.io for $1,655, thinking that it would be a great domain to sell on the technology- and entrepreneurial-focused marketplace Flippa.com.Within 30 days of my orig...
Discussion
March 2, 2015, 8:02 am
The Domains
ConnectingNYC.org releases some statistics on Dot Nyc – 72,103 Domains Sold
ConnectingNyc.org posted an article on the status of how things are doing so far with the Dot Nyc extension. The article went on to say there were two ways to measure the success of an extension. The standard way of success using metric and statistic...
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ConnectingNYC.org releases some statistics on Dot Nyc – 72,103 Domains Sold
ConnectingNyc.org posted an article on the status of how things are doing so far with the Dot Nyc extension. The article went on to say there were two ways to measure the success of an extension. The standard way of success using metric and statistic...
Discussion
March 1, 2015, 10:53 pm
The Domains
How Many New gTLD Registrations Will There be by the End of 2015 ?
The number of new gtld registrations stood at approximately 3.7 million to close out 2014. Our poll question for March is where do you see that number for 2015 ? The poll just went up and we did provide for choices that would show a contraction, so f...
Discussion
How Many New gTLD Registrations Will There be by the End of 2015 ?
The number of new gtld registrations stood at approximately 3.7 million to close out 2014. Our poll question for March is where do you see that number for 2015 ? The poll just went up and we did provide for choices that would show a contraction, so f...
Discussion
March 1, 2015, 7:08 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (FOJ.com, 6UN.com, Keyboards.net) and Flops (Faru.com, Hairsprays.com) from NameBio
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of the smart guys over at NameBio. Flips Keyboards.net sold for $4,500 USD recently at Flippa, vs $1,001 USD on a few weeks earlier at GoDaddy. This is an interesting o...
Discussion
Domain Flips (FOJ.com, 6UN.com, Keyboards.net) and Flops (Faru.com, Hairsprays.com) from NameBio
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of the smart guys over at NameBio. Flips Keyboards.net sold for $4,500 USD recently at Flippa, vs $1,001 USD on a few weeks earlier at GoDaddy. This is an interesting o...
Discussion
March 1, 2015, 6:56 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: VitaminOutlet.com, Wildly.com, Racing.info Hit Reserve. LOV.com, Scold.com
Reserve Met and Will Sell Racing.info – The .com sold for an estimated “at least half a million dollars”. The .info is currently at 0.03% of that price. VitaminOutlet.com – Other two-word vitamin domains that have sold includ...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: VitaminOutlet.com, Wildly.com, Racing.info Hit Reserve. LOV.com, Scold.com
Reserve Met and Will Sell Racing.info – The .com sold for an estimated “at least half a million dollars”. The .info is currently at 0.03% of that price. VitaminOutlet.com – Other two-word vitamin domains that have sold includ...
Discussion
March 1, 2015, 5:54 pm
