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Domain Name Wire
A look at .Art after one week
Here are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it’s doing an...
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A look at .Art after one week
Here are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it’s doing an...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 5:33 pm
The Domains
90% of domainers should start over
Rick Schwartz made a pretty interesting tweet yesterday that I think will bring about a great deal of conversation. Rick stated that 90% of all domain investors should look to reboot. Drop everything and start over again. 90% of every domainer should...
Discussion
90% of domainers should start over
Rick Schwartz made a pretty interesting tweet yesterday that I think will bring about a great deal of conversation. Rick stated that 90% of all domain investors should look to reboot. Drop everything and start over again. 90% of every domainer should...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain names sales from the past week
Domains purchased by a jingles creator, an exam prep app, and a clean tech company. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. I was able to uncover 22 sales of $2,000 or more to end users. (There are always more than I uncover becaus...
Discussion
22 end user domain names sales from the past week
Domains purchased by a jingles creator, an exam prep app, and a clean tech company. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. I was able to uncover 22 sales of $2,000 or more to end users. (There are always more than I uncover becaus...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 1:32 pm
Sully's Blog
Follow up on my experience with Efty
Here is a follow up on my experience with Efty, the domain management platform. Shortly after interviewing Doron, I started my free trial on the site. I added just one domain name to my account there. It was a hand registered n...
Discussion
Follow up on my experience with Efty
Here is a follow up on my experience with Efty, the domain management platform. Shortly after interviewing Doron, I started my free trial on the site. I added just one domain name to my account there. It was a hand registered n...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 11:59 am
The Domains
Shares of Godaddy Hit An All Time High
Shares of Godaddy (GDDY) hit an all time high today of $40.37 before closing at $40.29 which I also believe is an all time high closing price for shares of Godaddy. Shares were up over 3% at $1.23 and are up slightly after hours. I didn’t see a...
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Shares of Godaddy Hit An All Time High
Shares of Godaddy (GDDY) hit an all time high today of $40.37 before closing at $40.29 which I also believe is an all time high closing price for shares of Godaddy. Shares were up over 3% at $1.23 and are up slightly after hours. I didn’t see a...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 9:22 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Whx.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WHX.com was the top sale at $30,999. Lex.co sold for $9,999 to top the cctld sales. Incite.org sold for $20,250 to lean non com gtlds. CryptoGold.com sold for $19,000, purchased for $600 on Uniregistry in 2015. Gr...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Whx.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WHX.com was the top sale at $30,999. Lex.co sold for $9,999 to top the cctld sales. Incite.org sold for $20,250 to lean non com gtlds. CryptoGold.com sold for $19,000, purchased for $600 on Uniregistry in 2015. Gr...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain name. The next day you get inundated with texts for logo services and annoying calls about website development services. You can thank services that sell Whois data for cheap...
Discussion
Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain name. The next day you get inundated with texts for logo services and annoying calls about website development services. You can thank services that sell Whois data for cheap...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN published its tax return and here’s what we learned
Tax return for year ending June 2016 shows growing compensation. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just published its tax return (pdf) for the financial year ending June 2016. Here are some takeaways. Revenues exceed expense...
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ICANN published its tax return and here’s what we learned
Tax return for year ending June 2016 shows growing compensation. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just published its tax return (pdf) for the financial year ending June 2016. Here are some takeaways. Revenues exceed expense...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Name Ninja turns four, celebrates 200th project
Domain buyer broker completes 200th brokering project. Domain name consulting firm Name Ninja turns four this week and is marking a deal milestone. The company, founded by Bill Sweetman, just completed its 200th brokering project. Name Ninja focuses ...
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Name Ninja turns four, celebrates 200th project
Domain buyer broker completes 200th brokering project. Domain name consulting firm Name Ninja turns four this week and is marking a deal milestone. The company, founded by Bill Sweetman, just completed its 200th brokering project. Name Ninja focuses ...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 12:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end this week. On Thursday, .NYC’s tech-themed auction ends on SnapNames. None of the 26 domains in the auction have bids yet, but I expect lots of activit...
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.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end this week. On Thursday, .NYC’s tech-themed auction ends on SnapNames. None of the 26 domains in the auction have bids yet, but I expect lots of activit...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 4:27 pm
