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The Domains
.Wiki Tops 3,000 Domain Registrations After Its 1st Day Of GA; .Club Tops 60K
.Wiki which went into general availability yesterday Tuesday May 27th, is has a total of 3,169 domain registered. .Wiki after its first day is number 67 on the list of new gTLD’s with the most domain registrations. .Club become the first ...
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.Wiki Tops 3,000 Domain Registrations After Its 1st Day Of GA; .Club Tops 60K
.Wiki which went into general availability yesterday Tuesday May 27th, is has a total of 3,169 domain registered. .Wiki after its first day is number 67 on the list of new gTLD’s with the most domain registrations. .Club become the first ...
Discussion
May 28, 2014, 12:24 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 28th, 2014
There are quite a few dot US names at auction today (actually a TON) and most of them have no bids and are $12. Honestly I would much rather take a flyer on these than the new tlds. They are super cheap and the renewal is low. To me...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 28th, 2014
There are quite a few dot US names at auction today (actually a TON) and most of them have no bids and are $12. Honestly I would much rather take a flyer on these than the new tlds. They are super cheap and the renewal is low. To me...
Discussion
May 28, 2014, 11:35 am
Domain Shane
50 Cent LITERALLY is the Worst “Pitch” Man Ever: As Seen in this Video
As you read over at OnlineDomains, 50 cent is a pitchman for .club via his site 50centinda.club but flubbed up the pitch at called it dot com. This video that not only can he not pitch dot club, but straight up can’t pitch. He may have thrown t...
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50 Cent LITERALLY is the Worst “Pitch” Man Ever: As Seen in this Video
As you read over at OnlineDomains, 50 cent is a pitchman for .club via his site 50centinda.club but flubbed up the pitch at called it dot com. This video that not only can he not pitch dot club, but straight up can’t pitch. He may have thrown t...
Discussion
May 28, 2014, 1:38 am
The Domains
After Not Spending $20 To Register His Domains, Attorney Sues WordPress, Google and Web.com
Jeffrey Wilens D/B/A Lakeshore Law Center filed a federal lawsuit today against Google, the parent company of Word Press Automatic, Inc, and the registrar TLDS L.L.C. which appears to be owned by Web.com for trademark infringement on his common law m...
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After Not Spending $20 To Register His Domains, Attorney Sues WordPress, Google and Web.com
Jeffrey Wilens D/B/A Lakeshore Law Center filed a federal lawsuit today against Google, the parent company of Word Press Automatic, Inc, and the registrar TLDS L.L.C. which appears to be owned by Web.com for trademark infringement on his common law m...
Discussion
May 28, 2014, 1:28 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Callback.com, N6.org, Backlinked.com, Kayaking.org, ParisHotels.net
Oops, a few days of hiking and biking in the Columbia River Gorge area of Washington and Oregon (and no internet access) caused a couple day delay on this recap of last week’s notable domain and website sales at Flippa. The $62k portfolio sale ...
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Flippa Recap: Callback.com, N6.org, Backlinked.com, Kayaking.org, ParisHotels.net
Oops, a few days of hiking and biking in the Columbia River Gorge area of Washington and Oregon (and no internet access) caused a couple day delay on this recap of last week’s notable domain and website sales at Flippa. The $62k portfolio sale ...
Discussion
May 27, 2014, 11:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
20 end user domain name sales up to $25,000
Mobile app company and environmental consulting company among end user domain name buyers last week. Afternic and GoDaddy sold a combined $1.6 million worth of domain names last week. This is lower than usual, possibly due to the holiday weekend in t...
Discussion
20 end user domain name sales up to $25,000
Mobile app company and environmental consulting company among end user domain name buyers last week. Afternic and GoDaddy sold a combined $1.6 million worth of domain names last week. This is lower than usual, possibly due to the holiday weekend in t...
Discussion
May 27, 2014, 7:35 pm
The Domains
Sedo Domain Name Transactions Total $1.1MM For The Week
Over the past week, 591 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million dollars. 54% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: zapping.com at 28,...
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Sedo Domain Name Transactions Total $1.1MM For The Week
Over the past week, 591 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million dollars. 54% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: zapping.com at 28,...
Discussion
May 27, 2014, 7:23 pm
The Domains
Afternic/GoDaddy Sells $1.61 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 5/19/14 – 5/25/14. All sales for the week totalled $1,618,097. The top .com sale was lead by StandardInsurance.com for $25,000 followed by AppDay.com for $20,000. The top non-com sale l...
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Afternic/GoDaddy Sells $1.61 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 5/19/14 – 5/25/14. All sales for the week totalled $1,618,097. The top .com sale was lead by StandardInsurance.com for $25,000 followed by AppDay.com for $20,000. The top non-com sale l...
Discussion
May 27, 2014, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
In Da Club, 50 Cent, and New TLD marketing
.Club is spending a lot to promote .Club. That’s good news for .Club domain registrants. Last Thursday night .Club hosted a launch party at Tao Downtown in Manhattan featuring celebrity endorser 50 Cent. I just barely made it to the party thank...
Discussion
In Da Club, 50 Cent, and New TLD marketing
.Club is spending a lot to promote .Club. That’s good news for .Club domain registrants. Last Thursday night .Club hosted a launch party at Tao Downtown in Manhattan featuring celebrity endorser 50 Cent. I just barely made it to the party thank...
Discussion
May 27, 2014, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week in new TLDs: Ninjas and non-profits
A TLD.ninja’s overview of this week in new top level domain names. A handful of new top level domain names hit the market this week, and we’re not just talking about sprinkled donuts. Today Public Interest Registry launches three internat...
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This week in new TLDs: Ninjas and non-profits
A TLD.ninja’s overview of this week in new top level domain names. A handful of new top level domain names hit the market this week, and we’re not just talking about sprinkled donuts. Today Public Interest Registry launches three internat...
Discussion
May 27, 2014, 2:09 pm