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Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big Daily Domain Auction and Drop Picks
Damn host WAS DOWN AGAIN all day yesterdat. Media Temple is struggling something awful but I’m sticking with them. Why? Because they treated me right when I was getting hit with Digg and Reddit years ago. For $20 they could handle tens of thous...
Discussion
Wednesday’s Big Daily Domain Auction and Drop Picks
Damn host WAS DOWN AGAIN all day yesterdat. Media Temple is struggling something awful but I’m sticking with them. Why? Because they treated me right when I was getting hit with Digg and Reddit years ago. For $20 they could handle tens of thous...
Discussion
April 27, 2011, 2:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Panabee Helps Brainstorm Domain Names – But User Beware
Panabee is a good domain name generator but users should beware that some suggestions are bad ideas. There are a lot of domain name and brand name generators on the web but most of them stink. So it was refreshing to come across Panabee.com today. En...
Discussion
Panabee Helps Brainstorm Domain Names – But User Beware
Panabee is a good domain name generator but users should beware that some suggestions are bad ideas. There are a lot of domain name and brand name generators on the web but most of them stink. So it was refreshing to come across Panabee.com today. En...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 10:47 pm
The Domains
Cnet.com: Unlike Seized Cars & Jewelry, The Government Will NOT Sell Seized Domains
Its a questions that many have been asking ever since the first domain seizures, what will happen to the seized domains? When the government seizes a drug dealer’s car, after legal means to challenge the seizure expire, it puts the car up for a...
Discussion
Cnet.com: Unlike Seized Cars & Jewelry, The Government Will NOT Sell Seized Domains
Its a questions that many have been asking ever since the first domain seizures, what will happen to the seized domains? When the government seizes a drug dealer’s car, after legal means to challenge the seizure expire, it puts the car up for a...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 6:50 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Closes Nearly $440k in .com Domain Sales Last Week
Sedo closed approximately $440,000 in .com domain sales last week (according to my currency conversion calculations). Leading the way was Instyler.com, which sold for €50,000, which is roughly $73,000 at a $1.46 conversion rate to USD. Fiver.com...
Discussion
Sedo Closes Nearly $440k in .com Domain Sales Last Week
Sedo closed approximately $440,000 in .com domain sales last week (according to my currency conversion calculations). Leading the way was Instyler.com, which sold for €50,000, which is roughly $73,000 at a $1.46 conversion rate to USD. Fiver.com...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 5:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Did Fiverr.com Just Upgrade Its Domain Name to Fiver.com for $70k?
Domain broker sells Fiver.com for $70,000. Fiverr.com — a site where people offer to do a bunch of different things for $5 each — may have just upgraded its domain name for 14,000 $5 bills. The popular site has a cool idea but a bad domai...
Discussion
Did Fiverr.com Just Upgrade Its Domain Name to Fiver.com for $70k?
Domain broker sells Fiver.com for $70,000. Fiverr.com — a site where people offer to do a bunch of different things for $5 each — may have just upgraded its domain name for 14,000 $5 bills. The popular site has a cool idea but a bad domai...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 5:36 pm
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Closes Just Under $500k in .com Sales Last Week
Afternic DLS closed a little over $472,000 in publicly reported .com sales of $1,000 or more last week. The three most popular sales categories last week were recreation, business and computers, which accounted for 1/3 of the sales. Three of the week...
Discussion
Afternic Closes Just Under $500k in .com Sales Last Week
Afternic DLS closed a little over $472,000 in publicly reported .com sales of $1,000 or more last week. The three most popular sales categories last week were recreation, business and computers, which accounted for 1/3 of the sales. Three of the week...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 5:13 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $520k In Domains Led By Immerge.com For $9k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday April 24th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $520k. The top seller of the week was Immerge.com at $9,000 followed by Nishinomiya.com at $7,588. Here is the full l...
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Afternic.com Sells $520k In Domains Led By Immerge.com For $9k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday April 24th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $520k. The top seller of the week was Immerge.com at $9,000 followed by Nishinomiya.com at $7,588. Here is the full l...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook Deals Launches Sans Domain Name
Facebook gets its deals on, but without FacebookDeals.com. Facebook formally launched its new deals offering today in five test cities (including my home town of Austin, Texas.) Here’s what I see when I go to Facebook.com/deals: One thing the s...
Discussion
Facebook Deals Launches Sans Domain Name
Facebook gets its deals on, but without FacebookDeals.com. Facebook formally launched its new deals offering today in five test cities (including my home town of Austin, Texas.) Here’s what I see when I go to Facebook.com/deals: One thing the s...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 4:36 pm
Elliot's Blog
BoracayHotels.com – Domain For Sale
I am looking to sell BoracayHotels.com, and the asking price is $16,500. If you are unfamiliar with Boracay in the Philippines, here’s some information. Earlier this month, Boracay was named the #2 beach in the world by TripAdvisor.com. B...
Discussion
BoracayHotels.com – Domain For Sale
I am looking to sell BoracayHotels.com, and the asking price is $16,500. If you are unfamiliar with Boracay in the Philippines, here’s some information. Earlier this month, Boracay was named the #2 beach in the world by TripAdvisor.com. B...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameMedia Sued. It’s a Cost of Doing Business.
Company mad about having to pay for domain name. Files a lawsuit instead. NameMedia — the company behind BuyDomains and Afternic — has been sued by a small business that’s upset it needs to pay to get the domain name it wants. New W...
Discussion
NameMedia Sued. It’s a Cost of Doing Business.
Company mad about having to pay for domain name. Files a lawsuit instead. NameMedia — the company behind BuyDomains and Afternic — has been sued by a small business that’s upset it needs to pay to get the domain name it wants. New W...
Discussion
April 26, 2011, 2:03 pm
