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The Domains
1st Day New gTLD; .Events 3.9K, .Futbol 1.6K; .Dating 1K; .Partner 880, .Productions 771
Five new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and including Sunrise registrations, they wound up with just over 8,000 registrations total. (The totals are combined from ntldstats.com and RegistrarStats.com and we u...
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1st Day New gTLD; .Events 3.9K, .Futbol 1.6K; .Dating 1K; .Partner 880, .Productions 771
Five new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and including Sunrise registrations, they wound up with just over 8,000 registrations total. (The totals are combined from ntldstats.com and RegistrarStats.com and we u...
Discussion
June 12, 2014, 2:57 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On BigBang.com
Javier Zetter Casillas of Guadalajara, Mexico, represented by AN-KI, Mexico, has found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RNDH) on the domain name BigBang.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc. and represented as usual...
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UDRP Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On BigBang.com
Javier Zetter Casillas of Guadalajara, Mexico, represented by AN-KI, Mexico, has found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RNDH) on the domain name BigBang.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc. and represented as usual...
Discussion
June 12, 2014, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy End User domain name sales
A slow week in the aftermarket. GoDaddy and Afternic sold just $1.3 million worth of aftermarket/expired domain names last week, a far cry from the usual $1.8M-$2.0M it turns in. It may be a hanghover from the holiday weekend in the U.S. a couple wee...
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GoDaddy End User domain name sales
A slow week in the aftermarket. GoDaddy and Afternic sold just $1.3 million worth of aftermarket/expired domain names last week, a far cry from the usual $1.8M-$2.0M it turns in. It may be a hanghover from the holiday weekend in the U.S. a couple wee...
Discussion
June 12, 2014, 2:11 pm
The Domains
Domain Guardians To Broker BTC.com
Domain Guardians put out a press release on the domain BTC.com going up for sale. In the currency markets USD of course stands for the U.S. Dollar, JPY, Japanese Yen, AUD Australian Dollar, etc… In cryptocurrency markets the symbol for Bitcoin...
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Domain Guardians To Broker BTC.com
Domain Guardians put out a press release on the domain BTC.com going up for sale. In the currency markets USD of course stands for the U.S. Dollar, JPY, Japanese Yen, AUD Australian Dollar, etc… In cryptocurrency markets the symbol for Bitcoin...
Discussion
June 12, 2014, 11:32 am
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 12th, 2014
A lot of people in the domain industry think you have to hit a home run on every sale. Buying a name for $69 and then refusing to sell it for less than $1000. I prefer the profit method. Make a profit and keep moving. Reminds me of a joke...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 12th, 2014
A lot of people in the domain industry think you have to hit a home run on every sale. Buying a name for $69 and then refusing to sell it for less than $1000. I prefer the profit method. Make a profit and keep moving. Reminds me of a joke...
Discussion
June 12, 2014, 10:55 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: .XYZ Haters Gonna Hate; Real Stats; Famous Four Fail?…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* What About Network Solutions in All This .XYZ Hate?* Namestat.org's Beautiful Interface and Filtered "...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: .XYZ Haters Gonna Hate; Real Stats; Famous Four Fail?…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* What About Network Solutions in All This .XYZ Hate?* Namestat.org's Beautiful Interface and Filtered "...
Discussion
June 12, 2014, 7:03 am
The Domains
Portfolio of 240 .LY domains Goes Unsold with High bid of $100,500 on Flippa
There one letter and two letter .ly domains, along with some top keywords but in the end there was no sale Description: View full WHOIS data as collected at listing time Description The winner of this auction and new owner of the following 240 premiu...
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Portfolio of 240 .LY domains Goes Unsold with High bid of $100,500 on Flippa
There one letter and two letter .ly domains, along with some top keywords but in the end there was no sale Description: View full WHOIS data as collected at listing time Description The winner of this auction and new owner of the following 240 premiu...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 10:23 pm
The Domains
Sedo Domain Name Transactions Total $1.1MM For The Week
Please find the weekly sales list attached to this message. Over the past week, 633 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1MM. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sal...
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Sedo Domain Name Transactions Total $1.1MM For The Week
Please find the weekly sales list attached to this message. Over the past week, 633 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1MM. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sal...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 8:24 pm
The Domains
.UK Gets Over 50,000 Registrations On It’s 1st Day
According to itproportal.com, UK surpass 50,000 domain registrations in the first 24 hours following its launch. Nominet, the UK domain name registry, expects 10 million domain name registrations and why not? There are over 10 million existing domain...
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.UK Gets Over 50,000 Registrations On It’s 1st Day
According to itproportal.com, UK surpass 50,000 domain registrations in the first 24 hours following its launch. Nominet, the UK domain name registry, expects 10 million domain name registrations and why not? There are over 10 million existing domain...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sorry, Moniker. It’s Over.
My long relationship with Moniker is coming to an end due to irreconcilable differences. I’ve been a Moniker customer for a decade. Probably longer. I haven’t been a completely satisfied customer, but I have been a content customer. Until...
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Sorry, Moniker. It’s Over.
My long relationship with Moniker is coming to an end due to irreconcilable differences. I’ve been a Moniker customer for a decade. Probably longer. I haven’t been a completely satisfied customer, but I have been a content customer. Until...
Discussion
June 11, 2014, 4:24 pm
