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The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
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The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 9:04 pm
The Domains
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, “These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)” It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were ...
Discussion
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, “These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)” It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were ...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 7:04 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 8:45 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com releases sales data for Q3 2019
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index report for Q3-2019 – The total value of domain names transacted rose to US$69.3 million in Q3 2019, up from US$68.6 million in Q2 2019 The report also broke down the ups and downs by different c...
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Escrow.com releases sales data for Q3 2019
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index report for Q3-2019 – The total value of domain names transacted rose to US$69.3 million in Q3 2019, up from US$68.6 million in Q2 2019 The report also broke down the ups and downs by different c...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Google parent Alphabet misses on Q3 earnings – stock down in after hours trading
Alphabet Inc the parent of Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) reported earnings after the close and earnings missed expectations. Shares of Alphabet hit a new all time high at $1,299.31 during the trading day. CNBC reported Google missed earnings expectat...
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Google parent Alphabet misses on Q3 earnings – stock down in after hours trading
Alphabet Inc the parent of Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) reported earnings after the close and earnings missed expectations. Shares of Alphabet hit a new all time high at $1,299.31 during the trading day. CNBC reported Google missed earnings expectat...
Discussion
October 28, 2019, 8:59 pm
The Domains
Defunct news site Examiner.com now heating up at GoDaddy expired auctions
The expired auction for Examiner.com is already flying, closing in on $70,000 with over a week to go. From wikipedia: Examiner.com was an American news website based in Denver, Colorado, that operated using a network of “pro–am contributo...
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Defunct news site Examiner.com now heating up at GoDaddy expired auctions
The expired auction for Examiner.com is already flying, closing in on $70,000 with over a week to go. From wikipedia: Examiner.com was an American news website based in Denver, Colorado, that operated using a network of “pro–am contributo...
Discussion
October 28, 2019, 3:48 pm
The Domains
Trump beats Biden to TodosConBiden.com
The BBC published a piece about political domain names. It seems that the Trump administration decided to register the domain name TodosConBiden.com. The Biden campaign is marketing to Hispanics on Twitter using Todos Con Biden (Everyone with Biden)....
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Trump beats Biden to TodosConBiden.com
The BBC published a piece about political domain names. It seems that the Trump administration decided to register the domain name TodosConBiden.com. The Biden campaign is marketing to Hispanics on Twitter using Todos Con Biden (Everyone with Biden)....
Discussion
October 25, 2019, 10:29 am
The Domains
.Me registry looking to see close to 3,000 premium names through Afternic
The .me registry will be releasing close to 3,000 premium domains starting October 30, 2019. In a blog post they outlined the process for purchasing these names. From October 30 to December 30, about 3,000 .ME domains, previously available exclusivel...
Discussion
.Me registry looking to see close to 3,000 premium names through Afternic
The .me registry will be releasing close to 3,000 premium domains starting October 30, 2019. In a blog post they outlined the process for purchasing these names. From October 30 to December 30, about 3,000 .ME domains, previously available exclusivel...
Discussion
October 25, 2019, 10:10 am
The Domains
Verisign earnings for Q3 2019 beat expectations
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today. They showed earnings per share of $1.36 on revenue of $308.4M. This was better than analyst projections. According to Yahoo the company missed on revenues. The stock closed up on Thursday at $185...
Discussion
Verisign earnings for Q3 2019 beat expectations
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today. They showed earnings per share of $1.36 on revenue of $308.4M. This was better than analyst projections. According to Yahoo the company missed on revenues. The stock closed up on Thursday at $185...
Discussion
October 24, 2019, 9:09 pm
The Domains
Sell your best non-com priced at $500 or less
I always get emails when will you do a non com sales post, let us present our new gtlds and .net and cctlds. So here you go, post your best non com for sale $500 or less. We usually do this post on a weekend but I started thinking a lot of people are...
Discussion
Sell your best non-com priced at $500 or less
I always get emails when will you do a non com sales post, let us present our new gtlds and .net and cctlds. So here you go, post your best non com for sale $500 or less. We usually do this post on a weekend but I started thinking a lot of people are...
Discussion
October 23, 2019, 7:08 pm
