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The Domains
Market Recap 3/10/16 Verisign up – Web.com down another 2.5%
Market Recap 3/10/16 Stocks eded mixed today, most were up with the broader market at the open but gave up ground all afternoon. Verisign (VRSN) finished up just .25 after being up close to $2. Web.com (WWWW) was down another 2.57 %. Alphabet Inc GOO...
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Market Recap 3/10/16 Verisign up – Web.com down another 2.5%
Market Recap 3/10/16 Stocks eded mixed today, most were up with the broader market at the open but gave up ground all afternoon. Verisign (VRSN) finished up just .25 after being up close to $2. Web.com (WWWW) was down another 2.57 %. Alphabet Inc GOO...
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March 10, 2016, 10:31 pm
The Domains
Chinese Domain Registrar Moves from 72e.Net To 72.Win
According to a press release out today, Foshan DiYong Network Co. Ltd, a domain name registrar in China has decided to change their domain name, from 72e.net to the new gTLD 72.win. .Win is owned and operated by Famous Four Media, and Richard Downs, ...
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Chinese Domain Registrar Moves from 72e.Net To 72.Win
According to a press release out today, Foshan DiYong Network Co. Ltd, a domain name registrar in China has decided to change their domain name, from 72e.net to the new gTLD 72.win. .Win is owned and operated by Famous Four Media, and Richard Downs, ...
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March 10, 2016, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Co gears up for another SXSW
Company returns to Austin for sixth year. The .Co registry, now part of Neustar, is returning to Austin for its sixth straight appearance during SXSW. It all kicks off with the .CO official SXSW happy hour this Friday night at The Backspace from 5-7....
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.Co gears up for another SXSW
Company returns to Austin for sixth year. The .Co registry, now part of Neustar, is returning to Austin for its sixth straight appearance during SXSW. It all kicks off with the .CO official SXSW happy hour this Friday night at The Backspace from 5-7....
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March 10, 2016, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples joins GoDaddy Board
Co-founder of vacation rentals site joins GoDaddy’s board and audit committee. HomeAway co-founder and CEO Brian Sharples has been elected to GoDaddy’s (NYSE:GDDY) Board of Directors. Sharples term will run through the annual meeting of s...
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HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples joins GoDaddy Board
Co-founder of vacation rentals site joins GoDaddy’s board and audit committee. HomeAway co-founder and CEO Brian Sharples has been elected to GoDaddy’s (NYSE:GDDY) Board of Directors. Sharples term will run through the annual meeting of s...
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March 10, 2016, 2:34 pm
The Domains
Domains.Wine Marketplace Launches with over 1,000 Premium .Wine/.Vin Domain Names
According to a press release out today, Domains.wine has launched a marketplace with over 1000 premium wine related domain names. “Domains.wine was created by the domain professional Braden Pollock and wine connoisseur James Bradley Williams to...
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Domains.Wine Marketplace Launches with over 1,000 Premium .Wine/.Vin Domain Names
According to a press release out today, Domains.wine has launched a marketplace with over 1000 premium wine related domain names. “Domains.wine was created by the domain professional Braden Pollock and wine connoisseur James Bradley Williams to...
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March 10, 2016, 1:43 pm
The Domains
The Dropped Domain Name 55588.com Sells For $91,060
The domain name, 55588.com which just dropped a few days ago, just sold at DropCatch.com for $91,060. The domain name was owned by VARTEX Media Marketing GmbH at the German registrar, Vautron Rechenzentrum AG. VARTEX Media Marketing GmbH owned the do...
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The Dropped Domain Name 55588.com Sells For $91,060
The domain name, 55588.com which just dropped a few days ago, just sold at DropCatch.com for $91,060. The domain name was owned by VARTEX Media Marketing GmbH at the German registrar, Vautron Rechenzentrum AG. VARTEX Media Marketing GmbH owned the do...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Happy Birthday: Domain Name Wire Turns 11 Today
This one goes to eleven. Today is Domain Name Wire’s 11th birthday. It might be a cliche to say a lot has happened since Domain Name Wire published its first post on March 9, 2005. But it’s true on a couple fronts: changes in the domain n...
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Happy Birthday: Domain Name Wire Turns 11 Today
This one goes to eleven. Today is Domain Name Wire’s 11th birthday. It might be a cliche to say a lot has happened since Domain Name Wire published its first post on March 9, 2005. But it’s true on a couple fronts: changes in the domain n...
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March 9, 2016, 7:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: Wupload.com, LastSupper.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in the expired domain name markets. Early in 2012, the file-sharing website MegaUpload was shut down, its domains seized by the feds, and its owners arrested for copyright infringement. Almost immediately, s...
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Expired Domain Report: Wupload.com, LastSupper.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in the expired domain name markets. Early in 2012, the file-sharing website MegaUpload was shut down, its domains seized by the feds, and its owners arrested for copyright infringement. Almost immediately, s...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: .Club at Launch Hackathon
How .Club got 79 people to develop projects on .Club domains in a matter of a couple days. Yesterday I wrote about Radix and .Club participating in the Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. I also commented about how Hackathons are a great way for new t...
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Video: .Club at Launch Hackathon
How .Club got 79 people to develop projects on .Club domains in a matter of a couple days. Yesterday I wrote about Radix and .Club participating in the Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. I also commented about how Hackathons are a great way for new t...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen domains: 5678.com, 26266.com and Manhua.com
Suit by domain investor in China alleges domains stolen from eNom account. A Chinese domain name investor has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that three domain names were stolen from her eNom account. Qianqian Jin filed the suit in U.S. District Court...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen domains: 5678.com, 26266.com and Manhua.com
Suit by domain investor in China alleges domains stolen from eNom account. A Chinese domain name investor has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that three domain names were stolen from her eNom account. Qianqian Jin filed the suit in U.S. District Court...
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March 9, 2016, 2:45 pm
