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Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 14, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 14, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 14, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 14, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
August 16, 2016, 6:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
eName is now a public company
Chinese domain name company goes public. Four months ago I wrote that Chinese domain name company eName was going public. As of yesterday, the company is now publicly traded. China consultancy Allegravita has translated eName’s press release ab...
Discussion
eName is now a public company
Chinese domain name company goes public. Four months ago I wrote that Chinese domain name company eName was going public. As of yesterday, the company is now publicly traded. China consultancy Allegravita has translated eName’s press release ab...
Discussion
August 16, 2016, 6:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com paid $1.3 million for about 100 eNom registrars
Deal was part of partnership to chase expired domain names. In April, NameJet and SnapNames announced a partnership to combine forces to go after pending delete domain names. NameJet is a 50/50 partnership between Rightside and Web.com, while SnapNam...
Discussion
Web.com paid $1.3 million for about 100 eNom registrars
Deal was part of partnership to chase expired domain names. In April, NameJet and SnapNames announced a partnership to combine forces to go after pending delete domain names. NameJet is a 50/50 partnership between Rightside and Web.com, while SnapNam...
Discussion
August 16, 2016, 1:41 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, August 16th
I’m a little curious about the current strategy that Snapnames has employed with their exclusive inventory, I guess the idea can apply to NameJet as well. Snap has raised the price of backorders on snap exclusives from $69 to $79. S...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, August 16th
I’m a little curious about the current strategy that Snapnames has employed with their exclusive inventory, I guess the idea can apply to NameJet as well. Snap has raised the price of backorders on snap exclusives from $69 to $79. S...
Discussion
August 16, 2016, 9:00 am
The Domains
ClintonKaine.com For Sale For $90K, Sells For $15K But Not To Clinton
The domain name ClintonKaine.com which was for sale for $90,000 a few weeks ago just sold for $15,000. The owner of the domain Jeremy P. Green confirmed the selling price to us and told TheDomains.com that “The Clinton campaign wasn’t int...
Discussion
ClintonKaine.com For Sale For $90K, Sells For $15K But Not To Clinton
The domain name ClintonKaine.com which was for sale for $90,000 a few weeks ago just sold for $15,000. The owner of the domain Jeremy P. Green confirmed the selling price to us and told TheDomains.com that “The Clinton campaign wasn’t int...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 10:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
co.LTD sells for $115,000
Donuts sells two-letter domain name for six figures. New top level domain name company Donuts has sold the domain name co.LTD for $115,000, the company revealed today. .LTD is a corporate identifier top level domain name and is short for “limit...
Discussion
co.LTD sells for $115,000
Donuts sells two-letter domain name for six figures. New top level domain name company Donuts has sold the domain name co.LTD for $115,000, the company revealed today. .LTD is a corporate identifier top level domain name and is short for “limit...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 8:29 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: 4E.com, Younger.com, XRV.com, Zuxe.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell LaptopParts.com – This name is doing well; 12,000 searches per month, and a CPC over $1, per Estibot. Sell.biz – You don’t see many .biz names on this list, but “sell” is quite a keyword. MC.gg ...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: 4E.com, Younger.com, XRV.com, Zuxe.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell LaptopParts.com – This name is doing well; 12,000 searches per month, and a CPC over $1, per Estibot. Sell.biz – You don’t see many .biz names on this list, but “sell” is quite a keyword. MC.gg ...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 8:11 pm
The Domains
Bigfoot Ventures of NYC Found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in Unusual Opinion
Bigfoot Ventures LLC of New York, New York, represented by Morton & Associates LLP has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name slized.com The one member panel of Matthew S. Harris decided a pretty interes...
Discussion
Bigfoot Ventures of NYC Found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in Unusual Opinion
Bigfoot Ventures LLC of New York, New York, represented by Morton & Associates LLP has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name slized.com The one member panel of Matthew S. Harris decided a pretty interes...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afilias was second-place bidder in $135 million .Web auction
Afilias bid $135 million for rights to .web domain name. There has been a lot of chatter after the $135 million .web auction as to who the second place bidder in the auction was. I was skeptical of a report that it was Google. I was under the impress...
Discussion
Afilias was second-place bidder in $135 million .Web auction
Afilias bid $135 million for rights to .web domain name. There has been a lot of chatter after the $135 million .web auction as to who the second place bidder in the auction was. I was skeptical of a report that it was Google. I was under the impress...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 5:08 pm
The Domains
Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web
Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct...
Discussion
Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web
Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct...
Discussion
August 15, 2016, 3:54 pm
