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New gTLD Add Over 1 Million Domain Registrations in Just Last 5 Days
According to ntldstats.com, the number of new gTLD’s domain registrations grew by 1.1 million domains, in just the last 5 days. In terms of percentage of increase, the 1.1 million increase in new gTLD domain names, is close to a 9% increase in ...
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New gTLD Add Over 1 Million Domain Registrations in Just Last 5 Days
According to ntldstats.com, the number of new gTLD’s domain registrations grew by 1.1 million domains, in just the last 5 days. In terms of percentage of increase, the 1.1 million increase in new gTLD domain names, is close to a 9% increase in ...
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February 18, 2016, 2:31 pm
The Domains
In Less Than 2 Years, .XYZ Passes 14 Year Old .BIZ to Become 4th Largest Domain Extension
The new gTLD domain name extension, .XYZ is which won’t be two years old until, June of this year, just surpassed the domain extension .Biz which has been around since 2001 in the number of domain registrations. According to RegistrarStat...
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In Less Than 2 Years, .XYZ Passes 14 Year Old .BIZ to Become 4th Largest Domain Extension
The new gTLD domain name extension, .XYZ is which won’t be two years old until, June of this year, just surpassed the domain extension .Biz which has been around since 2001 in the number of domain registrations. According to RegistrarStat...
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February 18, 2016, 1:47 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 2/17/16 GoDaddy up over 7% reports earnings
Market Recap 2/17/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) was up over $2 today or 7%, they received a buy recommendation from Deutsche Bank and reported earnings after the close. Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights Revenue of $425.4 million, up 14.4% year over year, or a...
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Market Recap 2/17/16 GoDaddy up over 7% reports earnings
Market Recap 2/17/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) was up over $2 today or 7%, they received a buy recommendation from Deutsche Bank and reported earnings after the close. Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights Revenue of $425.4 million, up 14.4% year over year, or a...
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February 17, 2016, 9:21 pm
The Domains
.Me Passes 1 Million Domain Name Registrations +28% in 2015
The .Me registry announced today that for the 1st time, the number of .Me domain registrations passed 1 Million domains. .Me is the country code or ccTLD for Montenegro. According to the Ministry for the Information Society and Telecommunications, th...
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.Me Passes 1 Million Domain Name Registrations +28% in 2015
The .Me registry announced today that for the 1st time, the number of .Me domain registrations passed 1 Million domains. .Me is the country code or ccTLD for Montenegro. According to the Ministry for the Information Society and Telecommunications, th...
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February 17, 2016, 1:34 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy up close to 9% day before earnings report
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) up close to 9% the day before they release earnings. The company received an outperform rating from RBC Capital today. Web.com (WWWW) the parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com was down close to 4%. ...
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Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy up close to 9% day before earnings report
Market Recap 2/16/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) up close to 9% the day before they release earnings. The company received an outperform rating from RBC Capital today. Web.com (WWWW) the parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com was down close to 4%. ...
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February 16, 2016, 9:20 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $2 million led by CustomFit.com
685 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: customfit.com at 21,000 USD Top ccTLD: leasing.co.uk at 9,999 USD...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $2 million led by CustomFit.com
685 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: customfit.com at 21,000 USD Top ccTLD: leasing.co.uk at 9,999 USD...
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February 16, 2016, 5:15 pm
The Domains
.Com Tops 125 Million Domain Registrations
According to Verisign (VRSN) the registry for .Com, the number of .Com registration crossed the 125 million mark in the Domain Name Base. The active zone file is just over 124 Million domain names. The active zone file does not include domain names t...
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.Com Tops 125 Million Domain Registrations
According to Verisign (VRSN) the registry for .Com, the number of .Com registration crossed the 125 million mark in the Domain Name Base. The active zone file is just over 124 Million domain names. The active zone file does not include domain names t...
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February 15, 2016, 4:32 pm
The Domains
The Story Of How Harvey Levin Bought The Domain TMZ.com For $5K
The Newyorker, just published a very interesting story on the history of TMZ, including the story on how the founder of the company, Harvey Levin bought the domain name for just $5,000 back in 2005. “The site needed a name, and “Feed the ...
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The Story Of How Harvey Levin Bought The Domain TMZ.com For $5K
The Newyorker, just published a very interesting story on the history of TMZ, including the story on how the founder of the company, Harvey Levin bought the domain name for just $5,000 back in 2005. “The site needed a name, and “Feed the ...
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February 15, 2016, 3:44 pm
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.Club Passes 9 Year Old .Mobi In Numbers of Domain Registrations
.Club has just passed .mobi in terms of domain name registrations. According to RegistrarStats.com .club has 691,522 domain registrations while .mobi is at 691,342 .Mobi become available to be registered in 2006. .Club was 1st available for general a...
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.Club Passes 9 Year Old .Mobi In Numbers of Domain Registrations
.Club has just passed .mobi in terms of domain name registrations. According to RegistrarStats.com .club has 691,522 domain registrations while .mobi is at 691,342 .Mobi become available to be registered in 2006. .Club was 1st available for general a...
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February 14, 2016, 2:53 pm
The Domains
LeBoeuf Corporation Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on Leboeuf.com
LeBoeuf Corporation (“Complainant”), represented by Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld of KRONENBERGER ROSENFELD, LLP, California, USA, has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on the domain Leboeuf.com “”The three member...
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LeBoeuf Corporation Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on Leboeuf.com
LeBoeuf Corporation (“Complainant”), represented by Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld of KRONENBERGER ROSENFELD, LLP, California, USA, has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on the domain Leboeuf.com “”The three member...
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February 13, 2016, 4:21 pm
