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The Domains
China’s Real Name Verification Requirements Are Finally Enabled for .COM Domains
.COM is the First of Many Foreign Domain Extensions to Comply with Chinese Requirements for Real Name Verification Simon Cousins and Matt Johnson, Allegravita, with contributions by Kassey Lee A crucial pillar of China’s MIIT (Ministry of Indus...
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China’s Real Name Verification Requirements Are Finally Enabled for .COM Domains
.COM is the First of Many Foreign Domain Extensions to Comply with Chinese Requirements for Real Name Verification Simon Cousins and Matt Johnson, Allegravita, with contributions by Kassey Lee A crucial pillar of China’s MIIT (Ministry of Indus...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales up to $25,000
CodeFactory.com, IdealSleep.com and TrueStory.com all sell for $20,000 or more. Sedo handled 450 domain name transactions last week for a total of about $1 million in sales. It was a somewhat slow sales week but there are plenty of end user sales to ...
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17 end user domain name sales up to $25,000
CodeFactory.com, IdealSleep.com and TrueStory.com all sell for $20,000 or more. Sedo handled 450 domain name transactions last week for a total of about $1 million in sales. It was a somewhat slow sales week but there are plenty of end user sales to ...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 5:19 pm
The Domains
We are pleased to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor
We are pleased here at TheDomains.com to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor. Simon Cousins (夏明) is a co-founder and CEO at Allegravita, a boutique PR and strategic communications agency in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York City and Los Angeles. In...
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We are pleased to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor
We are pleased here at TheDomains.com to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor. Simon Cousins (夏明) is a co-founder and CEO at Allegravita, a boutique PR and strategic communications agency in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York City and Los Angeles. In...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 4:40 pm
The Domains
Results of our .WEB Poll – Most Voters Expect $50 million plus
The .web auction will conclude today and this is going to be one expensive string. In a poll posted on TheDomains we asked readers what they thought the price would be ? The results are below, the most votes went to $50 – $60 million, with $100...
Discussion
Results of our .WEB Poll – Most Voters Expect $50 million plus
The .web auction will conclude today and this is going to be one expensive string. In a poll posted on TheDomains we asked readers what they thought the price would be ? The results are below, the most votes went to $50 – $60 million, with $100...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 4:16 pm
Sully's Blog
What’s all the buzz about this domain?
There are many new TLDs floating around out there with people and businesses registering countless domains each day. The whole concept is great, and opens up tremendous opportunities. Some names and TLDs just don’t fit well together...
Discussion
What’s all the buzz about this domain?
There are many new TLDs floating around out there with people and businesses registering countless domains each day. The whole concept is great, and opens up tremendous opportunities. Some names and TLDs just don’t fit well together...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 3:00 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 26, 2016
A look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 26, 2016. I had a little mishap with something yesterday so the GoDaddy results are very incomplete. I didn’t start tracking the na...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 26, 2016
A look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on July 26, 2016. I had a little mishap with something yesterday so the GoDaddy results are very incomplete. I didn’t start tracking the na...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 2:04 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Jean.com
Over the past week, 450 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: jean.com at 48,000 USD Top ccTLD...
Discussion
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Jean.com
Over the past week, 450 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: jean.com at 48,000 USD Top ccTLD...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 1:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court denies Donuts’ request to delay .web auction
Judge faults Donuts on procedural grounds and the merits, so auction will go ahead today as planned. An auction to resolve the .web top level domain name contention set will go forward today as originally planned. United States District Judge Percy A...
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Court denies Donuts’ request to delay .web auction
Judge faults Donuts on procedural grounds and the merits, so auction will go ahead today as planned. An auction to resolve the .web top level domain name contention set will go forward today as originally planned. United States District Judge Percy A...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 12:50 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, July 27th
Yesterday I posted my nominations for the Domain Name Awards this year. It’s not to take away anything from the hard work that everyone else is doing but I’m pretty sure they will all win. I take that back, I KNOW that I will...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, July 27th
Yesterday I posted my nominations for the Domain Name Awards this year. It’s not to take away anything from the hard work that everyone else is doing but I’m pretty sure they will all win. I take that back, I KNOW that I will...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 10:05 am
The Domains
GoDaddy Releases Summer 2016 Updates
GoDaddy released their summer updates for 2016. A look at all the projects, services and products that have either been released, updated or expanded upon. The new features and enhancements include: Domains Launched new generic top-level domains (gTL...
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GoDaddy Releases Summer 2016 Updates
GoDaddy released their summer updates for 2016. A look at all the projects, services and products that have either been released, updated or expanded upon. The new features and enhancements include: Domains Launched new generic top-level domains (gTL...
Discussion
July 27, 2016, 3:08 am
