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Godaddy May Be The World’s Largest Domain Registrar But Not For New gTLD’s
Godaddy.com, which is the world’s largest domain name registrar (having the most domain names under management) is no longer the number 1 domain name registrar for new gTLD domains. According to ntldstats.com, Godaddy.com has fallen into the 2n...
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Godaddy May Be The World’s Largest Domain Registrar But Not For New gTLD’s
Godaddy.com, which is the world’s largest domain name registrar (having the most domain names under management) is no longer the number 1 domain name registrar for new gTLD domains. According to ntldstats.com, Godaddy.com has fallen into the 2n...
Discussion
November 5, 2015, 3:33 am
The Domains
.XYZ Did Not Block 12K Domains on Request of China; Liberty.xyz is Owned & We Have His email
Its been an interesting couple of weeks for the .XYZ registry. It all started when Domainincite.com published a post on October 12th, talking about that .XYZ might block almost 40,000 domain names at the registry level on the request of China. That n...
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.XYZ Did Not Block 12K Domains on Request of China; Liberty.xyz is Owned & We Have His email
Its been an interesting couple of weeks for the .XYZ registry. It all started when Domainincite.com published a post on October 12th, talking about that .XYZ might block almost 40,000 domain names at the registry level on the request of China. That n...
Discussion
November 5, 2015, 2:46 am
The Domains
New U.K. Surveillance Bill includes monitoring users online habits
BBC.com broke down the details of the new surveillance bill to be passed in the U.K. No surprise there are opinions from all sides with some saying the bill goes too far and are too intrusive, this type of surveillance is not legal in and other Europ...
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New U.K. Surveillance Bill includes monitoring users online habits
BBC.com broke down the details of the new surveillance bill to be passed in the U.K. No surprise there are opinions from all sides with some saying the bill goes too far and are too intrusive, this type of surveillance is not legal in and other Europ...
Discussion
November 4, 2015, 7:41 pm
The Domains
.Sex is Live
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX top-level domains (TLDs), announces the launch of its general availability period for .SEX. Domain names in all of ICM Registry’s extensions are now available for public p...
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.Sex is Live
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX top-level domains (TLDs), announces the launch of its general availability period for .SEX. Domain names in all of ICM Registry’s extensions are now available for public p...
Discussion
November 4, 2015, 5:30 pm
The Domains
eTagsDirect.com Upgrades to eTags.com
According to a press release out today eTagsDirect.com has upgraded and acquired the domain name etags.com “The company launched as a Florida-based company offering fast and easy online vehicle registration services to people all over The Sunsh...
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eTagsDirect.com Upgrades to eTags.com
According to a press release out today eTagsDirect.com has upgraded and acquired the domain name etags.com “The company launched as a Florida-based company offering fast and easy online vehicle registration services to people all over The Sunsh...
Discussion
November 4, 2015, 1:33 pm
The Domains
3 Applicants For New gTLD .Radio File For Independent Review Process
According to a press release out today, BRS Media, has filed, in conjunction with two other applicants, an Independent Review Process in accordance with Article IV, section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws re: The .RADIO gTLD and .RADIO Community Priority Evalu...
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3 Applicants For New gTLD .Radio File For Independent Review Process
According to a press release out today, BRS Media, has filed, in conjunction with two other applicants, an Independent Review Process in accordance with Article IV, section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws re: The .RADIO gTLD and .RADIO Community Priority Evalu...
Discussion
November 4, 2015, 1:12 pm
The Domains
A Checklist for Naming A StartUp
Dharmesh Shah wrote an article on Inbound.org that detailed his checklist for choosing a start up name. Shah writes he has been thinking about naming and branding for 20 years. He also mentions some of the data points he looked at when coming up with...
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A Checklist for Naming A StartUp
Dharmesh Shah wrote an article on Inbound.org that detailed his checklist for choosing a start up name. Shah writes he has been thinking about naming and branding for 20 years. He also mentions some of the data points he looked at when coming up with...
Discussion
November 4, 2015, 10:16 am
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7 million led by Material.com at $100,000
Over the past week, 688 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: material.com at 100,000 USD To...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7 million led by Material.com at $100,000
Over the past week, 688 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: material.com at 100,000 USD To...
Discussion
November 3, 2015, 9:30 pm
The Domains
Namejet.com Reports Over $1M In Domain Sales In October
Namejet.com just published its domain name sales list for October 2015. As usual only domain sales of $2,000 or more are included in the report and only domains that were paid for by the end of the month are included. In all NameJet.com reported over...
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Namejet.com Reports Over $1M In Domain Sales In October
Namejet.com just published its domain name sales list for October 2015. As usual only domain sales of $2,000 or more are included in the report and only domains that were paid for by the end of the month are included. In all NameJet.com reported over...
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November 3, 2015, 6:37 pm
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.Club Sells $125K in Domains in October Led By VIP.Club At $40 & The.Club $19K
The .Club registry published it’s October premium name sales report. Total premium name sales for October, including SnapNames sales and auctions, came to a record $125,372.25. As of October 31, 2015, total cumulative sales of registry reserved...
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.Club Sells $125K in Domains in October Led By VIP.Club At $40 & The.Club $19K
The .Club registry published it’s October premium name sales report. Total premium name sales for October, including SnapNames sales and auctions, came to a record $125,372.25. As of October 31, 2015, total cumulative sales of registry reserved...
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November 3, 2015, 3:38 pm
