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Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 6th
Another day of work today. This time of year is when having retail shops get old. When everyone is having a long weekend and I am working every day. I pretend like I’m off but it does seem to work as I fall asleep at 9:30 each night. &nbs...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 6th
Another day of work today. This time of year is when having retail shops get old. When everyone is having a long weekend and I am working every day. I pretend like I’m off but it does seem to work as I fall asleep at 9:30 each night. &nbs...
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July 6, 2014, 1:48 pm
The Domains
Company that bought Mi.com for $3.6m sells 50,000 Tablets in 4 minutes
Xiaomi paid $3.6 million for the domain name Mi.com back in April, and today they sold 50,000 MiPad tablets in four minutes. The company said on their website: Good news! Mi Pad goes on sale for the first time today, and 50, 000 sets of Mi Pad sold o...
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Company that bought Mi.com for $3.6m sells 50,000 Tablets in 4 minutes
Xiaomi paid $3.6 million for the domain name Mi.com back in April, and today they sold 50,000 MiPad tablets in four minutes. The company said on their website: Good news! Mi Pad goes on sale for the first time today, and 50, 000 sets of Mi Pad sold o...
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July 6, 2014, 12:16 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips and Flops: BQB.com, Impactful.com, Matt Damon/Ben Affleck’s ProjectGreenlight.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 ProjectGreenlight.com – Sold recently for $2,500 at GoDaddy, vs $103 in 2012 at GoDaddy. A nice retur...
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Domain Flips and Flops: BQB.com, Impactful.com, Matt Damon/Ben Affleck’s ProjectGreenlight.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 ProjectGreenlight.com – Sold recently for $2,500 at GoDaddy, vs $103 in 2012 at GoDaddy. A nice retur...
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July 5, 2014, 10:06 pm
The Domains
California Democrats and Wineries Around The Country Oppose .Wine and .Vin
Tech Crunch covered the .Wine and .Vin extensions and the resistance from politicians in California. Apparently many vineyards and wineries are fearful of someone scooping up their name in .wine and .vin. From the article: In May, California Democrat...
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California Democrats and Wineries Around The Country Oppose .Wine and .Vin
Tech Crunch covered the .Wine and .Vin extensions and the resistance from politicians in California. Apparently many vineyards and wineries are fearful of someone scooping up their name in .wine and .vin. From the article: In May, California Democrat...
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July 5, 2014, 7:43 pm
The Domains
The 1st Installment of Things You Can’t Believe People Did This Week In The Domain World
I spotted a few hard to believe things that happened in the domain world this week and I thought I would put them into one post. I’m thinking about making this a regular weekend feature as there is typically no shortage of incredibly hard to un...
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The 1st Installment of Things You Can’t Believe People Did This Week In The Domain World
I spotted a few hard to believe things that happened in the domain world this week and I thought I would put them into one post. I’m thinking about making this a regular weekend feature as there is typically no shortage of incredibly hard to un...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 5:35 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 5th
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Some people may say it wasn’t a holiday for them but there’s still no reason to not have had a good day. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it yesterday but Flippa’s negotiati...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 5th
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Some people may say it wasn’t a holiday for them but there’s still no reason to not have had a good day. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it yesterday but Flippa’s negotiati...
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July 5, 2014, 11:07 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: WWR.com, ServerDeals.com, GoHunt.com, Komedi.com, More
Listed below are some updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DNJournal.com. 1. Body.com for $380,000 Controlled by “Law Offices of John Benedict”, probably on behalf of a client. Th...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: WWR.com, ServerDeals.com, GoHunt.com, Komedi.com, More
Listed below are some updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DNJournal.com. 1. Body.com for $380,000 Controlled by “Law Offices of John Benedict”, probably on behalf of a client. Th...
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July 4, 2014, 8:14 pm
The Domains
After 2 Years .Sex, .Porn & .Adult Become “Sensitive Strings” To The New gTLD Committee
After 2 year years The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has decided that .Sex, .Porn and .Adult are Sensitive Strings according to the minutes of the new gTLD committee to ICANN which are dated July 1st. Interestingly before the application period c...
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After 2 Years .Sex, .Porn & .Adult Become “Sensitive Strings” To The New gTLD Committee
After 2 year years The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has decided that .Sex, .Porn and .Adult are Sensitive Strings according to the minutes of the new gTLD committee to ICANN which are dated July 1st. Interestingly before the application period c...
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July 4, 2014, 2:23 pm
The Domains
URDP Panel Is Not On Nationwide’s Side Denying Bid To Grab 3 Domains
A one member UDRP panel refused Nationwide Insurance Company bid to grab three domain names containing the word “nationwide” The three domains at issues were; The Respondent registered the disputed domain name nationwideautolending.com on...
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URDP Panel Is Not On Nationwide’s Side Denying Bid To Grab 3 Domains
A one member UDRP panel refused Nationwide Insurance Company bid to grab three domain names containing the word “nationwide” The three domains at issues were; The Respondent registered the disputed domain name nationwideautolending.com on...
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July 4, 2014, 1:42 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the Fourth of July
I’m not a big roller in the domain space. I am the Mark Grace of Domaining. Hitting doubles and singles all the time and making a little at a time. But unlike Mark I wasn’t banging every blonde in town in the 9...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the Fourth of July
I’m not a big roller in the domain space. I am the Mark Grace of Domaining. Hitting doubles and singles all the time and making a little at a time. But unlike Mark I wasn’t banging every blonde in town in the 9...
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July 4, 2014, 11:31 am
