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Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 6, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 6, 2016. 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 OCTOBER 6, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 6, 2016. 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
October 7, 2016, 10:29 pm
The Domains
Mason Zhang Joins .XYZ As Director of Business Development For Beijing XYZ’s Expansion in China
Beijing XYZ Technology Co. LTD, the Chinese business entity and registry operator of the popular .xyz domain extension, announced today that Mason Zhang has joined the company as its first employee in China. Formerly the Chief Marketing Officer of a ...
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Mason Zhang Joins .XYZ As Director of Business Development For Beijing XYZ’s Expansion in China
Beijing XYZ Technology Co. LTD, the Chinese business entity and registry operator of the popular .xyz domain extension, announced today that Mason Zhang has joined the company as its first employee in China. Formerly the Chief Marketing Officer of a ...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 9:47 pm
The Domains
Godaddy/ NameFind Sells Over 45 Three Character .Com’s
Godaddy/ Namefind.com continues to move a lot of inventory out of its three portfolio purchases. Yesterday we tracked over 45 three character .Com domain sales: 1ms.com 2nr.com 36t.com 3mm.com 44k.com 53e.com 56t.com 57s.com 63b.com 69p.com 6tg.com 6...
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Godaddy/ NameFind Sells Over 45 Three Character .Com’s
Godaddy/ Namefind.com continues to move a lot of inventory out of its three portfolio purchases. Yesterday we tracked over 45 three character .Com domain sales: 1ms.com 2nr.com 36t.com 3mm.com 44k.com 53e.com 56t.com 57s.com 63b.com 69p.com 6tg.com 6...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
A .com price freeze through 2024 more likely?
More likely, but not guaranteed. When ICANN published its proposed contract extension with Verisign for the .com contract, it didn’t discuss the question of pricing. .Com prices are currently capped at $7.85 wholesale. The extension, from 2018 ...
Discussion
A .com price freeze through 2024 more likely?
More likely, but not guaranteed. When ICANN published its proposed contract extension with Verisign for the .com contract, it didn’t discuss the question of pricing. .Com prices are currently capped at $7.85 wholesale. The extension, from 2018 ...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 11:54 am
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, October 7th
Congrats to Flippa and Devoir Funches for successfully selling the name 0123.com for $252,500. A few details they were able to share was the buyer was Japanese and the negotiation took 5 months. Devon and Flippa will have a video di...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, October 7th
Congrats to Flippa and Devoir Funches for successfully selling the name 0123.com for $252,500. A few details they were able to share was the buyer was Japanese and the negotiation took 5 months. Devon and Flippa will have a video di...
Discussion
October 7, 2016, 10:15 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 5, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 5, 2016. Apologies if you have tried to submit names for the Namejet auction in the past couple of days. The bug has been correct...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 5, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 5, 2016. Apologies if you have tried to submit names for the Namejet auction in the past couple of days. The bug has been correct...
Discussion
October 6, 2016, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fashion Company Brave Soul is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker
Company filed cybersquatting complaint in abuse of the UDRP. A fashion clothing company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name BraveSoul.com. Complainant Whispering Smith Limited is affiliated with the fa...
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Fashion Company Brave Soul is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker
Company filed cybersquatting complaint in abuse of the UDRP. A fashion clothing company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name BraveSoul.com. Complainant Whispering Smith Limited is affiliated with the fa...
Discussion
October 6, 2016, 4:56 pm
The Domains
Tech Crunch Publishes a Great Story On The Domain Industry
TechCrunch.com published a great story about the money floating around in the domain industry entitled “”The silent evolution of domain names””. People in the domain space are mentioned include Rob Grant as the father of Lana ...
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Tech Crunch Publishes a Great Story On The Domain Industry
TechCrunch.com published a great story about the money floating around in the domain industry entitled “”The silent evolution of domain names””. People in the domain space are mentioned include Rob Grant as the father of Lana ...
Discussion
October 6, 2016, 1:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Efty releases “UDRP-safe” landing pages
New options make it harder for potential complainants to show you were trying to sell a domain name. Domain name selling platform Efty has launched new landing page designs that the company says will help prevent UDRP and INDRP (India) losses. While ...
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Efty releases “UDRP-safe” landing pages
New options make it harder for potential complainants to show you were trying to sell a domain name. Domain name selling platform Efty has launched new landing page designs that the company says will help prevent UDRP and INDRP (India) losses. While ...
Discussion
October 6, 2016, 11:59 am
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, October 6th
Many of the newer investors may not know Alan Dunn. He’s been in the industry a long time and to many he’s known as the king of buildouts. He is known for building out incredible and well thought out websites for big k...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, October 6th
Many of the newer investors may not know Alan Dunn. He’s been in the industry a long time and to many he’s known as the king of buildouts. He is known for building out incredible and well thought out websites for big k...
Discussion
October 6, 2016, 10:14 am