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piratebay.org is at $25,250 at DropCatch closing today – Risky play?
The Pirate Bay is one of, if not thee most well known bit torrent websites on the Internet. There are several domain extensions affiliated with the Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was t...
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piratebay.org is at $25,250 at DropCatch closing today – Risky play?
The Pirate Bay is one of, if not thee most well known bit torrent websites on the Internet. There are several domain extensions affiliated with the Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was t...
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September 15, 2020, 5:43 pm
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Do domain name appraisals do more harm than good?
Honest opinion or validation When it comes to opinions, some people care about everyone’s opinion, others only care about the opinions of those that are more successful and others don’t give a damn what anyone thinks on a certain topic. W...
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Do domain name appraisals do more harm than good?
Honest opinion or validation When it comes to opinions, some people care about everyone’s opinion, others only care about the opinions of those that are more successful and others don’t give a damn what anyone thinks on a certain topic. W...
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September 15, 2020, 3:59 am
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Apple registrations suggest a new AppleOne service may be in the works
MacRumors.com published a piece on Apple registering a number of AppleOne related domain names. Apple has a meeting taking place on 9/15 and an announcement may be coming on a new service. Whether they can get the .com or net will remain to be seen. ...
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Apple registrations suggest a new AppleOne service may be in the works
MacRumors.com published a piece on Apple registering a number of AppleOne related domain names. Apple has a meeting taking place on 9/15 and an announcement may be coming on a new service. Whether they can get the .com or net will remain to be seen. ...
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September 12, 2020, 11:05 pm
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$50,000 purchase to $720,000 sale
The biggest reported domain name sale of 2020 comes in at $720,000. Namepros member Keith posted in 2017 that he purchased Nas.com for $50,000 in BTC. He added the BTC actually cost him next to nothing. He posted tonight he sold Nas.com for $720,000....
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$50,000 purchase to $720,000 sale
The biggest reported domain name sale of 2020 comes in at $720,000. Namepros member Keith posted in 2017 that he purchased Nas.com for $50,000 in BTC. He added the BTC actually cost him next to nothing. He posted tonight he sold Nas.com for $720,000....
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September 11, 2020, 2:48 am
The Domains
DAN-BODIS partnership to provide a hybrid landing page
Announced to coincide with the start of NamesCon Online, our ad partner DAN and Bodis have announced a partnership. I had early access to the new hybrid sales landing pages and I think it’s a good move for both companies. From the release: DAN ...
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DAN-BODIS partnership to provide a hybrid landing page
Announced to coincide with the start of NamesCon Online, our ad partner DAN and Bodis have announced a partnership. I had early access to the new hybrid sales landing pages and I think it’s a good move for both companies. From the release: DAN ...
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September 9, 2020, 4:01 pm
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Radix announces launch of Namify
Radix is entering the name spinning space with Namify, located at Namify.tech. The name-spinner is aimed at solopreneurs, small business owners and startups looking for affordable brand building solutions that include brand name, domain name, social ...
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Radix announces launch of Namify
Radix is entering the name spinning space with Namify, located at Namify.tech. The name-spinner is aimed at solopreneurs, small business owners and startups looking for affordable brand building solutions that include brand name, domain name, social ...
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September 8, 2020, 8:43 pm
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Lokal.com
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and Lokal.com led the way at 40,600 Euro, ($47,822). OOTD.com was closed behind at $40,000 and RoboticProcessAutomation.com third at 22,000 Euro, ($25,914). 54 .com sales 30 cctld sales 5 other tld sales T...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Lokal.com
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and Lokal.com led the way at 40,600 Euro, ($47,822). OOTD.com was closed behind at $40,000 and RoboticProcessAutomation.com third at 22,000 Euro, ($25,914). 54 .com sales 30 cctld sales 5 other tld sales T...
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September 8, 2020, 8:14 pm
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Radix Premium Domains Report – First Half 2020
Radix’s Premium Domains report for the first half of 2020 is out and here is a look at some of the performance points. $1.96M in revenue; 19% growth over H2 2019 New premium registrations contributed to ~50% of the total premium revenue for thi...
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Radix Premium Domains Report – First Half 2020
Radix’s Premium Domains report for the first half of 2020 is out and here is a look at some of the performance points. $1.96M in revenue; 19% growth over H2 2019 New premium registrations contributed to ~50% of the total premium revenue for thi...
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September 7, 2020, 8:00 pm
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An in depth look at domain names surrounding the upcoming election
Election Domain Names Kacey C at DigitalShadows.com wrote a very ind depth article on domain names and the upcoming election. Delving into which names are being used for malicious purposes and which are just bad for a candidates brand. She looked at ...
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An in depth look at domain names surrounding the upcoming election
Election Domain Names Kacey C at DigitalShadows.com wrote a very ind depth article on domain names and the upcoming election. Delving into which names are being used for malicious purposes and which are just bad for a candidates brand. She looked at ...
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September 6, 2020, 5:34 pm
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.LU to open up 1 and 2 character domain registrations
The registry for .LU the country code of Luxembourg announced they will be opening up registrations for 1 and 2 character .LU domain names. The end of 20 years of non-availability. From the release: From 31 August to 15 December 2020, through its DNS...
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.LU to open up 1 and 2 character domain registrations
The registry for .LU the country code of Luxembourg announced they will be opening up registrations for 1 and 2 character .LU domain names. The end of 20 years of non-availability. From the release: From 31 August to 15 December 2020, through its DNS...
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September 4, 2020, 12:16 pm