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The Domains
Mashable Looks at “The History of the Domain Name”
Max Knoblauch did a post entitled “A Brief History of the Domain Name” Starting off with Symbolics.com owned by Aron Meystedt, to 1995 and the end of free domain names. 1998 and the privatization of the DNS and ICANN. 1998: Privatiz...
Discussion
Mashable Looks at “The History of the Domain Name”
Max Knoblauch did a post entitled “A Brief History of the Domain Name” Starting off with Symbolics.com owned by Aron Meystedt, to 1995 and the end of free domain names. 1998 and the privatization of the DNS and ICANN. 1998: Privatiz...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 6:04 pm
The Domains
It’s Official: Google Is Giving Away Free Domain Names
Since the ICANN Big Reveal where we learned that Google applied for over 100 new gTLD extension we have been chatting about whether Google would giving away free domains. Well we didn’t have to wait long to find out. Google is offering 5,...
Discussion
It’s Official: Google Is Giving Away Free Domain Names
Since the ICANN Big Reveal where we learned that Google applied for over 100 new gTLD extension we have been chatting about whether Google would giving away free domains. Well we didn’t have to wait long to find out. Google is offering 5,...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire turned 9 this weekend
Covering the domain name industry since 2005. Domain Name Wire celebrated its ninth anniversary over the weekend. I’d like to take this occasion to thank all of Domain Name Wire’s loyal readers. Publishing a blog is only fun when there&rs...
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Domain Name Wire turned 9 this weekend
Covering the domain name industry since 2005. Domain Name Wire celebrated its ninth anniversary over the weekend. I’d like to take this occasion to thank all of Domain Name Wire’s loyal readers. Publishing a blog is only fun when there&rs...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 4:49 pm
The Domains
Purchased For $65K Kiko.com Saved in UDRP
Kiko s.r.l. of Bergamo, Italy just lost its bid to grab the domain name kiko.com in a UDRP The domain holders bought the domain for in 2010 for $65,578.50 to use for a social networking site. Here are the relevant facts and finding by the three membe...
Discussion
Purchased For $65K Kiko.com Saved in UDRP
Kiko s.r.l. of Bergamo, Italy just lost its bid to grab the domain name kiko.com in a UDRP The domain holders bought the domain for in 2010 for $65,578.50 to use for a social networking site. Here are the relevant facts and finding by the three membe...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 4:07 pm
The Domains
Tencent Pays $15 Million For 15% Stake In JD.com
According to Wall Street Journal, the Chinese Giant, Tencent, has agreed to pay $215 million for a 15% stake in JD.com. JD.Com’s planning on a $1.5 billion IPO. JD.com, formerly known as 360buy.com, is a distant second in the Chinese e-co...
Discussion
Tencent Pays $15 Million For 15% Stake In JD.com
According to Wall Street Journal, the Chinese Giant, Tencent, has agreed to pay $215 million for a 15% stake in JD.com. JD.Com’s planning on a $1.5 billion IPO. JD.com, formerly known as 360buy.com, is a distant second in the Chinese e-co...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Photos: Domain.com SXSW Party & .CO HQ
Here are photos from Domain.com’s party in Austin Saturday night and the .CO HQ. Domain.com threw a party in conjunction with Public Interest Registry (PIR) Saturday night in Austin at the SXSW festival. A steady cold rain didn’t keep peo...
Discussion
Photos: Domain.com SXSW Party & .CO HQ
Here are photos from Domain.com’s party in Austin Saturday night and the .CO HQ. Domain.com threw a party in conjunction with Public Interest Registry (PIR) Saturday night in Austin at the SXSW festival. A steady cold rain didn’t keep peo...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 3:04 pm
The Domains
Larry Smith: CambridgeMovers.com Is Not Very Much in Relation to EyemakeUpRemovers.com
The start of another week and already I have a nice set of spam emails. Sure I get many of these every day and 99.99% I send into trash without regard but this one caught my eye based off the domain listed (which isn’t a bad domain) just a bad ...
Discussion
Larry Smith: CambridgeMovers.com Is Not Very Much in Relation to EyemakeUpRemovers.com
The start of another week and already I have a nice set of spam emails. Sure I get many of these every day and 99.99% I send into trash without regard but this one caught my eye based off the domain listed (which isn’t a bad domain) just a bad ...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey: Domain Name Registrars in 2014
What do customers look for in a domain name registrar? The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey is open and awaiting your participation. As always, the survey asks some questions about domain name registrars and why people use the registrar they do. Th...
Discussion
Survey: Domain Name Registrars in 2014
What do customers look for in a domain name registrar? The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey is open and awaiting your participation. As always, the survey asks some questions about domain name registrars and why people use the registrar they do. Th...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 2:28 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 10th, 2014
Was working on some of my old plant sites, some I hadn’t updated in a year and the results of not updating got me dropped from page 1, number 1 in Google to page 3. Not sure if I’ll be able to get back but I’m going to work on...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 10th, 2014
Was working on some of my old plant sites, some I hadn’t updated in a year and the results of not updating got me dropped from page 1, number 1 in Google to page 3. Not sure if I’ll be able to get back but I’m going to work on...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 11:29 am
DomainSherpa
How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker
Everyone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their m...
Discussion
How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker
Everyone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their m...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 8:00 am
