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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 8/29
I’ve been heavily trading the stock market the last few weeks. I am in and out all the time but it’s hard to concentrate or do research when you have 50 other things to do as well. But I’ve done well of late. Right now, ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 8/29
I’ve been heavily trading the stock market the last few weeks. I am in and out all the time but it’s hard to concentrate or do research when you have 50 other things to do as well. But I’ve done well of late. Right now, ...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 11:49 am
The Domains
Google Authorship Comes To An End
Eric Enge wrote a very detailed and lengthy post about the end of Google Authorship, I remember when this first came out and everyone was telling me how important this was and to get on it. Bill Hartzer wrote an excellent piece about it on DomainInve...
Discussion
Google Authorship Comes To An End
Eric Enge wrote a very detailed and lengthy post about the end of Google Authorship, I remember when this first came out and everyone was telling me how important this was and to get on it. Bill Hartzer wrote an excellent piece about it on DomainInve...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 8:47 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: August 29 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• Quickly Find The Top Websites Built On New TLDs• .HIV's Innovative, Dangerous Business Model• Domain Name Investor Sentenced to Jail for Tax Fraud• Apple...
Discussion
Domain Name News: August 29 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• Quickly Find The Top Websites Built On New TLDs• .HIV's Innovative, Dangerous Business Model• Domain Name Investor Sentenced to Jail for Tax Fraud• Apple...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 8:00 am
Domain Shane
4.cn Proves Yet Again: If You Want a Successful Auction, Have Numerics
Here’s another sales report that most likely isn’t going to show up in DnJournal’s weekly report despite the fact it was one of the most successful auctions of the year. 4.cn is wrapping up it’s summer showcase auc...
Discussion
4.cn Proves Yet Again: If You Want a Successful Auction, Have Numerics
Here’s another sales report that most likely isn’t going to show up in DnJournal’s weekly report despite the fact it was one of the most successful auctions of the year. 4.cn is wrapping up it’s summer showcase auc...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 1:24 am
The Domains
Holiday.com Hitting The Auction Block & “Experts” Predict It To Sell For More Than $30 Million
According to Dailymail.co.uk, the domain name Holiday.com is going to be auctioned off at the World Travel Market, a conference for the international travel industry at London Excel on November 5. According to unnamed “experts” the domain...
Discussion
Holiday.com Hitting The Auction Block & “Experts” Predict It To Sell For More Than $30 Million
According to Dailymail.co.uk, the domain name Holiday.com is going to be auctioned off at the World Travel Market, a conference for the international travel industry at London Excel on November 5. According to unnamed “experts” the domain...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
The next 50 days will be important for new TLDs
Big launches make the next 50 days a key period for new top level domain names. A lot of new top level domain names have come to market already. Some have flown out of the gate, others are growing modestly, and some have stalled. In my opinion, the n...
Discussion
The next 50 days will be important for new TLDs
Big launches make the next 50 days a key period for new top level domain names. A lot of new top level domain names have come to market already. Some have flown out of the gate, others are growing modestly, and some have stalled. In my opinion, the n...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 4:19 pm
The Domains
.Host Announces 15 Pioneer Partners Including Godaddy’s MediaTemple
Radix, announced 15 top players of the global hosting community as Pioneers of the .host namespace, which rolled in to Landrush on August 26th. The Pioneer lineup includes big international names like MediaTemple, Bluehost, OVH, Arvixe, and the...
Discussion
.Host Announces 15 Pioneer Partners Including Godaddy’s MediaTemple
Radix, announced 15 top players of the global hosting community as Pioneers of the .host namespace, which rolled in to Landrush on August 26th. The Pioneer lineup includes big international names like MediaTemple, Bluehost, OVH, Arvixe, and the...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Nominet Handles 674 Domain Complaints Down 17%; 55% Result in Domain Transfer
Nominet the company that operates the .co.uk and now the .uk domain name extension (ccTLD) just released its report for its Dispute Resolution Service in 2013 (DRS). In 2013 Nominet handled 674 complaints down 17% from 2012 although the number ...
Discussion
Nominet Handles 674 Domain Complaints Down 17%; 55% Result in Domain Transfer
Nominet the company that operates the .co.uk and now the .uk domain name extension (ccTLD) just released its report for its Dispute Resolution Service in 2013 (DRS). In 2013 Nominet handled 674 complaints down 17% from 2012 although the number ...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 3:56 pm
The Domains
Minds + Machines Launching 1st Of Its String in September; Expects 25% Of All Landrush Domain To Go To Auction
Minds + Machines (LON:MMX), is going to launch its first new gTLD’s strings into General Availability in September, actually 9 in all. The following new generic top level domains (gTLDs) in which Minds + Machines has an interest will go on gene...
Discussion
Minds + Machines Launching 1st Of Its String in September; Expects 25% Of All Landrush Domain To Go To Auction
Minds + Machines (LON:MMX), is going to launch its first new gTLD’s strings into General Availability in September, actually 9 in all. The following new generic top level domains (gTLDs) in which Minds + Machines has an interest will go on gene...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs add between 50 and 10,000 domains on first day
One domain is off to a quick start, the others not so much. Seven new top level domain names launched this week. By far, .Hamburg for the city of Hamburg was the most registered domain name. (Ironically, this is the one new TLD launch this week that ...
Discussion
This week’s new TLDs add between 50 and 10,000 domains on first day
One domain is off to a quick start, the others not so much. Seven new top level domain names launched this week. By far, .Hamburg for the city of Hamburg was the most registered domain name. (Ironically, this is the one new TLD launch this week that ...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 2:03 pm
