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The Domains
.XYZ Blows Past .US which Had a 28 Year Head Start
This week the new gTLD .XYZ past .US, the ccTLD of the United States, in the total number of domain registrations. According to RegistrarStats.com the number of .XYZ registration is 1,726,541 compared to .US which has 1,670.478. Keep in mind that .US...
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.XYZ Blows Past .US which Had a 28 Year Head Start
This week the new gTLD .XYZ past .US, the ccTLD of the United States, in the total number of domain registrations. According to RegistrarStats.com the number of .XYZ registration is 1,726,541 compared to .US which has 1,670.478. Keep in mind that .US...
Discussion
January 10, 2016, 8:48 am
The Domains
The ICA Is Having a Coming Out Party At Namescon; Come Join US
Most of you know that I have been a long-time member and strong supporter of the Internet Commerce Association. Anyone who has had to face a UDRP, or seen the policies that are proposed at ICANN, knows that the rights of domain owners are always unde...
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The ICA Is Having a Coming Out Party At Namescon; Come Join US
Most of you know that I have been a long-time member and strong supporter of the Internet Commerce Association. Anyone who has had to face a UDRP, or seen the policies that are proposed at ICANN, knows that the rights of domain owners are always unde...
Discussion
January 10, 2016, 12:21 am
The Domains
Here is How To Bid in The Live Namescon/ RightoftheDot.com Auction
I understand this might be a little confusing but I’m trying to lay out how you can bid on the domain names in the RightoftheDot.com auction at Namescon, while the live domain name auction underway on Monday January 11th starting at 2PM P...
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Here is How To Bid in The Live Namescon/ RightoftheDot.com Auction
I understand this might be a little confusing but I’m trying to lay out how you can bid on the domain names in the RightoftheDot.com auction at Namescon, while the live domain name auction underway on Monday January 11th starting at 2PM P...
Discussion
January 7, 2016, 6:43 pm
The Domains
ICM Releases 2 Character Domains In .XXX
ICM Registry, the registry operator for .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX, announces the launch of 2 character domains in .XXX. The press release also came with a bold statement: “””In dollar amounts, we have likely sold more in premium ...
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ICM Releases 2 Character Domains In .XXX
ICM Registry, the registry operator for .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX, announces the launch of 2 character domains in .XXX. The press release also came with a bold statement: “””In dollar amounts, we have likely sold more in premium ...
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January 7, 2016, 2:14 pm
The Domains
.Ski Registry Removes All Reserves From The ROTD/Namescon Auction
The .Ski registry, which has some great one letter domain names like i.ski an e.ski and some natural hacks like water.ski and jet.ski has removed all reserve prices from the domain names being auctioned in the RightoftheDot.com domain auction being h...
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.Ski Registry Removes All Reserves From The ROTD/Namescon Auction
The .Ski registry, which has some great one letter domain names like i.ski an e.ski and some natural hacks like water.ski and jet.ski has removed all reserve prices from the domain names being auctioned in the RightoftheDot.com domain auction being h...
Discussion
January 7, 2016, 12:37 pm
The Domains
Norwegian Paper Covers BY.com In Namescon Auction: Now Has $602K Pre-bid
Verdens Gang whose website is VG.no a Norwegian tabloid newspaper and was the second largest newspaper in Norway just published a story about By.com which is in the RightoftheDot.com auction at Namescon. By.com, as of publication of this ...
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Norwegian Paper Covers BY.com In Namescon Auction: Now Has $602K Pre-bid
Verdens Gang whose website is VG.no a Norwegian tabloid newspaper and was the second largest newspaper in Norway just published a story about By.com which is in the RightoftheDot.com auction at Namescon. By.com, as of publication of this ...
Discussion
January 6, 2016, 7:39 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions for Two Weeks Total Just $2 Million; 56% are BIN
Sedo reported 648 transactions for the past two weeks totaling $2 Million Dollars 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Going forward Sedo is following Namejet.com and only reporting sales of 2K or more in any currency. The hi...
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Sedo Transactions for Two Weeks Total Just $2 Million; 56% are BIN
Sedo reported 648 transactions for the past two weeks totaling $2 Million Dollars 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Going forward Sedo is following Namejet.com and only reporting sales of 2K or more in any currency. The hi...
Discussion
January 6, 2016, 12:55 am
The Domains
Rightside Adds Short New gTLD’s With Normal Reserve To ROTD/Namescon Auction
Rightside® (Nasdaq:NAME), today announced that it will be participating in the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction as part of the Namescon conference that will be held next Monday, January 11th at 2PM EST. All domain names carry a normal renewa...
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Rightside Adds Short New gTLD’s With Normal Reserve To ROTD/Namescon Auction
Rightside® (Nasdaq:NAME), today announced that it will be participating in the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction as part of the Namescon conference that will be held next Monday, January 11th at 2PM EST. All domain names carry a normal renewa...
Discussion
January 5, 2016, 3:35 pm
The Domains
The Number of .Com Domains Top 124 Million For The First Time
According to Verisign the number of the .Com domain names has crossed the 124 million mark for the first time today. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the base of registered names in .com equaled 115.6 million names. We are running a poll on the right hand...
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The Number of .Com Domains Top 124 Million For The First Time
According to Verisign the number of the .Com domain names has crossed the 124 million mark for the first time today. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the base of registered names in .com equaled 115.6 million names. We are running a poll on the right hand...
Discussion
January 5, 2016, 2:55 pm
The Domains
Efty Launches For-Sale Landing Page Theme Gallery
Leading domain name management and investment platform Efty announced today that it has launched a first-of-its-kind service, offering a For-Sale landing page theme gallery for domain owners using the software. The theme gallery, which launched earli...
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Efty Launches For-Sale Landing Page Theme Gallery
Leading domain name management and investment platform Efty announced today that it has launched a first-of-its-kind service, offering a For-Sale landing page theme gallery for domain owners using the software. The theme gallery, which launched earli...
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January 5, 2016, 1:00 pm
