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The Domains
Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web
Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct...
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Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web
Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 3:54 pm
The Domains
Ename is now a public company in China
According to a newsletter from DN.com the popular Chinese registrar/marketplace Ename has gone public. According to the statistic in the Information Disclosure, eName was established on 19th May, 2005. It had a revenue of ￥260 million CNY and ...
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Ename is now a public company in China
According to a newsletter from DN.com the popular Chinese registrar/marketplace Ename has gone public. According to the statistic in the Information Disclosure, eName was established on 19th May, 2005. It had a revenue of ￥260 million CNY and ...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 6:08 am
The Domains
Let’s Do Some Business
Last week over 150 readers told us their top/favorite domain and how much they wanted for it. In most cases these prices were at the retail/enduser level. One poster did mention they did sell a domain after posting here, so maybe the thread helped wi...
Discussion
Let’s Do Some Business
Last week over 150 readers told us their top/favorite domain and how much they wanted for it. In most cases these prices were at the retail/enduser level. One poster did mention they did sell a domain after posting here, so maybe the thread helped wi...
Discussion
August 14, 2016, 7:03 am
The Domains
Sens. Cruz; Lee & Duffy Ask DOJ to Review Whether To Extend Verisign Contract Over .Com Now
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Renata Hesse. The letter expresses concerns re...
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Sens. Cruz; Lee & Duffy Ask DOJ to Review Whether To Extend Verisign Contract Over .Com Now
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Renata Hesse. The letter expresses concerns re...
Discussion
August 13, 2016, 1:33 pm
The Domains
The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In...
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The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Two Years After Starting Service in Prague, UBER picks up UBER.CZ
It looks like Uber acquired the domain Uber.cz. The domain is now registered at Mark Monitor. Almost two years to date that the service became available in Prague, the first city in central and eastern Europe where the Uber car hire service is ...
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Two Years After Starting Service in Prague, UBER picks up UBER.CZ
It looks like Uber acquired the domain Uber.cz. The domain is now registered at Mark Monitor. Almost two years to date that the service became available in Prague, the first city in central and eastern Europe where the Uber car hire service is ...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 2:10 pm
The Domains
Five Reasons Why an End User May not be buying your domain name
Many domain investors get frustrated when they feel they have the right domain for the right buyer yet cannot close a sale. There can be many reasons why a prospect chooses not to buy what seems like a sure match. 1) Living inside the domaining bubbl...
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Five Reasons Why an End User May not be buying your domain name
Many domain investors get frustrated when they feel they have the right domain for the right buyer yet cannot close a sale. There can be many reasons why a prospect chooses not to buy what seems like a sure match. 1) Living inside the domaining bubbl...
Discussion
August 11, 2016, 5:00 pm
The Domains
From PenguinSex.com to Harbor.com – Readers Shared Their Top Domains
So we did something last week that TheDomains had never done in it’s 9 year existence. We let the readers take over and tell everyone what their best name was and how much they wanted for it. People had the opportunity to post their true though...
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From PenguinSex.com to Harbor.com – Readers Shared Their Top Domains
So we did something last week that TheDomains had never done in it’s 9 year existence. We let the readers take over and tell everyone what their best name was and how much they wanted for it. People had the opportunity to post their true though...
Discussion
August 10, 2016, 5:07 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Sales Report Produces 2 six figure sales
Sedo had some big sales this week, Furniture.co.uk led the way, followed by Broker.com. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: broker.com at 375,000 USD Top ccTLD: furniture.co.uk at 650,000 USD Top “other” TLD: aupair.world at 5,000 E...
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Sedo Weekly Sales Report Produces 2 six figure sales
Sedo had some big sales this week, Furniture.co.uk led the way, followed by Broker.com. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: broker.com at 375,000 USD Top ccTLD: furniture.co.uk at 650,000 USD Top “other” TLD: aupair.world at 5,000 E...
Discussion
August 9, 2016, 8:57 pm
The Domains
Cock.com closes at $93,000
Cock.com closed at $93,000 on NameJet. There were 156 bids made in the auction. In a poll we posted yesterday 26% of respondents guessed correctly that the auction would close in the $75,001 – $99,000 range. Most voters actually thought the dom...
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Cock.com closes at $93,000
Cock.com closed at $93,000 on NameJet. There were 156 bids made in the auction. In a poll we posted yesterday 26% of respondents guessed correctly that the auction would close in the $75,001 – $99,000 range. Most voters actually thought the dom...
Discussion
August 9, 2016, 7:37 pm
