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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
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, March 1st, 2015
Here are today’s names SuperGush.com 16 years old. No bidders. Not a bad brand for $12. Passes radio test and is easy to type NYNY.net No bids. It’s a dot net but it can be yours for $27 if nobody...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, March 1st, 2015
Here are today’s names SuperGush.com 16 years old. No bidders. Not a bad brand for $12. Passes radio test and is easy to type NYNY.net No bids. It’s a dot net but it can be yours for $27 if nobody...
Discussion
March 1, 2015, 12:40 pm
Domain Shane
UnCovered: A Post I Wrote While Drunk at NamesCon
A few people can attest I drank alcohol at Namecon. And one night at NamesCon after enjoying some festivities, I decided to write a post. I actually posted it and let it stay up for a few hours and then took it down. A few peop...
Discussion
UnCovered: A Post I Wrote While Drunk at NamesCon
A few people can attest I drank alcohol at Namecon. And one night at NamesCon after enjoying some festivities, I decided to write a post. I actually posted it and let it stay up for a few hours and then took it down. A few peop...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 11:00 pm
The Domains
Jeffrey Sass Talks Dot Club and the results of our Dot App Poll
In an article by Laurie Sullivan on Media Post which discussed Google paying $25 million for .app, there was also some commentary from Jeffrey Sass about .club. Sass explained how the pricing works at the wholesale and retail level. He gave a little ...
Discussion
Jeffrey Sass Talks Dot Club and the results of our Dot App Poll
In an article by Laurie Sullivan on Media Post which discussed Google paying $25 million for .app, there was also some commentary from Jeffrey Sass about .club. Sass explained how the pricing works at the wholesale and retail level. He gave a little ...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 10:58 pm
Domain Shane
UnCovered: A Post I Wrote While Drunk at NamesCon
A few people can attest I drank alcohol at Namecon. And one night at NamesCon after enjoying some festivities, I decided to write a post. I actually posted it and let it stay up for a few hours and then took it down. A few peop...
Discussion
UnCovered: A Post I Wrote While Drunk at NamesCon
A few people can attest I drank alcohol at Namecon. And one night at NamesCon after enjoying some festivities, I decided to write a post. I actually posted it and let it stay up for a few hours and then took it down. A few peop...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 10:00 pm
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: 37.com, FreshlyPicked.com, Josephine.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. 37.com for $1,960,800 An upgrade from 37Wan.com. This games site is the traffic leader for the week, by a long shot, with an Alexa rank near 10,500. &ld...
Discussion
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: 37.com, FreshlyPicked.com, Josephine.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. 37.com for $1,960,800 An upgrade from 37Wan.com. This games site is the traffic leader for the week, by a long shot, with an Alexa rank near 10,500. &ld...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 6:03 pm
The Domains
After 6 Years Owner Of The Adult Site Brazzers Files UDRP Against Affiliate Brazers.com
A UDRP has been filed against the domain name Brazers.com which is a typo of one of the most popular adult sites Brazzers.com which uses also uses the domain name Brazzersnetwork.com to which Brazers.com is actually forwarding to The complaint was fi...
Discussion
After 6 Years Owner Of The Adult Site Brazzers Files UDRP Against Affiliate Brazers.com
A UDRP has been filed against the domain name Brazers.com which is a typo of one of the most popular adult sites Brazzers.com which uses also uses the domain name Brazzersnetwork.com to which Brazers.com is actually forwarding to The complaint was fi...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 4:49 pm
The Domains
The MPAA Would Like to Help ICANN set policy in targeting Pirate Domains
In an article on Torrent Freak it seems that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) is in bed with ICANN and is trying to use that relationship to shape certain policies. These policies center on the handling of domain names used by sites t...
Discussion
The MPAA Would Like to Help ICANN set policy in targeting Pirate Domains
In an article on Torrent Freak it seems that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) is in bed with ICANN and is trying to use that relationship to shape certain policies. These policies center on the handling of domain names used by sites t...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 3:23 pm
