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Look out Domain King this guy says he has a $200 million portfolio
I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, and hope everyone else is having a pleasant day as well. Here is one of the more interesting new threads today, a member at Namepros valuing their portfolio at $200 million. It is not ...
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Look out Domain King this guy says he has a $200 million portfolio
I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, and hope everyone else is having a pleasant day as well. Here is one of the more interesting new threads today, a member at Namepros valuing their portfolio at $200 million. It is not ...
Discussion
May 29, 2017, 6:19 pm

The Domains
$500 weekend blowout
Well a month ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The last couple sales posts did not do as well, there wer...
Discussion
$500 weekend blowout
Well a month ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The last couple sales posts did not do as well, there wer...
Discussion
May 27, 2017, 1:20 am

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Shares of Web.com Up Over 13% After Hours On Takeover Rumors
Shares of Web.com (WWWW) rose over 13% after hours as Reuters.com reported the company “is in talks with private equity firms after receiving takeover approaches.” The story went on to say “The buyout interest in Web.com comes as it...
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Shares of Web.com Up Over 13% After Hours On Takeover Rumors
Shares of Web.com (WWWW) rose over 13% after hours as Reuters.com reported the company “is in talks with private equity firms after receiving takeover approaches.” The story went on to say “The buyout interest in Web.com comes as it...
Discussion
May 26, 2017, 1:56 am

The Domains
Microsoft is buyer of Mixer.com
Back in February, Jamie from DotWeekly.com reported that Tucow’s YummyNames.com had sold Mixer.com to an unknown MarkMonitor client. That client is confirmed today to be Microsoft. Microsoft is rebranding Beam, Microsoft’s answer to Twitc...
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Microsoft is buyer of Mixer.com
Back in February, Jamie from DotWeekly.com reported that Tucow’s YummyNames.com had sold Mixer.com to an unknown MarkMonitor client. That client is confirmed today to be Microsoft. Microsoft is rebranding Beam, Microsoft’s answer to Twitc...
Discussion
May 25, 2017, 4:21 pm

The Domains
Emojis can be used to show intent ?
There has been a lot of talk about emojis when it comes to domain names. A landlord in Israel has successfully sued a couple who mislead him with emoji, with the judge ruling that the tiny pictures constituted a statem...
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Emojis can be used to show intent ?
There has been a lot of talk about emojis when it comes to domain names. A landlord in Israel has successfully sued a couple who mislead him with emoji, with the judge ruling that the tiny pictures constituted a statem...
Discussion
May 25, 2017, 3:59 am

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Sedo weekly sales led by Leem.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Leem.com was the top sale at $30,000. OnlyYou.com sold for $27,000. Songs and movies have both been titled Only You, so this is a pretty cool buy. Country codes were dominated by .De and .Ca, 3 sales for the Canad...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Leem.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Leem.com was the top sale at $30,000. OnlyYou.com sold for $27,000. Songs and movies have both been titled Only You, so this is a pretty cool buy. Country codes were dominated by .De and .Ca, 3 sales for the Canad...
Discussion
May 23, 2017, 8:33 pm

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Homes.Forsale and Houses.Forsale sell for $90,000
Robert Bruce a self described expert in online marketing strategies, wrote an article on Entrepreneur.com that he purchased two .forsale domains for $90,000 in total. From the article: The startup I’m currently building aims to modernize real e...
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Homes.Forsale and Houses.Forsale sell for $90,000
Robert Bruce a self described expert in online marketing strategies, wrote an article on Entrepreneur.com that he purchased two .forsale domains for $90,000 in total. From the article: The startup I’m currently building aims to modernize real e...
Discussion
May 23, 2017, 9:46 am

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you never discuss available domains out in public (Part 2)
It seems like coffee shops are the perfect place to get ideas for domain names or to exact a bit of revenge on a loud patron. Back in 2012 I wrote a story about a guy who was sitting behind a bunch of people in a coffee shop, they were loud and were ...
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you never discuss available domains out in public (Part 2)
It seems like coffee shops are the perfect place to get ideas for domain names or to exact a bit of revenge on a loud patron. Back in 2012 I wrote a story about a guy who was sitting behind a bunch of people in a coffee shop, they were loud and were ...
Discussion
May 21, 2017, 1:09 am

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Who makes the first move matters
Gerald M. Levine wrote an excellent article that domain investors, especially those that do outbound marketing should read. Levine delves into the subject of who makes the initial contact in a domain negotiation. Levine highlights the loss of Halifax...
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Who makes the first move matters
Gerald M. Levine wrote an excellent article that domain investors, especially those that do outbound marketing should read. Levine delves into the subject of who makes the initial contact in a domain negotiation. Levine highlights the loss of Halifax...
Discussion
May 20, 2017, 3:40 am

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90% of domainers should start over
Rick Schwartz made a pretty interesting tweet yesterday that I think will bring about a great deal of conversation. Rick stated that 90% of all domain investors should look to reboot. Drop everything and start over again. 90% of every domainer should...
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90% of domainers should start over
Rick Schwartz made a pretty interesting tweet yesterday that I think will bring about a great deal of conversation. Rick stated that 90% of all domain investors should look to reboot. Drop everything and start over again. 90% of every domainer should...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 5:31 pm