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The Domains
.Black is Live Today But like The other New gTLD Colors, its on the Wrong Side Of The Dot
Today is the first day general availability for Afilias’ latest gTLD: .BLACK Its the fourth in a string of colored new gTLD domain names all operated by Afilias (.Red, .Blue, Pink) For us the issue for .Black, like the other colors, is Black is...
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.Black is Live Today But like The other New gTLD Colors, its on the Wrong Side Of The Dot
Today is the first day general availability for Afilias’ latest gTLD: .BLACK Its the fourth in a string of colored new gTLD domain names all operated by Afilias (.Red, .Blue, Pink) For us the issue for .Black, like the other colors, is Black is...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 8:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
How 22 end users are (or aren’t!) using domain names they bought this year
Each week I write at least one post about which end users bought domain names over the past week. What do end users do with these domain names they buy on the aftermarket? I was curious, so I went back to one of the weekly end user reports I publishe...
Discussion
How 22 end users are (or aren’t!) using domain names they bought this year
Each week I write at least one post about which end users bought domain names over the past week. What do end users do with these domain names they buy on the aftermarket? I was curious, so I went back to one of the weekly end user reports I publishe...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 5:49 pm
The Domains
Frequent Commentator On TheDomains, Joseph Peterson, Stars In Entrepreneur.com New gTLD Story
In a article just published by Entrepreneur.com asking the question “Should I switch my company’s URL to one of the new domain extensions?“ I was pretty surprised to read that the article was basically based on the thoughts of ...
Discussion
Frequent Commentator On TheDomains, Joseph Peterson, Stars In Entrepreneur.com New gTLD Story
In a article just published by Entrepreneur.com asking the question “Should I switch my company’s URL to one of the new domain extensions?“ I was pretty surprised to read that the article was basically based on the thoughts of ...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 4:03 pm
The Domains
As .Furniture Launches On Wednesday, Here Are Some Of Interesting Registered Domains
.Furniture goes into general availability on Wednesday August 27th where domain names can be registered on a first come, first served basis. Some very good domains were already taken in Sunrise by trademark holders and during the Early Access Program...
Discussion
As .Furniture Launches On Wednesday, Here Are Some Of Interesting Registered Domains
.Furniture goes into general availability on Wednesday August 27th where domain names can be registered on a first come, first served basis. Some very good domains were already taken in Sunrise by trademark holders and during the Early Access Program...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why your new TLDs won’t work well with domain parking (yet)
Domain parking ads don’t consider the full meaning of a domain name that spans the dot. A couple weeks ago Donuts launched the .cash top level domain name. This got me thinking about domain parking. I’ve owned a few .com domain names with...
Discussion
Why your new TLDs won’t work well with domain parking (yet)
Domain parking ads don’t consider the full meaning of a domain name that spans the dot. A couple weeks ago Donuts launched the .cash top level domain name. This got me thinking about domain parking. I’ve owned a few .com domain names with...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 3:30 pm
The Domains
.Website Gets Over 630 Sunrise Domain Registration; 2nd Highest Of Any New gTLD
.Website may well be the next big new gTLD success story. According to Radix the registry the operates the .Website extension there were 634 domain names registered during the Sunrise period which is opened to trademark holders. With the 634 Sunrise ...
Discussion
.Website Gets Over 630 Sunrise Domain Registration; 2nd Highest Of Any New gTLD
.Website may well be the next big new gTLD success story. According to Radix the registry the operates the .Website extension there were 634 domain names registered during the Sunrise period which is opened to trademark holders. With the 634 Sunrise ...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Quickly find the top websites built on new TLDs
Two tools show you which sites built on new TLDs are gaining traction. A key for the long run success of each new top level domain name is usage. Which TLDs are getting traction with actual end users? Two tools based on Alexa data can help you find o...
Discussion
Quickly find the top websites built on new TLDs
Two tools show you which sites built on new TLDs are gaining traction. A key for the long run success of each new top level domain name is usage. Which TLDs are getting traction with actual end users? Two tools based on Alexa data can help you find o...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 1:41 pm
The Domains
Snapnames BuyDomains Auction Ends Today 17 Domains Out of 153 Have Bids
Snapnames.com’s online auction of domain names owned by BuyDomains.com ends today at 3:15Pm EST in accordance with Snapnames normal closing rules As of publication 17 of the 153 domain names have a bid but only 2 of the domain have hit reserve ...
Discussion
Snapnames BuyDomains Auction Ends Today 17 Domains Out of 153 Have Bids
Snapnames.com’s online auction of domain names owned by BuyDomains.com ends today at 3:15Pm EST in accordance with Snapnames normal closing rules As of publication 17 of the 153 domain names have a bid but only 2 of the domain have hit reserve ...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 1:16 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 8/26
As a guy that watches all three auction houses I see quite a few names that don’t meet reserve and go back up for sale. Then they don’t sell so they go to another auction house. There is a point in time where a name...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 8/26
As a guy that watches all three auction houses I see quite a few names that don’t meet reserve and go back up for sale. Then they don’t sell so they go to another auction house. There is a point in time where a name...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Sponsored.com, Approved.org, BleachingCream.com, Karma.me, LoveBuds.com, Poki.com, More
Domains that sold Sponsored.com – $50,200 – Four bidders were at/above $40,000, and three bidders were at/above $50,000. Approved.org – $4,500 – Several bidders were going back and forth at $2,000 and above, up to a bid of $3...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: Sponsored.com, Approved.org, BleachingCream.com, Karma.me, LoveBuds.com, Poki.com, More
Domains that sold Sponsored.com – $50,200 – Four bidders were at/above $40,000, and three bidders were at/above $50,000. Approved.org – $4,500 – Several bidders were going back and forth at $2,000 and above, up to a bid of $3...
Discussion
August 25, 2014, 11:53 pm
