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The Domains
How do you feel about domain investing for 2017 ?
As we start the new year I thought it would be interesting to see where reader sentiment is towards domaining. Are you more bullish about being a domain investor in 2017 or are you less bullish ? This is more a personal assessment, the future might b...
Discussion
How do you feel about domain investing for 2017 ?
As we start the new year I thought it would be interesting to see where reader sentiment is towards domaining. Are you more bullish about being a domain investor in 2017 or are you less bullish ? This is more a personal assessment, the future might b...
Discussion
January 6, 2017, 6:16 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 1-5-17 Robo.io sells for $9,999
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. Yesterday the .io extension took 2 of the top 5 spots on the list. The top sale was Robo.io which sold on Flippa at $9,999, now you will see a pr...
Discussion
The Top 5 for 1-5-17 Robo.io sells for $9,999
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. Yesterday the .io extension took 2 of the top 5 spots on the list. The top sale was Robo.io which sold on Flippa at $9,999, now you will see a pr...
Discussion
January 6, 2017, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
December’s top Domain Name News
A look back at December in the domain world. It’s time to kick-off 2017! The domain name investor community’s biggest annual meeting is on tap for Las Vegas later this month, and the energy will certainly be buzzing. But before we close o...
Discussion
December’s top Domain Name News
A look back at December in the domain world. It’s time to kick-off 2017! The domain name investor community’s biggest annual meeting is on tap for Las Vegas later this month, and the energy will certainly be buzzing. But before we close o...
Discussion
January 6, 2017, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
A threat to the importance of domain names
Domain names face a number of threats, including AI personal assistants. Our industry seems to spend a lot of energy battling between the relative value of old top level domain names versus new ones. It doesn’t spend enough time paying attentio...
Discussion
A threat to the importance of domain names
Domain names face a number of threats, including AI personal assistants. Our industry seems to spend a lot of energy battling between the relative value of old top level domain names versus new ones. It doesn’t spend enough time paying attentio...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 5:45 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 4, 2017
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on January 4, 2017. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an ...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 4, 2017
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on January 4, 2017. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an ...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 5:42 pm
Domain Shane
A Namepros Interview With Little Old Me: From NamesCon 2016
The guys at Namepros (and Mr. Styler) were nice enough to sit down and talk with me at NamesCon last year. They’ve been a little busy this year but they finally have it ready to go and here it is. Remember this was done exactly a ye...
Discussion
A Namepros Interview With Little Old Me: From NamesCon 2016
The guys at Namepros (and Mr. Styler) were nice enough to sit down and talk with me at NamesCon last year. They’ve been a little busy this year but they finally have it ready to go and here it is. Remember this was done exactly a ye...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 4:58 pm
The Domains
Curt Schilling Files UDRP on Matching Domain CurtSchilling.com
Boston pitching legend Curt Schilling has filed a UDRP on his Matching .Com domain name CurtSchilling.com Mr. Schilling has also spoken about political ambitions running for Senator against Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts’ 2018 Senate ra...
Discussion
Curt Schilling Files UDRP on Matching Domain CurtSchilling.com
Boston pitching legend Curt Schilling has filed a UDRP on his Matching .Com domain name CurtSchilling.com Mr. Schilling has also spoken about political ambitions running for Senator against Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts’ 2018 Senate ra...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
The latest .Com winners & losers
Here’s how registrars did with .com domains in the most recently-reported month. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from September. The new registrations leaderboard remains ...
Discussion
The latest .Com winners & losers
Here’s how registrars did with .com domains in the most recently-reported month. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from September. The new registrations leaderboard remains ...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 4:29 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 1-4-17 DunderMifflin.com sells on GoDaddy
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top sale on 1-4-17 was MeinRecht.de which translates to My Right. The domain sold for $12,380 on Sedo. The hyphenated version in .de is a dev...
Discussion
The Top 5 for 1-4-17 DunderMifflin.com sells on GoDaddy
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top sale on 1-4-17 was MeinRecht.de which translates to My Right. The domain sold for $12,380 on Sedo. The hyphenated version in .de is a dev...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 notable sales on NameJet last month
These ten notable domain names sold on NameJet last month. NameJet sold 122 domain names last month at $2,000 or above for a total of just over a half million dollars. The top reported sale was eLuxury.com for $35,200. As I do every month, I’m ...
Discussion
10 notable sales on NameJet last month
These ten notable domain names sold on NameJet last month. NameJet sold 122 domain names last month at $2,000 or above for a total of just over a half million dollars. The top reported sale was eLuxury.com for $35,200. As I do every month, I’m ...
Discussion
January 5, 2017, 3:03 pm
