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Domain Registration At a Record Pace 460,000, Yesterday
The huge surge in daily domain name registrations continued yesterday as over 460,000 domain names were registered across all Top Level Domains (excluding ccTLD). Traditionally the number of domain name registrations slow on the weekend, to the point...
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Domain Registration At a Record Pace 460,000, Yesterday
The huge surge in daily domain name registrations continued yesterday as over 460,000 domain names were registered across all Top Level Domains (excluding ccTLD). Traditionally the number of domain name registrations slow on the weekend, to the point...
Discussion
November 8, 2015, 2:21 pm
The Domains
RightoftheDot/ 4.CN Auction Sells Over $871K in Domains
The RightoftheDot.com domain name auction on the 4.cn platform as part of the Domainfest.asia conference generated over $871,000 in sales. All sales were led by a three number .com, 586.com which sold for $416,000 The two next highest sales, zhou.com...
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RightoftheDot/ 4.CN Auction Sells Over $871K in Domains
The RightoftheDot.com domain name auction on the 4.cn platform as part of the Domainfest.asia conference generated over $871,000 in sales. All sales were led by a three number .com, 586.com which sold for $416,000 The two next highest sales, zhou.com...
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November 7, 2015, 4:34 pm
The Domains
Last Call: 6 Number .Com’s: Less than 8K Left Out of 1 Million
If you’re considering registering any 6 number Ccom domains (NNNNNN.com) I’m going calling “Last Call’. As of publication less than 8,000 NNNNNN.com remain available for registration. The possible number of 6 numbered .com dom...
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Last Call: 6 Number .Com’s: Less than 8K Left Out of 1 Million
If you’re considering registering any 6 number Ccom domains (NNNNNN.com) I’m going calling “Last Call’. As of publication less than 8,000 NNNNNN.com remain available for registration. The possible number of 6 numbered .com dom...
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November 7, 2015, 12:20 am
The Domains
Bloomberg: “Candidates Continue to Miss Obvious Domain Registrations”
Bloomberg just published another post on presidential candidates and the domain names they failed to register. In a post BNA.com calls out Jeb Bush for failing to register the matching domain of his “new campaign slogan–“Jeb C...
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Bloomberg: “Candidates Continue to Miss Obvious Domain Registrations”
Bloomberg just published another post on presidential candidates and the domain names they failed to register. In a post BNA.com calls out Jeb Bush for failing to register the matching domain of his “new campaign slogan–“Jeb C...
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November 6, 2015, 11:14 pm
The Domains
RightofTheDot/Namescon Domain Auction Is Opened for Submissions
RightoftheDot.com is holding a live and online auction with Namejet.com from the Namescon conference. RightoftheDot.com has now formally opened up submission for the auction. We are looking for great domain names, especially one word .com and new gTL...
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RightofTheDot/Namescon Domain Auction Is Opened for Submissions
RightoftheDot.com is holding a live and online auction with Namejet.com from the Namescon conference. RightoftheDot.com has now formally opened up submission for the auction. We are looking for great domain names, especially one word .com and new gTL...
Discussion
November 6, 2015, 4:38 pm
The Domains
Report: Vegas.com Bought LasVegas.com in 2005 For Up To $90 Million Dollars
George Kirikos spotted an SEC document showing that Vegas.com purchased LasVegas.com in 2005, for what could be up to a $90 Million Dollars. “In June 2005 , VEGAS.com, LLC entered into an agreement for the purchase of LasVegas.com on the ...
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Report: Vegas.com Bought LasVegas.com in 2005 For Up To $90 Million Dollars
George Kirikos spotted an SEC document showing that Vegas.com purchased LasVegas.com in 2005, for what could be up to a $90 Million Dollars. “In June 2005 , VEGAS.com, LLC entered into an agreement for the purchase of LasVegas.com on the ...
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November 6, 2015, 2:36 pm
The Domains
Former VP of ICANN Hired By Facebook For “New Domain Name System Strategy & Management Team”
Denise Michel who was formerly with ICANN as VP of Strategic Initiatives and Advisor to the President, has been hired by Facebook to work on Facebook’s new “Domain Name System Strategy and Management Team” which she says &ldqu...
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Former VP of ICANN Hired By Facebook For “New Domain Name System Strategy & Management Team”
Denise Michel who was formerly with ICANN as VP of Strategic Initiatives and Advisor to the President, has been hired by Facebook to work on Facebook’s new “Domain Name System Strategy and Management Team” which she says &ldqu...
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November 6, 2015, 1:40 pm
The Domains
There Goes Another Two Letter .Com To China: Telepathy Sells WG.com
The domain name WG.com has sold to a Chinese buyer. WG.com was owned by Nat Cohen’s Telepathy.com and is now over at GoldenName.com (4.cn) Earlier today we reported that the domain name Ak.com appears to have sold as the site where the domain w...
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There Goes Another Two Letter .Com To China: Telepathy Sells WG.com
The domain name WG.com has sold to a Chinese buyer. WG.com was owned by Nat Cohen’s Telepathy.com and is now over at GoldenName.com (4.cn) Earlier today we reported that the domain name Ak.com appears to have sold as the site where the domain w...
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November 5, 2015, 4:23 pm
The Domains
Owner of Houses.co.uk Who Paid £40,000 Blames Sedo For Auction Price of £2,999
Remember the story a few weeks ago about the domain name Houses.co.uk which was purchased a few years ago for £40,000 was on sale for £2,999 on Sedo? The owner of the domain name blames Sedo and its automated valuation tool. P...
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Owner of Houses.co.uk Who Paid £40,000 Blames Sedo For Auction Price of £2,999
Remember the story a few weeks ago about the domain name Houses.co.uk which was purchased a few years ago for £40,000 was on sale for £2,999 on Sedo? The owner of the domain name blames Sedo and its automated valuation tool. P...
Discussion
November 5, 2015, 2:42 pm
The Domains
AK.com is pending sale
Taking a look at AK.com tonight it looks like the domain is now pending sale. Below is a cached version of AK.com from a couple months ago, you will see the $4,995,000 asking price. Below that is the current look of the website showing a pending sale...
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AK.com is pending sale
Taking a look at AK.com tonight it looks like the domain is now pending sale. Below is a cached version of AK.com from a couple months ago, you will see the $4,995,000 asking price. Below that is the current look of the website showing a pending sale...
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November 5, 2015, 8:23 am
