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Domain Name Wire
Xixia.com at $19k and other NameJet Expired Domain Name Sales
Reviewing the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. China reclaims the top spot among this past week’s expired domain auctions at NameJet. For 12 out of the past 30 weeks, the top sale (out of the auctions I’ve cove...
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Xixia.com at $19k and other NameJet Expired Domain Name Sales
Reviewing the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. China reclaims the top spot among this past week’s expired domain auctions at NameJet. For 12 out of the past 30 weeks, the top sale (out of the auctions I’ve cove...
Discussion
February 17, 2015, 4:50 pm
The Domains
How Committed Is Google To The New gTLD Program? Applied For 101; Now Lost 29 Out of 34 Auctions
Google was the 2nd largest applicants of New gTLD’s applying for 101 of them and spending $18.6 Million dollars in application fees catching the eye of many publications outside of the domain space Here, Here, and Here Non-domainer publications...
Discussion
How Committed Is Google To The New gTLD Program? Applied For 101; Now Lost 29 Out of 34 Auctions
Google was the 2nd largest applicants of New gTLD’s applying for 101 of them and spending $18.6 Million dollars in application fees catching the eye of many publications outside of the domain space Here, Here, and Here Non-domainer publications...
Discussion
February 17, 2015, 3:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs on tap this week: .Yoga, .Sydney, .Cricket & more
A half dozen more new TLDs make their entrance this week. Six new top level domain names debut this week, with .Sydney already having launched yesterday. Here’s a rundown. .Sydney – this Australian geo domain name launched yesterday. The ...
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New TLDs on tap this week: .Yoga, .Sydney, .Cricket & more
A half dozen more new TLDs make their entrance this week. Six new top level domain names debut this week, with .Sydney already having launched yesterday. Here’s a rundown. .Sydney – this Australian geo domain name launched yesterday. The ...
Discussion
February 17, 2015, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameBio upgraded with key new comps feature
Upgraded domain name sales database makes it easier to find comps when buying and selling domain names. Domain name sales database NameBio.com has been overhauled, and one of the new features should prove useful when searching for sales comps for dom...
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NameBio upgraded with key new comps feature
Upgraded domain name sales database makes it easier to find comps when buying and selling domain names. Domain name sales database NameBio.com has been overhauled, and one of the new features should prove useful when searching for sales comps for dom...
Discussion
February 17, 2015, 2:23 pm
Domain Shane
NameBio.com Unveils Enhanced Website, Passes $1 Billion in Historic Domain Name Sales
If you’ve been in this industry for more than a few months then you know Adam Strong, Domain Agents, and Namebio. Namebio was one of the first and largest historic domain name sales database on the Internet. It is the databa...
Discussion
NameBio.com Unveils Enhanced Website, Passes $1 Billion in Historic Domain Name Sales
If you’ve been in this industry for more than a few months then you know Adam Strong, Domain Agents, and Namebio. Namebio was one of the first and largest historic domain name sales database on the Internet. It is the databa...
Discussion
February 17, 2015, 2:04 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2015
Left Austin and now back home. Thanks to everyone who met me out and took the time to email me and text offers to meet. I realize that life gets busy and its tough when some friend but stranger comes into town. I really didn’...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2015
Left Austin and now back home. Thanks to everyone who met me out and took the time to email me and text offers to meet. I realize that life gets busy and its tough when some friend but stranger comes into town. I really didn’...
Discussion
February 17, 2015, 11:55 am
The Domains
After Dropping In October 2013 & Sold On Namejet, StormGuard.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name StormGuard.com has been hit with a UDRP filing by Storm Guard Franchise Systems, LLC. The domain name went into pending delete in October 2013 after hainv been owned by Homeshield Stormguard L.L.C. of Hialeah, FL, which seemed to acqu...
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After Dropping In October 2013 & Sold On Namejet, StormGuard.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name StormGuard.com has been hit with a UDRP filing by Storm Guard Franchise Systems, LLC. The domain name went into pending delete in October 2013 after hainv been owned by Homeshield Stormguard L.L.C. of Hialeah, FL, which seemed to acqu...
Discussion
February 16, 2015, 10:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch Daniel Negari discuss new TLDs on NBC Bay Area
Negari goes on NBC’s Press:Here to discuss .xyz and new top level domains. Just over one year ago ICANN’s Akram Atallah went on NBC Bay Area’s Press:Here show to discuss new top level domain names. The same program interviewed .XYZ ...
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Watch Daniel Negari discuss new TLDs on NBC Bay Area
Negari goes on NBC’s Press:Here to discuss .xyz and new top level domains. Just over one year ago ICANN’s Akram Atallah went on NBC Bay Area’s Press:Here show to discuss new top level domain names. The same program interviewed .XYZ ...
Discussion
February 16, 2015, 8:17 pm
The Domains
Google Wins the .Moto New gTLD Beating Rightside.co (NAME) For Its Motorola Division
Google has won the rights to operate the .Moto new gTLD beating United TLD Holdings which is now Rightside.co (NAME) in what we can only assume was a private contention auction. The new domain extension .Moto was scheduled to go to a ICANN Last Resor...
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Google Wins the .Moto New gTLD Beating Rightside.co (NAME) For Its Motorola Division
Google has won the rights to operate the .Moto new gTLD beating United TLD Holdings which is now Rightside.co (NAME) in what we can only assume was a private contention auction. The new domain extension .Moto was scheduled to go to a ICANN Last Resor...
Discussion
February 16, 2015, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Just how much did .Blog and .Store sell for?
Here’s a rough idea. On Friday I wrote about Minds + Machines and its payoff for losing the .blog and .store domain name auctions. Primer Nivel won the auction for .blog and Radix walked home with .Store. How much did they pay for these domain ...
Discussion
Just how much did .Blog and .Store sell for?
Here’s a rough idea. On Friday I wrote about Minds + Machines and its payoff for losing the .blog and .store domain name auctions. Primer Nivel won the auction for .blog and Radix walked home with .Store. How much did they pay for these domain ...
Discussion
February 16, 2015, 4:58 pm
