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Domain Name Wire
Should new TLDs be judged as startups or just top level domains?
How you view TLD companies frames how you view their success so far. This week I received a note along with a press release from a new top level domain name company. The note read: In less than 11 months, Internet users worldwide have registered more...
Discussion
Should new TLDs be judged as startups or just top level domains?
How you view TLD companies frames how you view their success so far. This week I received a note along with a press release from a new top level domain name company. The note read: In less than 11 months, Internet users worldwide have registered more...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cool site lets you see what new TLD domains were registered yesterday
DomainPunch’s latest tool is eye-opening. There are a lot of new top level domain names out there. Most of them grow by a dozen or so registrations every day. Now that the brand protection and investor rush is over, who is registering these dom...
Discussion
Cool site lets you see what new TLD domains were registered yesterday
DomainPunch’s latest tool is eye-opening. There are a lot of new top level domain names out there. Most of them grow by a dozen or so registrations every day. Now that the brand protection and investor rush is over, who is registering these dom...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker lost just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July
Customer losses still fairly low after switch to new system. Last month I reported that Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domain names to transfers in June after its disastrous switch to a new registrar platform. I predicted that the number would shoot u...
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Moniker lost just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July
Customer losses still fairly low after switch to new system. Last month I reported that Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domain names to transfers in June after its disastrous switch to a new registrar platform. I predicted that the number would shoot u...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 12:01 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 11/4/14
Was talking to Scott of Namejet yesterday about a few new twists coming to Namejet in the future and I think one of them is going to be a big success. In the near future they are going to start offering groups of domains sold as a package. Crea...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 11/4/14
Was talking to Scott of Namejet yesterday about a few new twists coming to Namejet in the future and I think one of them is going to be a big success. In the near future they are going to start offering groups of domains sold as a package. Crea...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
Bloomberg Gives Back His .NYC Domain Name Registrations
According to Reuters, the former Mayor of new York City, Michael Bloomberg has “called off the purchase of a slew of website domain names that insult and belittle him and his work” “The move came a day after reports that two law fir...
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Bloomberg Gives Back His .NYC Domain Name Registrations
According to Reuters, the former Mayor of new York City, Michael Bloomberg has “called off the purchase of a slew of website domain names that insult and belittle him and his work” “The move came a day after reports that two law fir...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 12:39 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Siamese.com, FreeCloudStorage.com, TokyoTourism.com, FB.pw, House.tube, Art.investments
Some domains that sold 333 Domain Portfolio – $8,880 – I checked a few of the domains and they were all recent hand reg’s: EarphoneReview.com, RoomRating.com, HighlyTalented.com, PopularBetting.com and more. If it closes (and I hop...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: Siamese.com, FreeCloudStorage.com, TokyoTourism.com, FB.pw, House.tube, Art.investments
Some domains that sold 333 Domain Portfolio – $8,880 – I checked a few of the domains and they were all recent hand reg’s: EarphoneReview.com, RoomRating.com, HighlyTalented.com, PopularBetting.com and more. If it closes (and I hop...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 12:08 am
The Domains
CSC Digital Brand Services Acquires IP Mirror
CSC Digital Brand Services announced today that it has acquired IP Mirror, a Singapore-based provider of corporate domain name registration and online brand protection services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Recognized as &...
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CSC Digital Brand Services Acquires IP Mirror
CSC Digital Brand Services announced today that it has acquired IP Mirror, a Singapore-based provider of corporate domain name registration and online brand protection services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Recognized as &...
Discussion
November 4, 2014, 11:46 pm
The Domains
Sedo’s Domain Name Transactions Total $1.4 Million
Over the past week, 542 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4 Million Dollars 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: pager.com at 45,000...
Discussion
Sedo’s Domain Name Transactions Total $1.4 Million
Over the past week, 542 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4 Million Dollars 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: pager.com at 45,000...
Discussion
November 4, 2014, 9:12 pm
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Results: $1.4 Million TRO.com $20K, Pager.com $45K
Here are Sedo’s weekly sales. The totals and BIN percentages have become pretty consistent. But the types of names are always all of over the board. Here are your weekly sales for comps Domain name Price Currency ...
Discussion
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Results: $1.4 Million TRO.com $20K, Pager.com $45K
Here are Sedo’s weekly sales. The totals and BIN percentages have become pretty consistent. But the types of names are always all of over the board. Here are your weekly sales for comps Domain name Price Currency ...
Discussion
November 4, 2014, 9:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Endurance bought BuyDomains, and why the price might make sense
BuyDomains is a natural fit for Endurance, and you need to look at more than price-per-domain to understand its value. Endurance International, a $2.1 billion (market cap) rollup of hosting and domain name companies, announced this morning that it ac...
Discussion
Why Endurance bought BuyDomains, and why the price might make sense
BuyDomains is a natural fit for Endurance, and you need to look at more than price-per-domain to understand its value. Endurance International, a $2.1 billion (market cap) rollup of hosting and domain name companies, announced this morning that it ac...
Discussion
November 4, 2014, 8:51 pm
