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The Domains
Corrected 1st Day New gTLD Stats: .Coach 1,650; .LEGAL 1,353; .MONEY 1,264; .MEMORIAL 191
Earlier today we published a post that had the 1st day stats for 4 new gTLD’s that went into their first day of general availability yesterday relying on ntldstats.com as we always do. We have been informed by Donuts the registry for all 4 new ...
Discussion
Corrected 1st Day New gTLD Stats: .Coach 1,650; .LEGAL 1,353; .MONEY 1,264; .MEMORIAL 191
Earlier today we published a post that had the 1st day stats for 4 new gTLD’s that went into their first day of general availability yesterday relying on ntldstats.com as we always do. We have been informed by Donuts the registry for all 4 new ...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey: .Club and .Web domain names are favorites
.Club is In Da Club. .Club is a favorite new top level domain name, according to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. The survey asked which top new level domain name was the respondent’s favorite, as well as which TLD they thought would ...
Discussion
Survey: .Club and .Web domain names are favorites
.Club is In Da Club. .Club is a favorite new top level domain name, according to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. The survey asked which top new level domain name was the respondent’s favorite, as well as which TLD they thought would ...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Mobile deadline approaching, but you don’t want to use .Mobi
Responsive design, not a separate website, is key to going mobile. On April 21, Google’s search rankings will undergo a “significant” change on mobile devices. Websites that are mobile friendly will get a big leg up on those that ar...
Discussion
Google Mobile deadline approaching, but you don’t want to use .Mobi
Responsive design, not a separate website, is key to going mobile. On April 21, Google’s search rankings will undergo a “significant” change on mobile devices. Websites that are mobile friendly will get a big leg up on those that ar...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 End User Domain Name Sales
Wyndham Hotels, Business Insider and 23 and Me buy domain names. Sedo handled 602 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.4 million in sales. Among the purchases were some typos and famous brands, but also companies buying up great gener...
Discussion
18 End User Domain Name Sales
Wyndham Hotels, Business Insider and 23 and Me buy domain names. Sedo handled 602 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.4 million in sales. Among the purchases were some typos and famous brands, but also companies buying up great gener...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 2:40 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Money 327; .Legal 297: .Coach 123; ,Memorial 23
4 new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and between the 4 they have just over 750 domain name registrations. Including domain name registered by trademark holders in Sunrise and those that paid an extra fee to r...
Discussion
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Money 327; .Legal 297: .Coach 123; ,Memorial 23
4 new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and between the 4 they have just over 750 domain name registrations. Including domain name registered by trademark holders in Sunrise and those that paid an extra fee to r...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 2:08 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Awards The Domain Name AnnLanders.com To The Trademark Holder
The domain name AnnLanders.com was ordered transfer to the Margo Howard Primary Trust and Margo Howard from the domain owner Ann Landers Fans International, LTD For those not old enough to remember her, Ann Landers was person who wrote a syndicated n...
Discussion
UDRP Panel Awards The Domain Name AnnLanders.com To The Trademark Holder
The domain name AnnLanders.com was ordered transfer to the Margo Howard Primary Trust and Margo Howard from the domain owner Ann Landers Fans International, LTD For those not old enough to remember her, Ann Landers was person who wrote a syndicated n...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wall Street Journal covers domain name theft
Article shines light on growing problem for businesses. Domain name theft is getting mainstream exposure today thanks to a Wall Street Journal article. The article focuses on the recent theft of ShadesDaddy.com, but also discusses other companies tha...
Discussion
Wall Street Journal covers domain name theft
Article shines light on growing problem for businesses. Domain name theft is getting mainstream exposure today thanks to a Wall Street Journal article. The article focuses on the recent theft of ShadesDaddy.com, but also discusses other companies tha...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 1:18 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, March 12th, 2015
Picked up a big boy domain today. It’s not always I get a name of this quality. A name that will change my financial future and becomes the cornerstone of my portfolio. And what is this domain? BigPickle.com OK maybe it&r...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, March 12th, 2015
Picked up a big boy domain today. It’s not always I get a name of this quality. A name that will change my financial future and becomes the cornerstone of my portfolio. And what is this domain? BigPickle.com OK maybe it&r...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 10:55 am
DomainSherpa
Industry Sentiment; How to Stop Domain Theft; .Sucks Sucks; UDRP Issues…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• The domain industry sentiment summarized in DomainNameWire.com's annual survey• Domain name theft is on the rise - here's what you can do to stop it today• .Sucks releases premium pricing of ...
Discussion
Industry Sentiment; How to Stop Domain Theft; .Sucks Sucks; UDRP Issues…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• The domain industry sentiment summarized in DomainNameWire.com's annual survey• Domain name theft is on the rise - here's what you can do to stop it today• .Sucks releases premium pricing of ...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 7:02 am
The Domains
March Madness? vvv.com Hits Reserve: High Bid Is Almost $89K
The domain name vvv.com, one of only 26 triple letter repeater .com is at auction at Namejet.com. The auction closes tomorrow and the high bid is now over $88K. At the time of publication the high bid is $88,998 There are 356 bidders but the auc...
Discussion
March Madness? vvv.com Hits Reserve: High Bid Is Almost $89K
The domain name vvv.com, one of only 26 triple letter repeater .com is at auction at Namejet.com. The auction closes tomorrow and the high bid is now over $88K. At the time of publication the high bid is $88,998 There are 356 bidders but the auc...
Discussion
March 11, 2015, 6:47 pm
