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Domain Name Wire
.Telnic changes will nuke existing .Tel sites
Owners of .tel domains will need to recreate their “sites” when new service is launched. As I reported back in October, .Tel registry Telnic is removing restrictions on how the domains are used and hosted. Currently, .Tel domain names mus...
Discussion
.Telnic changes will nuke existing .Tel sites
Owners of .tel domains will need to recreate their “sites” when new service is launched. As I reported back in October, .Tel registry Telnic is removing restrictions on how the domains are used and hosted. Currently, .Tel domain names mus...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 8:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Sucks domain to drop its price 99% in January
Brand owners, beware. The .sucks top level domain name has been slow to take off, rendering its alleged “extortion” strategy wounded. But this might change next month. .Sucks registry Vox Populi will begin a rebate program in January that...
Discussion
.Sucks domain to drop its price 99% in January
Brand owners, beware. The .sucks top level domain name has been slow to take off, rendering its alleged “extortion” strategy wounded. But this might change next month. .Sucks registry Vox Populi will begin a rebate program in January that...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 8:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon updates its new top level domain website to prepare for launch
Amazon shows progress on new TLD rollout. Amazon.com has updated its AmazonRegistry.com web site to promote its upcoming top level domain name launches. The page currently focuses on the French-language .moi domain name. It is due to hit general avai...
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Amazon updates its new top level domain website to prepare for launch
Amazon shows progress on new TLD rollout. Amazon.com has updated its AmazonRegistry.com web site to promote its upcoming top level domain name launches. The page currently focuses on the French-language .moi domain name. It is due to hit general avai...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 7:52 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Accordion.com, Undergo.com Hit Reserve. ESL.com, O8.org, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell ARglasses.com – Getting really nice bids. AR for augmented reality. Black.car – A new G getting good action. Accordion.com – An instrument or a brandable business name. Undergo.com – Dictionary word ....
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Accordion.com, Undergo.com Hit Reserve. ESL.com, O8.org, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell ARglasses.com – Getting really nice bids. AR for augmented reality. Black.car – A new G getting good action. Accordion.com – An instrument or a brandable business name. Undergo.com – Dictionary word ....
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 7:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nicole Henderson on Hosting – DNW Podcast #114
Understanding the webhosting business and GoDaddy’s $1.8 billion acquisition. The domain name and webhosting businesses are tightly intertwined. This week, TheWHIR editor-in-chief Nicole Henderson comes on the show to talk about GoDaddy’s...
Discussion
Nicole Henderson on Hosting – DNW Podcast #114
Understanding the webhosting business and GoDaddy’s $1.8 billion acquisition. The domain name and webhosting businesses are tightly intertwined. This week, TheWHIR editor-in-chief Nicole Henderson comes on the show to talk about GoDaddy’s...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 4:56 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, December 12th
A new episode of DomainSherpa out today. This week we have Richard Lau that adds his decades of experience to the panel. You probably know Richard best for starting and selling NamesCon but he is one of the most successful domain invest...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, December 12th
A new episode of DomainSherpa out today. This week we have Richard Lau that adds his decades of experience to the panel. You probably know Richard best for starting and selling NamesCon but he is one of the most successful domain invest...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 10:12 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Dec 12: RAAS.com, Decimeter.com, FirstLastName.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• One Sherpa snags a domain for $5k that Richard Lau thinks could be worth as much as $500k; Selling Spanish .com domains; The Soft .net market.• We le...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Dec 12: RAAS.com, Decimeter.com, FirstLastName.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• One Sherpa snags a domain for $5k that Richard Lau thinks could be worth as much as $500k; Selling Spanish .com domains; The Soft .net market.• We le...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 8:02 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (VRassistant.com, Nerd.org) and Flops (EnergyOne.com, HealthDude.com)
Before the domains, a quick picture from this weekend’s snowshoeing trip is below. Yesterday’s 10 mile snowshoe into the hut was uneventful enough, but this morning’s whiteout conditions, and then breaking trail in 12-18 inches of f...
Discussion
Domain Flips (VRassistant.com, Nerd.org) and Flops (EnergyOne.com, HealthDude.com)
Before the domains, a quick picture from this weekend’s snowshoeing trip is below. Yesterday’s 10 mile snowshoe into the hut was uneventful enough, but this morning’s whiteout conditions, and then breaking trail in 12-18 inches of f...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 2:24 am
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – Afternic
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
The good, the bad and the ugly – Afternic
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
December 11, 2016, 7:04 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF DECEMBER 10, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on December 10, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than a...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF DECEMBER 10, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on December 10, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than a...
Discussion
December 11, 2016, 5:18 pm