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Sully's Blog
Just a damn cool domain portfolio management system
Doron Vermaat is an entrepreneur and domainer. He’s a co-founder and Head of Product at Efty, an online domain portfolio management system and the publisher of DNgeek.com, a blog about brandable domain names, startup naming, and branding....
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Just a damn cool domain portfolio management system
Doron Vermaat is an entrepreneur and domainer. He’s a co-founder and Head of Product at Efty, an online domain portfolio management system and the publisher of DNgeek.com, a blog about brandable domain names, startup naming, and branding....
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February 16, 2017, 1:00 pm
The Domains
When hashtags and domain names collide
The hashtag #Resist and the use of the word has been trending all over Twitter and the media to protest President Trump’s agenda and really picked up steam since the Grammy awards aired on Sunday. In many cases hashtags lead people to the match...
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When hashtags and domain names collide
The hashtag #Resist and the use of the word has been trending all over Twitter and the media to protest President Trump’s agenda and really picked up steam since the Grammy awards aired on Sunday. In many cases hashtags lead people to the match...
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February 15, 2017, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Godaddy’s domain revenue tops $900 million in 2016
If growth rate continues, GoDaddy’s domain name business might hit $1 billion in 2017. GoDaddy released Q4 and full year 2016 earnings after the bell today. The company reported $485.9 million in revenue for Q4, up 14.2% year-over-year. Its tot...
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Godaddy’s domain revenue tops $900 million in 2016
If growth rate continues, GoDaddy’s domain name business might hit $1 billion in 2017. GoDaddy released Q4 and full year 2016 earnings after the bell today. The company reported $485.9 million in revenue for Q4, up 14.2% year-over-year. Its tot...
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February 15, 2017, 9:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
The languages of new top level domains
This is part 5 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). We began by identifying the most active registrant nations, asking why some countries are over/under-represented. Next, we focused on GEO suffixes like .LONDO...
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The languages of new top level domains
This is part 5 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). We began by identifying the most active registrant nations, asking why some countries are over/under-represented. Next, we focused on GEO suffixes like .LONDO...
Discussion
February 15, 2017, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big-name end user domain purchases, including a .org for $55,000
General Motors and Computer Associates among end users that bought domain names at Sedo. This week’s end user domain sales list has something for everyone. There are big names, including GM and CA. There’s a trade association shelling out...
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Big-name end user domain purchases, including a .org for $55,000
General Motors and Computer Associates among end users that bought domain names at Sedo. This week’s end user domain sales list has something for everyone. There are big names, including GM and CA. There’s a trade association shelling out...
Discussion
February 15, 2017, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon launches new Amazon Chime service on a .brand top level domain name
Chime.aws is the second website Amazon has launched on its .aws brand domain. Amazon announced a new video conferencing and work collaboration service today called Amazon Chime. The official website for the service uses the .aws top level domain name...
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Amazon launches new Amazon Chime service on a .brand top level domain name
Chime.aws is the second website Amazon has launched on its .aws brand domain. Amazon announced a new video conferencing and work collaboration service today called Amazon Chime. The official website for the service uses the .aws top level domain name...
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February 14, 2017, 10:25 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Convenience.org
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Convenience.org took the top spot at $55,000. The top .com was LXW.com at $47,011. OldCock.com for $5,000 that should be an interesting website. Partly.com at $5,900 seems like a good buy, ly continues to be a pop...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Convenience.org
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Convenience.org took the top spot at $55,000. The top .com was LXW.com at $47,011. OldCock.com for $5,000 that should be an interesting website. Partly.com at $5,900 seems like a good buy, ly continues to be a pop...
Discussion
February 14, 2017, 9:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trump back on top in .com
Trump and Wall were popular terms in new .com registrations last month. We can debate how many people showed up to Donald Trump’s inauguration but there’s one thing we can’t debate: his inauguration propelled him to the top trending...
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Trump back on top in .com
Trump and Wall were popular terms in new .com registrations last month. We can debate how many people showed up to Donald Trump’s inauguration but there’s one thing we can’t debate: his inauguration propelled him to the top trending...
Discussion
February 14, 2017, 8:07 pm
The Domains
2 Years of .Space
Radix published an infographic and some info related to the 2 year anniversary of .Space. .SPACE seems to have struck a chord with the creative bunch such as photographers, artists, bloggers and freelancers, along with coworking spaces as well as the...
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2 Years of .Space
Radix published an infographic and some info related to the 2 year anniversary of .Space. .SPACE seems to have struck a chord with the creative bunch such as photographers, artists, bloggers and freelancers, along with coworking spaces as well as the...
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February 14, 2017, 8:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Canadian firm Obero tries to Reverse Domain Name Hijack domain name
Company filed cybersquatting claim against domain name that was registered before the company existed. Obero, Inc., a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and business analytics firm based in Ontario, Canada, has been found to have engaged in rever...
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Canadian firm Obero tries to Reverse Domain Name Hijack domain name
Company filed cybersquatting claim against domain name that was registered before the company existed. Obero, Inc., a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and business analytics firm based in Ontario, Canada, has been found to have engaged in rever...
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February 14, 2017, 3:45 pm
