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New Study: 88% of Startups Have .Com Domain Names: 41% Are “Invented Names”
A new study out today by Clutch, a Washington, DC-based research firm, whose domain name is Clutch.co, shows that 41% of newer, venture-funded startups have invented names, almost three times the amount of invented names in comparison to other high g...
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New Study: 88% of Startups Have .Com Domain Names: 41% Are “Invented Names”
A new study out today by Clutch, a Washington, DC-based research firm, whose domain name is Clutch.co, shows that 41% of newer, venture-funded startups have invented names, almost three times the amount of invented names in comparison to other high g...
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October 21, 2015, 2:53 pm
The Domains
New Lender For Domains Lendvo.com Co-Founded By Ben Lichtman
There is a new lender for domain names, Lendvo.com. The co-founder of the company is Ben Lichtman who is the nephew of the late and legendary domain investor Igal Lichtman. The other co-founder of the company is Patrick Izzo Making loans on dom...
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New Lender For Domains Lendvo.com Co-Founded By Ben Lichtman
There is a new lender for domain names, Lendvo.com. The co-founder of the company is Ben Lichtman who is the nephew of the late and legendary domain investor Igal Lichtman. The other co-founder of the company is Patrick Izzo Making loans on dom...
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October 21, 2015, 2:28 pm
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Australia’s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations
According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia’s regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entitie...
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Australia’s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations
According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia’s regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entitie...
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October 21, 2015, 12:12 pm
The Domains
.Wang Adds 90K+ Domains in 1 Day: 160K in 3 Days: Becomes 3rd Largest New gTLD
The new gTLD .Wang gained some 90,000 new domain registrations in the last day or so and over 160,000 new domain registrations since October 17th which is an increase of 50% According to RegisteredToday.com, .Wang gained more than 90,000...
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.Wang Adds 90K+ Domains in 1 Day: 160K in 3 Days: Becomes 3rd Largest New gTLD
The new gTLD .Wang gained some 90,000 new domain registrations in the last day or so and over 160,000 new domain registrations since October 17th which is an increase of 50% According to RegisteredToday.com, .Wang gained more than 90,000...
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October 21, 2015, 2:59 am
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by oka.com at $60,000
624 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: oka.com at 60,000 USD Top ccTLD: treu.de at 30,000 EUR To...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by oka.com at $60,000
624 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: oka.com at 60,000 USD Top ccTLD: treu.de at 30,000 EUR To...
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October 20, 2015, 8:39 pm
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MyRescue.Dog Awards A Total of $100,000 to 16 Local Dog Shelters
Petfinder Foundation announced the winners of the MyRescue.dog fundraising campaign, a month-long effort to celebrate rescue dogs and raise funds for the shelters and rescue organizations that save them. The campaign began on National Dog Day August ...
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MyRescue.Dog Awards A Total of $100,000 to 16 Local Dog Shelters
Petfinder Foundation announced the winners of the MyRescue.dog fundraising campaign, a month-long effort to celebrate rescue dogs and raise funds for the shelters and rescue organizations that save them. The campaign began on National Dog Day August ...
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October 20, 2015, 3:23 pm
The Domains
Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. ...
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Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. ...
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October 20, 2015, 1:48 pm
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Another Great One Word .Com Domain Name; Raisin.com Sells
The domain name Raisin.com just sold for what is as of now, an undisclosed amount. The domain which had an original creation date of 1995 was owned by a “T Clayton” of San Fransisco for what seems to be just a few years...
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Another Great One Word .Com Domain Name; Raisin.com Sells
The domain name Raisin.com just sold for what is as of now, an undisclosed amount. The domain which had an original creation date of 1995 was owned by a “T Clayton” of San Fransisco for what seems to be just a few years...
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October 19, 2015, 2:36 pm
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Sometimes Shorter Is Not Better: StreetHub.com Rebrands to Trouva.com
TechCrunch.com published a post about a UK startup, Streethub.com raising another $2.4 Million in funding. StreetHub.com “helps independent shops and boutiques be discovered and sell online, including offering ‘click and coll...
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Sometimes Shorter Is Not Better: StreetHub.com Rebrands to Trouva.com
TechCrunch.com published a post about a UK startup, Streethub.com raising another $2.4 Million in funding. StreetHub.com “helps independent shops and boutiques be discovered and sell online, including offering ‘click and coll...
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October 19, 2015, 1:59 pm
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There Are Now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars
During remarks made at the 54th ICANN Meeting being held in Dublin, Akram Atallah, the President of the Global Domain Domains Division of ICANN stated that there are now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars in the world. ICANN has accr...
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There Are Now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars
During remarks made at the 54th ICANN Meeting being held in Dublin, Akram Atallah, the President of the Global Domain Domains Division of ICANN stated that there are now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars in the world. ICANN has accr...
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October 19, 2015, 12:50 pm
