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Bitcoin Post Fork – Now That The Dust Has Settled
As we all know the much anticipated Bitcoin fork took place in the beginning of August. Prior to the fork everybody and their dogs had a prophecy of what might happen to Bitcoin. Some traditional investors prophesied that the fork would lead to a mas...
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Bitcoin Post Fork – Now That The Dust Has Settled
As we all know the much anticipated Bitcoin fork took place in the beginning of August. Prior to the fork everybody and their dogs had a prophecy of what might happen to Bitcoin. Some traditional investors prophesied that the fork would lead to a mas...
Discussion
August 29, 2017, 3:59 am
The Domains
If you want to post online in China, you need to use your real name
Nikhil Sonnad published an article on QZ.com that China will now demand users give their real identity while commenting anywhere online. Certain services and websites have already had to require real identities from users, but now it seems it will be...
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If you want to post online in China, you need to use your real name
Nikhil Sonnad published an article on QZ.com that China will now demand users give their real identity while commenting anywhere online. Certain services and websites have already had to require real identities from users, but now it seems it will be...
Discussion
August 28, 2017, 3:24 am
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Was TrumpForPresident.com worth $1,526?
The 10 year old domain TrumpForPresident.com closed at $1,526 yesterday afternoon. Only 7 bidders participated in the auction which GoDaddy valued at $3,548. The domain had been under privacy for years, the last known registrant was a Jeff Nesler who...
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Was TrumpForPresident.com worth $1,526?
The 10 year old domain TrumpForPresident.com closed at $1,526 yesterday afternoon. Only 7 bidders participated in the auction which GoDaddy valued at $3,548. The domain had been under privacy for years, the last known registrant was a Jeff Nesler who...
Discussion
August 26, 2017, 10:55 pm
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Will seller take a loss on Travel.Agency?
In one of the more publicized new gtld auctions back in 2016, Ali Zandi sold Travel.Agency on Flippa for $9,999. There was a big discussion about the sale on Namepros, 79 posts deep. The winner of the auction was playing with fantasy money. Roman Edm...
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Will seller take a loss on Travel.Agency?
In one of the more publicized new gtld auctions back in 2016, Ali Zandi sold Travel.Agency on Flippa for $9,999. There was a big discussion about the sale on Namepros, 79 posts deep. The winner of the auction was playing with fantasy money. Roman Edm...
Discussion
August 26, 2017, 12:12 am
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“The new gTLD industry has not “killed” it.”
Pinky Brand wrote an article on his blog that is a good read for anyone interested in the domain industry. Whether registry, registrar or investor, Brand gives some decent insight into the new gtld program and doing business in China. From the articl...
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“The new gTLD industry has not “killed” it.”
Pinky Brand wrote an article on his blog that is a good read for anyone interested in the domain industry. Whether registry, registrar or investor, Brand gives some decent insight into the new gtld program and doing business in China. From the articl...
Discussion
August 24, 2017, 3:37 pm
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Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire (Reuters) – Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the end of this year and named Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner as his successor. Irving would conti...
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Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire (Reuters) – Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the end of this year and named Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner as his successor. Irving would conti...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 9:45 pm
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Sedo weekly sales led by ipb.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ipb.com topped the list at $36,600. rechnung24.de sold for 18,000 Euros ($21,167) and 7306.com sold for $19,500 to come in third. Cloud.Market sold for 9,000 Euros. Solid week for .co which had 3 sales, the highes...
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Sedo weekly sales led by ipb.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ipb.com topped the list at $36,600. rechnung24.de sold for 18,000 Euros ($21,167) and 7306.com sold for $19,500 to come in third. Cloud.Market sold for 9,000 Euros. Solid week for .co which had 3 sales, the highes...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 8:40 pm
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Emoji domains hype or the real deal?
2017 has brought more attention to emoji domains than any other year I can remember. From i❤️domains to the excellent guide produced by DNAcademy, to a high schooler named Shane Brunswick, an incoming high school sophomore who created Domain...
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Emoji domains hype or the real deal?
2017 has brought more attention to emoji domains than any other year I can remember. From i❤️domains to the excellent guide produced by DNAcademy, to a high schooler named Shane Brunswick, an incoming high school sophomore who created Domain...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 2:40 pm
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Most expensive keywords in AdWords for 2017
A couple months back WordStream released their most expensive keywords in AdWords for 2017. The first thing I noticed was prices were down, I have written many posts on these expensive keywords. We usually see things that are $200 – $300 a clic...
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Most expensive keywords in AdWords for 2017
A couple months back WordStream released their most expensive keywords in AdWords for 2017. The first thing I noticed was prices were down, I have written many posts on these expensive keywords. We usually see things that are $200 – $300 a clic...
Discussion
August 19, 2017, 3:57 am
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Interesting discussion on domain names
It’s always interesting to me to see domain names get discussed by non domainers. Most of the times there is only 1 or 2 comments on a website outside the industry. There was an interesting Reddit thread that has quite a lively discussion. Ther...
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Interesting discussion on domain names
It’s always interesting to me to see domain names get discussed by non domainers. Most of the times there is only 1 or 2 comments on a website outside the industry. There was an interesting Reddit thread that has quite a lively discussion. Ther...
Discussion
August 17, 2017, 4:25 pm
