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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/18/14
We’ve been working with TLD Registry for the last 6 months and they let me know they won the marketing award at this year’s Brandma in China. It’s one thing to do a good job but it’s more impressive to be acknowledged by...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/18/14
We’ve been working with TLD Registry for the last 6 months and they let me know they won the marketing award at this year’s Brandma in China. It’s one thing to do a good job but it’s more impressive to be acknowledged by...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: QXN.com, Suck.net, Ear.org, RCDrones.com, Semtex.com, Twed.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week QXN.com – $12,101 – Two crappy letters and one good letter gets you 5-figures these days on LLL.com’s? Not even the Q’s scare people away anymore. Suck.net – $9,250 – The domain go...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: QXN.com, Suck.net, Ear.org, RCDrones.com, Semtex.com, Twed.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week QXN.com – $12,101 – Two crappy letters and one good letter gets you 5-figures these days on LLL.com’s? Not even the Q’s scare people away anymore. Suck.net – $9,250 – The domain go...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 12:57 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
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GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 10:36 pm
The Domains
Bids.com UDRP Denied As Being Outside The Scope Of UDRP Panel Decision
Insolvency Services Group, Inc., which is the Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of BIDZ.COM, INC. just won the UDRP on the domain name Bids.com which is currently in an bankruptcy auction with several other domains including Bidz.com The sole pan...
Discussion
Bids.com UDRP Denied As Being Outside The Scope Of UDRP Panel Decision
Insolvency Services Group, Inc., which is the Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of BIDZ.COM, INC. just won the UDRP on the domain name Bids.com which is currently in an bankruptcy auction with several other domains including Bidz.com The sole pan...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 10:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
Discussion
Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 9:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon 2015 with Jothan Frakes – Domain Name Wire Podcast
NamesCon is just two months away. Learn about the upcoming show on this week’s podcast. NamesCon returns for its second edition this January. Its inaugural show brought together 600 people from the domain name industry, making it the largest no...
Discussion
NamesCon 2015 with Jothan Frakes – Domain Name Wire Podcast
NamesCon is just two months away. Learn about the upcoming show on this week’s podcast. NamesCon returns for its second edition this January. Its inaugural show brought together 600 people from the domain name industry, making it the largest no...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 4:42 pm
The Domains
Robert Downey Jr. Wins Rights to The Domain Name RobertDowneyJr.Actor
Robert Downey Jr. won the rights to the domain name RobertDowneyJr.actor in a one member UDRP panel handed down by the National Arbitration Forum. Although the domain in question was a new gTLD Mr. Downey filed the Complainant as a UDRP The reg...
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Robert Downey Jr. Wins Rights to The Domain Name RobertDowneyJr.Actor
Robert Downey Jr. won the rights to the domain name RobertDowneyJr.actor in a one member UDRP panel handed down by the National Arbitration Forum. Although the domain in question was a new gTLD Mr. Downey filed the Complainant as a UDRP The reg...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mike Mann and (more) economics of domain name portfolios
Washington Post article provides more data on about domain name portfolios. The Washington Post wrote about domain name investor Mike Mann yesterday, and the article sheds more light on the economics or large domain name portfolios. Really, it applie...
Discussion
Mike Mann and (more) economics of domain name portfolios
Washington Post article provides more data on about domain name portfolios. The Washington Post wrote about domain name investor Mike Mann yesterday, and the article sheds more light on the economics or large domain name portfolios. Really, it applie...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mobile.co owner pays dearly for Mobile.co.com
Company pays $32,000 for mobil.co.com and movil.co.com. The company that owns Mobile.co has spent $32,000 to acquired the third level domain names Mobile.co.com and Mobil.co.com, the .co.com registry reported this morning. Freelancing site Mobile Inc...
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Mobile.co owner pays dearly for Mobile.co.com
Company pays $32,000 for mobil.co.com and movil.co.com. The company that owns Mobile.co has spent $32,000 to acquired the third level domain names Mobile.co.com and Mobil.co.com, the .co.com registry reported this morning. Freelancing site Mobile Inc...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: .Quebec, .Top and .Engineer
A few new TLDs hit registrars’ shelves this week, including a large geo domain. A few top level domain names coming out in a week is the new normal, so I’m going to stop calling these “slow” weeks. Here’s a look at this ...
Discussion
New TLDs this week: .Quebec, .Top and .Engineer
A few new TLDs hit registrars’ shelves this week, including a large geo domain. A few top level domain names coming out in a week is the new normal, so I’m going to stop calling these “slow” weeks. Here’s a look at this ...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 3:36 pm
