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Domain Name Wire
January’s Top 5 Domain Name Stories
Super Bowl commercials and a two letter domain name registration attracted eyeballs in January. Between NamesCon and GoDaddy’s Super Bowl plans, there was a lot going on in the domain biz last month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name...
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January’s Top 5 Domain Name Stories
Super Bowl commercials and a two letter domain name registration attracted eyeballs in January. Between NamesCon and GoDaddy’s Super Bowl plans, there was a lot going on in the domain biz last month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
What the DNA report about new TLDs tells us
Few people know about them, but they like the idea of more choice. The Domain Name Association (DNA) released results of a survey this morning designed to understand consumer sentiment toward domain names, and especially new top level domain names. D...
Discussion
What the DNA report about new TLDs tells us
Few people know about them, but they like the idea of more choice. The Domain Name Association (DNA) released results of a survey this morning designed to understand consumer sentiment toward domain names, and especially new top level domain names. D...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Neustar grossed about $2 million revenue from new TLDs in Q4
Company is “cautiously bullish” about new TLDs over next few quarters, but I’m not the only one who doesn’t know what that means. Domain name registry and telephone services company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) reported 4th quarter 201...
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Neustar grossed about $2 million revenue from new TLDs in Q4
Company is “cautiously bullish” about new TLDs over next few quarters, but I’m not the only one who doesn’t know what that means. Domain name registry and telephone services company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) reported 4th quarter 201...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 2:32 pm
The Domains
The DNA.org Global Domain Name Preferences Survey: 85% Type Domains Into Browsers
The DNA.org, a trade association whose members include new gTLD registries, domain name registrars and consultants to the industry (Discclaimer a company I’m a Director of RightoftheDot.com is a member of the DNA) retained Research Now a a glob...
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The DNA.org Global Domain Name Preferences Survey: 85% Type Domains Into Browsers
The DNA.org, a trade association whose members include new gTLD registries, domain name registrars and consultants to the industry (Discclaimer a company I’m a Director of RightoftheDot.com is a member of the DNA) retained Research Now a a glob...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 2:30 pm
The Domains
ThinkingPhones.com Acquires Klink.com and Contactive & Its 1.5 Million Customers
ThinkingPhones, a three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS “Leader,” has announced its acquisition of Contactive.com, a big data solution that connects profiles and identities created by people and businesses online and associates them...
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ThinkingPhones.com Acquires Klink.com and Contactive & Its 1.5 Million Customers
ThinkingPhones, a three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS “Leader,” has announced its acquisition of Contactive.com, a big data solution that connects profiles and identities created by people and businesses online and associates them...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 1:42 pm
The Domains
Flippa.com Sells $2.15 Million In Domains in 2014
According to a post on its company blog, Flippa.com sold $2.15 million dollars in domain names in 2014. “It’s been 13 months since Flippa’s Domains division officially put itself on the map. ” Beginning with less th...
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Flippa.com Sells $2.15 Million In Domains in 2014
According to a post on its company blog, Flippa.com sold $2.15 million dollars in domain names in 2014. “It’s been 13 months since Flippa’s Domains division officially put itself on the map. ” Beginning with less th...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 1:36 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2015
Here are today’s names DHT.com Opening bid of $15K and I don’t think that this price is too far off TradingPit.com Very surprised this one is under $150. I realize there is 12 hours to go but this is a pretty solid...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2015
Here are today’s names DHT.com Opening bid of $15K and I don’t think that this price is too far off TradingPit.com Very surprised this one is under $150. I realize there is 12 hours to go but this is a pretty solid...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 11:55 am
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Pager.com, Sponsored.com, Pie.co, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Sponsored.com sold for $50,200 at F...
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Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Pager.com, Sponsored.com, Pie.co, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Sponsored.com sold for $50,200 at F...
Discussion
February 4, 2015, 12:33 am
The Domains
My Top Picks From The RightoftheDot.com Extended Auction From Namescon
The RightoftheDot.com extended auction from the Namescom conference is running on Snapnames.com and closed out on Thursday at 3:15pm EST according to the normal closing rules for Snapnames.com As of publication 19 domain names have bids. Here are my ...
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My Top Picks From The RightoftheDot.com Extended Auction From Namescon
The RightoftheDot.com extended auction from the Namescom conference is running on Snapnames.com and closed out on Thursday at 3:15pm EST according to the normal closing rules for Snapnames.com As of publication 19 domain names have bids. Here are my ...
Discussion
February 3, 2015, 9:14 pm
The Domains
Another Blockbuster Sale: Vodafone Sells 360.com to 360.cn; The 49th Most Visited Site On The Internet
In what appears to be another blockbuster domain sale in two days, publicly traded Vodafone Group (Nasdaq:VOD) has sold the domain name 360.com to the company that operates ...
Discussion
Another Blockbuster Sale: Vodafone Sells 360.com to 360.cn; The 49th Most Visited Site On The Internet
In what appears to be another blockbuster domain sale in two days, publicly traded Vodafone Group (Nasdaq:VOD) has sold the domain name 360.com to the company that operates ...
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February 3, 2015, 7:05 pm
