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The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by Circa.com
Over the past week, 611 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 59% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: ...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by Circa.com
Over the past week, 611 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 59% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: ...
Discussion
March 16, 2016, 6:36 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows acquires part of Melbourne IT’s domain reseller channel
Company gives its domain business a shot in the arm with 1.6 million more domains under management. Domain name registrar and mobile access company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it is acquiring the international wholesale domain reseller c...
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Tucows acquires part of Melbourne IT’s domain reseller channel
Company gives its domain business a shot in the arm with 1.6 million more domains under management. Domain name registrar and mobile access company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it is acquiring the international wholesale domain reseller c...
Discussion
March 16, 2016, 3:36 am
Domain Shane
Flippa’s January Recap: Gap.org, Airline.net, Traffic.io, 73J.com, R62.com, More
There was only one 5-figure sale closed at Flippa in January, but plenty of other sales to keep the overall volume up. A couple of these domains already have placeholders or full sites up, including Airline.net and ChocolateGiftBaskets.com, both of w...
Discussion
Flippa’s January Recap: Gap.org, Airline.net, Traffic.io, 73J.com, R62.com, More
There was only one 5-figure sale closed at Flippa in January, but plenty of other sales to keep the overall volume up. A couple of these domains already have placeholders or full sites up, including Airline.net and ChocolateGiftBaskets.com, both of w...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 10:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to Name a Company in 8 Hours
A guide and case study for naming a business. Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz, three partners with Google Ventures, released a new book Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days earlier this month. They’...
Discussion
How to Name a Company in 8 Hours
A guide and case study for naming a business. Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz, three partners with Google Ventures, released a new book Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days earlier this month. They’...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Faroe Islands try to take down gruesome “Save the Whales” site
Blood-filled site has similar domain name to Faroe Islands’ tourism board site. Type in the domain name VisitFaroeIslands.com and you’ll see an image of undisturbed beauty. It’s a picturesque sales pitch for the 18 islands that make...
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Faroe Islands try to take down gruesome “Save the Whales” site
Blood-filled site has similar domain name to Faroe Islands’ tourism board site. Type in the domain name VisitFaroeIslands.com and you’ll see an image of undisturbed beauty. It’s a picturesque sales pitch for the 18 islands that make...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 6:27 pm
The Domains
Watch Out for DomainVerification.Net emails; Charging For ICANN Whois Verification
I got an email today which looks like one of those ICANN required verification emails that registrars have to send out to domain holders. ICANN requires registrars to send a notice to verify whois information and “when a registrant does not res...
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Watch Out for DomainVerification.Net emails; Charging For ICANN Whois Verification
I got an email today which looks like one of those ICANN required verification emails that registrars have to send out to domain holders. ICANN requires registrars to send a notice to verify whois information and “when a registrant does not res...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 4:25 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 15, 2016
Anyone playing around with .wang? Sorry, I couldn’t resist But seriously, the category climbed to the top of the volume chart yesterday. 4L.wang took the number one spot and 6N.wang (No 0/4) took the number three spot. ...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 15, 2016
Anyone playing around with .wang? Sorry, I couldn’t resist But seriously, the category climbed to the top of the volume chart yesterday. 4L.wang took the number one spot and 6N.wang (No 0/4) took the number three spot. ...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside promotes new domain names at SXSW
Free beer, free domains and the bearglecorn. Rightside, along with its Name.com registrar, are promoting new top level domain names at SXSW in Austin this week. You can follow the company’s adventures at Interactive.Live. Here are some of the e...
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Rightside promotes new domain names at SXSW
Free beer, free domains and the bearglecorn. Rightside, along with its Name.com registrar, are promoting new top level domain names at SXSW in Austin this week. You can follow the company’s adventures at Interactive.Live. Here are some of the e...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 3:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Auction.com now part of Ten-X
The Auction.com brand will be retained as one of the company’s service lines. The company that bought the Auction.com domain name for $1.7 million in 2009 has rebranded away from the Auction.com…sort of. The company is now Ten-X instead ...
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Auction.com now part of Ten-X
The Auction.com brand will be retained as one of the company’s service lines. The company that bought the Auction.com domain name for $1.7 million in 2009 has rebranded away from the Auction.com…sort of. The company is now Ten-X instead ...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 2:36 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, March 15th
I don’t really talk about politics very much because it usually leads to conversations that don’t lead anywhere positive. Its like religion, everyone has their own view and there’s not much convincing anyone to change their ideas. ...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, March 15th
I don’t really talk about politics very much because it usually leads to conversations that don’t lead anywhere positive. Its like religion, everyone has their own view and there’s not much convincing anyone to change their ideas. ...
Discussion
March 15, 2016, 10:06 am
