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Domain Name Wire
ICANN Finally nabs Domain Registry of America, termination likely coming
Domain Registry of America hits a wall. ICANN has finally managed to suspend a scourge of the domain name registration business, Brandon Gray Internet Services (dba NameJuice.com). You might not know the company by that name, but if you own domain na...
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ICANN Finally nabs Domain Registry of America, termination likely coming
Domain Registry of America hits a wall. ICANN has finally managed to suspend a scourge of the domain name registration business, Brandon Gray Internet Services (dba NameJuice.com). You might not know the company by that name, but if you own domain na...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 1:17 pm
The Domains
New gTLD’s Pass 1.6 Million Domain Regsitrations
The new gTLD program has passed 1.6 Million domain registrations, with.XYZ leading the way with 343K registrations now well past 100,000 registrations without Network solutions. .Berlin is adding less that 5 registrations a day but is solidly in 2nd ...
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New gTLD’s Pass 1.6 Million Domain Regsitrations
The new gTLD program has passed 1.6 Million domain registrations, with.XYZ leading the way with 343K registrations now well past 100,000 registrations without Network solutions. .Berlin is adding less that 5 registrations a day but is solidly in 2nd ...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 12:57 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 21st
This has to be the worst list I’ve ever done. I wouldn’t even have done a list but I didn’t want you to think I skipped a day. I might as well have. There is nothing but a lot of junk. Namejet may have had a few be...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 21st
This has to be the worst list I’ve ever done. I wouldn’t even have done a list but I didn’t want you to think I skipped a day. I might as well have. There is nothing but a lot of junk. Namejet may have had a few be...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 11:16 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Jul 21, 2014: ComputerSchool.com, Yim.com, GreenCleaners.com…
Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!* An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised: Flowers.com.co, GraphicJeans.com, Hono.co.uk, LoggingService.com...* Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: Compute...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Jul 21, 2014: ComputerSchool.com, Yim.com, GreenCleaners.com…
Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!* An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised: Flowers.com.co, GraphicJeans.com, Hono.co.uk, LoggingService.com...* Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: Compute...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 7:03 am
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Coffeehouse.com, LTV.com, ToolChest.com, Using.com, VR.net, Suck.net
Not a ton of names that have hit reserve, but a bunch of high quality names waiting to be bid up…… Reserve Met and Will Sell Drag.info and 69 other .info domains – $935 – Lots of one word .info’s (Deny, Impound, Riots...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Coffeehouse.com, LTV.com, ToolChest.com, Using.com, VR.net, Suck.net
Not a ton of names that have hit reserve, but a bunch of high quality names waiting to be bid up…… Reserve Met and Will Sell Drag.info and 69 other .info domains – $935 – Lots of one word .info’s (Deny, Impound, Riots...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 12:49 am
The Domains
Poll Results: “What Will Google Domains Market Share Of The Registrar Market Be A Year After Launch?”
The results from our latest poll question are out and most don’t think Go Daddy should be crawling under their desk as one IPO analyst remarked. Google getting into the registrar space caused quite a stir a few weeks back. We had 240 voters and...
Discussion
Poll Results: “What Will Google Domains Market Share Of The Registrar Market Be A Year After Launch?”
The results from our latest poll question are out and most don’t think Go Daddy should be crawling under their desk as one IPO analyst remarked. Google getting into the registrar space caused quite a stir a few weeks back. We had 240 voters and...
Discussion
July 20, 2014, 7:04 pm
The Domains
Dell To Accept Bitcoin
Dell has become the latest company to accept Bitcoin, the company posted on their website they will now be accepting Bitcoin and providing a 10 % discount on an AlienWare purchase to those using Bitcoin as their payment option (up to $150). Fro...
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Dell To Accept Bitcoin
Dell has become the latest company to accept Bitcoin, the company posted on their website they will now be accepting Bitcoin and providing a 10 % discount on an AlienWare purchase to those using Bitcoin as their payment option (up to $150). Fro...
Discussion
July 20, 2014, 5:33 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 20th
I’m halfway through today. Today I turn 45. I normally don’t like to make a big deal about my birthday. I even changed it on Facebook to the wrong date because I really don’t want people to make a big deal ab...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 20th
I’m halfway through today. Today I turn 45. I normally don’t like to make a big deal about my birthday. I even changed it on Facebook to the wrong date because I really don’t want people to make a big deal ab...
Discussion
July 20, 2014, 11:13 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (BMH.com, Casinos.com.br, Ekuity.com) and Flops (Weights.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips Ekuity.com – Sold recently for $4,188 at GoDaddy, vs $2,500 earlier this year at Afternic. You can se...
Discussion
Domain Flips (BMH.com, Casinos.com.br, Ekuity.com) and Flops (Weights.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips Ekuity.com – Sold recently for $4,188 at GoDaddy, vs $2,500 earlier this year at Afternic. You can se...
Discussion
July 19, 2014, 9:06 pm
The Domains
Very Quietly .Luxury Which Had a Domain Registration Fee of $799 Passes 1,000 Registrations
We haven’t heard much about .Luxury since the new gTLD launch with the eye popping price of up to $799 per domain, per year registration for a non-premium domain. Since the launch which saw over over 600 hundred Sunrise applications of br...
Discussion
Very Quietly .Luxury Which Had a Domain Registration Fee of $799 Passes 1,000 Registrations
We haven’t heard much about .Luxury since the new gTLD launch with the eye popping price of up to $799 per domain, per year registration for a non-premium domain. Since the launch which saw over over 600 hundred Sunrise applications of br...
Discussion
July 19, 2014, 3:57 pm
