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The Domains
Netsol .XYZ Registrations Top 300,000, Back Over 85% of all .XYZ Registrations
ntldstats.com updated once again today and the number of .XYZ domain names registered at Network Solutions topped 301,000 registrations. The total number of .XYZ registrations is at over 355,000 However the share of .XYZ registrations attributable to...
Discussion
Netsol .XYZ Registrations Top 300,000, Back Over 85% of all .XYZ Registrations
ntldstats.com updated once again today and the number of .XYZ domain names registered at Network Solutions topped 301,000 registrations. The total number of .XYZ registrations is at over 355,000 However the share of .XYZ registrations attributable to...
Discussion
July 23, 2014, 6:30 am
The Domains
I’ll Say It, 10K .Tokyo Domain Registrations Is Not Good
.Tokyo launched and taking into account the 80+ Sunrise and Landrush application I would say a first day total of less than 10,000 registrations isn’t great. The price of a .Tokyo domain name registration was very reasonable priced at around $1...
Discussion
I’ll Say It, 10K .Tokyo Domain Registrations Is Not Good
.Tokyo launched and taking into account the 80+ Sunrise and Landrush application I would say a first day total of less than 10,000 registrations isn’t great. The price of a .Tokyo domain name registration was very reasonable priced at around $1...
Discussion
July 23, 2014, 6:14 am
Domain Name Wire
.Tokyo domain name nears 10,000 registrations
Geo domain has a pretty good first day with nearly 10,000 domain name registrations. .Tokyo launched earlier today and now has 9,598 domain names in the zone file. That means day one adds were near 9,000. This is by far the largest city to launch a n...
Discussion
.Tokyo domain name nears 10,000 registrations
Geo domain has a pretty good first day with nearly 10,000 domain name registrations. .Tokyo launched earlier today and now has 9,598 domain names in the zone file. That means day one adds were near 9,000. This is by far the largest city to launch a n...
Discussion
July 23, 2014, 4:22 am
Domain Shane
I Bid A Dollar and Raise You Some Intelligence
Contrary to what you see on at some domain auctions, there is some strategy/skill behind a listing. I read through the auctions over at Flippa and see countless auctions that have starting bids of $500, $5000, even $10,000. There is absolutely no po...
Discussion
I Bid A Dollar and Raise You Some Intelligence
Contrary to what you see on at some domain auctions, there is some strategy/skill behind a listing. I read through the auctions over at Flippa and see countless auctions that have starting bids of $500, $5000, even $10,000. There is absolutely no po...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 9:14 pm
The Domains
Amazon Settles a New gTLD Contention Set By Private Auction As Donuts Wins .Group
Amazon has apparently participated in its 1st new gTLD private auction losing .Group to Donuts. There were 5 applicants for the new gTLD .Group Amazon (AMZN) Donuts Top Level Design, LLC (Raymond King .Wiki & .ink) Str...
Discussion
Amazon Settles a New gTLD Contention Set By Private Auction As Donuts Wins .Group
Amazon has apparently participated in its 1st new gTLD private auction losing .Group to Donuts. There were 5 applicants for the new gTLD .Group Amazon (AMZN) Donuts Top Level Design, LLC (Raymond King .Wiki & .ink) Str...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
An update on Moniker
I’ve transferred many of my domain names out. I’m working on the rest. It’s been 7 weeks since domain name registrar Moniker switched to a new platform. 7 weeks since Moniker broke. The company has fixed a lot of the problems, even ...
Discussion
An update on Moniker
I’ve transferred many of my domain names out. I’m working on the rest. It’s been 7 weeks since domain name registrar Moniker switched to a new platform. 7 weeks since Moniker broke. The company has fixed a lot of the problems, even ...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Comparing home appraisals to domain name appraisals
Appraising homes is easy compared to valuing domain names. Texas doesn’t have an income tax. But the state needs revenue from somewhere, and in Texas that “somewhere” is mostly property taxes. Every year I have to pay about 2.4% of ...
Discussion
Comparing home appraisals to domain name appraisals
Appraising homes is easy compared to valuing domain names. Texas doesn’t have an income tax. But the state needs revenue from somewhere, and in Texas that “somewhere” is mostly property taxes. Every year I have to pay about 2.4% of ...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 4:25 pm
The Domains
.Tokyo Is Live & Got Over 800 Sunrise/Landrush Domains Led By Apple
.Tokyo launched today and is live for domain registrations which seem to be running around $15 a year. It is by far the largest city to have launched its own new gTLD extension with a population of over 13 million people. I went through the zone file...
Discussion
.Tokyo Is Live & Got Over 800 Sunrise/Landrush Domains Led By Apple
.Tokyo launched today and is live for domain registrations which seem to be running around $15 a year. It is by far the largest city to have launched its own new gTLD extension with a population of over 13 million people. I went through the zone file...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 4:06 pm
The Domains
NameJet Releases New Domain Name Auction Bidding App for iOS
NameJet.com the aftermarket domain name auction company, has developed, in conjunction with WillowTree Apps, a new bidding application for iOS. The app has an easy-to-use interface, allowing customers to manage their bids, ...
Discussion
NameJet Releases New Domain Name Auction Bidding App for iOS
NameJet.com the aftermarket domain name auction company, has developed, in conjunction with WillowTree Apps, a new bidding application for iOS. The app has an easy-to-use interface, allowing customers to manage their bids, ...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 4:05 pm
The Domains
.Moe Launches Today & Predicts It Will Have 200 Million Registrations
“.Moe” Could Potentially Hit over 200 Million Registrations! ” Is the first line of a press release out this morning by Interlink Co., Ltd., a new Domain Registry Operator, announcing that the new gTLD .Moe is in general availabilit...
Discussion
.Moe Launches Today & Predicts It Will Have 200 Million Registrations
“.Moe” Could Potentially Hit over 200 Million Registrations! ” Is the first line of a press release out this morning by Interlink Co., Ltd., a new Domain Registry Operator, announcing that the new gTLD .Moe is in general availabilit...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 1:41 pm
